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Rethinking the First Two Years of Higher Education

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Even the term “general education,” as the curriculum is called at that point, feels generic—and almost like a commodity. Schubert speaks the language of both higher education and business. Students always take four courses, and the faculty have designed the assignments and the courses around themes.

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Using the LMS Effectively to Reduce Logistical Challenges for Students 

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Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), across the course.

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Three Strategies that Support Student Well-Being and Mental Health

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Even more distressing is the one in 20 college students who had created a suicide plan in the past year (Higher Education Today, 2022).” The following includes a few strategies and examples to ensure clarity: A clear, inclusive syllabus with a course calendar of class activities, routines, materials, links to rubrics, etc.

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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

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They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Start strong.

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How Colleges Can Improve Accessibility In Remote Courses

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We heard from Albat and Stephanie Del Tufo, assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, who studies individual differences in learning, language and literacy. Then we also have continued our webinars series with our Center for Faculty Development and Innovation.

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Using the LMS Effectively to Reduce Logistical Challenges for Students 

Faculty Focus

Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), across the course.

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Pushback Is Growing Against Automated Proctoring Services. But So Is Their Use

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There are plenty of things students complain about, but no other educational technology has drawn as much organized protest in recent months. Is a ‘desk scan’ necessary for a syllabus quiz? Our job as teachers and professors is not to surveil and police our students, but it’s to educate them,” he says.