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Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

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Instructors are encouraged to take small steps to start building HIPs in their curriculums, and there are some HIPs which are easy to incorporate into an existing course. Shanda Hood is a teaching assistant professor for the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Arkansas. References Strenghscope.

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Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

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Instructors are encouraged to take small steps to start building HIPs in their curriculums, and there are some HIPs which are easy to incorporate into an existing course. Shanda Hood is a teaching assistant professor for the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Arkansas. References Strenghscope.

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Why We Need to Share Care, Appreciation, Kindness and Empathy (CAKE) in our Classrooms  

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Have students reflect on their strengths, complement each other during group work and other collaborative efforts. Stefanie Baier is the Director of Graduate Student and Postdoc Instructional Development at the Graduate Educator Advancement and Teaching (GREAT) Office at the Graduate School at Michigan State University.

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Supporting Non-Major Biology Students: Making the Classroom YOUnique

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This innovative teaching environment blends engaged lectures with hands-on, collaborative activities, with the instructor as a facilitator. Jack Sytsma is a doctoral graduate teaching assistant in the Division of Biology at Kansas State University. Hallman, A. Casper, S. Schneider, and A. 4 (2024): ar51. Freeman, S.,

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Supporting Non-Major Biology Students: Making the Classroom YOUnique

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This innovative teaching environment blends engaged lectures with hands-on, collaborative activities, with the instructor as a facilitator. Jack Sytsma is a doctoral graduate teaching assistant in the Division of Biology at Kansas State University. Hallman, A. Casper, S. Schneider, and A. 4 (2024): ar51. Freeman, S.,