Student-Centered Education, Self-Evaluation
An educator calls for a new, student-centered education model, and a professor’s experiment involving students in their own grading process yields surprising results. News and
An educator calls for a new, student-centered education model, and a professor’s experiment involving students in their own grading process yields surprising results. News and
The best way to advance and recognize the rightful place of faculty in student success efforts is to invest in and demonstrate the impact of
This week, professors offer suggestions for teaching midsemester, such as providing materials to prepare students for receiving their first big grade and remembering to focus
One professor describes how Google’s research on teamwork can be applied to higher education, and another explains how instructors can rediscover their excitement for teaching.
Two professors describe ways instructors can promote students’ learning in lectures, and award-winning faculty weigh in on what good teaching looks like. Sign up for
In a provocative new report, AAU President Mary Sue Coleman calls for a “new normal” in which “all faculty members will both use and be
This week, instructors share methods for engaging different types of students, from non-majors to introverts to students in large lectures. News and insights delivered to
In this week’s news roundup, a professor suggests methods for mitigating the disconnect some students feel in large lectures, and a university president calls for
One instructor develops regrouping strategies after Hurricane Irma, and another suggests ways of recognizing faculty who serve as “emotional laborers.” Sign up for The Q
This week, Dr. Stephen Brookfield offers ways of incorporating technology into lectures after students reveal that they value both personal interaction and technology. News and
