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Decolonizing Higher Education Pedagogy: From Theory to Practice by Itwaru, Sharmaine

“…While the notion of an anti-racist curriculum is not new, many higher education instructors have not made the transition from a decolonized curriculum to an…”
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Reverse Engineering a Multiple-Choice Test Blueprint to Improve Course Alignment by Petrovic-Dzerdz, Maristela

“…Large introductory classes typically reflect courses that cover a broad landscape of learning and necessitate assessment formats that are efficient and…”
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Examining the Foundation: Scaffolding “soft” skills from entry to graduation in an undergraduate business program by Johnston, Sonja, Lee, Charissa

“…Critical thinking, creativity, communication, teamwork, emotional intelligence, problem-solving, empathy, resilience, ambition, grit, innovation... (Heckman &…”
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Documenting and Activating Educational Leadership and Authentic Teaching by Symbaluk, Diane, Andrews, David M., Potter, Tiffany, Zecevic, Aleksandra

“…This essay describes two integrated projects initiated by the 2020 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award (NTF) cohort on educational leadership and the role of…”
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Reconnecting and Reconstructing: Taking Stock of the STLHE 2022 conference by Miller-Young, Janice, Chan, Eric

“…Academic conferences are key spaces of knowledge sharing and professional development. As a national society which has pledged to undergo “a robust examination…”
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The impact of virtual or blended learning on sense of belonging in first-year undergraduate health sciences students enrolled in an inquiry-based course by Wong, Michael, Al-saqqar, Shahad, Nash, Jennifer, Al-Humuzi, Ali, Dottori, Mark, Secord, Margaret

“…Literature suggests post-secondary students felt disengaged and socially isolated while learning virtually, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we…”
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Can instructor feedback and failure dialogues reduce the stigma of failure and encourage help-seeking? An interdisciplinary undergraduate perspective by Nunes, Krystal, Ross, Jennifer, Eastman, Abigail, Guadagnolo, Daniel, Laliberte, Nicole, Rawle, Fiona, Bakaj, Angela, Crupi, Laura, Liu, Shirley, Petrei, Matthew

“…Failure is an important part of the learning process as it provides opportunity to reflect upon and modify study habits, can increase understanding and…”
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Creating a Visual Dictionary of Sociology: A Faculty-Student Collaboration by Liddle, Kathy, Mantha, Ujwal

“…The Visual Dictionary of Sociology is a collection of images that illustrate core sociological concepts, created through a multi-year partnership with an…”
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Transformative Curriculum Design through Open Educational Resource Creation by Ives, Carolyn, Bartlett, Marie, Dishke Hondzel, Catharine

“…At their best, open educational resources (OER) are known to foster equity, accessibility, and flexibility for users and include multiple perspectives from a…”
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A Protocol for Co-Authored Academic Writing: The “Draft-in-a-Day” by Locke, Sean, Jung, Mary, Osborne, Jenna

“…The iterative process of writing a co-authored manuscript in sport and exercise psychology may take several months to complete. Draft-in-a-day is an…”
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Cooking the Course from Scratch: An Implementation Guide for In-Class and Online Faculty Development Workshop by Petrovic-Dzerdz, Maristela, Marini, Anthony

“…Applying course design fundamentals grounded in sound pedagogy is a critical first step when creating outcome-based, student-centred learning experiences. In…”
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Failing to Learn: Design Thinking and the Development of a Failure-Positive Mindset in the University Classroom by Dorland, AnneMarie

“…Meaningful and impactful learning experiences are rife with failure. And yet, students struggle with framing, tolerating and attributing failure in a positive…”
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Development of an Online Platform to Cultivate Collaboration and Connect Post-Secondary Student Leaders Across Canada by Schreyer, Leighton, Sahiti, Qëndresa, Freynet-Gagné, Ariane

“…In 2020, ten visionary undergraduate students across Canada were brought together through the 3M National Student Fellowship and tasked with developing a…”
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Embedding Digital Fluency in Our Courses: Moving from Theory to Practice by Wells, Michael

“…An increasing amount of literature from academic, governmental and non-governmental organizations (Kluzer, Reyna, Hanham, & Meier, 2018; Kluzer & Pujol Priego,…”
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Adapting the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire for a Writing and Communication Program by Mugon, Jhotisha, Dong, Gracia, Kim, Nam-Hwui, Jobidon, Erin

“…Integrating educational assessment tools such as the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) into university classrooms can help students and…”
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Multicontextual Teaching and Learning in Postsecondary Classrooms by Moore, Monika

“…Multicontext theory offers an approach to designing learning experiences and environments that take into account varied ways of thinking and knowing, are…”
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Digital Detox: One Strategy for Establishing a More Ethical Relationship to Educational Technologies on Campus by Gray, Brenna Clarke

“…This paper reviews the Digital Detox project at TRU. At TRU, the Digital Detox is not necessarily about abstaining from technology altogether, but rather…”
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An Open Education Journey: Connecting Student Affordability with Pedagogical Enhancement by Smith, Clayton, Babich, Carson, Lubrick, Mark

“…Providing educational resources without burdening students financially is considered higher education’s moral and sensible mission (Farrow, 2016). The…”
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More Than Language: The Learning Experience of Chinese International English Language Learners (ELLs) at a Canadian University by Ma, Mitchell, Fukuzawa, Sherry, Vandergugten, John, Bennett, Jack

“…This study examines the learning experience of Chinese international undergraduate students taking a large core first-year anthropological science course…”
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Titles, experience, identities, and time: How the early career stage is defined by educational developers by Richards, Jessie, Ashbourne, Dianne, Chen, Deborah, Cliplef, Lynn, Endersby, Lisa, Hamilton, Jacqueline, Ho, Mabel, Watson, Ellen

“…This article reports perceptions of what constitutes the early career stage by newer educational developers in contrast with those experienced in the field. …”
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