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Social Media in Higher Education
Is social media an effective tool in higher education learning environments? How can it be used effectively in teaching and learning?
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Three Success Tips for Non-traditional Students
Are you a non-traditional student? College can be challenging enough before non-traditional student characteristics such as a long commute, familial status, full-time employment, and late college enrollment come into play. This being the case, at MyEducator we affirm that non-traditional students can achieve success. If you are struggling to meet Read more…
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Instructor and Course Evaluations: Creating a Culture of Feedback and Growth
Instructors and students benefit from creating a culture of feedback and growth in the classroom. Learn how instructor and course evaluations help foster a culture of feedback and growth.
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Dig Deeper: Peer Feedback and Self-Assessment
This post is meant to focus on the final two steps of the AFL process—peer feedback and self-assessment. These two steps focus on the student’s growth and are intrinsic to a successful AFL implementation. The question becomes how to do them well.
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Dig Deeper: Assessment for Learning
Assessment for learning assesses students constantly during the learning process and allows instructors to adapt their instruction to meet students where they are and help them get to where they need to be.
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Communication in the Classroom
There is a space between confusion and clarity that is bridged only by clear, careful communication. As instructors, bridging that gap is essential. But communication is not always easy. Using successful communication in the classroom means both understanding the styles of communication students may use and practicing the basics of Read more…
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Ten Life Hacks for Instructors
There’s only so much time in a day, and it has a tendency to fill itself up with far more than a single person can feasibly do. Or so it often feels. This can be especially true for instructors whose jobs do not end the moment they step out of Read more…
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Starting Out Right: The Art of the Pre-Assessment
“If you fail to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Or so H.K. Williams—and many since—have warned us. For an instructor, this has many different applications, but there is one application that often gets overlooked: the pre-assessment. What Is the Pre-Assessment? The pre-assessment is a test that an instructor will Read more…
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Accessibility Matters: Full Opportunity, Full Access
There are a number of reasons to use online textbooks, just as there are many reasons to be concerned as to whether they are the right choice. Accessibility concerns fall under both umbrellas, in some ways a benefit to students with disabilities and at times a cause for concern. For students Read more…
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Experiential Learning Series
Did you miss our article series on experiential learning? Check out the links below to learn more about experiential learning: what it is, what it looks like, how to work with your students’ individual needs, and how to incorporate it into your teaching.