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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...

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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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Awakening the Zombie: How to Transform Your Class with Active Learning

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAwakening the Zombie: How to Transform Your Class with Active Learning – a presention by: Shawn Orr, Ashland University In her webinar on active learning, Shawn Orr pointed to a number...

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Teaching Financial Literacy: Tips for Integrating Financial Management Fundamentals into Your Course

Daniel Fox is Chair of the Economics and Finance Department and Associate Professor of Law at Ashland University A 2019 Employee Financial Wellness Survey, by PwC, revealed that fifty-nine percent of...

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The Importance of Self-Reflection in Learning

Janet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. I was brought into the cult of self-reflection kicking...

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Student Internships: Alive but Ailing During the Pandemic

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 our students don’t have enough to...

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Tips for Student Success in an Online Course

Online learning may appeal to students for any number of reasons: the convenience of anytime, anywhere learning; the flexible and self-paced nature of many courses; and the asynchronous type of discussions that...

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