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Changes in the Academic Profession

…fringe benefits accompany the positions. Faculty holding these positions usage::can[1,verb];School:may”>may have voting privileges and be eligible for professional development opportunities. In other places, faculty in these positions are marginalized by…

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Using a Capstone Course to Assess Learning

…to include more oral exercises in their courses, although content and class size make this difficult. It was this feedback that encouraged the development and implementation of the learning-through-teaching activity…

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Student Learning Outcomes Initiative

…Office is to provide faculty with training, help them with research, provide resources, and create an assessment process. Its role has evolved to include curriculum development, course articulation, quality initiatives,…

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Long-Term Benefits of Learner-Centered Instruction

…There is growing evidence that courses with learner-centered approaches—those approaches that use active learning strategies to engage students directly in learning processes—enhance academic achievement and promote the development of important…

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Four Ways to Motivate Your Students

…View Educational and Professional Development and a faculty member at the University of British Columbia, has devised a four-step process to motivate students for a more stimulating class for students…

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Four Levels of Student Reflection

…or an aspect of their professional practice and make accurate judgments about it. It’s not an easy skill to acquire, and practice is essential to its development. If teachers are…

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