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How You Can Habituate the Circular Model of Reflection: Before-Action, During-Action, After-Action, and Beyond-Action

Faculty Focus

How I Approach the Circular Model of Reflection In general, Schons model of reflection is practicable, where unexpected class issues can be identified and sufficiently solved immediately; together with before the action and after the action, the problem-setting and problem-solving can be iterated until desired results come about.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

Faculty Focus

Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. Davidson, 2021; Pritts, 2023) to position AI as a partner in faculty development. Spitale et al.

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

University Business

This shift raises a key question: Are traditional classrooms becoming obsolete, or can a blended model offer the best of both worlds while meeting students’ diverse needs? Prioritizing faculty development and buy-in: Faculty engagement is pivotal to successful online learning.

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Beyond Evaluation: Using Peer Observation to Strengthen Teaching Practices

Faculty Focus

Exploring peer observation models, their stages, and practical methods and resources for use in higher education are all part of this process. Models of Peer Observation The focus of the peer observation defines its goal, context, and the way the participants act and feel toward the process.

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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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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

Encourage Faculty-Student Engagement Outside the Classroom: Encouraging faculty to engage with students outside the classroom through office hours, mentoring programs, and informal interactions can significantly enhance student-faculty relationships and foster a sense of belonging.

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When Inclusion Gets Complicated: What Faculty Need to Know About Service Dogs in Higher Ed

Academe Blog

Whos Doing It Well: Learning from Leading Institutions Some universities are already modeling inclusive practices. These models show that with the right mindset and tools, inclusion is not only possible, but practical. Advocate for department-wide training during faculty development days.