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Improving Instructor Training to Reduce DFW Grades in First-Year Seminars

The first-year experience (FYE) encompasses various programmatic initiatives designed to introduce students to campus culture, assist with the transition from high school, and improve retention. At many colleges and universities, this is partially operationalized through the high-impact practice of first-year…

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Bite-Sized Learning to Support Young Professionals

Limed: Teaching with a Twist – Episode 9 Jon Chesky, Senior Project Manager at L.F. Jennings, Inc., teaches within their Developing Young Professionals program. Faced with the challenge of engaging adult learners in a short-form workshop session, Jon asks our…