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3 simple research-based ways to ace a test
John Sadauskas, PhD, Learning Capabilities Design Manager, Pearson | June 27, 2017On top of the traditional challenges of balancing their classwork, part-/full-time jobs, extracurricular activities, and social lives, today’s higher...
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Serving others while getting a college degree – A Veteran’s story
Trisha Norfleet, 2016 Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education Scholar | March 9, 2017Transitioning into civilian student life was very challenging for me, but Ivy Tech Community College allowed a smoother transition…
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Closing the skills gap: Pipelines, reverse transfer, and workforce development
Interview with Dr. Dale Campbell, David Pelham, Carrie Samson, and Timothy Wilson | March 3, 2017The skills gap will continue to grow if we don’t make changes now to how students are prepared for...
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Shifting education from its back seat to the front row
Griffin Leach, 2016 Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education Scholar | March 2, 2017I knew that in order for me to meet my aspirations I would need a fresh start. Community college…
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I flipped my class, now everyone talks, laughs, and works
Kelly Donahue-Wallace, Author and Professor, University of North Texas | March 2, 2017My journey toward teaching in a flipped classroom began when I started teaching classes that met once a week...
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Flexible movements in mathematics: One path does not fit all?
Elayn Martin-Gay, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University of New Orleans | February 28, 2017There are presently a number of flexible movements in mathematics including mastery learning, flipped teaching, modular learning and co-requisite...
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The benefits of interdisciplinary conversations in transforming mathematics courses
Ana T. Torres-Ayala, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Academic Success Center; and Professors Ruthmae Sears, Ph.D., Fran Hopf, Ph.D., and Casey Williams, University of South Florida | February 24, 2017Teamwork makes the dream work! In our case, teamwork was critical to a collaborative effort that sought to improve...
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Teaching others to thrive in today’s business culture
Rachel Diaz, 2016 Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education Scholar | February 23, 2017I began creating a workforce development program that tackled students’ major-related insecurities by offering career readiness workshops and connecting…
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Improving learning in the classroom or online with a Wi-Fi document camera
Tom Carson, Natural Philosophy Department Head, Franklin Classical School | February 20, 2017Ever walked into your class and felt overwhelmed by the weight of having to cover so much material in...
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Redesigning trigonometry to give students what they need to succeed in calculus
Kirk Trigsted, Senior Instructor, Department of Mathematics, University of Idaho | February 17, 2017“What is the sine of pi….?” This was a question that I would routinely ask my calculus students at...
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