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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.

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Harvard Biological Engineering Institute Receives $350M Gift

Inside Higher Ed

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss has donated an additional $350 million to Harvard University to support the research center that bears his name: the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Wyss, a graduate of Harvard Business School, donated $125 million to establish the institute in 2009.

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Effective Learning with Pre-Laboratory Videos: A Practical Teaching Strategy 

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Not only do they simplify complex concepts but also significantly enhance teaching and learning (Chan & Fok, 2009; Onyeaka et al., Technology d ependence: Over-reliance on videos could lead to reduced hands-on learning experiences. His research focuses on anatomy education, eye-tracking technology, and active learning.

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Effective Learning with Pre-Laboratory Videos: A Practical Teaching Strategy 

Faculty Focus

Not only do they simplify complex concepts but also significantly enhance teaching and learning (Chan & Fok, 2009; Onyeaka et al., Technology d ependence: Over-reliance on videos could lead to reduced hands-on learning experiences. His research focuses on anatomy education, eye-tracking technology, and active learning.

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

Faculty Focus

In fact, instructors must move beyond traditional teaching methods and implement innovative instructional practices to elevate the skills of all students in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) (Eltanahy, 2023; Khana et al., She is the author of, In Search of Servant Leadership. IGI Global.

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Using Collaborative Learning to Elevate Students’ Educational Experiences

Faculty Focus

However, this can be overcome by showing the reasoning and advantages of collaborative learning and at the same time, scaffolding the transition, students having shared knowledge and structured learning activities to overcome students’ averseness (Dillenbourg, Jarvela, Fisher, 2009). Technology-enhanced learning (pp. Balachef, S.

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Using Collaborative Learning to Elevate Students’ Educational Experiences

Faculty Focus

However, this can be overcome by showing the reasoning and advantages of collaborative learning and at the same time, scaffolding the transition, students having shared knowledge and structured learning activities to overcome students’ averseness (Dillenbourg, Jarvela, Fisher, 2009). Technology-enhanced learning (pp. Balachef, S.