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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. The report , which is based on survey and interview data from 95 responding institutions, also draws on evidence-based standards for high-impact faculty development.

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Faculty development to improve student outcomes at community colleges (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Jaeger describe a new model that leverages faculty professional development to improve student outcomes at community colleges. Stout and Audrey J.

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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. MSVCC Academy for Faculty Development: Excellence in distance education relies on well-prepared faculty.

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

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. Faculty and staff should be encouraged to engage with students in meaningful ways that extend past classroom interactions.

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Recovering Student Engagement at Mid-course Time

Faculty Focus

Anna Conway, EdD is a professor and faculty developer at Des Moines Area Community College. Dr. Conway has served as director of Teaching and Learning for seven years at DMACC and is one of the content developers for the Inclusive Stem Teaching Project.

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An Unexpected Key to Performance in Gateway Math Courses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For many community college students, gateway math courses—required for entry into many programs of study—have functioned more like gatekeeper math courses. The colleges were in different regions and settings, ranged in size from small to large, and had racially diverse student bodies.

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

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. Faculty and staff should be encouraged to engage with students in meaningful ways that extend past classroom interactions.