24. Developing Effective Guidelines for Faculty Teaching First-Year University Students
First-year university students are a diverse group of individuals with various abilities and needs. Failure of the university and its teaching faculty to meet the needs of first-year students may result in abandonment of the pursuit of a degree. This project informs instructors about the practices t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Windsor
2011-06-01
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Series: | Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching |
Online Access: | https://celt.uwindsor.ca/index.php/CELT/article/view/3254 |
Summary: | First-year university students are a diverse group of individuals with various abilities and needs. Failure of the university and its teaching faculty to meet the needs of first-year students may result in abandonment of the pursuit of a degree. This project informs instructors about the practices that strengthen a learning-centred approach and maximize inclusion of first-year students. The principles and teaching methods of Universal Instructional Design are learner-centred and have shown to improve academic achievement and benefit the campus community. Thus, it is suggested that the principles of this method be applied uniformly across university-level instruction. |
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ISSN: | 2368-4526 |