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Building an online student-staff partnership with per-session feedback: Perspectives from Medical Statistics

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Photo credit: iStock CC0 In this post, Margaret MacDougall and Sophia Wong Ching Hwai share their thoughts on implementing per-session feedback as an effective way of creating a sense of partnership between students and instructors and enhancing student engagement. Margaret MacDougall is a senior lecturer in medical statistics at the Edinburgh Medical School and Sophia Wong Ching Hwai is an undergraduate medical student and Student Representative for BMedSci in Health Sciences: Surgical Sciences

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Resources for LGBTQIA+ Students Planning to Study Abroad

AIFS Abroad

Last Updated on June 8, 2021 by Cat Rogliano. As an LGBTQIA+ student , you likely have a lot of questions about how your identity will be received and impact your experience abroad. Questions like “What is the social attitude towards the LGBTQIA+ community in my study abroad location?” “How pride-friendly is my host university?” and “What are the laws and cultural norms regarding homosexuality and gender identity in my host country?

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Look ahead to 2021 health care plan changes starting July 1

CU Work-Life Balance

The benefits you selected during Open Enrollment will go into effect on July 1. Get ready for the new plan year by taking these steps. Check your enrollment. Prior to July 1, check your enrollment within the employee portal. The effective date for next year’s benefits is July 1, 2021. If you have questions about your enrollment, reach out to an Employee Services benefits professional at benefits@cu.edu.

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Nothing About Us Without Us.

Grant McMillan

The principle, “Nothing about us without us” is an important consideration for Registrars and Student Services in higher education. But like any nice slogan, it can be reduced to lip service without actual, practical implementation. The ideals expressed in the Universities Canada statement on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are followed with a section on what… Read More Nothing About Us Without Us.

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Questions to Consider: LGBTQIA+ Abroad Edition

AIFS Abroad

Last Updated on June 7, 2022 by Cat Rogliano. There are a lot of things to think about for any student preparing to study abroad. But as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, there are some additional questions that you may want to consider as you prepare for your experience abroad. The information below includes some questions designed to help you think about where you want to study abroad, what kind of study abroad experience you want to have , how to prepare for life in a different country and