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Probing the Value of Online Student-Student Interaction

Faculty Focus

Chang and Smith (2008) studied student engagement in a computer science course, again through a student survey. Journal Of Research On Technology In Education. Further, expectations for frequency of interaction as it relates to student perceptions is not explored. This article has been cited 664 times. link] Marks, R.

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

A person with a growth mindset views one’s position, intelligence, talents, and abilities as being controllable and learnable; a person with a fixed mindset views such traits as being unchangeable (Dweck 2008). Dweck (2008) notes that outcomes are all that matter to students with a fixed mindset. New York: Ballantine, 2008.

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Probing the Value of Online Student-Student Interaction

Faculty Focus

Chang and Smith (2008) studied student engagement in a computer science course, again through a student survey. Journal Of Research On Technology In Education. Further, expectations for frequency of interaction as it relates to student perceptions is not explored. This article has been cited 664 times. link] Marks, R.

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

A person with a growth mindset views one’s position, intelligence, talents, and abilities as being controllable and learnable; a person with a fixed mindset views such traits as being unchangeable (Dweck 2008). Dweck (2008) notes that outcomes are all that matter to students with a fixed mindset. New York: Ballantine, 2008.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Utilizing a holistic approach, its mission is to ensure that all students thrive in engineering and computer science, particularly Latino, Black and women students, who are underrepresented in these fields. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are an affordable institution.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Inside Higher Ed

That’s the largest increase since 2008. Did more faculty adopt active and experiential learning strategies, make purposeful use of technology, adopt more valid, reliable forms of grading, or assume a greater role in mentoring? Barriers to entry into the sciences abound, while striking racial and gender disparities persist.

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Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

Inside Higher Ed

The other $100 million will be used to establish the Center for the Inclusive Digital Transformation of Africa, a hub for a network of at African universities across the continent that will receive funding for faculty development, cutting-edge technology and engineering programs, and other initiatives. ambassador’s house.