University Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Building authentic student connections in higher education isnt just a valuable nice-to-haveits essential for ensuring their success. For college students, particularly those from first-generation or underserved backgrounds, connections with professors, advisors, and peers often determine whether they struggle or thrive.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and institutions’ sudden pivot to remote instruction, online learning remains entrenched in the higher education landscape. What was once considered a temporary lifeline is now a fundamental part of higher education. It’s also viable at large university systems.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 30, 2025

This approach not only enhances student engagement and understanding but also aligns perfectly with the modern educational need for flexibility and self-directed learning. Perhaps most importantly though, the existence of the dashboard encourages students to take the time to stop and reflect during learning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

… I have recently joined IAD as an Endeavour Research Fellow for six months working on research that explores systematic approaches to scaling up student-staff partnership (also known as ‘students as partners’) in higher education institutions, through the lens of inclusivity and diversity.

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The Role of Deans in Fostering Innovation in Higher Education: Strategies for Enhancing Teaching and Student Engagement editor Fri, 10/04/2024 - 04:43 Hello Deans, you are crucial in determining how education will develop in the future because you are the designers of your higher ed’s academic vision.

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University Business

JUNE 13, 2024

Focus on AI literacy programs—for students and faculty Postsecondary AI credentials this year are on track to double that of 2023; 14 have already been announced through May 2024 compared to the 18 announced through all of 2023, Zach Pazz, chief operating officer at Gray DI , a higher education intelligence service, said in an email.

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Creatrix Campus

AUGUST 21, 2023

Promoting a Positive Campus Culture: Using Behavior Management in Higher Education editor Mon, 08/21/2023 - 03:15 In the dynamic realm of higher education, fostering a positive campus culture is not only desirable but essential for academic excellence and holistic student development.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 5, 2024

Guiding Students to Overcome Barriers To Student Success In Higher Education With Career Counseling editor Fri, 07/05/2024 - 05:56 Student Success Header Menu White 1NoneFooter base 1Blog Style 1Right Team CreatrixOff Introduction 60% of college students don't finish their degrees in six years, as you may have seen.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A Fundamental Rethink of the Higher Education Business Model In the rapidly evolving landscape of higher education, institutions must embrace educational innovation and strategic adaptation to change. But when you look at the numbers of students, from 18 million down to 16.5

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Campus Groups

MAY 31, 2022

16 Fun College Orientation Ideas to Encourage Student Engagement in 2022 For many students, college orientation can be their first experience on their own. It’s essential to educate and inform incoming students about the many ways to stay active and healthy in their new home. The obstacle? 10) A.M.A.

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Creatrix Campus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

According to a recent survey by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, institutions adopting OBE witness a remarkable 25% increase in student engagement and a transformative 15% surge in graduation rates. Facilitate workshops to articulate a unique mission statement that defines your institution.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 20, 2023

Supporting Student Success in Higher Education: A Comprehensive Guide editor Thu, 07/20/2023 - 04:08 Higher education is an exciting and transformative journey, offering students a wealth of opportunities for personal growth and academic achievement. What is Student Success in higher education?

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Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 3, 2023

This approach aligns educational objectives with career readiness, fostering holistic development and creating agile thinkers prepared for the complexities of life. How OBE is different from other learning models Higher education is undergoing a radical transformation worldwide.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Image Credit: Graphic Design by Joe Arton, Originals McKensie Wiebe and Brian Suh on Unsplash Welcome to February’s theme of Teach Matters: Students and staff co-creating learning and teaching. In February, Teaching Matters will focus on students and staff co-creating learning and teaching. Higher Education 79 (6) 1023-1037.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Students shared thoughts about interpersonal skills, academic socialisation, equity in assessment, teacher facilitation, and workshops for the student-led project. She is also experienced in curriculum & materials development, student engagement, and education for empowerment.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

Tech selection: When considering text messaging platforms, Whittington-Studer and colleagues learned they could text large groups of students simultaneously, send targeting messages to specific student populations, forward conversations to specialists in different departments and share images, files and links via text.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The University Chancellor, The HRH Princess Royal, talks to students at the workshop about blogging for Teaching Matters. This month, I am delighted to announce Teaching Matters’ focused intention to authentically engage students into conversations about learning and teaching across the University. Flint , and K.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

AUGUST 1, 2018

Dr Cathy Bovill talks about her CoDI show on student engagement… How many engaged students does it take to change a lightbulb? None, the lightbulb is obsolete when the students question accepted forms of lighting and co-create new more sustainable ways of living. Why do unicorns and engaged students differ?…

