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Teaching With Technology in Higher Ed? Start With Relationship-Building.

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Every new version of Microsoft PowerPoint allowed instructors to embed more and more media and wow students with visually appealing graphics. Including student voices as active and important features of course design is a key component of a classroom based on dialogue, and this is what it truly means to be an inclusive instructor.

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Why Higher Ed Needs to Bridge the Critical Thinking Skills Gap

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Obviously, when a student’s proposed solution is based on false information or faulty logic, the instructor needs to step in to provide corrections and guidance. That student’s intellectual development will be stunted, and her ability to make sense of new information will be compromised.

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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

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2021), emphasizing the establishment of environments conducive to students’ intellectual development. Personalized feedback demonstrates the instructors investment in each students success. Instructors should strive to present balanced viewpoints and avoid reinforcing negative stereotypes.

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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

Faculty Focus

2021), emphasizing the establishment of environments conducive to students’ intellectual development. Personalized feedback demonstrates the instructors investment in each students success. Instructors should strive to present balanced viewpoints and avoid reinforcing negative stereotypes.