By Kristen Stevenson The Back to School Buzz is in the air! School supplies, backpacks, and nervous students abound while faculty wrap their minds around a new year, finish syllabi, and create content in Blackboard. For those of us who teach first-year students, we are also planning how to guide students to be successful in … Continue reading Soft Skills and First Year Students
Active Learning and Career Competencies
Image from www.epictop10.com By Jennifer Bland College graduates become community leaders and leaders in their professions. They take on roles where they make independent decisions and create new solutions. They transform coursework and textbook knowledge into lifelong dreams. Active learning strategies can be an important way to give students practice with the professional roles they'll take … Continue reading Active Learning and Career Competencies
Connecting the Dots for a Clearer Picture
Image adapted from the artwork of gapingvoid, (Source) By Toni DiMella Higher education is a key factor in creating economic mobility as the majority of “good jobs”, as defined by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, require at least a bachelor’s degree (Carnevale et al., 2017; Carnevale et al., 2018). This economic … Continue reading Connecting the Dots for a Clearer Picture
Using Social-Emotional Learning to Improve Student Career Readiness
By Kristen Stevenson The USC Upstate Moving UP QEP focuses on preparing career-ready students who can “identify and articulate their knowledge, skills, abilities, experiences, and other characteristics as relevant to desired career goals; and explore identify, and address areas necessary for professional growth and success.” It is important for us as instructors to reflect on … Continue reading Using Social-Emotional Learning to Improve Student Career Readiness