April 24, 2018
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vs上的米兰达发怒和Anthony Scheffler在USG教学和学习会议上展示学术研究
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VALDOSTA — 美高梅博彩’s 米兰达发怒 and Dr. Anthony Scheffler were recently chosen to present research on academic mapping at the 2018 University System of Georgia Teaching and Learning Conference in Athens, Georgia.
Their presentation, titled “Collaborating with Students to Design Engaging Academic Maps,” detailed their efforts to create a more interesting and effective way to guide students through their college course requirements.
“An academic map is just a schedule of classes that tells you what you need to take each semester to graduate on time,” said Scheffler, associate vice president for academic affairs. “In that sense it’s not new at all, but it never has been very effective with students. They don’t tend to engage with it. They don’t tend to look at it except when they’re off track or when an advisor puts it in front of them.
“That can be dangerous because, on average, students graduate with about 136 academic credit hours when all they need is 120. That’s time they could’ve been spending in their career field instead of spending money or adding to their loan debt.
“What we’re trying to do — and what the USG is very interested in doing — is to make the academic map more engaging and more relevant for students so that they will actually use it and benefit from it.”
来自乔治亚州邓伍迪的交际科学与障碍专业学生赫夫，作为学生研究员与舍弗勒一起工作了几个月，重新设计和改进了传统的学术地图。
“I’ve always known what I wanted to study, and I know how to navigate the registration system,” said Huff, who expects to graduate in Spring 2019. “But I’ve had a lot of friends ask me for help registering for classes, friends who are confused by or unsure of their required courses. That is what really got me interested in creating a better option.”
这项研究涉及与数十名来自不同专业的vs上学生以及瓦尔多斯塔早期大学学院的大三和大四学生进行交谈。 Huff was instrumental in gathering data from the student focus groups and using the information to design an academic map that is tailored to students’ needs.
升级后的学术地图包括课程描述的链接； 教授解释课程与特定学位项目和职业的相关性的音频； 同学们就如何学好某门课提供建议的视频； 以及向学生提供特别建议和提醒的通知。
“It gives them an opportunity to explore the degree and explore the courses and not just be told, ‘Take this and trust me; you’ll be fine,’” Scheffler said. “Hopefully the additions will lower the level of anxiety students have about certain courses or registering for classes in general.”
升级后的学术地图仍处于原型阶段，赫夫和舍弗勒计划继续完善和改进这个数字工具。 舍弗勒已经把这项研究成果提供给了美高梅博彩和美国地质调查局的其他机构，并希望这些大学最终能把地图建在他们的网站上。 He also wants the academic map to one day be “game-ified” — making the map feel and look like a video game — in order to make it even more enjoyable and engaging for students.
“I enjoyed presenting the work we’ve accomplished so far, and I’m looking forward to continuing the effort to design a better academic map for students,” Huff said.
一年一度的USG教学和学习会议将教职员工和学生聚集在一起，分享有关促进学生参与学习的最佳实践的想法和经验。 与会者和演讲者来自佐治亚大学系统，以及美国各地的高等院校和高等教育机构和组织。
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