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How I Reduced the DFW Rate

Sandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology department at Seminole State College What is a DFW rate? The term “DFW rate” refers to the percentage of students in a...

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How to Engage Students and Create Those “Aha” Moments

Sherri Singer is a Professor and Department Head for Social & Behavioral Sciences at Alamance Community College in North Carolina We all remember that one professor who made the subject come...

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New Student Orientations Should Address Academic Integrity

Kristin McDonald is a Professor and Associate Chair of Human Services and Sociology at Post University As a Xennial (I refute being identified as a geriatric Millenial) in higher education, I...

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How to Keep Students Engaged

Caleb Jud is a Business Development Specialist at Cengage who enjoys cooking, gardening, and lapidary—making rocks nice and shiny! “Anyone….? Anyone…? Bueller…? Bueller…?” We’ve all encountered an instructor like Ferris Bueller’s...

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Preparing Students To Be Productive in the Future Workforce

Dr. Jacque Taylor is an Assistant Dean at Greenville Technical College Educators have the daunting task of predicting how to prepare students for a workforce that will look much different than...

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Why Strong Student-Teacher Relationships Are Vital

Dr. Jewrell Rivers is a professor of Sociology, Marriage and Family and Criminal Justice at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Traditionally, educators have focused on being more effective in the use of...

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How My Institution Celebrates Pride Beyond June

Anitre Bell is a College Success Facilitator and Instructor at the Community College of Beaver County Pride Month is officially here. We’ll see stores celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community through merchandise and...

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A Student’s Thoughts on Cheating During COVID-19

Chloe Adamowicz is a Marketing major with an Economics minor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Back on March 15, 2020, a wave of excitement spread across the country: Two whole...

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