Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Dr. Jerry Fliger has been appointed president of Bakersfield College. Dr. Jerry Fliger Fliger is currently vice president for instruction at College of the Mainland. Previously, he has served as dean of arts and sciences at Alvin Community College and associate dean at Florida State College at Jacksonville. “Dr. Fliger’s extensive experience in instruction, academic affairs and workforce development is the exact leadership we need to advance student success and ensure we are developing the futur

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Counseling Today

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some of our most-read stories in 2023. The post Counseling Today’s 15 most-read articles of 2023 appeared first on Counseling Today.

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Student Loan Planner

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Parent PLUS Loans, offered by the U.S. Department of Education, can be useful tools for parents who want fixed-rate financing for their child’s education. However, there’s much to consider before taking out Direct PLUS parent loans, like higher interest rates, limited repayment options and retirement goals. If you have a two-parent household and believe that… The post How to Strategically Choose Which Parent Should Apply for Parent PLUS Loans appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Healthy eating doesn’t have to be expensive. While we can’t do much about food prices, we can learn to shop smarter and make our food dollars stretch further. Meal planning will allow you to spend less time in the grocery store and save you money. Create your shopping list and stick to it. Start by finding meals you would like to prepare, add ingredients you already have on hand (fridge, freezer, pantry), and look for special buys.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Arizona State University (ASU) faculty have received $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education for a program to teach K-12 teachers about civics, history, and media literacy. Dr. Lauren Harris The project, Project ACCLaIM: Advancing Civics Curriculum Learning through Instructional Microcredentials, seeks to create a specialization in the aforementioned topics and offer smaller courses that earn teachers microcredentials, which they can then count as credits towards a master’s in educati

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