scholarly journals Supporting Student Success in the New Normal

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-65

The new normal in higher education can mean different things on varied campuses. The new normal, which occurred because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is the current atmosphere across the higher education landscape. This has meant more technology at many institutions of higher education (IHE) in numerous areas on campus. Other post-pandemic changes include a new financial reality, finding new ways to support student learning and campus community, and a new reality for many campus programs. This version of higher education looks hauntingly similar yet vastly different than the old vision of the higher education landscape. The COVID-19 pandemic caused many institutions of higher education to hit the fast forward button on implementing innovations and change. This change not only meant a move toward distance education using current methods in new ways but also activating plans for other innovation, such as streamlining paperwork, advocating for remote work, and offering traditional coursework in a new format. Campus leaders may need to redeploy human, financial, and physical capital in alignment with their new operating models (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America [TIAA], 2020).


2011 ◽  
pp. 1965-1971
Author(s):  
Carol C. Dudding

This article describes the use of two-way videoconferencing for providing live clinical supervision of graduate students. It includes the rationale and description of a method of supervision as it has been implemented within a distance education program. The reader is provided with research findings and implications for policymaking within institutions of higher education and professional organizations overseeing the clinical training of future professionals.



2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Matthew T. Heinly ◽  
Anurag Rimzhim ◽  
Rebecca A. Boncoddo ◽  
Carolyn R. Fallahi

Given the current focus on assessment, funding decisions, and increased demands for faculty accountability, many institutions of higher education and academic departments must demonstrate evidence of student learning. Beginning with a curriculum map, we operationally defined how our learning objectives were met for each course. Using this curriculum map, we then developed a common syllabus for each course, which in turn allowed us to more specifically define course learning objectives and a basic outline of content. This process informed and faciltiated the development of embedded assessments and rubrics for each course. Once data is collected from these assessments, we will refine our assessment battery and determine which learning objectives are being met as well as what courses or curricular modifications are needed. This is an account of one department’s assessment process.



2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-223
Author(s):  
Lynn Deeken ◽  
Meggan Press ◽  
Angie Thorpe Pusnik ◽  
Laura Birkenhauer ◽  
Nate Floyd ◽  
...  

Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate the variety of ways institutions and their libraries approach student success both conceptionally and operationally. Design/methodology/approach Librarians from nine different institutions of higher education were given a series of questions about student success on their campuses and in their libraries. They responded with written essays describing their experiences and perspectives. Findings The contributed pieces are collected together and display a shared interest in defining “student success,” aligning strategic planning with student success initiatives and establishing (and assessing) strong infrastructure to support student success. Originality/value These examples help us observe what is happening throughout higher education and see potential paths forward at our own institutions engaged in this work.



2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 615-632
Author(s):  
Kathryn J. Holl ◽  
Allison E. Cipriano

College sexual assault is a widespread issue and the responses of support providers can greatly affect sexual assault survivors' wellbeing after a disclosure. Although “consent” (or, more precisely, the lack thereof) is the defining feature of sexual assault, little is known about how support providers understand consent and draw from this knowledge in their responses to disclosures. This is particularly important in the wake of evolving consent policies in institutions of higher education. University resident assistants (RAs) are an important source of support for students in crisis, functioning as a “first responder” and providing support. Using a sample of 305 RAs, the current study employs a critical discourse analysis to examine how RAs engage with the concept of consent in response to sexual assault disclosure situations. Four types of consent discourses were identified: (a) affirming nonconsent, (b) validating right to consent, (c) questioning nonconsent, and (d) dictating how to consent. Findings provide a novel examination of how consent is understood, communicated, and reinforced in the campus community, and the implications of these discourses for survivors. Results suggest there may be benefit in additional training for support providers around the conceptualization of consent and how to discuss consent with survivors.



2018 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 88-102
Author(s):  
Ann J. Cahill ◽  
Tom Mould

Shortly after the presidential election of 2016, a group of faculty and staff at Elon University committed to developing and offering a one-credit course  designed to provide students with intellectual and practical skills that would be useful in facing contemporary social and political challenges. This article describes the process of developing the course, its structure and content, and its effects on the students, faculty, and staff who participated in it. The article also discusses strengths and weaknesses of the course design as a means of helping to ensure the success of any future endeavors. The course, which eventually came to be titled “Refusing to Wait: Intellectual and Practical Resources for Troubled Times,” is an example of how institutions of higher education can respond quickly and effectively to political developments, while keeping student learning at the center of their mission.



