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Beyond Syllabus Week: Creative Strategies to Engage Students from Day One

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It serves as a contract between instructors and students (Eberly, Newton, & Wiggins, 2001), outlining the entire semesters expectations, assignments, and deadlines. The Journal of General Education, 50, 5674. Harvard Business Publishing Education. Yet, many students simply arent motivated to read it. References Elberly, M.

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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Inferior campus facilities impact the ability to both recruit and retain students as well as attract the best faculty, and the evidence is apparent across the entire higher education landscape. Hilton is an associate professor of education at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO). Dr. Adriel A.

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Beyond Syllabus Week: Creative Strategies to Engage Students from Day One

Faculty Focus

It serves as a contract between instructors and students (Eberly, Newton, & Wiggins, 2001), outlining the entire semesters expectations, assignments, and deadlines. The Journal of General Education, 50, 5674. Harvard Business Publishing Education. Yet, many students simply arent motivated to read it. References Elberly, M.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

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In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. As both formative and summative assessments have a distinct purpose, they are used simultaneously in educational settings.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

Faculty Focus

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. As both formative and summative assessments have a distinct purpose, they are used simultaneously in educational settings.

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How Academic Advising Impacts the Question: Are You Coming Back Next Semester?

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Light (2001) states, “It is hard to imagine any academic support function that is more important to student success and institutional productivity than advising” (p. Advising services in higher education assist first-year students to choose courses and appropriately schedule them, help select a major, and plan a future career.

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How Academic Advising Impacts the Question: Are You Coming Back Next Semester?

Faculty Focus

Light (2001) states, “It is hard to imagine any academic support function that is more important to student success and institutional productivity than advising” (p. Advising services in higher education assist first-year students to choose courses and appropriately schedule them, help select a major, and plan a future career.

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