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 25, 2024

These inspiring examples brought to mind an ARU project entitled Seeing Myself, which saw students from diverse backgrounds co-create a series of workshops, short films and motivational talks by ARU alumni, facilitated by Karen Sturt, Student Engagement Manager in the Faculty of Arts, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 25, 2024

These inspiring examples brought to mind an ARU project entitled Seeing Myself, which saw students from diverse backgrounds co-create a series of workshops, short films and motivational talks by ARU alumni, facilitated by Karen Sturt, Student Engagement Manager in the Faculty of Arts, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 16, 2023

from Pixabay [text image edited and background added] In this extra post, Dr Lissette Aviles reflects on her experiences presenting an innovative approach to incorporate person-centred and compassionate principles to teaching in higher education. Image by M.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In the first phase, we invited four speakers: Devi Sridhar (Personal Chair of Global Public Health), Colm Harmon (Vice Principal), Catherine Bovill (Professor of Student Engagement in Higher Education), and Linda Bauld (Chair of Public Health).

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Image Credit: Graphic Design by Joe Arton, Originals McKensie Wiebe and Brian Suh on Unsplash Welcome to February’s theme of Teach Matters: Students and staff co-creating learning and teaching. In February, Teaching Matters will focus on students and staff co-creating learning and teaching. Higher Education 79 (6) 1023-1037.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 16, 2024

Change Agents in a storytelling workshop with the Careers Service and Edinburgh Innovations. Engaging with staff members Pooja : Through SACHA, students collaborated closely with faculty and data coaches to ensure curriculum relevance. Engaging students as partners in curriculum design fosters relevance, engagement, and impact.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Furthermore, we hope they will gain a near-peer role model with our student, who is currently in higher education. As an institution, such community engagement activities help address addressing the complex issues surrounding widening participation. Our students were allocated both a school and academic mentor.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Student-staff partnership is now a timeless concept and integral practice within Higher Education (HE) ( Bovill, 2019 ). This includes the use of Student Partnership Agreements (SPA) which seem to be widespread amongst Scottish HEIs.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JUNE 12, 2018

These sessions provide students with a space to meet new people, discuss academic content, learn cooperatively and consolidate knowledge gained in lectures and tutorials. Usually, InfPALS runs in semester 1 for first years, with the aim of easing their transition into Higher Education and getting them used to studying at University level.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JANUARY 27, 2025

The classroom diverges from a traditional classroom with student-teacher hierarchy and knowledge transmission pedagogy; students are partners in their learning. Partners in intercultural communication A second example is our Intercultural communication Skills course (see TM blog ) and workshop. Reference Lea, M. &

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

AUGUST 24, 2022

Our students are upskilled in project design through workshops spanning educational media, design and engagement (e.g. Through these workshops, students and staff from different disciplines and Schools across the University work together, leading to cross-fertilisation of ideas and cultures.

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Creatrix Campus

MARCH 12, 2024

Empowering Student Success: Enhancing Student Information and Academic Advising editor Tue, 03/12/2024 - 03:05 Welcome to our insightful guide, 'Empowering Student Success: Enhancing Student Information and Academic Advising.' Degree audits, managed by student information systems (SIS), play a crucial role.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Students shared thoughts about interpersonal skills, academic socialisation, equity in assessment, teacher facilitation, and workshops for the student-led project. She is also experienced in curriculum & materials development, student engagement, and education for empowerment.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In Higher Education, check-ins are “more important than ever” ( insidehighered.com ) not only to keep students engaged with the curriculum, but to “gauge people’s well-being and see how they’re doing” (ibid). Inside Higher Ed [Online]. Playful learning in higher education: developing a signature pedagogy.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Chris provides an example of how, on one of his courses, they include a workshop on assessment literacy for the students, using the HEA Engaging with Feedback Toolkit. However, he argues just doing one workshop is not enough… 4. Here, the emphasis is placed not on the delivery but on the reception of feedback.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

A sub-set of 8 students have also successfully taken this a step further and, under staff mentorship, have achieved Associate Fellowship of the HEA. Activities include outreach workshops with local schools, like Liberton High School, to foster the link with young people aspiring to enter higher education.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Change Agents collaborate with Sarah Anderson from the Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability in a workshop to help shape the University’s next community plan. ” Change Agents in a storytelling workshop with the Careers Service and Edinburgh Innovations. Image credit: author.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JANUARY 10, 2017

I also now appreciate the importance of students engaging in thinking about their future careers as early as possible. Whilst there was clearly a role for me in supporting the students through that process, where the project came into its own from a careers perspective was in the follow-up workshop I did with the students.

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