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Interdisciplinary Gamified Teaching of Critical Metals

The Scholarly Teacher

c) Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, United States. Key Statement: Introducing systems involved in sourcing critical metals needed for technology using bingo and mining flash cards can engage science, geography, and economics classes alike.

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Faculty-Student Partnerships in Curriculum Design and Review

The Scholarly Teacher

Introduction For over a decade, Students as Partners in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, or simply Students as Partners (SaP), has gained popularity as a high-impact practice in higher education.

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Six reasons why HyFlex shouldn't become the norm (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A friend of mine at a different university had to teach a HyFlex course with no classroom microphone or speaker, making it impossible for the remote students to hear their peers or for the instructor to hear remote students’ questions.

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The Best Place to Start: Improving the Student Experience

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

By pinpointing these bottlenecks, your university can devise strategies that streamline the journey and boost student engagement and retention. The more qualified prospective students you can get into your enrollment funnel, the more you’re likely to enroll.

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No Winners in a Curriculum War

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It did not occur to me that my book may be an opportunity to declare “war” on an approach with a different emphasis from mine. They Say/I Say is a superior approach if you want students to produce artifacts that read and act like “academic” writing.

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Career Design in a Box: Embedding Career Education in What We Already Do

Teaching Matters Academic Support

I also now appreciate the importance of students engaging in thinking about their future careers as early as possible. This led me to reflect on my previous teaching experience: how often had I asked students to really reflect on their learning and on the range of skills and experiences it provided?

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How to Develop a Student Persona: Strategies and Examples

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

In today’s competitive higher ed market, adopting a story-driven, persona-based approach is essential for engaging with the right prospective students. A persona-based approach not only helps to reduce acquisition costs and increase student engagement, it can further your institution’s mission while cultivating brand affinity as well.

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