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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“If we know someone is housing insecure, food insecure, or financially insecure, we have resources to help those students,” says Alexander, referencing AAP’s emergency response crisis team (ERCT) and noting that between 3,000 and 3,800 students engage with ERCT each quarter, over 10,000 per year.

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Engaging the professional community in teaching medical students

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

You might think that the teaching content in a professional vocational degree like medicine – defined by the governing body the General Medical Council ( GMC ) and detailing what a medical student should know as they exit their undergraduate programme and embark on their first day as a junior doctor – would be almost entirely prescriptive.

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Learning from each other: Adventures in student engagement with learning and teaching

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

We are still developing the process, and will be working on informing students about the career options within HE and providing more support for their teaching, just as we would offer staff as part of their professional development, and our aim is to have the students involved in these decision processes where possible.

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What are Learning Outcomes?

Creatrix Campus

According to a study by the American Council on Education, institutions that explicitly define and implement learning outcomes witness a substantial improvement in both student engagement and academic performance. Psychomotor Learning Outcomes Definition: Psychomotor outcomes pertain to the development of physical and motor skills.

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Providing proactive support with Student Learning Advisors

Teaching Matters Academic Support

In addition to your Personal Tutor, the SLA is also a first person to contact if for some reason you are not doing as well as you hoped, either because of study issues or because other factors such as medical problems are preventing you from engaging fully.”

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That Vet Life: Podcasting to inspire, encourage and challenge

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Guests have included professionals such as: Creator of VetX , the professional development hub: Dr. Dave Nicol Veterinarian and DJ: Dr. Abhishek ‘Shake’ Chatterjee R(d)SVS graduate: Dr. Ross Henderson Nightwatch , the world’s first smart halter developer: Jeffrey Schab … and that is to name just a few.

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Two from MIT named 2023 Marshall Scholars

CAPD

MIT’s endorsed Marshall candidates are advised and supported by the distinguished fellowships team, led by Associate Dean Kim Benard in Career Advising and Professional Development. They are also mentored by the MIT Presidential Committee on Distinguished Fellowships, co-chaired by professors Will Broadhead and Tamar Schapiro.