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A Conversation on Student Success: Reimagining Gateway Courses

Featuring guest Dr. Rita Cheng, president of Northern Arizona University Bio 181 at Northern Arizona University used to be known as a “weed out” course, with about 30% of students dropping out. It’s a gateway too—required for 25 majors,... Read more

Step by Step: Broward College Mathematics Professor Improves Student Success, Builds Classroom Community

Can seemingly minor adjustments to teaching practices, such as the introduction of peer-to-peer instruction and detailed scoring rubrics, make a difference in learning outcomes? Dr. Kyla Williams—a Broward College assistant professor who has taught mathematics for more than 15... Read more

It’s “About the Humans”: Derek Bruff on Teaching with <i>Intentional Tech</i>

It’s “About the Humans”: Derek Bruff on Teaching with Intentional Tech

We often teach as we were taught, which is an understandable place to start, but we can’t stop there. We need to develop and expand our teaching skills throughout our careers. There are always new courses, new students, new... Read more

Changemakers: Rutgers University–Newark Leading the Way for Student Success

November 11, 2019
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Effective Teaching Practices, P3 Collaboratory, Rutgers, Rutgers University Newark
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“You are the changemakers,” extolled Chancellor Nancy Cantor in an impassioned call for an inclusive world that “brings more people to the table of prosperity.” In her remarks during Rutgers University–Newark’s 2019 Convocation, Cantor reminded new students that “those... Read more

4 Ways Faculty Can Be Allies for College Student Mental Health

October 29, 2019
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Mental health disorders are common, consequential, and largely untreated on college campuses. These findings are evident through data from the Healthy Minds Study, which has examined college student mental health at more than 200 institutions in the last 14... Read more

From “weeding out” to “belonging” at NAU

October 25, 2019
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Ana Araya-Anchetta, Flower Darby, Mar-Elise Hill, Melissa Welker, NAU, Northern Arizona University
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“Our NAU e-Learning Center, and particularly Flower Darby, director of Teaching for Student Success initiatives and our facilitator throughout the ACUE Effective Teaching Practices course, was also instrumental in providing us the pedagogical and instructional design expertise required to... Read more

Better Teaching, Better Institutions

October 16, 2019
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Teaching and learning are the most crucial part of higher education: colleges’ and universities’ first and fundamental mission is to educate students. Read more

The “Must Reads” of the “Must Reads”

October 15, 2019
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Since 2003, the weekly Marshall Memo scans over 60 publications to curate the best and most insightful articles on teaching and learning, including pieces from the ACUE community. Read more

USM’s Faculty Development Institute

“Whether you’ve just finished your graduate work, whether you’ve been teaching for thirty years, whether you’ve been teaching for five years, there’s always an opportunity to strengthen your instruction,” said Kelly Lester, director of the Center for Faculty Development... Read more

“Student success is our reason for being”: CHEA’s New National Quality Dialogue

October 3, 2019
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ACUE sat down with Judith Eaton, president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) to discuss the launch of their “National Quality Dialogue.” This effort includes reaching out to colleagues and faculty organizations to explore, reassess, and understand... Read more

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