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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. Today, I’m going back and updating the post with some new thinking, examples of innovation, a revised order, some links for context, and excerpts from longer papers on innovation at the university level. Six Common Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. An example?

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PROOF POINTS: Schools staff up as student enrollment drops

The Hechinger Report

Texas, for example, educates 367,000 more students, a 7 percent increase over the past decade, but the number of employees has surged by more than 107,000, a 16 percent jump. The first act followed the Great Recession of 2008, as schools added back staff that they had been forced to cut in the economic downturn. Follow the money.

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The Value of Listening in the Classroom: How to Teach Your Students Active Listening

Waterford

One great way to think of positive versus negative listening skills is through the example of active and passive listening. In school, one example of active listening would be a student waiting their turn and considering what their peers have to say before stating their opinion in a classroom discussion. And finally, lead by example.

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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

The Hechinger Report

During the decade following the Great Recession of 2008, the number of humanities bachelor’s degree recipients fell by a whopping 14 percent — from a peak of about 236,000. Miriam Hamburger, a 2017 religious studies graduate from Occidental College, is a good example.

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Play is crucial for middle schoolers, too

The Hechinger Report

“I teach at a K-8 school, and when I look at these seventh and eighth graders, they’re no different than the kindergarteners,” said Robert Lane, a STEM teacher at the Sierra Verde STEAM Academy in Glendale, Arizona. For example, the modeling clay and other crafts were used as part of a stop-motion animation project in his classroom.

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To Weather The Storms of Higher Education, Remember Why You’re There

Edsurge

In 2008, through some fabulous colleagues, I discovered TED Talks, which led me to leadership guru Simon Sinek. In 2008, I was recruited to run a grant with the purpose of connecting adult learners with data to inform their college choices so they didn’t need to depend on marketing hype from lead generation websites.

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Social Emotional Learning: Research & Applications for Distance Learning

MIND Research Institute

Many of the skills weaved in above are becoming increasingly important to employers, especially those hiring in the STEM fields. For example, teaching students how to respect social nuances forms empathy and understanding, enabling better relationship building when working with diverse groups of people. Weissberg, R. Durlak, J.

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