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Colleges Can Make Calculus a Gateway — Not a Gatekeeper — to STEM Fields

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Student-centered approaches such as active learning , in which faculty facilitate opportunities for small-group collaboration and minimize lecture time, have been linked to improved student performance. Another version of this approach supplements large lectures with smaller interactive sections.

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

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ii] Contrary to common belief, neurodiverse students represent a significant proportion of the higher education population. In-person: There are two approaches to accessibility in academia—accommodations and universal design. For instance, in 2019, 6.2% of Canadian undergraduate students and 2.4% Learning spaces I.

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

Faculty Focus

ii] Contrary to common belief, neurodiverse students represent a significant proportion of the higher education population. In-person: There are two approaches to accessibility in academia—accommodations and universal design. For instance, in 2019, 6.2% of Canadian undergraduate students and 2.4% Learning spaces I.

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Designing College Curricula for Student Success

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It is important that situational factors be identified as a key component to make planning decisions since retrofitting ones instructional design, delivery or assessment only after one finds out who is being instructed, are not effective use of faculty time, effort or university resources (Schreiner, Rothernberger and Scoltz, 2013).

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Designing College Curricula for Student Success

Faculty Focus

It is important that situational factors be identified as a key component to make planning decisions since retrofitting ones instructional design, delivery or assessment only after one finds out who is being instructed, are not effective use of faculty time, effort or university resources (Schreiner, Rothernberger and Scoltz, 2013).