Asset and Deficit Thinking: Ed.D. Students’ Perceptions and Preferences around their Instructors’ Feedback
Jordan O'Connell Jordan O'Connell

Asset and Deficit Thinking: Ed.D. Students’ Perceptions and Preferences around their Instructors’ Feedback

This study investigated cohort-based Ed.D. students’ perceptions and preferences related to deficit and asset-based instructor feedback. The researchers collected data from 28 current Ed.D. students through a survey based on Henderson et al.'s (2016) Feedback for Learning questions. While students generally perceived feedback as asset-focused, they expressed a need for more growth-oriented, individualized responses. Additionally, male participants significantly perceived more asset-based feedback than females, suggesting that demographic alignment between instructors and students may influence perceptions around feedback.

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the liberty to learn
Jordan O'Connell Jordan O'Connell

the liberty to learn

There is only one thing that unites all teachers. We defend the liberty to learn, and in doing so, we enable the next chapter of the American story to be freely told.

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Book Review: Robot Proof
Jordan O'Connell Jordan O'Connell

Book Review: Robot Proof

This book review examines Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Joseph Aoun, which focuses on the imperative to evolve higher education in preparation for AI-driven job labor market shifts that are only now entering the public consciousness.

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Washington Must Work Toward Diplomacy
Jordan O'Connell Jordan O'Connell

Washington Must Work Toward Diplomacy

The real question is whether further entrenching ourselves in the region serves the interests of our nation and its people, present and future.

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