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Seven ways to leverage faculty development for student success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Maximizing faculty development’s impact on student success and equitable learning requires targeted action. That’s the upshot of a recent report from Every Learner Everywhere, Achieving the Dream and the Online Learning Consortium. ” At MSIs, the figure was only 29 percent.

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

This reliance on numbers has driven many colleges to focus heavily on metrics in an effort to improve outcomes, streamline operations, and secure funding. As community colleges across the United States struggle with declining retention rates, it has become increasingly clear that institutional focus should not be limited to numbers alone.

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The end of in-person learning? Setting higher ed’s online goals for 2025

University Business

More from UB: Three ways colleges can re-engage adult learners Goal setting can help develop meaningful goals for online education. It involves understanding what drives student demand, investing in program quality and securing faculty buy-in.

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Report: Faculty development courses raise educator and student achievement

University Business

Your faculty may be made up of world-renowned professors, but that doesn’t mean students are grasping the material. Unless those educators are naturally talented, you may want to consider enrolling them in a faculty development course if they are student-facing. One new report proves the efficacy of doing just that.

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Empowering Education Through Collaboration: The Success of the Mississippi Virtual Community College

WCET Frontiers

Today, we’re excited to spotlight the Mississippi Virtual Community College (MSVCC) and hear from Christa Wilhite and Krista LeBrun from the Mississippi Community College Board. The consortium model united community colleges across Mississippi, pooling resources to offer instructional support, training, and cutting-edge technologies.

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Should African Americans Trust the College Board with African American Studies?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The College Board's decision to revise its African American Studies curriculum has come under fire from many who argue that the changes are motivated by political pressure rather than pedagogical considerations. However, David Coleman, head of The College Board, insists that the changes were not due to political pressure. principles."

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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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