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Making S.P.A.C.E. for Student Belonging: 5 Tips for Increasing Faculty and Staff Awareness and Agency

Foreword

Lumen Circles are asynchronous faculty professional development experiences that use virtual learning communities to connect faculty with peers, helping them refine their expertise as student-centered educators. Grounded in evidence-based teaching practices and self-reflection, Lumen Circles are designed to benefit faculty members across disciplines and career stages.

Dr. Iona Ringgold and Dr. […]

Collecting Feedback from Students: Quick Tips

Collecting student feedback can offer educators valuable information that helps enhance teaching methods, establish connections with students, and inform future classes.

Before you start collecting feedback, there are a few things you should consider to make sure you achieve your desired results.

Think about what you’re hoping […]

Visiting Lumen One’s Faculty Engagement Center Can Result in Higher Quiz Scores

Students whose instructors regularly visit the Faculty Engagement Center achieve statistically significantly higher quiz scores than students whose instructors do not.

Instructors play the primary role in improving student success. You decide how in-class time is used, what kinds of activities and assessments students will engage with, […]

Empowering Hispanic Students in Higher Education: Nurturing Belonging and Success

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

As Hispanic Heritage Month draws to a close, we reflect on the significance of this celebration and its relevance in the context of higher education. Hispanic Heritage Month began as a week-long tribute in 1868 and was extended to a month by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. This month-long celebration honors the […]

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 empowers every student is more crucial than ever. We are thrilled to bring you a series of […]

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 learning is here to stay, it’s helpful to have a few solid icebreakers in your arsenal, especially on the first day […]

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 resources (OER), we have legal permission to make changes to our content for the betterment of teaching, […]

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 to meet these needs, our research team has devised a standard design for delivering these data that will […]

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 meaningful learning experiences and fair grading practices.

Many colleges continued to offer students the choice to attend virtually […]

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 completed in late 2020 highlighted that roughly two-thirds of students in colleges and universities were […]