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Ensure a Strong Semester With These Strategies

June 13, 2018
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José Bowen, mary-ann winkelmes, Michael Wesch, penny maccormack, viji sathy
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Although we may not feel the need to do a full course redesign, even small changes to our teaching can have a significant impact on students’ learning experiences. Here are three practices you might consider implementing this summer to... Read more

CIC and ACUE Partner in Consortium to Advance Student Success and Career Preparedness

April 11, 2018
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ACUE Partner News, Featured, News
council of independent colleges, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, penny maccormack
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In partnership with the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), we’re pleased to announce the Consortium for Instructional Excellence and Career Guidance, a new initiative that aims to capitalize on the leadership students seek from their professors by credentialing up... Read more

Person, Place, or Thing? Implementing High-Impact Practices with Fidelity

March 28, 2018
Penny MacCormack
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George Kuh, high-impact practices, HIP, penny maccormack
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Is it a person, place, or thing? Our classic definition of a noun provides a helpful way to think about student success efforts. Interventions are often described as “things” to provide, such as supplemental instruction or guided pathways. Read more

Johns Hopkins study finds increased satisfaction and course engagement among students taught by ACUE-credentialed faculty members at Miami Dade College

February 14, 2018
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Header Post, News
evidence-based teaching, Johns Hopkins, penny maccormack
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ACUE’s course improved instructors’ knowledge of and skill in using effective teaching practices; course evaluations were significantly higher than college average 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 Miller, 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

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

Announcing ACUE and Teaching in Higher Ed’s Collaboration

October 18, 2017
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
ACUE Partner News, Featured
Bonni Stachowiak, penny maccormack, Teaching in Higher Ed
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We couldn’t be more thrilled to announce our collaboration with Dr. Bonni Stachowiak and the Teaching in Higher Ed (TiHE) podcast. Welcome, Bonni! Great discussion is the mainstay of learning, and Bonni is one of the best conversationalists we know. As... Read more

Being Part of the Solution

July 27, 2017
Julianne Candio Sekel
ACUE Partner News
AASCU, Bonnie Veysey, George Mehaffy, penny maccormack
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In Baltimore Friday, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) kicked off its 2017 Academic Affairs Summer Meeting with a challenge. “Do you intend to be part of the problem or part of the solution?” Dr. George... Read more

Owning vs. Sharing the Classroom

July 26, 2017
Penny MacCormack
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Course in Effective Teaching Practices, penny maccormack
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What instructor hasn’t felt the need to control the classroom? The pressure on new educators to appear poised and in charge weighs on them. The thought of ceding any of that control to students feels somehow wrong even though... Read more

News Roundup: Research-Based Teaching, Learning from Student Evaluations

June 8, 2017
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
News
ACE, american council on education, Bonni Stachowiak, Miami Dade College, penny maccormack
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This week, a Nobel Prize-winning professor advises institutions to implement research-based teaching methods and measure their impact on students' learning, and instructors suggest that their peers use student evaluations to improve their teaching. Read more

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