This research report details a faculty learning community (FLC) developed by three faculty teaching in a graduate program in a mid-size southern university. The purpose of the research was to engage in the study of best practices for online graduate courses by engaging in collaborative discussions on common texts related to improving the teaching…

Despite being the largest resource available to most campuses, students are seldom involved as active participants in institutional change efforts. Previous work suggests that peers are the number one resource for students, providing support and information regarding academic courses, as well as advice, help, and emotional support. This supportive…

Medical and health professions education programs are committed to addressing health inequities while fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This qualitative study examined the experiences of health professions faculty in building DEI into course content. The findings revealed a continuum anchored by competency and…

Studying subjects in school had a relationship with students' future career choices. However, science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields (STEM) careers are often considered to be less accessible by many children. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors influencing the STEM career-oriented subjects' choice of Vietnamese…

The educational landscape is undergoing rapid transformation, necessitating a deeper understanding of students' evolving needs. In nursing education, the increasing prevalence of remote and hybrid learning models has brought significant changes to traditional teaching practices. A literature review highlights key themes, including the influence of…

With the rapid development of information technology, the internet has emerged as a pivotal driving force in reshaping higher education paradigms. This paper delves into clustering algorithms and proposes an enhanced version, exploring how this enhanced clustering algorithm can be applied to blended teaching of digital electronic technology…

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is becoming increasingly popular at the university level as a means to bolster student success and achievement. Previous research has suggested that UDL, which highlights student choice, has many positive benefits for students. In particular, UDL may increase internal locus of control, the belief in one's…

Online education is an important focus for higher education institutions (HEIs) as online retention rates remain lower than students attending classes on the traditional campus. A number of educational experts from various HEIs were selected to form a panel to identify the best practices for online student retention. Through a quantitative…

The pivot to online teaching during the pandemic brought new challenges for instructors teaching large classes. In response to instructors' need for additional support with engaging students online, two educational development units collaboratively designed the Teaching Exchange. The Teaching Exchange was a virtual series of sessions on different…

The current work introduces the concept of AI-trap questions as a tool for maintaining academic integrity in online courses. AI-trap questions are assessment tools designed to detect cheating by exploiting generative AI's tendency to provide answers that are common rather than context-specific. This paper explores theoretical perspectives of…

This article probes students' awareness of global citizenship and compares it with the content of the national citizenship syllabus to which they are exposed. The research reported herein examined pedagogical approaches to citizenship content, following a qualitative content analysis of textbooks and course packs. In addition, interviews were held…

This study leverages data from direct assessments of learning (AoL) to build a dynamic model of student performance in competency exams related to computer technology. The analysis reveals three key predictors that strongly influence student success: performance on a practice exam, whether or not a student engaged in practice testing beforehand,…

We estimate the cost effectiveness of corequisite English developmental education at community colleges compared with a traditional prerequisite pathway. Our context is a previously published randomized controlled trial that estimated the effects of three different approaches to English corequisites implemented in five Texas community colleges.…

Clear learning goals are an integral part of instructional clarity and seen as a factor influencing students' motivation and learning processes. However, goal communication and the types of goals teachers set are rarely addressed in classroom studies. To further the understanding of these aspects, the purpose of this study was to investigate…

The objectives of this study were to: 1) investigate the efficiency of E-learning on Career Development and Career Planning undergraduate from Yunnan, China, 2) compare students' achievements before and after learning through earning on Career Development and Career Planning from Yunnan, China, and 3) examine students' satisfaction with of using…