Realistic expectations. Generosity with feedback. Active listening. Mentors are not just ordinary people—truly, they can build unique relationships, lift up others around them, and cultivate ways to connect. That is,…
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a program designed to mimic human intelligence. Within weeks of its release, the program amassed an unprecedented 100 million users, setting a new…
Immediate feedback is a successful engagement strategy that promotes active learning and fosters a supportive, inclusive classroom, especially when used with low stakes assignments or to gauge transfer of knowledge…
Classic online course standards emphasize the value of three types of interactions: student-instructor interaction, student-content interaction, and student-student interaction. But a recent pointed query from a colleague spawned a research…
Distance learning in colleges and universities is now recognized as more than an alternative to the traditional face-to-face classroom (Higher Ed Partners, 2021), which is how distance learning was largely…
The success of higher education institutions rests on their ability to increase student enrollment and retain learners. The foundation of achieving this lies in building a caring relationship with each…
For two and four-year institutions, retention, persistence, and completion generally are theoverarching goals. According to the Center for First-Generation Student Success 2018 survey results, the three most important student success…
“I came to teaching late” (Roger Rueff, The Hospitality Suite). No one ever taught me how to teach. I learned by osmosis. I reflected on my favorite teachers from kindergarten…
As the demand for online education surges, especially in the healthcare field, maintaining high standards and competencies should not falter because the delivery of education is on a different platform.…
As faculty, we strive to enhance our learner’s knowledge of content and prepare them to be professionals in carrying that new knowledge forward. Learners must apply newly learned content to…