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The Appreciative Close: A Strategy for Creating a Classroom Community

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This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on September 4, 2018 © Magna Publications. Fox (2018) suggests inviting students to adopt a posture of gratitude to promote a positive learning environment. Gabriel (2018) advocates the use of “validation practices” to foster a community of learners. Accessed on May 30, 2018.

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5 High-Presence Teaching Tactics for Active Online Learning

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Social learning / human interaction pieces such as discussion forums, social networks, or interviews with experts in the field. Kirsten has been recognized numerous times for her high standards and teaching practices at Purdue Global including 2024 nominee for Outstanding Fulltime Faculty and 2018 Curriculum Revision/Innovator.

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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success 

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Incorporating four simple practices through collaborative learning communities could be a game changer for teachers willing to embrace a more humane approach to teaching and learning. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes , 150, 1-15. Hagtvedt, L. Dossinger, K., Harrison, S. H., & Huang, L. Huettel, S. Adcock, R.

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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Service to humanity is the hallmark of philosophy, and in many ways, it shaped who I am and what I'm about in my day to day. since 2018. With a budget of approximately $1.8 billion and nearly 200 employees, he helps to leads the largest federal entity dedicated to funding educational research. Dr. Jerlando F.L.

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Cultivating Tomorrow’s HBCU Leaders: The H.E.L.F. Foundation Effect

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is an HBCU-centric program, and we are unapologetic about it,” says Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard, who served as president of Wilberforce University from 2018 until his retirement in 2023. You can’t do innovation without strong human capital,” says Felton, adding that collaboration among HBCUs is the model. Felton While H.E.L.F.

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AI in Community Colleges: Navigating a Human-Centered Future in the Shadow of AB 2370

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Note: This article used collaboration between the human author and the AI programs of ChatGPT, Copilot, and Meta AI. While AI-powered tools offer potential to enhance teaching and learning, concerns about AI replacing human instructors have sparked a complex debate. The Bill, an act to add Section 87359.2

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AI in Community Colleges: Navigating a Human-Centered Future in the Shadow of AB 2370

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Note: This article used collaboration between the human author and the AI programs of ChatGPT, Copilot, and Meta AI. While AI-powered tools offer potential to enhance teaching and learning, concerns about AI replacing human instructors have sparked a complex debate. The Bill, an act to add Section 87359.2