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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

Faculty Focus

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Start strong.

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Three Strategies that Support Student Well-Being and Mental Health

Faculty Focus

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. Designing an inclusive syllabus. Provide frequent written and verbal reminders.

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How Colleges Can Improve Accessibility In Remote Courses

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Our administration has done well at communicating, and the faculty have done a really great job of moving online quickly. Then we also have continued our webinars series with our Center for Faculty Development and Innovation. Start with your syllabus, make your syllabus accessible and then do one document per week.

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Pushback Is Growing Against Automated Proctoring Services. But So Is Their Use

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Is a ‘desk scan’ necessary for a syllabus quiz? You don’t get to build a tool and then get to say, ‘I didn’t intend it to be used that way,’” says David Parry, an associate professor of communication and media studies at Saint Joseph’s University. “He 2) how many faculty or staff have been furloughed or fired?

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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

Faculty Focus

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Start strong.

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Rethinking the First Two Years of Higher Education

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She’s come up with a new model of a two-year college that puts less emphasis on academic disciplines and more on skills like communication and quantitative reasoning. Students always take four courses, and the faculty have designed the assignments and the courses around themes. Jennifer Schubert wants to rethink the first two years.

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Three Strategies that Support Student Well-Being and Mental Health

Faculty Focus

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. Designing an inclusive syllabus. Provide frequent written and verbal reminders.