Volume XLVI, No. 6 | April 4, 2024 What About the Average Student? When I was a middle school guidance counselor, I read a poem called The Average Child by Mike Buscemi. The last two stanzas have stayed with me and shaped my teaching as my career transitioned to higher education. ’Cause, since [...]
Volume XLVI, No. 5 | March 21, 2024 Socratic Seminars: How to Keep the Whole Class Engaged and Using Higher-Level Thinking Skills The Socratic method of learning is as old as Socrates himself. Many instructors wish they understood the method enough to use it in their classrooms. Others who use it are [...]
Volume XLVI, No. 4 | March 7, 2024 Redefining Support in Online Learning: The Benefits of Embedded Learning Assistants Abstract Students often need help to succeed academically, whether that's to understand a concept, complete an assignment, or improve their skills. However, asking for help risks appearing inadequate or dependent, which can create [...]
Volume XLVI, No. 3 | February 22, 2024 The Power of Possibility: How Community Colleges Can Champion Success for English Language Learners ELLs Face Steep Barriers English language learners (ELLs) are motivated to succeed despite facing difficulties due to not being fluent English speakers. They also often have varying college readiness levels. [...]
Volume XLVI, No. 2 | February 8, 2024 Battle of the Books: Evaluating the Reading Comprehension of HTML and PDF Textbook Formats Introduction Executive function refers to the cognitive skills needed for planning, monitoring, and controlling cognitive processes. As the brain matures and executive functioning improves, it facilitates prioritizing, critical thinking, decision [...]
Volume XLVI, No. 1 | January 25, 2024 Leveraging Internal and External Stakeholders to Optimize Student Success Introduction How do we define student success? Every institution of higher learning may have a slightly different perspective, although there are certain widely accepted metrics. These include graduation rates; pass rates, especially in gateway courses; [...]
Volume XLV, No. 18 | November 30, 2023 Using Simulation to Explore Healthcare Careers Eastside High School’s Biomedical Science Academy was established to serve high school students through innovation and technology. The Academy was designed using the Linked Learning approach. Linked Learning encompasses a stringent combination of academics, career and technical education, [...]
Volume XLV, No. 17 | November 16, 2023 Introducing ByFlex Course Design: A Bimodal Flexible Course Model Abstract Colleges and universities had to embrace online learning during COVID-19 in order to keep operations running and continue to serve students. With the restrictions placed on us all, on-campus attendance was not an option. [...]
Volume XLV, No. 16 | November 2, 2023 Improving Student Outcomes Through Collaborative Partnerships Faculty and staff at community and technical colleges demonstrate every day the ability to think with care and nuance about how to best support the students who walk through the doors of their institutions. Community and technical college [...]
Volume XLV, No. 15 | October 19, 2023 Creating an Equity-Minded Syllabus for a Post-Covid Classroom “Everyone smiles in the same language.” If you are anything like me, you smiled when you read the above quote. Aside from its effect of making people smile, I love this quote because it represents equality and [...]
