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The four foundations of belonging at university

Wonkhe

New research from Wonkhe and Pearson shows four foundations to student belonging. The post The four foundations of belonging at university appeared first on Wonkhe.

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How and Why to Use Asynchronous Videos in Your Online Courses

Faculty Focus

While Zoom was the “it” word during the pivot to online learning throughout COVID-19, it is high time to consider alternatives to synchronous online classes that benefit student learning. After all, “Zoom fatigue” has real effects on cognitive processing (Waldbieser, 2021). While people will still be Zooming for some time, taking time to create, produce, and implement asynchronous videos or asynchronous video assignments for your online class can yield multiple benefits.

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You can’t culture war with the economy

Wonkhe

Noting a new report on decolonisation and culture wars controversies, Chloe Ferguson bemoans the miasma that distracts from the material issues students face. The post You can’t culture war with the economy appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Rapper AJ Tracey launches fund to help Black students at Oxford University

The Guardian - Higher Education

The west London musician has followed in the footsteps of fellow artist Stormzy – but is braced for a negative response from some AJ Tracey is braced for a backlash. For years, the west London rapper has been someone who says he gets “stick for everything for no reason”. “Every action I’ve ever done in my whole life, since I was a little kid, has been looked upon negatively,” he adds.

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Representation Matters: Reflections on Academia’s ‘Leaky Pipeline’

HEPI

HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. This post was kindly contributed by Dr Blessing Marandure, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Fair Outcomes Champion on the Decolonising DMU Project at De Montfort University. ‘Who did you say sent you?’ … I remember being asked this question very clearly.

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3 Questions for Coursera’s Alexandra Urban

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation When I learned that Dr. Alexandra Urban recently completed her EdD (Doctor of Education ) while working full-time at Coursera, I had to hear more. Alexandra graciously answered my questions about her graduate research, her work at Coursera, and her advice for others hoping to follow a similar career path. Q1: Tell us about your role at Coursera.

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The Causes and Consequences of Graduate School Debt - Katharine Meyer, Brookings

Economics and Change in Higher Education

In order to develop proposals to address future debt, we must first understand what drives cumulative and individual loan balances – and the consequences of that borrowing – for different postsecondary populations. While these discussions have often (rightfully) focused on undergraduate students, graduate students comprise an increasingly large share of student loan borrowers, meriting careful analysis of their enrollment and borrowing behaviors.

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College is one way to get ahead. It shouldn't be the only one - Maria Flynn, WBUR

Economics and Change in Higher Education

The good news is that, despite the confusion and concerns, change is happening. The U.S. Department of Labor recently designated $113 million in funding toward expanding Registered Apprenticeship for adults and school-aged young people. The bipartisan ISA Student Protection Act of 2022, introduced in the U.S. Senate in July, is a step toward making outcome-based financing, which ties learners’ training costs to their post-program salaries.

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