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Fostering blended-mode engagement with active learning seminars

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Gerogiorgis, Personal Chair of Process Systems Engineering at The University of Edinburgh, explores the dynamic integration of active learning seminars in engineering education. How can we embark upon Active Learning Seminars without some basic study? Credit: Pixabay In this insightful post, Prof. Dimitrios I. Mousoulos/2015, H.L.

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President’s corner: Enrollment guru Mark Lombardi on the terrific power of social media

University Business

“Today’s young person, for the most part, is going to respond much more to what they consider to be organic [content] as opposed to what they consider to be manufactured marketing.” “The challenge as educators is helping students sift through that which is factually accurate and that which can be manufactured.”

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[PODCAST] The Future Role of Higher Ed Libraries: Study Results on Student, Alumni & Family Needs

University Business

In this podcast, furniture manufacturer KI commissioned StudioFynn to undertake an extensive national research study. The research details the evolving purpose and mission of educational institutions and their library spaces driven primarily by the changing needs and experiences of students, educators, and alumni.

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Mechanical Engineering: Can I Actually Graduate in 4 Years?

Hope College Network

First-Year Seminar (2 credits): A required class for all freshman Health Dynamics (2 credits): Required as a General Education class which focuses on wellness and exercise Introduction to Engineering and Lab (4 credits): The engineering introduction class for all freshmen. This is not required but rather helpful for the manufacturing path.

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Study Abroad Hidden Gems in Fall 2023 

AIFS Abroad

This program has field seminars at the Boyne Valley World Heritage Site which includes the three largest artificial structures in Neolithic Europe dating from 3300-3000 BC; the Hill of Tara, the great monastery of Clonmacnoise and the prehistoric complex at Emain Macha which contains archaeological sites dating from 2200 BC.

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How to Attract and Inspire Underrepresented Students: Lessons from Lucy Cavendish College: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 152 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Madeleine Atkins

The Change Leader, Inc.

These towns used to have a manufacturing base, but that manufacturing has gone to South, East, or Southeast Asia. You’re driving their own academic achievement and academic attainment through these online seminars every fortnight, every two weeks. We know from the US that we have some similarities here.