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Colleges deploy new strategies to revive English programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The main reasons for the decline in English majors, according to the New Yorker piece, are a lack of student interest in the traditional literary canon and the belief that an English degree doesn’t lead as easily and directly to a good job as, say, an engineering degree does.

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Launching the Computer Science Education Group: Fostering Collaboration and Advancement

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

She teaches a large-scale, second year undergraduate Software Engineering course, conducts training for academic staff, organises a summer programming course for incoming first year students, and line manages the team of University Teachers and University Tutors. You can find more about us on our website: [link].

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100 + Final Product Ideas for Project-Based Learning

Experiential Learning Depot

It's a great place for educators to throw ideas around, including innovative end products. 28) Make a documentary 29) Write a newsletter 30) Write a news article 31) Write a lab report 32) Artistically perform (dance, song, etc.) 38) Make a quiz 39) Write a book (biography, short story, novel, etc.)