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High Impact Educational Practices Presenters: Dr. Anna Shostya, (ashostya@pace.edu), Dr. Joseph Morreale (jmorreale@pace.edu), Omar Baraka (ob26183n@pace.edu),Reagan Hughes (rh73237n@pace.edu), Tadhg Looram (tl44056n@pace.edu), Robert


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High Impact Educational Practices

Presenters:

  • Dr. Anna Shostya, (ashostya@pace.edu), Dr. Joseph Morreale

(jmorreale@pace.edu), Omar Baraka (ob26183n@pace.edu),Reagan Hughes (rh73237n@pace.edu), Tadhg Looram (tl44056n@pace.edu), Robert Mcloughlin (rm93902n@pace.edu), Francy Naranjo (fn13795n@pace.edu) Prepared for the Best Practices Conference; Pace University Graduate Center February 27, 2015

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Short-term Study Abroad Course to China as a High Impact Educational Practice: A Student’s Perspective

Presenters: Omar Baraka (senior), Reagan Hughes (junior), and Francy Naranjo (senior)

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High Impact Practices: “an investment of time and energy over an extended period that has unusually positive effects on student engagement in educationally purposeful behavior.”

 George D. Kuh, “Foreward,” Five High-Impact Practices: Research on Learning Outcomes, Completion, and Quality by Jayne E. Brownell and Lynn E. Swaner, AAC&U, 2010

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Types of High Impact Learning Practices

  • First-year experiences
  • Common intellectual

experiences

  • Learning communities
  • Writing-intensive

courses

  • Collaborative

assignments and projects

  • Undergraduate

research

  • Diversity/global

learning

  • Service learning
  • Community-based

learning

  • Internships
  • Capstone courses

and projects

High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are Who Has Access to Them and Why They Matter by George D. Kuh (AAC&U 2008) Follow-up study: Five High-Impact Practices: Research on Learning Outcomes, Completion, and Quality, by Jayne E. Brownell and Lynn E. Swaner CALT has copies of both publications

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Any Questions?

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How to Make a Travel Course a High Impact Educational Practice: Faculty’s Recommendations

Presenters:

  • Dr. Morreale and Dr. Shostya, Economics Department,

NYC

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How to Make a Travel Course a High Impact Educational Practice: Faculty’s Recommendations

  • Potential challenges and threats
  • Choosing the right itinerary
  • A priori decision: How much freedom

shall they enjoy?

  • Choosing the ‘right’ travelers
  • Pre-travel meetings: Familiarizing

students with the country-specific environment (Culture, sanitation, cuisine, transportation, etc)

  • a Do’s and Don’ts list and a list of things for students to pack
  • The logistics and the role of the host institution
  • Rewards to students and faculty: A high impact experience for

all

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Short-term Study Abroad Course to China as a Stepping Stone for Undergraduate Research: A Students’ Perspective

Presenters: Robert McLoughlin (senior) and Tagdh Looram (junior)

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Types of High Impact Learning Practices

  • First-year experiences
  • Common intellectual

experiences

  • Learning communities
  • Writing-intensive

courses

  • Collaborative

assignments and projects

  • Undergraduate

research

  • Diversity/global

learning

  • Service learning
  • Community-based

learning

  • Internships
  • Capstone courses

and projects

High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are Who Has Access to Them and Why They Matter by George D. Kuh (AAC&U 2008) Follow-up study: Five High-Impact Practices: Research on Learning Outcomes, Completion, and Quality, by Jayne E. Brownell and Lynn E. Swaner CALT has copies of both publications

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“To Play or Not to Play: How Video Games and Other Media Usage Affect Students’ Performance”

Pace University Research Poster Session

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“The Effect of Various Multimedia Usage on College Students’ Studying Habits and Academic Performance”

Undergraduate Faculty-Student Research Grant Eastern Economic Association Conference – Boston, MA Undergraduate Resarch First Place Winner Submission to Professional Publication: “Journal of College Reading and Learning”

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“Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Chinese Students’ Decision to Study Abroad”

Undergraduate Faculty-Student Research Grant May 2014

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“The Role of Confucianism and History in the Red Dragon’s Business Culture” Julieth Saenz & Dr. Anna Shostya NYCOS Essay Contest Third Place “Urbanization in China and Implications for the Environment: Focusing on Shanghai” Jonathan DeLeon, Bridget McCabe, & Dr. Joseph Morreale NYCOS Essay Contest Second Place

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Thank you!

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Mutual Expectations

  • f Students and

Faculty in Undergraduate Research: A Students’ Perspective

Presenters: Tagdh Looram (junior) and Robert McLoughlin (senior)