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Learning Environments in Academic Contexts
Faculty and course designers in higher education are also being urged to think beyond the context of a fixed course or curriculum. In many fields, the knowledge base and skill set needed to be effective in practice is advancing at a brisk pace. Faculty recognize that they need to prepare students for continuously developing and updating their skills, even as they are in the process of learning foundations and current practices.
A number of other influences are driving faculty to rethink traditional approaches. Many desire to have a long-term influence on the professional lives of their students. They strive to create what Dee Fink (2013) calls “significant learning experiences” that linger with students ...
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