Competent online learners have dexterity as they can manoeuvre a wide range of learning technologies and online learning strategies to learn successfully. In this study, we approach university students' online learning competence as 'online learning dexterity' or an ability to manage different aspects of online learning with appropriate…

Online student engagement plays a very essential role in the improvement of academic achievements. However, the role of school support in the relationship between online student engagement and academic achievements remain uncertain; whether its impact was different during and after the COVID-19 pandemic is also still being determined. Therefore,…

Under the current background of higher education, college students face various academic challenges and psychological pressures. Therefore, learning adaptation is crucial to their academic performance and mental health. This study aims to explore the impact of self-esteem, self-efficacy, and learning burnout on college students' learning…

Recent research in trauma-informed pedagogy recommends that tertiary educators consider the risks and benefits of teaching sensitive material and approach the design and delivery of such content with purpose and caution. Engagement with traumatic material can have negative impacts on students' wellbeing. Tertiary students report high rates of…

The acquisition of 3D modeling competencies is becoming increasingly critical within the domain of design education. Nonetheless, conventional teaching methodologies frequently fall short in cultivating the advanced cognitive capabilities demanded in the current AI landscape. This research examines the effects of employing the 6E instructional…

In light of the growing field of research on writing-in-interaction within an ethnomethodological (EM) and conversation analytic (CA) perspective, which conceptualises peer writing as a situated activity unfolded by participants, this study investigates how L2 Chinese learners accomplish collaborative character searches during a peer writing task.…

This article draws on interviews with student support service providers in the United Kingdom and United States of America to illustrate conflict between university values such as equality, diversity and inclusivity and the lack of protections and support afforded to students engaged in sex work. Utilising Foucauldian concepts of power and…

This study explores the transformation of academic accommodation services at a Canadian post-secondary institution through the integration of service design, systems thinking, and critical disability theory in the people-centred systems change (PCSC) framework. Using a mixed-methods approach combining interviews, operational data, and co-design…

This conceptual piece draws upon the insights presented in Gloria Anzaldúa's work, When I Write I Hover, to transform writing as a form of art. In When I Write I Hover, Anzaldúa describes writing as a creative process that examines the intricate relationship between writing, transformation, and creativity. Anzaldúa alludes to how these elements…

Peer evaluations of creativity are common practice in numerous contexts. Within such contexts, creators often receive and deliver assessments of creative ideas. One challenge of such arrangements is that people's experiences on the receiving end of creativity assessments may influence their future judgments of others' works. In particular, those…

Objective/Research Question: The purpose of this research is to explore the way use of student services can mediate engagement among first-generation and transfer students who use disability services at community colleges. The following research questions guided the current study: (1) At community colleges, how does frequency of use of student…

Background/Significance: College algebra traditionally serves as the default math requirement for community college students. Lattimore and Depenbrock (2017) reported that approximately two-thirds of community college enrollees are required to take this course, yet nearly 80% fail to complete it, making it "the single most failed course in…

Guided by the STEM pathway model, our study hypothesizes that dual enrollment can serve as an effective strategy to improve and equalize college students' access to STEM programs. We analyzed a nationally representative dataset to disaggregate the influence of dual enrollment course-taking (i.e. participation, dual credits in Math/Science, number…

Research on international students suggests they have a low sense of belonging at the U.S. institutions they attend. This study examined whether academic advisor's cultural empathy, advisor-advisee rapport, and international students' advising satisfaction influenced international students' perspectives of belonging to the institution. We further…

The purpose of this study was to identify ways that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the state of Mississippi could provide better financial support to African-American college students that were raised in rural areas. This research also explained why the retention rate of African-American college students declined, while…