This article describes the successful revitalization of an undergraduate physics program. The areas of curriculum development, undergraduate research experiences and advising and retention, to name a few, are emphasized in this interconnecting and systematic approach whereby each and every effort combines to get results. The program can be used by other physics departments wishing to improve an...

Academic Advising [1] Academic Calendars [2] Academic Integrity [3] Admission Services [4] Co-operative Education and Career Services [5] Enrolment Services [6] Exam Schedule [7] International Programs, Study Abroad & Exchange [8] Learning Commons [9] Student Judicial Services [10] Office of Graduate Studies [11] Schedule of Dates [12] Tuition and Fees [13] Undergraduate Academic Information Ce...

Academic Advising [1] Academic Calendars [2] Academic Integrity [3] Admission Services [4] Co-operative Education and Career Services [5] Enrolment Services [6] Exam Schedule [7] International Programs, Study Abroad & Exchange [8] Learning Commons [9] Student Judicial Services [10] Office of Graduate Studies [11] Schedule of Dates [12] Tuition and Fees [13] Undergraduate Academic Information Ce...

Background In September 1998, The Commonwealth of Learning (COL), with funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) of the Government of the United Kingdom, commissioned a Study Team to prepare a report on the status of the development of virtual education from a global perspective. The analysis was comprehensive in that it included all levels from school to higher education...

... aligns with the current emphasis on measureable UME graduation expectations (i.e., entrustable professional activities) and GME achievement milestones Mastery Learning With Deliberate Practice in Medical Education William C. McGaghie, PhD, professor of medical education, Jeffrey H. Barsuk, MD, MS, associate professor of medicine, and Diane B. Wayne, MD, vice dean of education and professor ...

The Effects of Positive Psychology Intervention on Self-Efficacy and Psychological Hardiness of Female Students   S.A.A. Mortazavi Emami [1] Gh. Ahghar, Ph.D. [2] Z. Pirani, Ph.D. [3] H. Heidari, Ph.D. [4] R. HamidiPour, Ph.D. [5]   This study was carried out to determine the effects of positive psychology intervention on self-efficacy and psychological hardiness of female students. The...

Advising has the potential to serve as a lever for institutional transformation advance equitable student success. Actualizing promise of advising requires implementing evidence-based interventions and giving attention practices, technology products, policies, change management strategies that can address key points within student's higher education journey. This chapter outlines “theory change...