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How Teaching Should Change, According to a Nobel-Prize-Winning Physicist

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He argues that the traditional lecture method for teaching physics and other STEM fields has been proven ineffective, and that shifts to more active methods can greatly improve learning outcomes to make sure the next generation of researchers can make the next Nobel-worthy breakthroughs. Why that topic?

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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success 

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Research has shown that compassion in education can lead to improved student motivation, reduced anxiety, and enhanced learning outcomes (Goleman, 2011). Before that, she served as director of an award winning graduate program, the Master of Arts in Teaching licensure program.

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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success 

Faculty Focus

Research has shown that compassion in education can lead to improved student motivation, reduced anxiety, and enhanced learning outcomes (Goleman, 2011). Before that, she served as director of an award winning graduate program, the Master of Arts in Teaching licensure program.

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Mid-Semester Course Corrections: Using the MSF Model to Engage Students and Improve Courses

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Put more simply, it asks students to discuss what is and isnt helping them learn (Dangel & Lindsey, 2014; Nelms, 2015; Payette & Brown, 2018; Ufland, 2020; Veeck, et al., How It Works The are several different forms of MSF that can be employed to attain feedback on the student learning process. 2016; Kite, et al., 1: 111-126.

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Mid-Semester Course Corrections: Using the MSF Model to Engage Students and Improve Courses

Faculty Focus

Put more simply, it asks students to discuss what is and isnt helping them learn (Dangel & Lindsey, 2014; Nelms, 2015; Payette & Brown, 2018; Ufland, 2020; Veeck, et al., How It Works The are several different forms of MSF that can be employed to attain feedback on the student learning process. 2016; Kite, et al., 1: 111-126.