September, 2018

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Developing Your Educational Plan(s) and Putting Your Residential Curriculum Into Practice

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

Once a department or division articulates the goals, outcomes, and objectives it hopes to achieve, and they’ve undergone the work to rubric, map, and sequence these objectives, the final step in the process is the development of an overall educational plan. Educational plans function much like blueprints. As plans, they outline time-based progression through the.

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University of Michigan wins Move in Week

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We have seen some pretty amazing Welcome videos in our time but we have to say this series from the University of Michigan has got to be our all-time favorite.

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The Iterative and Reciprocal Process of Developing Rubrics (With Training Video)

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

An important element of developing residential curriculum involves scaffolding and sequencing learning. Rubrics, or tools developed for the purposes of scoring and rating development along a scale, can be useful in this scaffolding and sequencing process. As discussed earlier, residential curriculum rubrics break down learning outcomes into successive stages of development and mastery.

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Six Videos To Use During Residence Life Professional Staff Training (With Bonus Curriculum Videos!)

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

I provide a number of training and consulting services for professionals in college housing and residence life. In the course of developing materials for these services, we've identified a number of high quality videos that address topics related to higher education and student learning. The following are some of our favorites that make excellent conversation starters for.

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It’s good to talk - the impact of automated communications in Higher Education

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Automated communications are a relatively new way for students to get information but they’re set to have a bigger impact on recruitment and for students.

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Digitizing Campus Visits - How Universities are enhancing the student experience

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Data shows that a student attending a Campus Visit has a 80% higher chance of applying. How can technology make it a better experience?

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What are the Benefits of Moving to a Curricular Approach to Residence Life?

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

When encountering the curricular approach for the first time, many staff may wonder why the approach has gained such currency within student affairs and residence life and what research and data backs up and supports its use. When asking these questions, it is important to understand that the curricular approach is a model of how.