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,” meaning the assessment tool assesses actual learning rather than factors that are “irrelevant” to the lesson (e.g., motor skills, time management, attention, or ability to work under pressure). (UDL on Campus) Transparency in Learning and Teaching This website introduces the TILT method of assignment design. Here, TILT stands for Transparency in Learning and Teaching. This project offers instructors tools for building transparency into assignment prompts and assessment tools. It can also be used for
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graduate school in chemistry or a related science, earning an undergraduate degree in chemistry from PLU provides you with valuable skills. Details about our courses and degree options can be found in the PLU Course Catalog. The PLU Chemistry Department delivers a high-quality curriculum and provides students with opportunities to use state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation in courses and research. Our faculty use active learning strategies and inclusive pedagogy to support student learning, and we
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University’s student media center, working on merging our print, video and radio offices to create a multimedia newsroom where students can come and learn how to develop their skills as multimedia journalists. This is especially important because the journalism industry expects reporters to be “multimedia” reporters, knowing how to write, shoot and edit video, and post online. Around 2 percent of student newsrooms around the world are converged, according to a study conducted by College Media Association
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(drums) and Vance Holtzinger (bass). instagram.com/deadamyband Gabe Fobes (guitar, piano, vocals) rounds out the bill with everlasting solo music. His original compositions are not to be taken lightly. instagram.com/gabe_creates_music Thursday, September 22: Kemper Thornberry, J. Martin and Zari Alexandria Kemper Thornberry’s overdriven guitar displays vulnerability on stage. Known mostly as the frontman of Miss January, his solo work highlights his other skills. instagram.com/kemmp Martin of
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least expensive option and can often be one the most important factors in the decision-making process. However, before you decide, take the time to run the numbers to make sure this is true for you. Why Live On-Campus? Students who live on campus are more likely to graduate than non-residential students. (This is a big one!) Residential students traditionally show a stronger connection to, and greater involvement in, their college or university. Residential students are taught the life skills
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Blogging: So Many Uses, So Little Time Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Blogs have greatly contributed to the explosion of content created and shared on the internet. I, myself, couldn’t count the number of hours I’ve spent reading blogs about everything from recipes to research. There are many academic applications for blogs. Blogs allow students to easily publish and share content, foster writing and presentation skills, and help
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on one document. It also seems that for the strategy to work well, the instructor must be involved to some extent. Even though faculty bemoan teaching study skills, I see real value in the instructor providing some resources or guidance for effective note taking. This may be simply sharing a handout or video found online. Or, faculty might use the first day of class to establish the practice, model it, and briefly discuss effective strategies. There are several ways to effectively utilize
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skills. Educational trendsetters, Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins, thoroughly explore this strategy in their 2013 book, Essential Questions: Opening Doors to Student Understanding. The book is admittedly geared toward the K-12 crowd, but the theories and strategies are also highly effective in higher education settings. According to McTighe and Wiggins (2013), essential questions “serve as doorways or lenses through which learners can better see and explore the key concepts, themes, theories, issues
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we lean into uncomfortable conversations, with sufficient fluency that we don’t cause offence…Expectations that we act, instead of simply walking by inequality. While most of us are curious about diversity, and some would go so far as to call ourselves allies, very few of us are skilled in inclusion. Instead, we double down on being nice and hope it will be enough. In the absence of skills in this space, we allow our moral compasses and our instinct toward kindness to ground us. But these very
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Why Study Actuarial Science?An actuary uses mathematical and other skills to solve problems related to insurance and pensions. Most actuaries work for insurance companies; others work for government agencies, for unions or as consultants. For example, actuaries: Design insurance plans and decide what the premiums should be so that the plan will be financially sound. Design pension plans and decide how much needs to be paid in each year to obtain a desired retirement income. Evaluate and compare
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