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Looking to Eliminate Dropouts? How Idaho Reached English Language Learners with a ‘Hybrid’ Course Experiment

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Our solution came about in the form of hybrid courses for students—a mix of asynchronous curriculum and regular, scheduled synchronous sessions. The Utility of Hybrid Courses. For those of you struggling to integrate fully online courses—or fully in-person courses—into your school models, consider this.

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As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’

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Many instructors describe accommodations they’ve tried, like loosening homework deadlines or offering asynchronous alternatives to class conversations, but some now wonder whether this kind of leniency actually makes the situation worse. It’s often said that online courses offer students increased flexibility—supposedly a positive quality.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

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This article explores AI’s historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively. A century later, AI is no longer fiction but a dynamic force in community college education, reshaping how faculty teach, and students learn.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

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This article explores AI’s historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively. A century later, AI is no longer fiction but a dynamic force in community college education, reshaping how faculty teach, and students learn.

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?Can Online Teaching Work at Liberal-Arts Colleges? Study Explores the Pros and Cons

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When Jack Musselman taught his first-ever online course this past spring, he missed seeing his students’ furrowed brows. He had the opportunity to teach legal ethics online because St. For some students (45 percent of the respondents), the online or hybrid courses were somewhat better or much better than in-person.

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Up Next For Higher Ed? Cryptocurrencies, Political Battles and Hybrid Learning

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And unsurprisingly, their reflections underscore dramatic shifts in teaching and learning either instigated or sped up by the pandemic. The report says that institutions will need to focus on developing strong teaching practices for these modes of instruction and do more to support students learning online or in hybrid courses.

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

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The class was a required course in my field that I would go on to be responsible for teaching as a graduate student and, later, as a professor. Kind of wild that I never actually received instruction in the course, myself.) Faculty may be overloaded with other teaching, research, and service requirements. Mental i llness.

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