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General Session - Conference Presentation Only (no formal paper)

**Connecting Classroom to Careers: A Tapestry of Techniques﻿**
Catharina Marshall, Kaplan University, Frostproof, Florida, USA, cmarshall@kaplan.edu Carolyn Stevenson, Kaplan University, Chicago, Illinois, USA, cstevenson@kaplan.edu Joanna Bauer, Kaplan University, Los Angeles, California, USA, jobauer@kaplan.edu

Launching students on the road to academic and professional success begins the first day of their degree program by weaving in relevant industry and discipline specific vocabulary and concepts so there is an immediate application element. In an increasingly competitive job market, it is vital for students who want to enter or advance in the workplace to understand and apply appropriate vocabulary and concepts. This is where jargon is justified as it establishes the user to be in possession of the knowledge base of a specific industry. One way to address these issues in the classroom is to be consistent in message, vocabulary, and concepts throughout the degree program and to integrate these topics in all courses. In this paper, we will address the issues of application to discipline and provide a tapestry of techniques to use in the seminars, discussions, and the curriculum in general.

All Audiences careers, curriculum, online learning, teaching and learning