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    Vulnerability in the classroom: instructor's ability to build trust impacts the student's learning experience

    This study on “Vulnerability in the Classroom” uses the social, political, economic, legal, intercultural, and technological (SPELIT) environments, called the SPELIT model, and the Kruger Iceberg Change (2011) model to analyze the impacts of changing a traditional college culture to one that... Read more about Vulnerability in the classroom: instructor's ability to build trust impacts the student's learning experience

    A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Service-Learning on Students

    This meta-analysis of the impact of service-learning on students shows empirical support for the position that following certain recommended practices—such as linking to curriculum, voice, community involvement, and reflection—was associated with better outcomes.

    Rethinking student participation in the college classroom: Can commitment and self-affirmation enhance oral participation?

    This article highlights the importance of self-affirmation and commitment as a route to academic success when it comes to student participation. This article explores the evidence-based practice of student goal setting. An extended multidisciplinary literature review looks at student...

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    Enhancing Discussions in the Asynchronous Online Classroom: The Lack of Face-to-Face Interaction Does Not Lessen the Lesson

    This article addresses educators’ concerns about using asynchronous online discussions in lieu of face-to-face discussions. Drawing from research on asynchronous online education and Bloom’s taxonomy, the authors introduce the system of “original examples” and “value-added comments” that they have... Read more about Enhancing Discussions in the Asynchronous Online Classroom: The Lack of Face-to-Face Interaction Does Not Lessen the Lesson

    Simulations and games: Use and barriers in higher education

    This article explores the use of simulations and games in tertiary education. It examines the extent to which academics use different simulation-based teaching approaches and how they perceive the barriers to adopting such techniques. 

    Interactive Open Educational Resources: A Guide to Finding, Choosing, and Using What’s Out There to Transform College Teaching by John D. Shank (review)

    In his book, John D. Shank explores the world of interactive open educational resources (OERs) by examining several of the most popular and highest quality digital repositories and library websites in depth in order to guide his audience towards best practices for utilizing these resources in the... Read more about Interactive Open Educational Resources: A Guide to Finding, Choosing, and Using What’s Out There to Transform College Teaching by John D. Shank (review)

    Risk-taking in higher education : the importance of negotiating intellectual challenge in the college classroom

    Risk-taking is foundational to the structure and goals of higher education. Encouraging students to consider new, diverse, even uncomfortable ideas is needed to develop a critically informed view of the world and establish one’s own values and beliefs. Yet, students and parents are increasingly... Read more about Risk-taking in higher education : the importance of negotiating intellectual challenge in the college classroom

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