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Mental Health Awareness Month: Providing Support in Higher Ed

College ― it should be an exciting time and the ideal space for learning and personal growth, yet many of today’s students are struggling more than ever. Between recovering from an...

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Helping Business Statistics Students Thrive With WebAssign

Reading Time: < 1 minute For Dr. Raymond Papp, who teaches classes that rely heavily on Statistics and Algebra, making course material engaging was a challenge. His students weren’t meeting the objectives of his course,...

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Maximizing Student Affordability and Course Material Access at SIUE

Reading Time: < 1 minute Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (SIUE) is dedicated to making education affordable and accessible for their nearly 12,000 students. Despite having an Open Education Resource (OER) initiative in place, they found...

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Earth Day 2024: Course Materials to Engage Students in Environmental Science

On April 22, 1970, Earth Day emerged as a pivotal event in the environmental movement. Spearheaded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, it aimed to raise awareness about pressing environmental issues and...

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In the Blink of an AI: Shifting Assessments in a ChatGPT World

The world is entering a golden age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) underpinned by recent breakthroughs such as OpenAI models. ChatGPT could be the powerful impetus needed to shift from understanding...

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Celebrating the All-USA Academic Team Scholarship Winners

Reading Time: < 1 minute Congratulations to the 2024 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) All-USA Academic Team scholarship winners. These high-achieving community college students have demonstrated academic integrity, combined with leadership and service excellence beyond the...

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When Ancient Wisdom Meets Byte-Sized Brilliance

Socratic inquiry and AI in education In a whimsical scenario, picture the venerable philosopher Socrates transported through time to a 21st-century classroom. His initial astonishment at children tapping away on sleek...

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