Curriculum & Instruction

Campus Leadership

Closing the ‘drop-out gap’ for students near credit completion

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credits degrees
New research reveals that nearly 1 in 5 students who do not graduate from college have completed 75 percent or more of their required credits, highlighting a troubling…
Classroom Innovation

7 alarming problems with students’ critical thinking

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critical thinking
Critical thinking is one of the top-requested skills employers look for in job applicants, but are colleges and universities doing enough to help students develop this skill? Fifty-nine…
Classroom Innovation

First-of-its-kind gene editing curriculum emerges at community college

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gene editing
A $1 million NSF grant has paved the way for what may be the first-ever community college to include gene editing curriculum technology. In partnership with Christiana Care's…
Classroom Innovation

Creating successful teachers with video coaching

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video coaching
Teaching elementary math—especially explaining the conceptual basis of algorithms and procedures— can be particularly challenging for novice teachers. Therefore, teacher-preparation programs need to provide robust support to help…
Classroom Innovation

How digital courseware can ease students’ financial worries

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digital courseware
More than 20 million students are currently enrolled in a 4-year degree program, and 7 in 10 students will graduate with not just a degree, but with student…