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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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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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The Power of Choice: Unlocking Student Engagement in the Online Classroom

Faculty Focus

Traditionally, the one-size-fits-all approach to assessment has been dominant, with all students completing the same activities throughout the course. This method, however, often leads to a lack of student engagement and, consequently, less effective learning.

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The Silent Crisis: Bullying Among Nurse Educators in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

Faculty development programs that focus on conflict resolution, communication skills, and leadership training can help create a more supportive work environment. Conclusion Bullying among nurse educators in higher education is a serious yet underrecognized issue that negatively impacts both faculty and students.

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Why Mission — Not Money — Will Lead Colleges to Truly Innovative Online Learning

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A school with distributed campuses that wishes to provide students at all locations with the benefit of a wide range of courses and faculty perspectives may find itself best served by investing in hybrid technology to connect far-flung classrooms as seamlessly as possible.

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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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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.