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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Ford, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Jillian Saraney, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Key Statement: Service-learning projects designed by students can meet community needs while elevating student learning, engagement, and success by integrating high-impact practices (HIPs) and HIP elements.

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16 Fun College Orientation Activities & Icebreakers to Encourage Student Engagement in 2022!

Campus Groups

16 Fun College Orientation Ideas to Encourage Student Engagement in 2022 For many students, college orientation can be their first experience on their own. A scavenger hunt doubles as a fun way to team up with new classmates and to help students get acquainted navigating their new home. The obstacle?

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Integrating Arts as a Healing Force

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“During that time, I witnessed the [Women’s Center’s] first Kentucky Women’s Book Festival and had the chance to drive the late feminist scholar, bell hooks, back to her hotel after her presentation at the festival,” she says. I wanted to make a multiracial and feminist solidarity model visible, embodied by the presenters and vendors.”

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4 Online Teaching Strategies To Promote Collaboration and Community

The Scholarly Teacher

Farrell and Brunton (2020) uncovered themes essential to online student engagement. They found that the peer community created through online forums, social interactions, and collaborative activities were significant factors in students feeling supported and encouraged, leading to their overall course and content engagement.

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The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year

EAB

Now, we’re sharing the six topics that were top-of-mind for district leaders over the past year (July 2022 through June 2023), which reflect the most common challenges present in districts and schools across the country. K-12 libraries, providing snacks): 16% Schedules: 15% Student acceleration/student retention: 9% Building policies (e.g.,

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Queens College debuts virtual neurodiversity hub

Confessions of a Community College Dean

How they got here: Kumari worked with Sally Izquierdo, program director for applied behavior analysis graduate programs at Queens College, along with another graduate fellow, Gloria Livai, to deliver presentations to faculty on neurodiversity, inclusivity and Universal Design for Learning last year. How will students engage?

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Starting in 2011, Rueda-Acedo has incorporated innovative experiential learning activities and forged community partnerships with organizations such as the Arlington Public Library, Human Rights Initiative of North Texas and DFW Toys for Tots. “In There is flexibility for which projects the students engage with, Barrios says.