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How to Significantly Improve Student Engagement and Retained Learning in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

Even though current generational students resist group work, I encouraged them to team up with a study partner (for experience) where they can help each other with content, application, and reporting (even though all submissions must be individual and not just copied from their partner).

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The Unexpected Benefits of Play

Faculty Focus

But, just then, one of the shop windows caught our attention…this window was not like the others as four stuffed animals sat playing poker. Exhibit 2: Thompson’s Barbie themed class syllabus (Spring 2024). This is one of my favorite forms of play, as it incorporates group work, competition, and we have a lot of fun!

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The Unexpected Benefits of Play

Faculty Focus

But, just then, one of the shop windows caught our attention…this window was not like the others as four stuffed animals sat playing poker. Exhibit 2: Thompson’s Barbie themed class syllabus (Spring 2024). This is one of my favorite forms of play, as it incorporates group work, competition, and we have a lot of fun!

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Using Your LMS to Support Differentiated Instruction

Gaggle Speaks

Today’s classroom is filled with learners with different skill sets , requiring varying levels of attention. Group Work. Breaking students up into smaller groups is always a good way to make instruction and learning more palatable. But differentiated instruction isn’t always the simplest plan to implement.

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Lessons From Flipped Classrooms and Flipped Failures

Edsurge

I wasn’t really paying attention to their answers. Because one of the things about flipped learning is that it opens the class time up, what I call the group space in the classroom where students are actually meeting and working together and anything could happen. I wasn’t asking my students how things were going.

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How to Significantly Improve Student Engagement and Retained Learning in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

Even though current generational students resist group work, I encouraged them to team up with a study partner (for experience) where they can help each other with content, application, and reporting (even though all submissions must be individual and not just copied from their partner).

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The Importance of a Good Bedside Manner for Doctors Teachers, Part 1

Faculty Focus

But sometimes, these skills are just as important as a doctor’s attention to a patient’s needs. His attitude and attention helped snap my grandmother out of her detached state and engaged her in a conversation. The syllabus is great way to show your positive and encouraging bedside manner to the class.

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