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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

Faculty Focus

As we re-evaluated our teaching, we sought new ways to teach culture, and above all, ways to develop our students’ ability to make cultural connections, a skill that is part of the learning goals of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Medical education , 36(5), 426–431. link] Mugnai, M.

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

Faculty Focus

As we re-evaluated our teaching, we sought new ways to teach culture, and above all, ways to develop our students’ ability to make cultural connections, a skill that is part of the learning goals of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Medical education , 36(5), 426–431. link] Mugnai, M.

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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. As students work together in a group context, they learn to accept different points of view, ask probing questions, and bargain to reach harmony.

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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. As students work together in a group context, they learn to accept different points of view, ask probing questions, and bargain to reach harmony.

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Trauma-informed practices in higher education: Building support communities from the topdown

EAB

At the beginning of each semester, I have been telling my students that they will be working in teams, not groups. I then clarified that a team values every voice and works collaboratively to build consensus whereas a group often works independently on their individual contributions to complete a project.