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Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

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Instructors are encouraged to take small steps to start building HIPs in their curriculums, and there are some HIPs which are easy to incorporate into an existing course. One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. Emphasize the importance of each component or stage.

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Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

Faculty Focus

Instructors are encouraged to take small steps to start building HIPs in their curriculums, and there are some HIPs which are easy to incorporate into an existing course. One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. Emphasize the importance of each component or stage.

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How Professors Can Bring Culturally-Responsive Teaching to Online Courses

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But Chatterjee, an international student from India, did not feel confident about the assignment, and thought it was Western-centric and focused on physical powers associated with attractive males. Based on that feedback, the professor, Julia Parra, says she changed the assignment to make it broader, and more inclusive.

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Teaching With Technology in Higher Ed? Start With Relationship-Building.

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In addition to using technology in my own biology courses, I also work with faculty across the country on how to teach with technology through an inclusive lens. Student reflection assignments have been shown to produce cathartic effects on academic performance and even health. Provide opportunities for students to reflect.

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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

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Trusting students does not mean ignoring accountability; it means designing courses, policies, and practices that build their confidence and skills while treating them as equal partners in their education. Transparent policies: Clearly outline expectations while building flexibility.

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Reimagining Syllabus Day 

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Next, students reported feeling more engaged in and out of class, which I suspect is due to integrating their interests (via the LMS questionnaire) in lecture and assignments along with discussing the transferrable skills and other notions inside the “hidden curriculum.”

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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

Faculty Focus

Trusting students does not mean ignoring accountability; it means designing courses, policies, and practices that build their confidence and skills while treating them as equal partners in their education. Transparent policies: Clearly outline expectations while building flexibility.