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A New College Lesson Plan for Improving Executive Functioning
Many students are coming to college with difficulties in basic tasks and life management skills, resulting in an inability to, for example, prioritize tasks effectively and get to class on time. Academic adviser Ana Homayoun offers four ways higher ed can support these students.
Scaling Up: Shrinking the DFW Rate
Georgia State’s Accelerator Academy is inspiring 10 other institutions to help students pass key gateway courses they’ve previously failed or from which they’ve withdrawn. Initial success metrics suggest the solution is scalable, even beyond this group of universities.
Academic Success Tip: Use Engagement Strategies Students Enjoy in Class
An author discusses student-submitted activities faculty members have employed in class to promote active learning and participation.
Data-Based Decision: Eliminating Developmental Math
To remove barriers to degree progress for students, Saint Xavier University removed developmental math courses and now places academically underprepared students in college-level courses with supplemental instruction.
How Students Define Their Success and What That Means for Administrators
Students use grades and knowledge gained to evaluate their success more than degree completion. How does that stack up against administrators’ definitions and how can colleges meet students where they are?
Listen: Increasing Affordability in Course Materials
A University of Cincinnati at Clermont accounting professor shares how she wrote and published an OER textbook, saving students thousands of dollars each semester.
Voices of Student Success: Improving Textbook Affordability
Affordability is a top concern for higher education leaders, and professors are directly responsible for the affordability of their course materials.
Teaching Students to Disagree Respectfully
Students say they are hesitant to engage in discussions on complicated topics. Here are some ways colleges and universities are teaching them to participate confidently in constructive dialogues with their peers.
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