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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. Education Reform, 2014): Provide visual, verbal/audio, and cognitive cues (i.e.,

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How Do You Grade a Creative Assignment?

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She tweeted : “In my course on The Holocaust, I gave my students choice between a final project and a final exam. Another resource for further exploration is the Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero’s Visible Thinking project. I feel weird about testing them on genocide.”

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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. Education Reform, 2014): Provide visual, verbal/audio, and cognitive cues (i.e.,

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Using Collaborative Learning to Elevate Students’ Educational Experiences

Faculty Focus

By allowing the development and discussion of their ideas, articulating their thoughts, and hearing numerous angles of view, students are pressed to be more engaging with the course content. To prevent free-riding and social loafing, professors should include individual assessments such as quizzes, exams or reflections, and group work.

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Using Collaborative Learning to Elevate Students’ Educational Experiences

Faculty Focus

By allowing the development and discussion of their ideas, articulating their thoughts, and hearing numerous angles of view, students are pressed to be more engaging with the course content. To prevent free-riding and social loafing, professors should include individual assessments such as quizzes, exams or reflections, and group work.

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

Faculty Focus

Mind maps were originally designed to improve creativity, organization, and critical thinking, allowing free association and loose connections (Buzan). Over time, they have also become learning tools in educational contexts–especially for note-taking, brainstorming, and studying for exams (Erdem, Farrand, Bandera, Mugnai).

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

Faculty Focus

Mind maps were originally designed to improve creativity, organization, and critical thinking, allowing free association and loose connections (Buzan). Over time, they have also become learning tools in educational contexts–especially for note-taking, brainstorming, and studying for exams (Erdem, Farrand, Bandera, Mugnai).