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AERA Names Dr. Tabbye Chavous as New Executive Director

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Levine who has led the organization since 2002. The leadership change comes at a critical moment for educational research in the United States, with the organization citing "challenges" and "threats" to scholarship and knowledge production. Chavous The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announced Monday that Dr. Tabbye M.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

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Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education. Grounded in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it expands on prior work (e.g., Deep medicine: How artificial intelligence can make healthcare human again.

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CMM Alumni

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Cloud State University Chair, Vice Chair for Research and Scholarship, and Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr. We are so proud to recognize our CMM alumni and all of the amazing work they are doing to promote men and masculinities work across the country! Last Updated: 8.7.23 Dr. Kyle Ashlee He/Him/His Adjunct Faculty, St.

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Restoring academic values: a key for university effectiveness

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It argues that, with the domination of a corporate mind-set, which values control, compliance, competitiveness and productivity, academics are seen as mere employees ( Giroux, 2002 ; Harman 2003 ), whose autonomy and academic freedom need to be curtailed ( Hanlon, 1999 ).

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Co-Creating the Classroom: Collaborative Ground Rules for Engaged Learning

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Research shows that initial class sessions are crucial for establishing trust, setting expectations, and capturing student interest (Curzan & Damour, 2000; Davis, 1993; Lucas, 2006; McKeachie, 2002) three elements essential to maintaining engagement across the semester. Several higher education resources support this model as well.

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Athletics and Academics

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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. Hilliard says that athletic scholarships in artistic gymnastics tend to go to elite gymnasts who’ve competed at the highest level. You can use those strategies anywhere.”

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Co-Creating the Classroom: Collaborative Ground Rules for Engaged Learning

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Research shows that initial class sessions are crucial for establishing trust, setting expectations, and capturing student interest (Curzan & Damour, 2000; Davis, 1993; Lucas, 2006; McKeachie, 2002) three elements essential to maintaining engagement across the semester. Several higher education resources support this model as well.