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It’s Only Been a Month – How to Help Students Struggling to Adjust
Read More: It’s Only Been a Month – How to Help Students Struggling to AdjustCollege offers exciting opportunities and diverse activities, fostering lifelong friendships and valuable experiences. However, students face challenges like balancing coursework, financial responsibilities, and homesickness, which can lead to loneliness and isolation. Online students experience similar struggles, often feeling disconnected. Solutions include empathy, directing students to support services, and proactive outreach. Expert recommendations suggest timely feedback,…
The Problem of Suicide on Campus
Read More: The Problem of Suicide on CampusThe Rise of Student Suicide on College Campuses Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among 17-24 year olds. Only unintentional accidents (mostly automobile accidents) caused more deaths in this age group in 2019. It continues to hold that infamous position. In fact, according to the CDC, in 2021, 9% of high school reported…
Tips for the 1st Day in Your Virtual Classroom
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Improve Student Success & Your Course Evaluations
Building a Supportive Online Classroom: Strategies for Student Success Ashley Mowreader’s article “Survey: Students Value Instructional Clarity, Active Learning” suggests that students value active learning and instructional clarity. They rate professors higher when they receive student support and perceive their instructors as professional and caring. Knowing this, we can improve student success by applying some different…
Students Don’t Read-We Must Adapt
Adjusting to Students’ Needs I recently read the article “How Much Do Students Really Read?” by Johanna Alonso featured on the Inside Higher Ed website. It sparked several thoughts I want to explore below. The “Good” Old Days When I studied History in the late 1980s, I understood that reading was a natural expectation. I…
Mentoring Students Virtually
How to Mentor Your Online Students What is a Mentor? What is mentoring and mentorship? According to Merriam-Webster a mentor is a trusted guide, counselor, tutor, or coach.(1). None of these uses the word teacher or educator, but I think all of us who work in education would argue that part of our jobs is…
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