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“Trust Grandma”: Strategies to Promote Reflection and Curiosity

My granddaughter, a rising sophomore, is buried with assignments. She shared, somewhat despairingly, that rarely can she get anything done in advance—only work due ‘tomorrow!’ I felt her stress and realized she hardly has time for practice and review,... Read more

School’s Out: Reflecting on the Term, Recharging over the Summer, and Readying for What’s Next

June 20, 2019
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R. Eric Landrum, self-reflection, summer
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I have never met a faculty member in my 30-year career who took the summer “off.” Even when an instructor has a nine-month contract, in my experience, most use the time to catch up on their field’s literature, conduct... Read more

Beyond the Final Performance: How to Build Transferable Knowledge and Skills

As the academic year concludes, we hear a lot about year-end student performance and results. There are final exams, final grades, course completions, etc. But my students’ reflections provided an important reminder: while our final performance may have been... Read more

Understanding Our Students’ Pulse: A Q&A with Purdue University Northwest’s Neeti Parashar

“Students’ performance has improved, which makes me think that they are learning the material better and are happier. The DFW rate for this semester has been the lowest ever I have observed." Read more

Giving a Voice to Students’ Opposing Views: Creating Conditions for Respect and Inclusivity in Class Discussions

May 7, 2019
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Facilitating effective discussions, Harry Brighouse
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Teaching contemporary moral issues in a large lecture format presents a challenge. Of course, the students must read, write, and think. But they also need to have fruitful discussions in which different points of view are presented and argued... Read more

Multiple Modes of Reflection

“How do you have time for reflection in your classes?” I receive the question from colleagues on a consistent basis. But for me the question is “How could I not make time for reflection in my classes?” As an... Read more

Convergent Teaching: A Q&A with Anna Neumann and Aaron Pallas

March 26, 2019
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Aaron M. Pallas, Anna Neumann, convergent teaching
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Drs. Anna Neumann and Aaron M. Pallas, professors at Teachers College, Columbia University, examine an idea they call convergent teaching, which looks holistically at the process of learning. Under this approach, all teaching must pay attention to several things... Read more

Speech Class is Now in Session! Professional Speaker Best Practices to Take Your Class to New Heights

As educators, we cannot assume we have captive audiences simply because we have sets of eyes in front of us. One of the biggest challenges educators face is getting students' minds off of everything going on outside the classroom... Read more

Reflections on the Council of Independent Colleges’ 2018 Institute

Earlier this month, ACUE joined the Council of Independent Colleges for its fall institute, which brought together chief academic, financial, and enrollment officers to explore the intertwined issues of recruitment, retention, and completion through quality education, and the associated... Read more

Career Education Meets the Classroom, Curriculum, and Faculty

September 26, 2018
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career education, career readiness, CIC-ACUE Consortium
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There is an emerging movement of University Faculty and Career Service Staff working together to educate students about their future working life. It looks different than it has in past iterations. It is more thoughtful, sophisticated, and mission centric.... Read more

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