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

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These techniques include human outreach, like employing teams of mentors and advisers who proactively check in on students, as well as automated tools that help keep learners on track. And so the online and hybrid courses these institutions spun up during the pandemic came with little of the scaffolding that experts recommend.

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

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Edward’s University , where he works as an associate professor of philosophy and the director of the Center of Ethics and Leadership , was one of the 21 institutions taking part in a study to explore teaching upper-level humanities courses online. Does he see himself continuing to teach online after that? A “modified yes,” he says.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

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A case study from a California community college illustrates these principles in action. A case study illustrates these principles in practice, aligning with Faculty Focus’s mission to improve teaching and student success in higher education. The SCC case study illustrates this balance in practice.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

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A case study from a California community college illustrates these principles in action. A case study illustrates these principles in practice, aligning with Faculty Focus’s mission to improve teaching and student success in higher education. The SCC case study illustrates this balance in practice.

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

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The organization TILT Higher Ed (Transparency in Learning & Teaching) provides examples and resources that faculty can adopt to show greater transparency in explaining to students the “why” behind course activities and assignments. But what can faculty do to try to remediate this long-standing problem?

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

Faculty Focus

The organization TILT Higher Ed (Transparency in Learning & Teaching) provides examples and resources that faculty can adopt to show greater transparency in explaining to students the “why” behind course activities and assignments. But what can faculty do to try to remediate this long-standing problem?

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

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Additionally, starting each session with a shared activity, like a case-based discussion or a live poll, ensures that all students participate actively from the outset, regardless of location (Beatty, 2019). To enhance interaction, instructors can assign mixed-location breakout groups where students collaborate via Zoom on case studies.