Teaching & Learning
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How do you build a culture of learning inside a prison?
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Using student-first approaches, promoting engaged learning, and facilitating peer dialogue are some manners through which a positive classroom culture can be created and holistic learning can be encouraged. Since HEP students are more limited than traditional university students, it is important to provide active learning opportunities such as small group projects or discussions with opportunities for student-led learning. Students in correctional learning environments usually have very limited access to technology. Therefore, it is important both for professors to familiarize themselves with the resources their students have and to provide time for students to acclimate themselves with their devices, as students have varied experience with technology. Classwork and assignments must be tailored to the resources and technology available within each institution, which often means that classes need to rely more on printed materials.