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On the First Day of Class, Begin with Intrigue

Faculty Focus

Consider Bryan Kelvey, a meteorology professor at Carroll Community College. Or think about the late Thomas Knorr, a physics professor at Wheeling Jesuit: he began his intro class by handing students a long, narrow piece of wood and asking them to develop a unit of measurement that they would then have to use all term (Hanstedt, 2018).

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On the First Day of Class, Begin with Intrigue

Faculty Focus

Consider Bryan Kelvey, a meteorology professor at Carroll Community College. Or think about the late Thomas Knorr, a physics professor at Wheeling Jesuit: he began his intro class by handing students a long, narrow piece of wood and asking them to develop a unit of measurement that they would then have to use all term (Hanstedt, 2018).

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Three Strategies that Support Student Well-Being and Mental Health

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“ According to the latest research on college students and mental health, three out of 10 students have struggled with depression in the last two weeks, and over one in four have expressed issues with anxiety. Education Reform, 2014): Provide visual, verbal/audio, and cognitive cues (i.e., Available: [link] Education Reform (2014).

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What to know about active learning and college student identities

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Image: Fifty-five percent of students say a teaching style that didn’t work for them has impeded their success in a class since starting college. 1 reported barrier to academic success in the recent Student Voice survey of 3,004 undergraduates on academic life, conducted in January by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse.

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What to know about active learning and college student identities

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Fifty-five percent of students say a teaching style that didn’t work for them has impeded their success in a class since starting college. 1 reported barrier to academic success in the recent Student Voice survey of 3,004 undergraduates on academic life, conducted in January by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse.

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Three Strategies that Support Student Well-Being and Mental Health

Faculty Focus

“ According to the latest research on college students and mental health, three out of 10 students have struggled with depression in the last two weeks, and over one in four have expressed issues with anxiety. Education Reform, 2014): Provide visual, verbal/audio, and cognitive cues (i.e., Available: [link] Education Reform (2014).

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