Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

It was a beautiful, sunny day that turned into a lovely, brisk night on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the night then Sen. This group, smaller in number, comprised almost exclusively Black and brown graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Dr. Brian A.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

One of the most foundational books I’ve read as an online educator of nontraditional adult learners is Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Dweck (2008) notes that outcomes are all that matter to students with a fixed mindset. Encouraging a growth mindset in students is incredibly empowering.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 4, 2024

His sudden departure leaves a void not only in the lives of his loved ones but also in the fields of higher education, social justice, and diversity advocacy. In 2008, he developed the first Editorial Board for Insight Into Diversity magazine, and was selected as the inaugural Board Chair. “He Christopher A.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Students don’t typically love exams, but exams remain a mainstay in the educational arena; however, keep in mind that online courses aren’t required to have exams. Chang and Smith (2008) studied student engagement in a computer science course, again through a student survey. Journal Of Research On Technology In Education.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Just as a carpenter needs various tools to create a masterpiece, educators recognized for their teaching excellence possess an intricate toolbox that includes active learning techniques, inclusive teaching practices, community-building morals, and engaging instruction. 2006; Saxena et al., 2006; Greene, 2020; Topping, 2014).

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 4, 2023

Molly Corbett Broad, who became the first woman to lead the American Council on Education after breaking a similar glass ceiling as president of the University of North Carolina system, died Monday, her family announced. She was 81. In nine years at the organization’s helm, she overhauled ACE’s approach to the G.E.D.,

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

One of the most foundational books I’ve read as an online educator of nontraditional adult learners is Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Dweck (2008) notes that outcomes are all that matter to students with a fixed mindset. Encouraging a growth mindset in students is incredibly empowering.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2023

After all, the humanities are frequently characterized as being in crisis and, since 2008, have suffered massive hemorrhaging in the numbers of new majors. Yet the humanities are crucial , even—or especially— in a world that prioritizes science, technology, engineering and math disciplines.

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The PIE News

JULY 13, 2023

Major policy changes combined with significant new socio-economic drivers saw a step change in growth and diversity of global higher education in the 1990’s including the rise to prominence of a wide range of private education service providers. Asia, Oxford International Education Group.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

Scollins-Mantha (2008, 3) stresses the importance of tone in written responses to students. Richardson and Lowenthal (2008) and Gordon (2017) suggest the use of paralanguage, defined by Gordon (2017, 105) as “nonlexical components of oral or written language, such as emoticons, emojis, or onomatopoeic utterances.” 3 (2008): 1-15.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This is the case in politics, but it’s also true in higher education. What were the most important events in higher education in 2022? What if we were to look back at higher education in 2022 a decade or so in the future? State spending on higher education bounced back; direct expenditures increased by an 8.3

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University Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, despite the new higher education landscape that’s formed and insistence from government officials, colleges and universities at large still have many strategic holes in ensuring accessibility compliance. Most of them were compromised on their homepage, Government Technology reports. In May, the U.S.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Ensuring a successful educational experience for our students is akin to the art of culinary development, where thoughtful preparation is fundamental. This parallels the concept of pre-courses, which serve as innovative ingredients and preparatory tools in the educational kitchen.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Just as a carpenter needs various tools to create a masterpiece, educators recognized for their teaching excellence possess an intricate toolbox that includes active learning techniques, inclusive teaching practices, community-building morals, and engaging instruction. 2006; Saxena et al., 2006; Greene, 2020; Topping, 2014).

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Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Students don’t typically love exams, but exams remain a mainstay in the educational arena; however, keep in mind that online courses aren’t required to have exams. Chang and Smith (2008) studied student engagement in a computer science course, again through a student survey. Journal Of Research On Technology In Education.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Research by Danielsson and Bodin (2008) further supports the idea that private and agile office environments contribute to better emotional health, largely due to the sense of control they afford employees. ” This fatigue arises when we rely on directed, or focused, attention for extended periods.) Personal communication to Kipar, N.,

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Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Educational podcasting may symbolize a thorough learning possibility to stimulate students’ imaginations throughout the post-pandemic educational continuum. To achieve effective learning via podcasting, educators should consider “The Six Stages of Educational Podcasts” to create the body of work.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Ensuring a successful educational experience for our students is akin to the art of culinary development, where thoughtful preparation is fundamental. This parallels the concept of pre-courses, which serve as innovative ingredients and preparatory tools in the educational kitchen.

