U.S.-Mexico Higher Education Engagement

Academic ties have long been part of the U.S.-Mexico relationship. Focus on this area has increased in recent years, however, and a variety of new policies and initiatives aimed at further expanding and enhancing cross-border higher education engagement have emerged.

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Academic Programs International (API) offers comprehensive international programs (study, intern, teach, work, volunteer, high school, gap year) in over 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

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What summer learning loss can tell us about the potential impact of school closures on student academic achievement

whitePaper | April 21, 2020

Seasonal learning research allows researchers to compare student learning patterns when school is in versus out of session. While there is some controversy about the magnitude of summer learning lossii,iii three trends are consistent across seasonal learning research findingsiv: achievement typically slows or declines over the summer months, declines tend to be steeper for math than for reading, and the extent (proportionally) of loss increases in the upper grades.

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FINRA E-Learning Courses

whitePaper | April 27, 2023

FINRA develops a wide range of e-learning courses for registered representatives, supervisors, operations staff, compliance personnel and other employees. These online courses uniquely blend FINRA’s knowledge of securities rules and regulations with the industry’s expertise on how those rules are practically applied on the job.

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Using Scenario-Based Learning to Build Compelling eLearning Solutions

whitePaper | May 31, 2021

A key challenge that L&D teams face globally is holding the attention of the learners with engaging eLearning. As budgets rise and shrink, L&D teams also need to demonstrate the effectiveness of the training programs and justify costs to senior management and finance teams.

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Competency-Based Education (CBE):

whitePaper | December 23, 2022

The US Department of Education offers a clear definition of CBE: “Transitioning away from seat time, in favor of a structure that creates flexibility, allows students to progress as they demonstrate mastery of academic content, regardless of time, place, or pace of learning.

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Empowered Employees: Managing and Retaining Them in the New, Hybrid Workplace

whitePaper | July 11, 2022

The rise of remote work has shifted employees’ priorities as they focus more on flexibility, autonomy, personal needs, and work-life balance. In this environment, employers who value a highly engaged workforce find that they must adjust their priorities as well. It’s tempting to see the pandemic as the driver of these changes and of the Great Resignation. And it is true that when vast numbers of people suddenly were allowed or required to work from home, they became empowered in many new ways

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Career-Connected PBL

whitePaper | December 7, 2022

Project-based learning (PBL) is an instructional strategy in which students learn by actively engaging in large-scale projects that have realworld relevance. Numerous studies have shown that PBL can lead to deeper learning, higher levels of engagement, and better student outcomes when implemented skillfully. 1

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Academic Programs International (API) offers comprehensive international programs (study, intern, teach, work, volunteer, high school, gap year) in over 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

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