The Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Megan Fixen. Minot State University. Key Statement: This article offers strategies that can be used to provide an environment for students to interact and connect during virtual sessions and allow students to feel as if they are taking an active role in their education. Photo by , Chris Montgomery Background. During the past year, instructors have been faced with transitioning from traditional methods of teaching to virtual.

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Teaching & Learning in HigherEd

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

I spoke with Dr. Timothy Oleksiak, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts—Boston, about two of his essays, “A Queer Praxis for Peer Review” and “Slow Peer Review […].

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

One of the most important elements of your college application is the recommendation of a teacher. College admissions offices take these letters very seriously, and it is critical that you do your best to secure the best letters of recommendation possible. The most important step in requesting letters of recommendation is that you ask the right teachers.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Credit image: pixabay, mohamed_hassan, CC0 In this post, Dr Ross Galloway, Prof Judy Hardy and Tom Brown, from the School of Physics and Astronomy, share their insights into a research project exploring how an interactive engagement activity – the text-chat feature available in many software systems – effects student learning in live, online lectures.

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Terminalfour

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

We've seen how drone footage can be used to great effect to showcase the campus landscape. But what about drone footage inside university buildings? Find out how the University of Stirling used drone-captured video to create a unique view behind the scenes of their campus.

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Dr. Al Solano

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

( A. Solano ). A setting is a time and place for educators to get important work done. Committees are not the ideal setting to accomplish work. They're filled with arcane, time-wasting procedures such as Robert's Rules, they're the place where obstructionists plant themselves with endless "concerns," and where politics is in full display. Therefore, it's committee sub-workgroups and/or independent workgroup settings that are better equipped to help the institution create change toward improved e

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Ridgewater College

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Having basic needs insecurities as a student is one of the most difficult things to manage. You do not have a whole lot of say on the direction you go. When I faced them, what kept me hopeful was the number of available resources in my community. Growing up in St. Paul, resources and help from my community were easy to find. It seemed that when a roof was needed, a roof was provided; when tummies were empty, there was food to eat; when medical care was needed, medical care was given.

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CU Work-Life Balance

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Like any new adventure, retirement can be exciting — and intimidating. Many of us welcome the ability to shift focus toward our loved ones and hobbies or the potential to find new interests and explore wider possibilities. But the process of retiring and ensuring our financial and medical needs will be met can feel opaque and overwhelming. Employee Services is here to help take the mystery out of the retirement planning process.

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Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The Higher Education Inquirer is conducting an extensive investigation of the reemergence of fascism in US higher education. The examination aims to: define and operationalize the concept of fascism, investigate the roots of American fascism since the 17th century, and chronicle the most important cases of fascism in US higher education today. As part of a democratic process, we ask readers to be involved in the research and writing of this project.

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