Steve Keating

JULY 28, 2024

I’ll frequently ask someone how their day went. If I had a dollar for every time that they answered “busy,” I’d have a whole lot of dollars. For many people, having a “busy” day is the measure of a good day. Some even consider a busy day to be a successful day. But I’ve seen many very busy people who are busy getting nothing of substance done. They are merely busy being busy.

Communication 129

Communication Success Leadership 129

Patter by Pat Thomson

JULY 28, 2024

All research does some things and not others. There are lots of ways in research writing to signal what we do, and don’t do. Heere’s some of the most important. Problem posing – how we understand the puzzle or problem we are interested in is always a matter of choosing what we think is most important. And what isn’t. Our writing gives readers detailed explanations of our puzzle/problem and its boundaries.

Humanities 93

Humanities Communication 93

Student Privacy Compass

JULY 28, 2024

Current Cybersecurity Challenges in Schools All it takes is somebody opening up an attachment for cybercriminals to infiltrate a schools data system. And its not just educational data at risk of being exposed. Schools collect and store vast amounts of sensitive information about students, employees, and alumni: grades, student behavior notes like suspensions, social security numbers, physical addresses, contact information, health data like allergies, alumni records, and donations.

Facilitation 52

Facilitation Higher education Access Accessibility 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 28, 2024

In Baltimore, the Henry Highland Garnet Elementary School is a significant part of the city and the nation’s history. Located in the heart of Baltimore’s Black culture, it is where many of the city’s Black leaders, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, began their education. Although the school was closed in the early 1970s and fell into disrepair through neglect and was nearly destroyed by a fire, it was saved and recently reopened as a community hub thanks to alumni and publi

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Mental health Higher education Student affairs Mentoring 344

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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