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Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

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One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. Collaborative Activities Collaborative learning activities are a great way to assist students to think critically, communicate effectively, consider the thoughts and perspectives of others, and work together to solve problems.

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Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

Faculty Focus

One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. Collaborative Activities Collaborative learning activities are a great way to assist students to think critically, communicate effectively, consider the thoughts and perspectives of others, and work together to solve problems.

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How to Engage Students and Support Learning in Large Classes

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His teaching assistants have engaged with students in the class from places such as Ethiopia, Northern Ireland, Guatemala, Samoa and Vietnam. Some approaches I observe Wesch using in ANTH 101 are: Centering the class around 10 big ideas and linking the assignments around those same ideas.

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Did Students Learn As Much During Remote Online Instruction?

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Before the pandemic outbreak, Balogh gave lectures twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesday, and the students met in smaller groups once a week for a discussion led by a teaching assistant. Meanwhile, teaching assistants led the weekly group sessions via Zoom, at the same time each week.

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Supporting Non-Major Biology Students: Making the Classroom YOUnique

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This innovative teaching environment blends engaged lectures with hands-on, collaborative activities, with the instructor as a facilitator. In the genetics unit, students connect molecular genetics and biotechnology using an assignment where the students develop a biotechnology product and generate a print ad or video commercial.

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Supporting Non-Major Biology Students: Making the Classroom YOUnique

Faculty Focus

This innovative teaching environment blends engaged lectures with hands-on, collaborative activities, with the instructor as a facilitator. In the genetics unit, students connect molecular genetics and biotechnology using an assignment where the students develop a biotechnology product and generate a print ad or video commercial.