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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

This ambitious undertaking demands technical expertise and embodies the true essence of interdisciplinary collaboration. Energy experts are at the forefront of innovation, designing and implementing energy systems for power generation on Mars. Our mission: establish a self-sustaining colony on the Red Planet.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

This ambitious undertaking demands technical expertise and embodies the true essence of interdisciplinary collaboration. Energy experts are at the forefront of innovation, designing and implementing energy systems for power generation on Mars. Our mission: establish a self-sustaining colony on the Red Planet.

Interdisciplinary

Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills

How to Engage Your Students With the 12-Minute Rule and Quizzes They’re Meant to Fail

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

So are most of the students taking the cultural competency quiz Professor John Branch gives out near the beginning of his MBA-level International Marketing class at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. The average student gets just two of the ten questions right. Source: Course Hero.

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A Shift Toward Learning Design: What It Isn't, Why It's Needed, and If It's Right for You

Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2016

At the university level, course design has traditionally been easy for faculty to manage on their own—until, that is, digital technologies began to play a role and online courses started to take off. In such an evolving and unpredictable landscape, the formal frameworks of instructional design—such as strict adherence to the.

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Creating Community Around the Class

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Over coffee, we met several times and came up with a list of shared activities and projects, ranging from a student-created pop-up exhibition to a discussion panel on harm reduction that would bring university faculty and staff together with front-line public health workers. There are plenty of barriers.

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Creating Community Around the Class

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Over coffee, we met several times and came up with a list of shared activities and projects, ranging from a student-created pop-up exhibition to a discussion panel on harm reduction that would bring university faculty and staff together with front-line public health workers. There are plenty of barriers.

Interdisciplinary

Interdisciplinary Art History Discussions

Cultural Immersion: An Eye-Opening Experience to Facilitate Learning

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 11, 2024

A junior-level nursing student confided in me during one of my clinical rounds on the first day of the clinical rotation that she felt uneasy handling a “difficult” patient. First-year nursing students who are not yet familiar with the role of nurses and nursing practices are the level of students I teach.

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Fostering Career Everywhere: Innovative Approaches to Career Readiness

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2024

This article highlights strategies employed across varied disciplines, and at various levels, at the University of Arizona and demonstrates that a “career everywhere” approach is effective in meeting the complementary but unique needs of students and educators related to career readiness in higher education.

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Interdisciplinary Assignments Participation Exams

Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

Teaching

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Cultural Immersion: An Eye-Opening Experience to Facilitate Learning

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 11, 2024

A junior-level nursing student confided in me during one of my clinical rounds on the first day of the clinical rotation that she felt uneasy handling a “difficult” patient. First-year nursing students who are not yet familiar with the role of nurses and nursing practices are the level of students I teach.

Culture

Culture Beliefs Learning Interdisciplinary

Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

Teaching

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary

Time to Tidy Up: Start the New Year by Decluttering Your Physical and Digital Spaces

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 17, 2023

Faced with the stress of having too much to do, faculty are impoverished as they rush to design assignments to outwit ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can write essays, or figure out how to get students to come to virtual office hours. If you feel brave, start with a blank course and only upload files or import activities that you need.

eLearning

eLearning Interdisciplinary Plagiarism Assignments

Fostering Career Everywhere: Innovative Approaches to Career Readiness

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2024

This article highlights strategies employed across varied disciplines, and at various levels, at the University of Arizona and demonstrates that a “career everywhere” approach is effective in meeting the complementary but unique needs of students and educators related to career readiness in higher education.

Interdisciplinary

Interdisciplinary Assignments Participation Exams

Time to Tidy Up: Start the New Year by Decluttering Your Physical and Digital Spaces

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 17, 2023

Faced with the stress of having too much to do, faculty are impoverished as they rush to design assignments to outwit ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can write essays, or figure out how to get students to come to virtual office hours. If you feel brave, start with a blank course and only upload files or import activities that you need.

eLearning

eLearning Interdisciplinary Plagiarism Assignments

Simple Strategies for Curriculum (Re)Design for the New Instructor

Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Rachel Thelen , The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Noelle Haight , Occupational Therapist and Educator Julia VanderMolen , University of the Pacific Key Statement: Four helpful tips, including backwards design, for the new instructor looking to (re)design their course. 2023; McTighe & Wiggins, 2012).

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

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Cultural Immersion: An Eye-Opening Experience to Facilitate Learning

Fostering Career Everywhere: Innovative Approaches to Career Readiness

Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Cultural Immersion: An Eye-Opening Experience to Facilitate Learning

Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Time to Tidy Up: Start the New Year by Decluttering Your Physical and Digital Spaces

Fostering Career Everywhere: Innovative Approaches to Career Readiness

Time to Tidy Up: Start the New Year by Decluttering Your Physical and Digital Spaces

Simple Strategies for Curriculum (Re)Design for the New Instructor

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