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Motivational Force: Building a Foundation for Student Success

Faculty Focus

Eighteen students crammed themselves into a stuffy classroom assigned for my first-year seminar course on a sunny day in September. At one point, I asked these college newcomers to share academic and career aspirations. References Ash, S. L., & Clayton, P.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus. Faculty development seminars can also be conducted to share best practices in incorporating interdisciplinary knowledge. Newell, W. H., & Green, W.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus. Faculty development seminars can also be conducted to share best practices in incorporating interdisciplinary knowledge. Newell, W. H., & Green, W.

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

Faculty Focus

Finally, the mind map’s hands-on and (potentially) communal contributions to learning offers a path for students to develop critical reflection skills. Hull is an associate professor of Chinese studies at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. She also presents regularly on topics related to pedagogy and faculty development.

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

Faculty Focus

Finally, the mind map’s hands-on and (potentially) communal contributions to learning offers a path for students to develop critical reflection skills. Hull is an associate professor of Chinese studies at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. She also presents regularly on topics related to pedagogy and faculty development.

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Motivational Force: Building a Foundation for Student Success

Faculty Focus

Eighteen students crammed themselves into a stuffy classroom assigned for my first-year seminar course on a sunny day in September. At one point, I asked these college newcomers to share academic and career aspirations. References Ash, S. L., & Clayton, P.

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The Five Things You Should be Doing to Prepare for AI’s First Full Year at College

WCET Frontiers

That report, Supporting Instruction and Learning Through Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Institutional Practices and Policies , found that only four percent of respondents reported that their institution had an overall institutional strategy for approaching AI, and only seven percent had strategies at the department or college level.

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