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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

According to The Glossary of Education Reform (2016), engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion students show when they are learning or being taught. Through the use of engaging techniques, it is possible (and essential) to create a positive learning environment across the distance!

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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

According to The Glossary of Education Reform (2016), engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion students show when they are learning or being taught. Through the use of engaging techniques, it is possible (and essential) to create a positive learning environment across the distance!

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones?

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones?

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Enhancing Face-to-Face Education: Leveraging Learning Management Systems for Student Success? 

Faculty Focus

Washington (2019) studied the face-to-face instructor experience, and we already had anecdotal information, along with some survey data, from our own faculty regarding their use and preferences regarding the LMS. Dr. Angie Fedon is the director for the Department of Classroom Innovation and Online Education at Concordia University, Nebraska.

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Scaffolding Virtual Simulations in Higher Education for Career-Readiness

WCET Frontiers

Post-secondary education serves as a cornerstone for personal development and plays a large role in shaping an individual’s career path. Such an education provides the opportunity to increase a student’s understanding of their chosen field and to develop important skills for their daily personal and work life.

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The Importance of Women’s Leadership in Higher Education

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Firstly, education is a fundamental human right that should be accessible to all, regardless of gender. Secondly, education is a key driver of economic growth and development, and women’s equal access to education is essential for achieving sustainable development goals. But we’re not there yet.