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Students and Online Courses

Online Courses: Tips for Student Success in this “New Normal” Format

Due to COVID-19, many, if not most, college students have been learning fully online, finishing out their semesters or courses from home and in front of the computer. Though the initial transition...
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Tips for Students: How to Study with 5, 3, or 1 Day Until the Exam

While creating a solid study plan that spans over several days is considered the best practice for exams, sometimes life happens, and students need to fit a week’s worth of studying into...
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Tips for Students: Leadership Qualities — Staying On Target

Though certain people may seem to have that je ne sais quoi that inspires others to follow their lead, the ingredients of true leadership aren’t really a mystery. Many people have researched and studied...
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Tips for Students: How to Contribute Positively to a Team

If you’ve participated in a group or team of any sort, you recognize that each individual’s efforts either add to or detract from the group’s success. (You probably have some stories that...
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Transitioning to Remote Learning: Instructor FAQ

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to force instructors into remote learning environments, instructors with past online teaching experience are at a clear advantage when it comes to engaging students, creating lessons and...
7 tips for teaching the soft skills employers want

Tips for Teaching the Skills Employers Want

Janet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz.   Because I taught business communication for nearly two...
students seated at a table and two of them are asleep

Class Activity on Social Loafing: a Powerful Way to Demonstrate It

tudents usually hate group projects because one or two people in the group wind up doing most of the work. Here’s an activity that demonstrates this idea of “social loafing” and...
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How You Know You’ve Made a Difference to a Student

You work tirelessly to be the best instructor possible for your students—doing everything you can to help them succeed in and out of class. But when it’s time to see the fruits...
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