Getting Started with Equity: A Guide for Academic Department Leaders This resource guide introduces academic department leaders to the principles, strategies, and teaching practices of educational equity. View Resource TIME FOR CLASS 2021 Since 2014, Tyton Partners has monitored the dynamics of the higher education digital learning and courseware market. This 2021 summary provides an updated view on how the pandemic has altered the landscape of teaching, learning, and course materials in higher education. View Resource EQUITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH EVIDENCE BASED TEACHING AND DIGITAL TOOLS Higher education institutions need to implement high-quality digital tools and effective teaching to improve outcomes for poverty-affected students and Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students. More On How We Work More on Our Partners By leveraging digital tools & incorporating effective project management, there are three broad categories that describe the possible ways we can help: We create a customized plan for each institution that may include any or all of the activities. This ensures our approach meets administrator, faculty, and student needs. Explore & Plan We work with stakeholders across the institution to help them discover and select tools that are best suited to fit their needs. Design & Implement We help administrators, instructional designers, and faculty redesign the learning experience to incorporate tools that will increase student equity and success. Optimize & Scale We identify opportunities to improve and broaden the application of innovative teaching strategies across the institution. More On How We Work Recent Posts October 18, 2021 4 Signs of Effectively Implementing Adaptive Courseware According to Students Imagine two college courses that meet in person and that both implement adaptive learning courseware, assigning the content, practice activities, and quizzes for students to work through outside of class. … October 11, 2021 Optimizing Digital Learning: A New and Improved Faculty Playbook The COVID-19 pandemic prompted colleges and universities to make extensive changes to curricula, teaching practices, and policies to meet student needs during the crisis. Many institutions responded by building new … October 4, 2021 4 Alternative Syllabus Formats That Promote Equity Many college and university educators working toward equity in higher education are considering alternative syllabi as one way to address institutional barriers encountered by minoritized and poverty-affected students. The course … September 27, 2021 10 Lessons From the Pandemic On Tech-Forward Teaching For Equity in Higher Ed The COVID-19 pandemic that began impacting college instructors and students in March 2020 was an unanticipated stress test that revealed higher education’s hidden weak points. Among other things, it exposed … September 20, 2021 Understanding the Strategic Role of the College or University CPO Digital learning technologies in higher education — along with software used in other campus functions like recruiting, the registrar, and career services — generate a tremendous amount of personal data … Every Learner Everywhere helps institutions improve student engagement and increase academic success in gateway courses through innovative teaching and learning strategies. Every Learner Everywhere is a network of 12 partner organizations that collaborate with higher education institutions to improve student outcomes through innovative teaching strategies, including the adoption of adaptive digital learning tools. The emerging evidence base around digital learning shows potential to increase access and engagement, decrease costs, and improve outcomes for students, particularly Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students, poverty-affected and first-generation students. Our network partners represent leaders and innovators in teaching and learning. We have specific expertise in the adoption, implementation, and measurement of digital learning tools as they’re integrated into pedagogical practices. How We Work Recent Resources Teaching Practices of Faculty Adopting Adaptive Courseware In fall 2020, Digital Promise administered a survey to a group of educators at selected two-year colleges and four-year universities to better understand the teaching practices they employ and the ways in which they use adaptive courseware in their gateway courses. Time for Class This 2021 summary provides an updated view on how the pandemic has altered the landscape of teaching, learning, and course materials in higher education. Caring for Students Playbook: Six Recommendations This playbook offers authentic and easily implementable strategies to help instructors to care for their students and ensure their success in the classroom and beyond.
October 18, 2021 4 Signs of Effectively Implementing Adaptive Courseware According to Students Imagine two college courses that meet in person and that both implement adaptive learning courseware, assigning the content, practice activities, and quizzes for students to work through outside of class. …
October 11, 2021 Optimizing Digital Learning: A New and Improved Faculty Playbook The COVID-19 pandemic prompted colleges and universities to make extensive changes to curricula, teaching practices, and policies to meet student needs during the crisis. Many institutions responded by building new …
October 4, 2021 4 Alternative Syllabus Formats That Promote Equity Many college and university educators working toward equity in higher education are considering alternative syllabi as one way to address institutional barriers encountered by minoritized and poverty-affected students. The course …
September 27, 2021 10 Lessons From the Pandemic On Tech-Forward Teaching For Equity in Higher Ed The COVID-19 pandemic that began impacting college instructors and students in March 2020 was an unanticipated stress test that revealed higher education’s hidden weak points. Among other things, it exposed …
September 20, 2021 Understanding the Strategic Role of the College or University CPO Digital learning technologies in higher education — along with software used in other campus functions like recruiting, the registrar, and career services — generate a tremendous amount of personal data …
Teaching Practices of Faculty Adopting Adaptive Courseware In fall 2020, Digital Promise administered a survey to a group of educators at selected two-year colleges and four-year universities to better understand the teaching practices they employ and the ways in which they use adaptive courseware in their gateway courses.
Time for Class This 2021 summary provides an updated view on how the pandemic has altered the landscape of teaching, learning, and course materials in higher education.
Caring for Students Playbook: Six Recommendations This playbook offers authentic and easily implementable strategies to help instructors to care for their students and ensure their success in the classroom and beyond.
