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How to write more supportive, inclusive syllabi (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But what if the syllabus were seen as a critical tool for student engagement and success and used as an opportunity to set the tone for a positive learning environment? This is often used as an opportunity to present the syllabus as a “contract” and to make course policies and penalties clear to students.

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Three reasons professors engage students with music

Confessions of a Community College Dean

They make that choice to: Set the tone. Student Success Editorial Tags: Student Success Image Source: xavierarnau/E+/Getty Images Image Caption: Professors start class with music to engage students. Inside Higher Ed found three key reasons professors say they play music in class. Consider sharing your story here.

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How two-way texting aids in student support and retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” She also advises a casual, conversational and friendly tone in the messaging (for Moorpark, that includes the use of emojis and exclamation points). The focus groups had revealed students felt emails were “often long-winded and full of academic jargon that make them hard to read,” Whittington-Studer shares.

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CCS Fashion Design Program Presents Fourth Annual Runway Fashion Show

College for Creative Study

Bright yellow felted garments stand out against the primarily neutral tones of the collection, editorializing the typical Midwesterner’s attire. Mixing handmade garments with upcycled materials, Putnam melds garments together, evoking the all-too-familiar feeling of bundling up layer upon layer during the frigid winter months.

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Adaptive tech in gateway courses to promote student success (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Section: Student Success Editorial Tags: Student Success Image Source: A-Digit/Digital Vision Vectors/Getty Images Image Caption: Gateway courses such as college algebra can actually be gatekeepers, leading many students to stop out. programs at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and a former CEO of Chicago Public Schools.

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Turnitin's solution to AI cheating raises faculty concerns

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Technology Editorial Tags: Information Technology Technology Image Source: Screenshot from YouTube Image Caption: A preview of Turnitin’s new AI detector, Originality, set for a trial release on April 4. For now, though, she’d prefer to opt out.

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ChatGPT and what we value in writing instruction (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Section: Technology Editorial Tags: Teaching Technology Writing Image Source: baona/iStock/Getty Images Plus Is this diversity newsletter?: ” According to Herman, most students will never reach the highest level. ChatGPT also has the ability to revise draft writing by improving grammar and clarity. Disable left side advertisement?:

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