Lynn University is a private university in Boca Raton, Florida. Founded in 1962, the university awards associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. It is named for the Lynn family (Christine E. and Eugene M. Lynn). It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,095..
This chapter focuses on understanding the diverse needs of international students in higher education, emphasizing their academic, social, and cultural adjustment challenges. It highlights the importance of providing tailored support to enhance their educational experience and overall well-being. Readers are presented with a detailed case study of a non-profit higher education institution that implements innovative programs and services specifically designed to address these needs. The case study illustrates practical strategies such as personalized advising, language support, cultural integration initiatives, and peer mentoring. By analyzing these approaches, the chapter offers valuable insights for educators and administrators aiming to foster an inclusive campus environment that supports international student success and engagement.
Gamification, the strategic integration of game design elements into non-game contexts, has emerged as a powerful pedagogical approach aimed at enhancing motivation, engagement, and learning outcomes in educational environments. This chapter is designed to introduce educators to the fundamental concepts, theoretical foundations, and practical applications of gamification. It begins by defining key components such as points, badges, leaderboards, challenges, narratives, and feedback systems, illustrating how these elements can be tailored to support diverse learning objectives and student profiles.
Philosophy as a practice, not just an academic discipline, can confront the growing threat to critical thinking. Doing philosophy has the potential to translate innovative methods into cultivating process-oriented learning, critical inquiry, and intellectual resilience. Philosophical Counseling is not a distant or abstract discipline, but an active, engaging practice that trains thinkers in real-time intellectual pursuit through questioning. Instead of emphasizing results, philosophical counseling cultivates habits of questioning, dialogue, and reasoning as exercises of critical thinking. This article addresses why and how philosophers might take an interest in advocating for the relevance of philosophy as a perspective towards the world rather than a specific activity. The moment is ripe when the public conversation is questioning the benefits and consequences of technological advances and realizing that society is changing irreversibly-philosophers are the ones most equipped to inform and lead the search for alternatives.
