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Mitchell, Anne Bradley; Ankam, Nethra; Umland, Elena; Earland, Tracey Vause; Dallas, Sarah; Ukanna, Aniekan – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2020
This chapter explores the development of the Jefferson Health Mentors Program over the past decade and the challenges and solutions to continue to provide a relevant interprofessional curriculum.
Descriptors: Interprofessional Relationship, Health Education, Mentors, Program Development
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Little, Deandra – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2015
This final chapter highlights seven general suggestions and strategies for faculty (and others) working to develop visual literacy in classrooms and across the curriculum. The chapters throughout this volume illustrate and elaborate on these strategies; they are condensed here as a quick guide to effective practice.
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Curriculum
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Cavallero, Jonathan J. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2013
This chapter argues that the affirmation of Millennial students' egos is an essential aspect of a social justice curriculum.
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Self Concept, Social Justice, Curriculum
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Walker, Anthony – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2014
Access to higher education continues to expand in the United States. And, as opportunity has continued to increase, so too has the amount of diversity present throughout higher education. These trends, combined with the fundamental principles connected to the purpose of higher education, work to create culturally relevant and responsive practice.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Trends, Student Diversity, Higher Education
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Qualters, Donna M. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2010
Experiential education is a powerful learning experience for students and it can be a powerful experience for faculty, staff, administrators and the community as well. In other words, a well-thought-out, carefully conceived program of engaging students beyond the classroom walls enriches the university environment and the community in which it is…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Reflection, Curriculum
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Hutchings, Pat – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2010
This chapter looks at the scholarship of teaching and learning as one development among many over the last 25 years, arguing that it is best understood not as a discrete new model or approach but as a habit of mind and set of practices that contribute to a culture in which other changes and developments can thrive. By engaging faculty from a wide…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, College Faculty
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Lieberman, Janet E. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1985
The Middle College High School on the LaGuardia Community College's campus demonstrates what can be done for high risk students by a full integration of high school, college, and the world of work. The Middle College features flexible pacing, broad curriculum, career education, and a college environment. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Curriculum
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Hoffman, Kenneth R. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1989
A course for life science and social science students at Hampshire College is a combination of mathematics and computer science. Through actively involving students in manipulations and simulations, their appreciation for the logical and aesthetic properties of mathematical tools and their capacity for the independent work is enhanced. (MLW)
Descriptors: Calculus, College Instruction, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction