…flexibility, increased student engagement, improved academic achievement), what I didn’t realize was how essential this model was for teaching in the wake of a global pandemic. Throughout spring 2021, I…
…academically. Mental health issues among adolescents and young adults have skyrocketed. At a time when their developmental success hinged on building self-efficacy and leveraging independence, they got exactly the opposite….
…This model would be a drastic change in the academic landscape, but the evolution of how we provide students with information and experience to succeed is at a diverging point….
…semester (and remapped, if necessary) in order to support academic honesty. Professors who wish to change assessment mapping should consult with the program coordinator or manager beforehand as this may…
…of engineering, which is my academic background, traditional methods such as lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions are the dominant content delivery vehicles. However, oftentimes, these activities are lecturer-led and time-bound….
…see the subject’s value (Labrov and Singer, 2010). These students come from varied academic backgrounds, resulting in different levels of preparedness and confidence (Tobias 1990; Gormally and Heil 2022). Some…
…to improve outcomes in other courses as well, building the academic confidence that is so important to our sense of belonging. Using discussions to practice critical thinking As future designers,…
Students often enter undergraduate research-based courses feeling academically underprepared and/or intimidated by the task of understanding and presenting research to their peers and professionals. The courses that focus on research…
