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Teaching to the Job: 3 Ways to Empower Students as the Workforce Pivots

Workplaces are increasingly dropping degree requisites for many roles that historically were only available to college graduates. Delta, Dell, IBM, and Bank of America have all removed the college degree requirement for...

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The Pros and Cons of Standards-Based Grading

Standards-based grading (SBG) has been ingrained in the American education system for over a century. It has been a determining factor in students’ admissions to colleges, law schools, medical schools, and even...

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A Student’s POV on ChatGPT in Academia

What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Artificial intelligence, or AI, is the term to describe the creation of computer systems that are capable of carrying out tasks that traditionally require human intelligence. AI...

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Navigating Mental Health Issues on Campus [eBook]

Reading Time: < 1 minute“College is the best time in a young person’s life.” We’ve all heard it, but we know it’s truer for some students than it is for others. But how should faculty...

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How We Improved Course Completion Rates

Sandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology department at Seminole State College 9 ways we redesigned courses to support all students and improve course completion rates Clear course...

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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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