2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-123
Author(s):  
Stephanie Ritchie

Food and agriculture meet an essential need of all humans and the details of how food is produced, distributed, consumed, and disposed is of increasing interest (Hedegaard Larsen, 2016). To meet the growing expectations of the campus community, many college and university decision-makers are including food and agriculture concerns as part of curricula, and in the planning, development, and sustainability efforts. This selected bibliography includes a selection of recently published books covering issues relevant to institutions of higher education on food, agriculture, and sustainability efforts.



2020 ◽  
pp. 103-122
Author(s):  
Viktor SYNCHAK ◽  
Oleksandra HREKHOVA

The article shows the role of the dual form of education in improving the quality of training of graduates of domestic educational institutions. The need to diversify the sources of funding for the dual form of higher education at the stages of its implementation is emphasized. The dual form of the organization of training by the motivating factor of diversification of sources of financing of education is defined. The content of the principle of duality and the peculiarities of its application in improving the professionalism of the graduate are revealed. The importance of two forms of student learning in different environments is emphasized. The concepts of «dual form of education acquisition» and «dual form of education organization» are described. The correctness of the application in scientific vocabulary and the practical application of the concepts «dual form of education acquisition» and «dual form of education organization» is emphasized. Foreign experience in financing higher education is analyzed. The multidimensionality in the training of specialists in free economic education with the use of academic capital and diversification of sources of funding for education in foreign practice is shown. The foreign experience of training specialists in working professions and financing vocational training is generalized. The benefits of direct and indirect funding of vocational education for the creation of additional jobs in the workplace have been identified. The German experience of formation of the Framework Curriculum by an educational institution and the Framework Plan of Practice with the participation of the employer is given. Emphasis is placed on the incentives and motivation of the mentor in teaching students in the workplace. The results of pilot projects on introduction of the dual form of the organization of training in domestic establishments on preparation of working trades are processed. It is stated a high level of employment of graduates of vocational schools and raise of savings due to increased practical training in the workplace. The peculiarities of realization of the dual form of organization of education and its financing in the Bar College of Transport and Construction are generalized. The necessity of taking into account the work schedule of employers when forming educational institutions’ curricula is proved. A comparison of the ratios of student learning in educational institutions and in workplaces with different models of the dual form of education is conducted. Calculations were made for the educational program with the distribution of loans between domestic institutions of higher education and employers. The main directions of development of educational and professional programs in institutions of higher education are offered. Keywords: forms of education, cost of education, theoretical training, practical training, base of practice, interests of an employer, educational-professional program, principle of duality, dual form of education acquisition, dual form of education organization, models of realization of dual form of education, institutions of higher education, institutions of professional education, financing of education, direct and indirect financing, financing of vocational training, financial support, diversification of sources of financial resources.



2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 224-225
Author(s):  
Joann Montepare

Abstract Shifting age demographics are reshaping our social structures with far-reaching implications for higher education. Aging populations mean more older adults are looking to higher education to meet their professional needs and personal interests, and the longevity economy is calling for a trained workforce to provide services to support the health and functioning of individuals as they age. As well, there is a need to improve students’ aging literacy, along with developing synergistic age-friendly campus-community partnerships to address aging issues. How can institutions explore, create, develop, and sustain more age-friendly programs, practices, and partnerships? This presentation will introduce the toolkit specially designed by the GSA-AGHE Workgroup for use by faculty, students, administrators, and other campus leaders, and will provide an overview of the Age-Friendly University (AFU) initiative and its 10 guiding principles for creating more age-inclusive campuses.



2015 ◽  
pp. 10-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans De Wit ◽  
Betty Leask

Institutions of higher education, national governments and (inter)national organizations have become more proactive, comprehensive, diverse, and innovative in their approaches to internationalization. Critical reflection on their outcomes, and in particular their impact on student learning, has resulted in a search for approaches to internationalization that have deeper meaning and greater impact. However, it is only relatively recently that questions related to the relationship between the internationalization of higher education, the curriculum and the disciplines have been explored in depth. Some of these questions are discussed, such as the relationship between ‘at home’ and ‘abroad’, the role of mobility, the role of contexts and the definition of internationalization of the curriculum.



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