Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

“ According to the latest research on college students and mental health, three out of 10 students have struggled with depression in the last two weeks, and over one in four have expressed issues with anxiety. Described below are three ways that instructors support student well-being and mental health.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Around the semester midpoint you may be noticing that some of your students are becoming overwhelmed, may lack motivation, or feel disconnected from the class. Below, let me share instructional strategies that I use in my courses (virtual, asynchronous, and in-person) to recover student engagement. Sound familiar?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Bartell, Sandra Robinson & Willie McKether Only two-thirds of new college students will complete their degree within six years. For Black, Latinx, and Native American students, this number is much lower. Moreover, institutions are grappling with faculty burnout, dissatisfaction, and resignations at growing rates.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2023

Traditionally, the one-size-fits-all approach to assessment has been dominant, with all students completing the same activities throughout the course. This method, however, often leads to a lack of student engagement and, consequently, less effective learning.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

“ According to the latest research on college students and mental health, three out of 10 students have struggled with depression in the last two weeks, and over one in four have expressed issues with anxiety. Described below are three ways that instructors support student well-being and mental health.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

We believe many faculty have not had the time, space, or support to process feelings of grief and loss. For faculty developers and faculty seeking support, what does care look like during these desperate times?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 3, 2023

People are working to understand what ‘equitable’ means for their courses,” said Dr. Deneca Avant, interim assistant vice president for faculty development, diversity, and learning. .

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Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

We believe many faculty have not had the time, space, or support to process feelings of grief and loss. For faculty developers and faculty seeking support, what does care look like during these desperate times?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2023

He was appointed as fellow to help bolster Brown’s efforts and relationships with HBCUs, according to Brown officials, who added that he will create a consortium of partner schools for research, faculty development, student opportunities, and bolstering the number of HBCU undergraduates attending graduate school.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As educators, in order to advance our assessment methods so that it serves the learning of our students, it’s important to prioritize aligning the intended learning outcomes with assessment tasks. Moreover, assessment should be incorporated as an integral component of the student learning experience.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

The EAB fellowship has allowed me to focus, on behalf of Ball State University, on the question: What does meaningful faculty development look like at every career milestone? I learned a great deal about strategic planning, budget models, and student success.

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

Professor, Head of Faculty Recruitment and Retention, and former Vice Provost for Faculty Success, California State University, Sacramento Register Now Sponsored by The post Improving Faculty Well-Being: A 3-Level Strategy to Reduce Burnout and Increase Retention appeared first on University Business.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As educators, in order to advance our assessment methods so that it serves the learning of our students, it’s important to prioritize aligning the intended learning outcomes with assessment tasks. Moreover, assessment should be incorporated as an integral component of the student learning experience.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

NEEL is a national nonprofit organization focused on expanding social and economic mobility for high school students. The UC system plans to offer two courses in the winter/spring term of 2024 to Title I schools, or federally designated schools with low-income students.

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Continuous Learning Institute

MARCH 31, 2024

Increased Accessibility: From the use of alt text to a greater awareness of how to support neurodivergent students, there’s been a strong faculty-led charge towards inclusivity for individuals with disabilities at many campuses. Grading Reform: More faculty than ever before are reimagining grading practices.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For many community college students, gateway math courses—required for entry into many programs of study—have functioned more like gatekeeper math courses. Students have a lot of trauma around math,” said Dr. Laura Schueller, strategy director for Complete College America. What they found was striking. What they found was striking.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2023

It was about the degree to which “intelligence” can be authenticated within the scope of the Eurocentric framework and without knowledge of students’ sense of contributions and achievements of people worldwide who look like them. This article, written by Dr. William B.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 20, 2023

Supporting Student Success in Higher Education: A Comprehensive Guide editor Thu, 07/20/2023 - 04:08 Higher education is an exciting and transformative journey, offering students a wealth of opportunities for personal growth and academic achievement. This is where Student Success in Higher Education peeps in.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2023

An interesting exercise we do during our faculty development program is reminisce about the very first day we taught as a teacher. It might be about a time when you were a research student and were replacing a teacher on leave or your start as a new teacher on a temporary position.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

However, TCU students often transfer to PWIs to continue their education or engage in bilateral mobility between TCUs and PWIs while working toward degree requirements. The movement and transition between these institutional types can be jarring to Indigenous students.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Do they respect you?

