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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

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Checking How Well Students Blend Ideas Checking student learning in an interdisciplinary course brings special challenges, as the goal is to test knowledge of single subjects and the ability to blend and use information from many fields. In our college, old testing methods, like exams on facts from one field, do not work well.

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What the F? Grading strategies for early career teachers

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Are students allowed to retake tests on which they did not do well? To build a strong, meaningful grading policy, instructors must choose the approach that best fits the course design and student learning outcomes. Exams that do not reflect that criteria may have been poorly designed.

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Course Design as a Gateway to Student Well-being 

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Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. Intentional course design, it turns out, emphasizes many of the very same things that support student well-being (Slavin, Schindler, & Chibnall, 2014).

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Course Design as a Gateway to Student Well-being 

Faculty Focus

Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. Intentional course design, it turns out, emphasizes many of the very same things that support student well-being (Slavin, Schindler, & Chibnall, 2014).

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What Student Leaders Think About the Future of Education

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Outcomes, Testing and Grading Which methods of assessment best measure learning and ability? Are standardized tests a fair gauge for predicting college success? Want to know more about what these students had to say?

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How College Faculty Can Beat the Cheat

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In research and surveys conducted by Dr. Donald McCabe and the International Center for Academic Integrity over the span of 12 years, 68 percent of undergraduates who responded admitted to cheating on tests or written assignments. Reducing students’ test anxiety can help, Millet said. Incorporating peer review into their courses.

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A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 2

Faculty Focus

All sections of bi-modal courses receive a copy over of the asynchronous LMS master course. The faculty team could be consulted as to what materials should be placed in the master course. Every educator has the same course design and materials. Flexible proctored test dates.

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