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Assignments with Significance

Faculty Focus

As soon as the material is assessed, it is no longer significant, and what has been learned quickly drops out of memory (Zull, 2002). Students view the work as simply a hurdle to be crossed, and once submitted and assessed, worthy of nothing more than being discarded. What a waste! 2010; Bransford et al., Significance.

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Athletics and Academics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2002, the Armory Foundation launched Armory College Prep (ACP) to help students training at the Armory Track attain a college degree at no cost to participants. Based in New York City and Detroit, WHGF provides low-cost and free gymnastics classes for girls and boys 18 months and up. There are also reading and nutrition workshops.

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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

N avigate using technology and present information visually. The concept of professional development is not the sole issue; the disdain comes from the lack of purpose and the ineffectiveness. Professional development should be an enriching and meaningful experience for adults. Why are we here? I must see it to learn it.”

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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

N avigate using technology and present information visually. The concept of professional development is not the sole issue; the disdain comes from the lack of purpose and the ineffectiveness. Professional development should be an enriching and meaningful experience for adults. Why are we here? I must see it to learn it.”

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Generative AI and the Near Future of Work: An EdTech Example

eLiterate

The earliest version on the 1EdTech website dates back to 2002, while the most recent version was released in 2022. I don’t know if my idea will work yet—he promised to let me know once he tries it—but the idea got me thinking. These changes, in turn, impact the roles of developers, standards bodies, and learning designers.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

SRHE

As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. The Royal Society adopts the same wording. The Royal Society adopts the same wording. Nevertheless, agreed definition seems elusive. Research is a relative newcomer to the work of English universities.

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Insights for Higher Ed Presidents: A Fireside Chat with Brit Kirwan: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 184 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. "Brit" Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton invites Dr. Brit Kirwan back to discuss the dynamic and challenging landscape of higher education. They discuss many of the high-stress challenges higher education presidents are facing today. The need for university leaders to balance political pressures while upholding educational values.