When to Show Students Grace: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself

5 Questions on Course Flexibility

Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Ashley Hall is an experienced business educator with a passion for leadership development   The ramifications of COVID-19 are far-reaching. Over the past eighteen months, many instructors have been far more flexible and forgiving with all the changes and uncertainties brought about by COVID. As we head into a new academic year, should this […]

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Texas and the Constitutional Right to Abortion

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMark Jones is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Rice University in Houston, Texas   In the wake of the recent near-total abortion ban in Texas, teaching about the constitutional right to abortion may feel like a difficult subject to broach. Students may have their own lived experiences with abortion, and emotions […]

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Diversity, Persistence and Retention in an Introductory Computing Course

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Reading Time: 10 minutesBy: Kelly Hinson, Information Technology instructor at Gaston College in Dallas, North Carolina   Retention, persistence and diversity. What do these words mean in education? What do they mean for students and instructors? We toss these three words around a lot today, but in practice, how might acknowledging diversity, persistence and retention impact our courses? […]

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Exploring the New Windows 11 Features

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Reading Time: 5 minutesAuthor: Corinne Hoisington, Professor of Information Systems Technology, Central Virginia Community College   As I begin writing this, please imagine my present visual—palm on forehead. Yes, Microsoft said originally that we would forever have Windows 10. Well, forever has ended. Welcome to the next jump in the technology continuum. Microsoft unveiled on June 24, 2021 […]

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5 Ways to Help Students Overcome Technology Anxiety

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Reading Time: 3 minutesElyse Adler is an Assistant Professor of Information Technology   Computers, tablets, smartphones… the average college student today has grown up with these tech tools; they used them in middle school and high school, and they have them for their own personal use. The average college student knows how to use social media, take pictures, […]

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Student Success: A Responsibility Shared by Instructors & Students

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Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Billi Bromer is a Professor of Education at Brenau University   Most students enroll in a course intending to be successful. Faculty plan their instruction with the hopes that their students will complete the course more knowledgeable and skilled than when they started. Some students, whether online or in a face-to-face environment, will accomplish […]

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Designing Flexible Courses During COVID-19

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Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Sinjini Mitra is a professor at the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department at California State University, Fullerton   Designing flexible courses for both online and in-person learning is essential for the fall 2021 semester. After a long eighteen months and vaccines becoming available, my students and I were excited to return to in-person. […]

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What I Learned as a Dual Enrollment Instructor

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Reading Time: 4 minutesLisa Heller Boragine is a Communication Studies coordinator and Tenured Associate Professor of Communication   If you’ve taught for any length of time, you can probably remember a time when barely anyone knew what dual enrollment was. High school students taking college courses while still enrolled in high school? Back then, it sounded almost preposterous. […]

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