A Research-Based Methodology for Evaluating the Efficacy of Faculty Development on Student Outcomes
How do we know? It’s the epistemological question that animates our entire enterprise and has particular relevance for student learning. How do we know if students are learning what we expect? And how do we know if we’re refining our teaching in ways that promote deeper levels of learning and persistence to graduation and that prepare […]
ACUE at AASCU 2018: What will it take for the student success agenda to succeed?
To create informed citizens and help students develop the skills necessary for success in an increasingly global workforce, institutions continue to explore new programs, policies, and practices. Yet how can colleges and universities stay focused on preparing students amidst these challenging times of breaking news alerts, political protests, and social change? Navigating the social and […]
Measuring Our Impact
News Roundup: Online Students and Career Services
This week, how to build relationships with online students and encouraging students to use career services. Sign up for The ‘Q’ Newsletter for weekly news and insights. Mission “Impossible”: Building Relationships with Online Students Because online courses can lack the support that face-to-face learning facilitates, Cindy Miller suggests strategies for engaging students. She advises instructors […]
ASU: What Jeopardy! and Teaching Have in Common
Faculty Spotlight: Michael Green, Film Expert and Jeopardy! Contestant
This year, through a partnership with ACUE, Arizona State University is supporting and credentialing faculty members across eight of its schools and colleges, with faculty from physics to English literature, nursing to economics, and social work to women and gender studies. In our latest Faculty Spotlight, we hear from Michael Green, an ASU professor and […]
Designing Online Experiences for Learners
“A PhD is not a teaching degree”: McPherson
Q&A with Michael McPherson
Editor’s note: Last week, we sat down with Michael McPherson, co-chair of the Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education, for an insightful discussion about why colleges and universities should invest in their faculty, measure the impact of good teaching, and create more productive working environments specifically for their adjunct faculty members. McPherson highlighted some […]
News Roundup: Student Feedback for Course Design
This week, see how some colleges are using student feedback to help shape their courses. Sign up for The ‘Q’ Newsletter for weekly news and insights. How Students Can Shape the Design of Their Courses At the University of Dayton, students helped redesign Principles of Oral Communication by providing reactions to readings, offering midsemester feedback, […]
