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Faculty learning communities: Why they’re still a great idea

University Business

President Moves : Morehouse’s ‘record-breaking’ leader announces retirement New faculty hires can benefit from FLCs that are designed for new hires. Beyond the typical institutional orientation, new faculty FLCs can be designed for eight areas of importance in higher education ( Beane-Katner, 2011, p.93

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Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

Inside Higher Ed

The graduate school has offered two-year master’s degrees through CMU’s renowned college of engineering since 2011. million investment in the institution, and in higher education development across Africa. As of now there are seven universities participating in the program; CMU hopes to grow that to 10.

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Lightboards as a Learning Tool in Adult Asynchronous Online Learning

Faculty Focus

Since adult learners are motivated to learn independently, consideration should be given to planning for the use of educational technology that can further increase learner motivation while also helping learners to understand more problem-solving-oriented content tied to real-world problems (Knowles, 1980). Cambridge Adult Education.

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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

Faculty Focus

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Resources Bartlett, J.

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Lightboards as a Learning Tool in Adult Asynchronous Online Learning

Faculty Focus

Since adult learners are motivated to learn independently, consideration should be given to planning for the use of educational technology that can further increase learner motivation while also helping learners to understand more problem-solving-oriented content tied to real-world problems (Knowles, 1980). Cambridge Adult Education.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Interdisciplinary Studies: Breaking Boundaries for Comprehensive Learning Interdisciplinary studies, as an approach to education, research, and problem-solving, break down traditional boundaries between academic fields, encouraging collaboration and integration of knowledge from diverse areas. 2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012). 2017; Liu et al.,

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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

Faculty Focus

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Resources Bartlett, J.