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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

Faculty Focus

For example, during group problem-solving, ask students to identify and reflect on common mistakes, transforming failure into an opportunity for growth (Dweck, 2006). Recognizing diverse participation and communication styles builds inclusivity and reduces the pressure to perform in a single, narrow way (Gay, 2018; Dweck, 2006).

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Beyond the Classroom: Establishing Partnerships for Real-World Learning and Student Success

Faculty Focus

In an era of advanced technologies and artificial intelligence, the use of these tools in education raises concerns about its impact on student learning, particularly when it comes to assessments. Students need to demonstrate their competencies in areas beyond traditional classroom assessments. Elizabeth Falzone, Ph.D., Karen Poland, Ed.D.,

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones?

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Under the guidance and visionary leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Michael Lomax , ICB officially launched in 2006. Or look at the work happening at Morehouse around the metaverse, where they are taking technology and uplifting the stories, theories, and practices of their institution in a virtual world.

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Mariam Assefa honoured with Lifetime Impact Award

The PIE News

Assefa’s distinguished career includes serving as president of NAFSA in 2006 and working as a consultant for the US government, through which she contributed significantly to efforts focused on the recognition of academic credentials across Africa, Asia, and Europe. .

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones?

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Guide, Don’t Hide: Maximizing Course Assignments with ChatGPT Integration

Faculty Focus

For me, ChatGPT is just another in a long line of technology-assisted tools that I accept may become a routine part of my professional/personal life. However, it did assure me that “ethical considerations, such as biases, fairness, and responsible deployment, remain important areas of concern as the technology evolves” (ChatGPT, 2023).