Introduction Millennial students have arrived in the academy. With unique life experiences and personalities, they pursue personal development and training toward professional paths of their choice. In response, institutions wooing them devise unique methods to satisfy their diverse needs and…
[Transcript edited for brevity and clarity.] TERRELL STRAYHORN: Today, I’d like to share with you some thoughts that I have developed over the past few years about student success and sense of belonging, for our good work with students. When I…
[Transcript edited for brevity and clarity.] RON ROBIN: For the next couple of minutes, I’d like to take you out of familiar territory and talk about diversity in a context with which you may not be familiar, to give you a…
Background Much discussion about diversity focuses on the following forms of marginalization: race, class, gender, and sexual orientation—and rightfully so, given the importance of these forms of difference. In fact, students come to the university classroom with different backgrounds, sets…
Teaching the broad range of students in the 21st-century classroom poses many challenges, including that of recognizing the invisible diversity embodied in, for example, the Haitian-American student at an HBCU, the Vietnamese-American student viewed through the more general term Asian-American,…
Introduction The Research Aligned Mentorship (RAM) program is funded through a First in the World FIPSE grant awarded by the US Department of Education. Farmingdale State College (FSC), the lead institution, is joined with four other partner institutions in forming…
Introduction Musical group Migos provided the world an internet sensation in 2016 with their chart-topping track “Bad and Boujee.” Albeit controversial, the lyrics to the rap song serve as one American cultural marker as higher education organizations grapple with yet…
Introduction This paper provides resources for engaging the diverse array of students on today’s college campus. It also demonstrates how student engagement increases student motivation and achievement. It will introduce current innovative practices that embrace international students and engage them…
Introduction In October 2016, with funding from the Department of Education’s Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program (UISFL), a group of faculty and staff at Fairfield University launched the Global Scholars Program (GSP).1 The GSP was created with two main…
Background A challenge for the 21st-century classroom is the acceptance of diversity for people with disabilities. Colleges currently contain two million students with disabilities (Martin, 2012). Higher-functioning students with disabilities (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorders) may not be appreciated enough, and…
Introduction Scholarship over the years has helped us recognize that individuals fail to perceive diversity as groups having different needs, challenges, and social obstacles that impede success and learning. Having honest conversations and giving students the opportunity to express themselves…
Introduction This paper discusses the experiences of four professors who use technology to engage learners and promote learning. Bleidt and Moghadasian explored technology tools to promote collaboration and learning in an online course at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. Tobin…
What are you? This is a question many of us, including the author, have been asked or have even asked of ourselves. Sometimes the answer is not so clear-cut as evidenced by the popularity of consumer-direct genetic testing companies such “23andMe.”…
Abstract This presentation reported on the implementation of pedagogical strategies for integrating global competencies into the Borough of Manhattan Community College curriculum and the classroom assessment of student learning. Participating faculty in the humanities described assignments targeting four global competencies…
What is a Webby Book? The legal casebook — staple reading for law students for over a century — has hardly changed in format over that period. Despite the rise of the internet, which has revolutionized the ways that most…
Introduction This paper examines case studies of active learning pedagogical techniques in the social sciences. Whereas active and applied learning strategies have been around for some time, recent changes in the academy, our students, and the world make implementing some…
The Center for Teaching and Learning was established at Chaminade University in 2015 under the auspices of the office of the provost and with funding from the United States Department of Education. Through collaboration with faculty, staff, and administration, a…
The following article incorporates research to be published in a forthcoming article, Active Learning in Accounting Classes with Technology and Communication Skills: A Two Semester Study of Student Perceptions (Gioiosa & Kinkela, in press). Active learning is a process that engages the…
According to Braxton et al., “Active learning enhances student knowledge and understanding” (2008, p. 73). Identifying and engaging with teaching and learning partners is one way to promote active student learning. The Education Division at Chaminade University of Honolulu (CUH)…
Introduction The use of play in education is nothing new. Serious gaming is gaining importance in education. The last 10 years has seen the rise of digital games in entertainment and academia. Gamification is the new term used to define the…