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Three Associates Join the Office of Academic Affairs

Aug. 21, 2019

Three Associates Join the Office of Academic Affairs

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2019 CUES Distinguished Fellows

June 11, 2019

The Center for University Education Scholarship is proud to announce the selection of 2019 Distinguished Fellows.

Find out more about the fellows and their projects.

How One Professor Mines Student Comments to Improve Her Teaching

April 25, 2019

Lisa Elfring aims to provide visualizations of student feedback, thus turning them into objective data points that instructors receive to better craft active learning.

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Awards of Distinction Recognize Excellence in Teaching, Mentoring, Research

April 16, 2019

Seven faculty members and a staff scientist were honored for their teaching, mentoring and research at the annual UA Awards of Distinction luncheon and ceremony.

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Evidence Suggests Improved Student Outcomes in Collaborative Learning Spaces

Oct. 4, 2018

Data collected by the UA indicates improved student performance in several courses that were transformed from a traditional lecture format to a collaborative learning format.

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How One Email From You Could Help Students Succeed

Aug. 14, 2018

Zoë Cohen, an assistant professor in the Department of Physiology, found that a simple email reaching out to struggling students helped boost their success; nudges have caught on as a way to help students through the many complex processes of higher education

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Collaborative Learning Spaces Shift the Culture Toward Improved Teaching & Learning

Aug. 10, 2018

Gail Burd, Senior Vice Provost, Academic Affairs, and Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Arizona (UA), shares the story of how Collaborative Learning Spaces Shift the Culture Toward Improved Teaching & Learning.

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Collaborative Learning Spaces Shift the Culture Toward Improved Teaching & Learning

Aug. 10, 2018

Gail Burd, Senior Vice Provost, Academic Affairs, and Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Arizona (UA), shares the story of how Collaborative Learning Spaces are shifting the culture at UA toward improved teaching and learning.

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You Tube | Gail Burd shares about CLS and shifting culture

How One Email From You Could Help Students Succeed

Aug. 9, 2018

Zoë Cohen, an assistant professor in the Department of Physiology, shares a quick way to boost student success.

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Stem Shifts | How Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Instruction is Changing Higher Education

Aug. 1, 2018

Academic Programs in STEM fields are changing higher education as a whole; read more about the full-scale effort to improve teaching and learning at The University of Arizona.

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