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Weekend Reading: Education and Scholarship – An overlooked solution to the teaching dilemma

HEPI

Universities have started recognising the importance of Education and Scholarship (E&S) academic roles to maintain a good balance between education and research. In terms of research, there is far less recognition of excellence in education and scholarship compared to excellence in subject-specific research output.

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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

Faculty Focus

Institutions can implement the following measures to alleviate these challenges: Scholarship Programs: Expanding scholarship programs to include online students can provide crucial financial support. Leveraging Scholarship Programs Scholarship programs can be adapted to support online students from diverse backgrounds.

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College cancels classes for career, advising expo

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania hosted a full-day advising and career exploration event in lieu of classes on March 21, giving students an opportunity to access resources and develop their success plans. Faculty members who hosted workshops were awarded with professional development credit.

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What’s Holding Back Good Teaching?

Faculty Focus

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on September 17, 2018 © Magna Publications. Meanwhile, mediocre teaching doesn’t deter professional advancement, especially when one’s productive on the research side of things. We tend to ascribe lower value to pedagogical scholarship than traditional research.

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Commission for Assessment and Evaluation 24-25 Chair Report

ACPA

Many of our members experienced shifts in their professional trajectories and institutional contexts, including reduced professional development funding. Our efforts were recognized with the Commission Excellence in Research and Scholarship award.

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Helping students with the job hunt via head shots

Inside Higher Ed

“Having a polished and professional image online is vital in today’s digital era. Students are tech-savvy, and many have already recognized the importance of having good head shots for their professional development. The challenge is removing barriers between college students and professional head shots.”

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Building community in online conferences, events (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

While we agree with some of the key points in their article, we feel that others underestimate the potential of virtual and hybrid professional development. Our ongoing conversations have helped us realize just how significant a gap there is in traditional professional development worldwide. Schedule wisely.