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Judge, Andrew – Teaching Public Administration, 2021
Policy writing assessments are increasingly used as an alternative or supplementary method of assessment within the teaching of politics and policy. Such assessments, often referred to as 'policy briefs' or 'briefing memos', are often used to develop writing skills and to encourage active learning of policy-related topics among students. While…
Descriptors: Design, Program Implementation, Public Policy, Policy Formation
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Kiernan, Julia; Meier, Joyce; Wang, Xiqiao – Composition Forum, 2020
This program profile describes how teachers and administrators have collaborated in the design and implementation of a number of linguistic, cultural, and transmodal pedagogical and curricular initiatives. Strategies that writing teachers can implement to best meet the needs of multilingual students across a range of institutional contexts are…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Program Design, Program Implementation, Writing Teachers
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Herrington, Anne J.; Stassen, Martha L. A. – Across the Disciplines, 2016
In fall 2010, the University of Massachusetts Amherst instituted a new upper-division General Education requirement, the Integrative Experience (IE), designed to help students integrate the various components of their undergraduate experience and reflect upon their learning and development as a result of those experiences, both key dimensions of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Writing Across the Curriculum, General Education, Required Courses
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Boutet, Isabelle; Vandette, Marie-Pier; Valiquette-Tessier, Sophie-Claire – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2017
There is ample theoretical justification for incorporating reflection exercises as a tool for preparing students for life beyond university, yet the utility of such exercises needs to be documented if resources are to be devoted to their implementation. This study describes the implementation and evaluates the effectiveness of a reflection…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Reflection
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Lumpkin, Angela – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2015
Concern about the research and writing abilities of undergraduate students led to the development, implementation and enhancement of four sequential writing assignments in an introductory course. These writing assignments--which included a report on an interview of a professional in the field, a research paper on an aspirational career, a research…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Writing Improvement, Research Skills
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Burgess, Brigitte – Journal of Marketing Education, 2012
Educators continually seek innovative methods by which to engage students. Kolb's experiential learning theory was a catalyst for designing and incorporating a pop-up retail consignment store into a junior level retail promotion course. After five years of use and refinement, the project has proven to be a powerful method to engage students in the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Business Administration Education, Retailing, Undergraduate Students