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Adventures in Ungrading

The Scholarly Teacher

It shifts the focus to the commitment of students to engage with the material in the learning environment. Encourage students to be present in each moment to reflect and consider their mindset, current knowledge, and goals for new perspectives and information. Tip 4: Give space for new learning. Kalbarczyk, A.,

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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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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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Perspectives on international student transitions: Part 1

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Students studying in the PPLS library, 7 George Square. Shirley: Im a second-year international student studying History and Politics with a strong interest in the international student experience in higher education. Our reflections on why international student transition is critical, and the challenges it presents 1.

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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.

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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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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?