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Recovering Student Engagement at Mid-course Time

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Below, let me share instructional strategies that I use in my courses (virtual, asynchronous, and in-person) to recover student engagement. I’ve been utilizing mid-semester check-ins for several years now and have noticed that students respond best when I send out informal invitations to reflect on their learning experiences.

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Recovering Student Engagement at Mid-course Time

Faculty Focus

Below, let me share instructional strategies that I use in my courses (virtual, asynchronous, and in-person) to recover student engagement. I’ve been utilizing mid-semester check-ins for several years now and have noticed that students respond best when I send out informal invitations to reflect on their learning experiences.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

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Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. Davidson, 2021; Pritts, 2023) to position AI as a partner in faculty development. Faculty development can include HyFlex training to optimize this balance.

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Coronavirus Has Led to a Rush of Online Teaching. Here’s Some Advice for Newly Remote Instructors

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First, the tips: The Simplest Way to Go Online is to Shift to a Video Conference Platform Stachowiak says that just lecturing to a webcam instead of an in-person class isn’t the best way to teach online, but it is the easiest way to switch. Or read the highlights here, edited and condensed for clarity and readability.

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Is It Time to Rethink the Traditional Grading System?

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The book, which is due out this summer, is called “ Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices that Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education.” You would go to a university and you would study for four years, and you'd go to lectures and go to your discussion groups.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

Faculty Focus

Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. Davidson, 2021; Pritts, 2023) to position AI as a partner in faculty development. Faculty development can include HyFlex training to optimize this balance.

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Using Collaborative Learning to Elevate Students’ Educational Experiences

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Additionally, collaborative learning can enhance student motivation and commitment. The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing.