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Elevating Student Voice: Belonging in College
By: Daysha Jackson-Sanchez, Vice President of Equity Solutions Welcome to the kickoff of our enlightening webinar series on college student belonging! In an era where higher education is evolving unprecedentedly, creating an inclusive environment that [...]
Back to Term: Student Success Tips
Educators are key to ensuring student success. You provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve goals, realize potential, and fulfill dreams. This is a big job! Here are a few tips [...]
Lumen Learning Participates in SXSW EDU Panel on Equity-Centered Research
By: Daysha Jackson-Sanchez, Vice President of Equity Solutions Last month, I participated in a panel at SXSW EDU, titled “Equity-Centered Research for Innovative Courseware” where I was joined by moderator, Felice Nudelman, Associate Vice President [...]
The Improve It Challenge: A New Grant Program from Lumen
Jamison Miller | Director of Research Communication Making changes is easy. Making improvements is hard. Lumen Learning’s Improve It Challenge grant program invites anyone and everyone to engage in the continuous improvement of open educational [...]
8 Zoom Icebreakers to Help You & Your Students Get to Know Each Other
A well-thought-out icebreaker can transform uncomfortable silence at the start of your online classes into lively discussions that encourage each student to loosen up and engage in the virtual lesson ahead. And since online [...]
RISE Workshops now available for Lumen Waymaker users
Our commitment to supporting faculty At Lumen Learning, we believe deeply that the contributions made by the learner and the faculty are crucial to the development of effective learning materials. Because Lumen uses open educational [...]
Waymaker Users Can Now Request Course Level Data
From time to time our Waymaker customers are curious about how their students are doing across teaching terms and approach us about what data we have to show their students’ performance on assessments. In order [...]
Online Teaching Tips: How to Improve Your Virtual Teaching Skills
COVID-19 made widespread virtual teaching and learning necessary on a far larger scale than expected, and much, much sooner. Colleges and universities struggled to end their Spring 2020 semesters in a way that would provide [...]
7 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Learning Management System
Your learning management system (LMS) is a critical part of your classroom, especially now. More and more students are taking advantage of online learning for its flexibility and availability, even in uncertain times. A study [...]