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Moving Away from Home | Message from Mattie ’20

Hope College Network

With just over three thousand students on Hope College’s campus, there are many who come from across the country and around the world. Each year, about one-third of the student body travels from outside Michigan to attend school at Hope College. There are quite a few students that come from different countries too – over 30 countries are represented by students currently studying at Hope!

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Mini-series: Belonging in the new biology curriculum

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Photo credit: Tim Mossholder, Unsplash CC0 In this Mini-series on ‘Embedding belonging in the classroom’, Professor Patrick Walsh, Professor Heather McQueen and Dr Nadia Tuzi chat to us about what led them to rethink the entire first year Biology curriculum around community, inclusion and belonging… A student’s sense of belonging, or ‘connectedness’ to other students and staff on their course, and to their discipline, is of immense importance not only with respect to surviving the e

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Innovation and Crises Opportunities for Higher Edwith Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Bridget Burns | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 037

The Change Leader, Inc.

Innovation and Crises Opportunities for Higher Ed with Dr. Bridget Burns and Dr. Drumm McNaughton you’ll gain insights on how higher education can turn crises into opportunities and transformation. Higher Ed traditionally does not move quickly when it comes to innovation and how to change the status quo. However, the current situation with the COVID-19 […] Innovation and Crises Opportunities for Higher Ed Podcast you'll gain insights on how higher ed can turn crises into opportunitie

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NEW FREE Fourth Edition of the “Developing a Co-Curricular Learning Model” Book on Residential Curriculum and Curricular Approaches:

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

I’m excited to release the new fourth edition of my eBook on residential curriculum and curricular approaches, sponsored by Roompact. The content is expanded from the third edition and now includes more visuals and worksheets. It is also now designed in an 8.5 x 11 format. This should make it easier to print, if you wish! As before, it remains freely available for you to download and use.

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What Are You Involved In? | Message from Mattie ’20

Hope College Network

At Hope College, there is always something for students to get involved in! On the last day of Orientation, students have the chance to learn all about what you can take part in during your time at Hope. Getting involved is what helps students become rooted in a community – whether it be the Student Activities Committee (SAC for short), Student Congress, the Multicultural Student Organizations, Greek Life, the Pull and Nykerk, Small Group Bible Studies, Volunteer Services, Immersion Trips,

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Spotlight on Remote Teaching: Five approaches to help students manage information during COVID-19

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Photo credit: Pixabay, ribkhan, CC0 In this ‘Spotlight on remote teaching’ post, Professor Michael Seery, Director of Teaching, and Dr Chris Mowat, Senior Personal Tutor, share five approaches they have developed along with colleagues in the School of Chemistry to help students manage the increase in communications, the changing nature of academic and personal support, and how to approach assessments during Covid-19… The end of academic year is a busy time for students in norm

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How to Lead Higher Ed Through Crisis and Turbulent Timeswith Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Gordon Gee | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 038

The Change Leader, Inc.

How to Lead Higher Ed Through Crisis and Turbulent Times podcast examines ways in which higher education was already facing major challenges, but an unprecedented black swan event – the COVID-19 pandemic—is testing the resiliency of colleges and universities across the country. Long-time education leader Dr. E. Gordon Gee offers the wisdom he has gained from serving as a university president for 40 years.

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Institutions can mobilize digital teams for transformational student experiences

Terminalfour

How are institutions getting the best out of their digital teams? And how can you go about amplifying their impact across departments?

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New study shows student recruitment going virtual fueled by coronavirus fears

Higher Ed Connects: News

Thinking Cap Agency find students more likely to attend virtual tours and delay admission. March survey results by Thinking Cap Agency , a media partner for university enrollment marketing, show that the coronavirus is changing attitudes toward how students consider what schools to attend. The study of 1,900 college students found that just over half (52%) of transfer students are likely to take virtual tours instead of visiting open houses on campus.

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How to Move a University from Crisis to Transformation

The Change Leader, Inc.

How to move a University from Crisis to Transformation. There are three types of change: incremental, transformational, and revolutionary (think the internet).

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Understanding and Managing Your Anxiety During COVID and Beyond

Higher Ed Connects: Mental Health

By Steve Joordens. How are you? Don’t tell me, I know. Given all that is going on related to COVID-19 — the health worries, the money worries, the “what the heck comes next?” worries — you’re feeling anxious. We all are. This article provides some highlights of my free online course called Mind Control: Managing Your Anxiety During COVID19 , that is focused on helping people manage their anxiety during this crisis.