Sat.Mar 05, 2022 - Fri.Mar 11, 2022

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How To Run a Better Discussion Board: A Template and a Response to Critics

The Scholarly Teacher

Justin Robertson , City University of Hong Kong. Key Statement: Discussion boards serve as platforms for students to practice active learning by sharing arguments, ideas, and sources of information. Discussion boards are a training ground for students to develop their ability to participate in intellectual conversations online. Introduction Developing the habit of regular writing is an important way to work through ideas, both inside and outside the classroom.

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Learning at the Edge with Jean Johnson and Greg Pawlson

Kay Peterson

In this episode of Learning at the Edge, Kay Peterson speaks with Greg Pawlson and Jean Johnson, experts in health care and authors of the new book “ Advancing Healthcare Quality and Safety: Protecting Patients, Improving Lives.” Both Greg and Jean have made huge contributions to our national health care quality and safety reform, and are currently helping health care professionals make advances in learning through coaching and leadership development.

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Widening Participation: What can we do to enhance support for a diverse student body?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Image credit: Original artwork by Kelly Zou, MA Illustration student at Edinburgh College of Art In this post, Shian Holt highlights recent work undertaken by the School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences (PPLS) to enhance support for Widening Participation students in the Strand 3 of the Widening Participation strategy: ‘Support to succeed’.

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Take the work out of finding your next job with automatic job posting alerts

CU Work-Life Balance

The University of Colorado is fortunate to have skilled, passionate employees at every level and on every campus. Employees are encouraged to search within the university system when looking for their next promotional opportunity with CU or the cross-discipline job they’ve been looking for to change their career trajectory. There’s functionality within the tool that can take the work out of looking for that dream job.

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IBM SkillsBuild for Students

College Forward

College Forward & IBM SkillsBuild for Students College Forward has partnered with IBM SkillsBuild for Students in order to provide students with FREE access to all sorts of resources that will help you succeed in your college and career goals. SkillsBuild is an online learning platform similar to Coursera, Udemy, or Masterclass, but unlike these other platforms, SkillsBuild is completely FREE for CoFo students!

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Setting Yourself Up for Growth With Vertical Development

Kay Peterson

Can you think back on a time when your fundamental view of the world changed? What if you could track an idealized map of development that could lead to a wiser, more authentic version of yourself? I recently explored what this map might look like and one perspective of how it occurs. My interest was piqued while speaking with Beena Sharma , in an interview for our podcast Learning at the Edge.

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Team Growth: Get to Know Cassie and Ahmed

Campus Groups

At CampusGroups (CG) our team is our biggest strength. We believe in the importance of bringing people together to activate our collective potential. Our outlook is global, with teams in the US, Canada, France, the Middle East, and India. We trust in the strength that a diverse team brings. This vision is reflected in how we: Develop our product. Work with clients.

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IBM SkillsBuild for Students

College Forward

College Forward & IBM SkillsBuild for Students. College Forward has partnered with IBM SkillsBuild for Students in order to provide students with FREE access to all sorts of resources that will help you succeed in your college and career goals. SkillsBuild is an online learning platform similar to Coursera, Udemy, or Masterclass, but unlike these other platforms, SkillsBuild is completely FREE for CoFo students!