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Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools 

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Professional schools cater to a diverse student body with varying learning preferences, needs, and accrediting bodies to answer to (Coble, 2015). In essence, an instructional designer leverages technology by marrying pedagogy and practice with selective and useful innovations. Coble, R (2015). The word selective is important.

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

Faculty Focus

Such policies demonstrate compassion and respect for the complexities of students’ lives (Nilson, 2016; Hammond, 2015). 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. Hammond, Z.

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

Liaison International

In 2015, a data integration hub enabled real-time communication, streamlining processes and enhancing efficiency. From Fall 2014 to Fall 2015, WCSU saw a 40% increase in first-year applications. WCSUs experience demonstrates the power of combining strategic planning with advanced technology to achieve significant enrollment gains.

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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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Factors such as technological isolation caused by geographical distance and stakeholder digital fluency may hinder the ability of students to receive the full spectrum of support that in-person PLCs provide (Ribon et al. ” Journal of Technology and Teacher Education 22, no. 19 (2015): 8521-8539. 1 (2014): 107-129.

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Level 7 Apprenticeships: Babies and Bathwater

HEPI

One such document in 2015 laid out the Cameron Governments reform of English apprenticeships which heralded the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in 2017. After all, they might argue, businesses dont exist to do the governments job of workforce planning or social engineering.

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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Prior to 2015 it was difficult to find much formal acknowledgement of student food insecurity, let alone services to help. While that generosity of spirit is appreciated, we think it’s time to say thanks and ask how those collective energies could be harnessed to fight students’ hunger, rather than just feed them.

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The Role of Writing in Communicative Language Teaching: An Investigation of an AI-Integrated Classroom Activity

Faculty Focus

This is particularly relevant as the everyday experience of writing has dramatically expanded in the past decade, due largely to handheld devices that facilitate writing on social networks and text messaging, often incorporating photos, videos, and other media (Cope and Kalantzis, 2015; Kearney, 2016; National Council of Teachers of English, 2024).