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A Research-Based Methodology for Evaluating the Efficacy of Faculty Development on Student Outcomes

How do we know? It’s the epistemological question that animates our entire enterprise and has particular relevance for student learning. How do we know if students are learning what we expect? And how do we know if we’re refining our... Read more

ACUE at AASCU 2018: What will it take for the student success agenda to succeed?

February 8, 2018
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
ACUE Partner News, News, Talks
AASCU, Amy Chasteen, conference, K. Laurie Dickson, penny maccormack
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To create informed citizens and help students develop the skills necessary for success in an increasingly global workforce, institutions continue to explore new programs, policies, and practices. Yet how can colleges and universities stay focused on preparing students amidst... Read more

News Roundup: Online Students and Career Services

February 6, 2018
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
News
adjunct faculty, centers of teaching and learning, Northern Arizona University, online teaching, university of nevada reno
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This week, how to build relationships with online students and encouraging students to use career services. Read more

News Roundup: Student Feedback for Course Design

January 21, 2018
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
News
David Gooblar, First-generation Students
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This week, see how some colleges are using student feedback to help shape their courses. Read more

ACE CREDIT’s Evaluation Expands Opportunity to Recognize Evidence-Based Instruction

January 17, 2018
administrator
News
ACE, ACE CREDIT, Miami Dade College, University of Missouri-Kansas City
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The American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT®) has evaluated and recommended the Association of College and University Educators’ (ACUE) Course in Effective Teaching Practices for three graduate-level college credits. More than 2,000 colleges and universities... Read more

News Roundup: Learning About Teaching

January 12, 2018
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
News
Doug McKee, Manya Whitaker, nontraditional students
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An instructor urges her colleagues to learn more about teaching and discuss pedagogy with other practitioners. Read more

Excellence in Every Class: LEAP and the Instructional “Black Box”

The definition of a well-educated college graduate? Someone who thinks critically and creatively. Who inquires, analyzes, and integrates learning. Who communicates persuasively. Someone who is literate, with information and quantitatively, and can work in teams to solve problems of... Read more

How ‘high-impact’ are our strategies for implementing high-impact practices?

January 8, 2018
Penny MacCormack
News
California State, High-Impact Practices in the States, National Association of System Heads
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A consensus is emerging that high-impact practices must, at a minimum, require that students: • reflect, at a metacognitive level, on the assignment or activity; • make a sustained effort over a period of time that culminates in a major piece... Read more

News Roundup: Student Expectations and Intellectual Virtues

January 5, 2018
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
News
Bonni Stachowiak, David Gooblar, liberal arts
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An instructor describes how she begins courses with discussions about students' expectations for the course, and another suggests that teaching character is natural, and instructors should instill the intellectual virtues that are important to them in their students. Read more

News Roundup: Higher Education Leaders on What 2018 Will Bring

December 24, 2017
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
News
Arizona State University, Bonni Stachowiak, Miami Dade College, Rutgers University Newark, University of Southern Mississippi
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Higher education leaders reveal their perspectives on the college landscape in the coming year, and instructors offer resources for finishing the semester on the right foot. Read more

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