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2023

An interesting exercise we do during our faculty development program is reminisce about the very first day we taught as a teacher. It might be about a time when you were a research student and were replacing a teacher on leave or your start as a new teacher on a temporary position.

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Academic Tech Tips

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As a student that has kept nearly every required textbook, I can reflect on the utility of such a cogent textbook concept, and now would like to transfer its reader-friendly approach to the great wide realm of instructional technologies—to start, within in the smaller realm of AI authoring tools for teaching and learning.

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ACRLog

APRIL 29, 2024

After a decade as a librarian, I left libraries for a while and was director of faculty development at UNLV, in the provost’s office. Last year I returned to the library faculty as science liaison. Are there new roles and ways of engaging on your campus?

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Continuous Learning Institute

MARCH 19, 2023

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Learn about the power of humanizing online learning for college students. In this episode, I interview Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Faculty at the Foothill-De Anza Community College District (Scroll down to access the transcript.) 25:20:75: Reframing faculty professional development as equity infrastructure.

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Creatrix Campus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

20 step guide for implementing Outcome-Based Education admin Wed, 11/29/2023 - 07:24 In a fast-paced educational realm, Outcome-Based Education (OBE) emerges as the catalyst for student success. Tailor these objectives to fit each course's unique characteristics and goals, offering a clear guide for both instructors and students.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Boards are charged with overseeing an institution’s mission, vision, values, strategic direction, financial health, academic quality, student success, community engagement, diversity, inclusion, research, faculty development, campus safety, and more. Evolving with a holistic approach is more important now than it's ever been.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 25, 2023

The choice-based credit system (CBCS) emerges as a revolutionary solution, offering a flexible and student-centered approach to learning. The Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS) is a progressive framework that empowers students to choose courses based on their interests, abilities, and career aspirations.

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University Business

JULY 21, 2023

Joanna Brooks, Associate Vice President for Faculty Advancement and Student Success at San Diego State University, believes higher education leaders must reexamine their institutional structures to ensure the focus of faculty affairs goes beyond equipping staff with the tools to “survive the system.”

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Alison Wrynn , associate vice chancellor for academic programs, innovations and faculty development at the California State University system, has been chosen as senior vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at the University System of Maryland.

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 3, 2023

Why this is important Students need transparency when it comes to faculty expectations around AI use in class. Since expectations around AI use will vary from instructor to instructor and discipline to discipline, it is especially important that we provide students with clear expectations at the beginning of the term.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Do they respect you?

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University Business

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Institutions often wind up continuing to pay OPMs but without the returns that were promised in growing online program student populations. Is the low enrollment due to marketing, quality, student online services or something else? A dedicated support desk should be available 24/7 to address online student and faculty issues.

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ACPA

MARCH 6, 2023

Her recent book, “ Creating Inclusive Online Communities : Practices that Support and Engage Diverse Students ” focuses on how to better support college students in online learning environments. Supporting online students starts with recognizing that they are not a monolith. I started my doctoral program in 2013.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

To fill immediate gaps, smaller academic programs, such as Critical Thinking Initiatives and Centers for Teaching and Learning, can help campus communities begin engaging with generative AI thoughtfully while fostering student success and workplace readiness. Need #3: Assessing the impact of faculty and student use of AI.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

To fill immediate gaps, smaller academic programs, such as Critical Thinking Initiatives and Centers for Teaching and Learning, can help campus communities begin engaging with generative AI thoughtfully while fostering student success and workplace readiness. Need #3: Assessing the impact of faculty and student use of AI.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 29, 2023

From 2012 to 2019, pre-pandemic, the percentage of students enrolled in at least one distance education course increased from 25.5 million students. One survey found that seven out of 10 students planned to take at least some courses in a fully online format post-pandemic. million to 3.4

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