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Using Visible Thinking Routines in the Writing Process 

Faculty Focus

Visible Thinking Routines (VTR) were developed as part of the Harvard Project Zero. We were asked to choose a meaningful word, phrase, and sentence from a passage. There were other exposures to VTR but nothing as notable. Students worked in groups to read three short news articles on the same topic.

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Study: Community College Housing Program Produced Better Life Outcomes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The longitudinal study followed 422 housing insecure students, who were given the opportunity to apply for a housing voucher to lower the cost of a private housing unit. In reality, after grants and scholarships, one year of community college “now costs students an excess of $15,000 a year,” said Goldrick-Rab.

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Using Visible Thinking Routines in the Writing Process 

Faculty Focus

Visible Thinking Routines (VTR) were developed as part of the Harvard Project Zero. We were asked to choose a meaningful word, phrase, and sentence from a passage. There were other exposures to VTR but nothing as notable. Students worked in groups to read three short news articles on the same topic.

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What To Do When A Modality of A Learning Experience is Unclear? –  New WCET Paper

WCET Frontiers

Nicole Johnson’s new WCET-sponsored paper addresses the basic question: “ What to do when a modality of a learning experience is unclear ?” Those were murky and bad before the pandemic, and they are seemingly much worse now. What technologies and software will be used? Help is on the way!!! No guidelines are perfect.

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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After reading this year’s report, my position remains unchanged, prompting me to offer a few tidbits of advice to college and university presidents and their advancement teams in preparation for fundraising for the 2023-2024 Academic Year. billion and $516.65 billion in charitable giving, respectively. billion and $516.65 Dr. Roderick L.

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Taking the Pulse of Higher Education: AI, Cost, Stress and Beyond

Today's Learner

Reading Time: 3 minutes For the last four years, we’ve checked in with students, faculty and administrators from two- and four-year institutions around the country to gauge what’s happening in their worlds and how they feel about some of the biggest issues facing higher education. Read the latest Digital Learning Pulse results here.

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The New Writing Advice

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: University of Venus As someone who worked as a writing center administrator and now coaches faculty writers, I’ve consumed more academic writing advice than the average bear. Impotent with rage and despair, and exhausted from not sleeping, the words didn’t come, and the ones that did were pretty lousy.

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