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idfive agency

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

This trend is driven by a combination of factors, including a steady decrease in birth rates since the 2008 financial crisis, which has resulted in fewer high school graduates. Scholarship Programs: Expanding scholarships to make education more accessible. Do your part to help overcome this larger concern. Don’t make them work for it.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Educational podcasting may symbolize a thorough learning possibility to stimulate students’ imaginations throughout the post-pandemic educational continuum. To achieve effective learning via podcasting, educators should consider “The Six Stages of Educational Podcasts” to create the body of work.

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Echo Delta

JUNE 12, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes As a higher education professional, I have seen how the decline in enrollment has affected institutions across the country. The enrollment cliff is the phenomenon in which higher education institutions experience a decline in student enrollment, and it can be challenging to overcome.

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 22, 2024

This month, WCET is placing a spotlight on digital accessibility, with a particular focus on the newly updated requirements for public entities, including higher education institutions. The guidelines were updated significantly in 2008 to version 2.0. WCAG is not new. The first version of the guidelines, WCAG 1.0, In 2018, the 2.1

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

As the demand for online education surges, especially in the healthcare field, maintaining high standards and competencies should not falter because the delivery of education is on a different platform. Introduction to the online nursing education best practices guide. References Authement, R. S., & Dormire, S.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 18, 2024

There are deep legal nuances addressed in the court’s opinions, but in this post, we will focus on the information you need to understand the case and its potential impact on recent and future Federal regulations, specifically those addressing distance education. Department of Education regulations.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Even using technology like Slido embedded in a PowerPoint and asking students to request key words in order to make a class Word Cloud was deemed an engaging activity. He currently serves as an associate professor of teacher education at Purdue University Northwest.  Journal of Education for Business, 84(2), 101–109 Treisman, A.

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Mistaken Goal

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

A few weeks ago, I posted a set of recommended readings that I originally sent to a colleague who asked me what I would recommend as essential reading for understanding technology in student affairs. I’ve updated this list adding two sets of resources. Friedman and the rest of the uncritical MOOC cheerleaders) or dystopian views.

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totallyrewired

JUNE 10, 2024

Exploring the Power of Online Crits in Creative Education On June 7, 2024, a fascinating conversation took place between Dave White and Paul Lowe, exploring the concept of online critiques (crits) in educational settings, particularly within creative arts courses. This blog post was created by AI.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

As the demand for online education surges, especially in the healthcare field, maintaining high standards and competencies should not falter because the delivery of education is on a different platform. Introduction to the online nursing education best practices guide. References Authement, R. S., & Dormire, S.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Even using technology like Slido embedded in a PowerPoint and asking students to request key words in order to make a class Word Cloud was deemed an engaging activity. He currently serves as an associate professor of teacher education at Purdue University Northwest.  Journal of Education for Business, 84(2), 101–109 Treisman, A.

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ACRLog

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Funnily enough, I wrote about open access publishing in my very first post on ACRLog back in 2008. And a few weeks later I was a guest in the Foundations of Information course which is required for Masters students in Pratt Institute’s School of Information.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

One of the most pressing issues for higher education within the last several years is the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the heart of composition faculty in particular, but of the entire higher education community as well, are those of us looking for solutions for students using AI to write papers. References Helmond, J.

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HEPI

MARCH 5, 2023

Tomorrow (7 March), HEPI will be hosting its first Annual Lecture since the start of the pandemic, with Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills at the OECD. Repayment terms are identical to higher education undergraduate student loans. Delivered by Institutes of Technology (IoTs).

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University Business

MAY 26, 2023

Before becoming president, at least two leaders have served higher education in an academic or administrative capacity for over 25 years. Perez has served higher education at CSU for 30 years. Wood has a long tenure in higher education as a proponent of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. I was honored to serve with Sr.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

One of the most pressing issues for higher education within the last several years is the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the heart of composition faculty in particular, but of the entire higher education community as well, are those of us looking for solutions for students using AI to write papers. References Helmond, J.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

in government at the university in 1998 and in 2008 joined the faculty in the Department of African and African-American Studies, where she first taught before later climbing the administrative ranks. My parents believed that education opens every door.” Bacow, who announced in June that he would step down next year. King Jr. ,

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University Business

MAY 1, 2023

Higher education leaders and the community at large are often guilty of believing that the strategy for social mobility follows students is a simple linear design: You decide to pursue something and to do so, you pursue a college degree. Just one strong navigator can help, Bellwether believes, and technology can help.

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WCET Frontiers

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Each year, more than 700,000 veterans rely on the GI Bill to pay for their education, but those who pursue online degrees don’t receive their benefits in full. The quality of online degree programs has increased substantially since the GI Bill law was updated in 2008. Veterans deserve our thanks, and they deserve better.

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