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Professor Corinne Hoisington’s New Favorite Tool for Teaching Online

Author: Corinne Hoisington, Professor of Information Systems Technology, Central Virginia Community College Sounds like most of us will be at times connecting remotely with our students and higher ed colleagues this fall....

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7 Ways to Show Presence and Compassion in Online Spaces

Essie Childers is a Professor of Student Success at Blinn College in Bryan, Texas. Do you feel as if you are building a boat while sailing? Figuratively speaking, many of us...

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My favorite Office 2019 Feature – LinkedIn Resume Assistant for Word

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMicrosoft Office 2019 has some neat features that allow your creative juices to flow. Let me start with my personal favorite – Microsoft Word and the LinkedIn Resume Assistant. Microsoft purchased...

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Success Strategies for Teamwork in the Online Setting

Group assignments teach students far more than simply what they glean from the research they conduct and the project they complete. Astute students will also learn important lessons about communicating clearly, establishing plans and...

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Tips for Taking Online Exams

For some students, taking an online exam is a new and somewhat bewildering experience. They don’t know what to expect, and aren’t certain of the skills and strategies that will enable them...

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Teaching Academic Integrity & Plagiarism Across Disciplines

Academic Integrity Teaching students the value of academic integrity and the dangers of plagiarism should be part of any college discipline. Learning the importance of original work, intellectual property, and appropriate attribution...

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Xenophobia: An Ugly Byproduct of Covid-19

Janet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. As if COVID-19 weren’t ugly enough, we are...

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How to Manage the Tech Skill Gap Among Students

Janet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. I don’t know about your students, but not...

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