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“All learning has an emotional base,” wrote Plato over two-thousand years ago (Winter, 2011). Bandura has provided clear pathways towards improving self-efficacy, the four major ones being mastery experiences, verbal persuasion, vicarious experiences, and emotional and physiological states. Find out here:

The Emotional Variable in Student Learning | Faculty Focus A strong level of self-efficacy can redirect a student’s perception, persistence, and improved process to overcome obstacles.

Using Collaborative Documents During Breakout Groups

Improving Breakout Room Discussions in Online Teaching by Using Collaborative Documents | Faculty Focus Tips involving the use of collaborative documents as companion documents with the breakout discussions in online classes.

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/07/29/six-characteristics-promote-student-learning-opinion?“What day-to-day, actionable nuggets are buried in that mountain of evidence to help administrators and faculty

Six characteristics that promote student learning (opinion) Patrick T. Terenzini describes six characteristics that, based on decades of research, have been found to cultivate and promote student learning.

Announcements provide an opportunity to foreground a success mindset, ensuring that students recognize the educational journey they are on and take ownership over it.

Using Announcements to Give Narrative Shape to your Online Course | Faculty Focus Learn how to optimize your announcement feature in your online classes to encourage student engagement and build your online presence.