nytimes.com-PTSD Has Surged Among College Students.pdf
Student belonging
Promoting student growth with engagement credits
Possibly a better way to handle attendance, participation, and other forms of engagement.
Study evaluates four factors of college student belonging
Research from the University of Illinois finds college students derive belongingness from four factors. Having the cultural capital to navigate higher education matters most to students from racial and ethnic minority groups.
Autism Language Guidelines - Proof Positive
Written by Marisa Hamamoto Quoting Reverend Desmond Tutu, “Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.” Language evolves, as culture and society evolve. As we learn more about autism, we realize the importance of using words that respect everyone's unique experience. Changing how we talk about autism helps everyone feel included
insidehighered.com-First-gen students benefit from positive instructor communication.pdf
In Defense of Friction
Things that feel terrible but are great
Students as Partners - Center for Engaged Learning
A concise guide to students as partners in higher education, including definitions, best practices, emerging questions for research, and key scholarship.
insidehighered.com-Focus on loneliness for student mental health opinion.pdf
What New Research Says About Fostering a ‘Sense of Belonging’ in Classrooms - EdSurge News
When some students hit an obstacle in school or college, they can take it as a sign that this whole education thing just isn’t for them. That can ...
Higher Education for All (Including Those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities), with Tamara (Tami) Shetron – Teaching in Higher Ed
Tamara (Tami) Shetron shares a vision of higher education for all (including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities on episode 507 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
insidehighered.com-The question you should always ask about others opinion.pdf
A recent Inside Higher Ed article reported that college counseling centers have experienced an increase in the number of students who report trauma histories. In many instances, students who have experienced trauma do need the support of mental health professionals, but the truth is that our counseling colleagues can’t alone do the work of supporting students through trauma.
Discrimination exacerbates student mental health challenges
In its 2024 annual report, Penn State’s Center for Collegiate Mental Health highlights the correlation between discrimination and mental health challenges.
chronicle.com-How to get your students to engage with one another.pdf
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insidehighered.com-Never Enough and roots of our student mental health crisis.pdf
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Wintering into a New Year
Resting, retreating, reading
CETL: Neurodiversity and UDL in Course Design
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a learning framework for curriculum and course development rooted in three areas: multiple means of representation of...
Professor creates three mental health day assignments
Excused absences for mental health days are growing more common for K-12 learners, but most institutions of higher education don’t allow the same flexibility. One professor shares how he offers—and holds students accountable for—mental health breaks.
Fostering Neurodivergent Learners’ Growth, with Will Hennessy – Teaching in Higher Ed
Will Hennessy shares about fostering neurodivergent learners’ growth on episode 499 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
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The Ones Too Often Left Behind In Higher Education, with Todd Zakrajsek – Teaching in Higher Ed
Todd Zakrajsek shares about the ones who are too often left behind in higher education on episode 494 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
What does "neurodiversity" mean?
neurodiversity autism adhd mental health bipolar disorder PTSD autistic author autistic keynote speaker
insidehighered.com-The new epidemic gripping college campuses loneliness.pdf
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On Edge: Understanding and Preventing Young Adults’ Mental Health Challenges — Making Caring Common
According to our new report, young adults in the U.S. reported twice the rates of anxiety and depression as teens. They identified several drivers of these emotional challenges, including a lack of meaning and purpose.
313. Supporting Neurodiverse Students and Faculty – tea for teaching
Many discussions of inclusive teaching practices ignore the role of neurodiversity in higher ed. In this episode, Liz Norell joins us to discuss strategies that faculty and institutions can use to create a welcoming environment for neurodivergent students and faculty. Liz is a political scientist and the Associate Director of Instructional Support at the University of Mississippi’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
chronicle.com-Professors Struggle With Demands to Tend to Students Mental Health.pdf
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R3 1.16 August 31, 2023 Inside the Brains of Anxious STEM Students; New AI Resource for Faculty
This issue of R3 reviews a Trends in Neuroscience and Education article exploring the connections between anxiety, attention, and academic reasoning among college students in STEM fields.
chronicle.com-How do students want instructors to relate to them.pdf
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Overcoming Imposter Anxiety, with Ijeoma Nwaogu – Teaching in Higher Ed
Ijeoma Nwaogu shares about her book on Overcoming Imposter Anxiety on episode 487 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
Intro to Neurodiversity for Educators, with Sarah Silverman – Teaching in Higher Ed
Sarah Silverman shares an introduction to neurodiversity on episode 484 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
On Cruelty-Free Advising: An Organizational Philosophy
High-quality academic advising has long been recognized as a significant factor in student satisfaction, retention, and overall positive outcomes. However, the theories and philosophies guiding individual advising interactions have received more attention than the guiding principles behind the devel