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Online Vocal-Health Education Program For Teachers, Tammy Shilling, Heather Verhelle, Julia Johnson

Faculty Publications

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Competence-Based Curriculum (Cbc) In Kenya And The Challenge Of Vision 2030, Dovison Kereri, Roseline Nyaboke, Loice K. Nyabwari

Faculty Publications

The educational system prioritizes the development of skills required in the 21st Century, which focuses on students’ needs such as collaboration, creativity, and competence. However, many countries cannot achieve the necessary skills without quality education, especially for developing countries like Kenya. In the past, Kenya's aim of the 8-4-4 system of education was self-reliance, but the aim of education was lost because it became too academic and exam-oriented. The current educational ministry's target is to implement a competency-based curriculum (CBC), 2-6-6-3, introduced in 2019 to meet the vision 2030 of science and technology and innovation. CBC requires students to be …

Leveraging Collaboration And Peer Support To Initiate And Sustain A Faculty Development Program, Anneris Coria-Navia, Scott Moncrieff

Faculty Publications

In today’s impoverished higher education fiscal climate, especially considering the enormous financial implications to higher education of accommodating the changes required by the coronavirus pandemic, “nonessential” though highly important programs, such as centers for teaching and learning (CTLs), are very likely to be underfunded. In this study, we illustrate how underfunded programs can leverage peer collaboration and support to initiate productive, formal systems of assistance for faculty by describing a number of such programs developed by and/or coordinated by our CTL. Moreover, we propose that sustainable programs, especially at small liberal arts institutions, must include a strong component of peer …

Speech Sound Disorders Syllabus And Unit Plan: Mini-Unit, Basic Ssd Assessment., Jenica Joseph

Faculty Publications

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Design And Catastrophe: 51 Scientists Explore Evidence In Nature, Gordon J. Atkins

Faculty Publications

Review of

L. James Gibson, Ronny Nalin, and Humberto M. Rasi, eds. Design and Catastrophe: 51 Scientists Explore Evidence in Nature (Berrien Springs, Mich.: Andrews University Press, 2021). ISBN: 9781940980305 (Print). 240 pages (Hardback), US$24.99.

Building A Culture Of Trust: An Imperative For Effective School Leadership, Rodney A. Palmer

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.