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Professor Examines Asian American Representation Across Media, Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I think perhaps … it’s taken a while for the second and the third generation to come of age and to join the entertainment industries in ways in which they can make a difference,” Oh said. And stereotypical views that Asian Americans are often discouraged by their families from pursuing entertainment careers are dubious, said Oh. “I

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Get Wild! Gamification Creates Immersive, On-Demand Faculty Development 

The Scholarly Teacher

Heather Young Mandujano , Cuyahoga Community College Rebecca Wiggins , Cuyahoga Community College Key Statement: Learn how to use game elements and strategies to build immersive, on-demand learning experiences that are as entertaining as they are effective. This is true for both faculty and students.

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Discord in the Classroom

The Scholarly Teacher

Because Discord is privately owned and not supported by most universities, faculty members will need to allow students the option of joining the class server and offer alternative ways of communicating information through the approved LMS. Investigating research approaches: Classroom-based interaction studies. Hartwick, P.

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An online surge at Virginia Tech. But what about outcomes?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students who enroll in some online courses in the first year of college increase their odds of persisting to degree completion, according to a study Ortegas published in Research in Higher Education. ” Still, colleges sometimes boast about low student-faculty ratios in their classes for good reason.

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Don't buy in to the myth: college is the real world (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It is time for faculty members—and for all the administrators and campus leaders out there committed to the value of the intellectual mission of higher education—to embrace our existence in the “real world. We contribute to the weakening of the tenure system and the exploitation of contingent faculty.

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Becoming a Mission-Driven University

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” She argues that major research universities need to combat their elitist, exclusionary, and ivory tower reputation. Their research should be evaluated not simply in terms of quantitative “impact factors,” but by its success in tackling global economic, health, and sustainability challenges.

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Struggling to develop AI programs? Look no further than these 4 schools

University Business

While the advent of AI chatbots is forcing faculty and staff to scramble and prepare new ways to enforce academic integrity, a larger issue looms: Students are beginning to question how its broader use affects their preparation for the workforce—and they’re holding institutions accountable for their readiness.