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Transforming Adult Students into Scholars

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—Charlotte Matthews “These folks come with lots of experiences, whether it’s from jobs or family life, and maybe nobody’s taken the time to really hear their story yet,” says associate professor Charlotte Matthews, who teaches Transformations. The syllabus is structured to inspire confidence and courage.

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Can a Sitcom Teach Philosophy? Meet a Scholar Advising 'The Good Place'

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To try to get their facts straight, the show’s creators invited philosophy scholars into the writer’s room for the show. Some colleges are now showing episodes of this TV show in their classes, as a way to jump-start discussions of moral philosophy. Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge podcast.

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Using Content Disclosures in Our Courses 

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2022 for discussion of empathetic course design). In higher education, a content disclosure (also referred to as a content notice or trigger warning) is an “explicit statement that alerts a group of learners that certain content explored or discussed in a learning environment may contain potentially distressing material” (see Bryce et al.,

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Using Content Disclosures in Our Courses 

Faculty Focus

2022 for discussion of empathetic course design). In higher education, a content disclosure (also referred to as a content notice or trigger warning) is an “explicit statement that alerts a group of learners that certain content explored or discussed in a learning environment may contain potentially distressing material” (see Bryce et al.,

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