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Searching for the Optimal Class Design to Maximize Learning

Faculty Focus

Would you emphasize a supportive learning environment, cognitive and affective learning, pedagogical design, essential content, creating assessments, providing feedback, integrating technology, or something different? This convergence of theory and teaching practice offers one perspective for creating an optimal learning experience.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012). Interdisciplinary learning allows students to acquire integrated perspectives and solution-focused strategies, leading to deeper assimilation of knowledge, the development of metacognitive skills, and critical thinking (Ivanitskaya et al., 2017; Liu et al.,

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012). Interdisciplinary learning allows students to acquire integrated perspectives and solution-focused strategies, leading to deeper assimilation of knowledge, the development of metacognitive skills, and critical thinking (Ivanitskaya et al., 2017; Liu et al.,

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Searching for the Optimal Class Design to Maximize Learning

Faculty Focus

Would you emphasize a supportive learning environment, cognitive and affective learning, pedagogical design, essential content, creating assessments, providing feedback, integrating technology, or something different? This convergence of theory and teaching practice offers one perspective for creating an optimal learning experience.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Level English for Academic Purposes Reading Area Community College (Reading, PA) The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at Reading Area Community College (RACC) began in 2012 to strategically reduce credit requirements and accelerate student progression with the goal of boosting enrollment and success rates.

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Generative AI and the Near Future of Work: An EdTech Example

eLiterate

I would have been a weaker product manager had we done it that way, because I wouldn’t have gone through the learning experience that resulted from the conversations we had to develop the specification. For this reason, I argued, fancy machine learning tricks aren’t going to give us shortcuts.

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Addressing the Changing Perceptions of Higher Education: The Challenges in Public Perception and Exploring Solutions to Ensure Sustainability

The Change Leader, Inc.

One influential moment was the 2012 report from the Chronicle of Higher Education, which found that 60% of Americans believed a college education was worth the cost, while 12% disagreed. For example, transferring credits and recognizing prior learning experiences are often complex and burdensome for students.