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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

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2014; Agarwal, 2019). Teaching with Technology: Empower and Encourage, Don’t Police and Instill Fear Technology tools like plagiarism detectors and AI checkers can erode trust if used as punitive measures. These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al., Cook-Sather, A.,

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Effective Strategies for Sustaining Student Attention during PowerPoint Lectures

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One study found that students perceived the phone polls as engaging, making them think and providing feedback on their learning (Voelkel & Bennett, 2014). With the rise of modern technology, countless online tools are now available to help students stay engaged in the classroom. Voelkel, S., & Bennett, D. Wheel of Names.

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Creating Active Virtual Learning Communities in Asynchronous Online College Courses: Why it Matters and Ideas to Try 

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As the number of universities offering fully online-only courses increases, a new set of challenges arises for students and professors. This leads university professors in search of ways to provide students with a way to build community and networking with their peers in place of in-person community building. Why Bother?

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Western Connecticut State University’s Strategic Enrollment Success: Leveraging TargetX and Othot for Growth

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Western Connecticut State University (WCSU), with two locations in Danbury, CT, is committed to its mission of providing all students with a high-quality education that fosters their growth as individuals, scholars, professionals, and leaders in a global society. From Fall 2014 to Fall 2015, WCSU saw a 40% increase in first-year applications.

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5 High-Presence Teaching Tactics for Active Online Learning

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For many university students, participating in an online math course brings about the distressing emotions of a monumental chore. Meymaris earned her MS in Mathematics with an emphasis on Educational Technology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68(2), 807832.

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The Family Business Blueprint Strategy, Support, and Succession

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The Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Nevada, Reno (UN Reno) has developed a new program providing tailored support to help family businesses strategize for future success. Its manufacturing, its agriculture, its technology, its banking; there are family enterprises in every industry you can think of, Lurey says.

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Maximizing Student Engagement During Live Online Seminars

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So, educators must continue to shift their thinking and go back to the basics to deliver their online course content in a way that creates a direct relationship with their students (Meyer, 2014). Walton, MS, Professor, Business and IT Department, Purdue University Global teaches undergraduate courses in Management and Marketing.