by Steven Volk | Jul 11, 2025 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Student-Led Teaching Doesn’t Help Underprepared Students (Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed, July 11, 2025): Peer support can increase students’ engagement in a course, but one study found that peer instruction didn’t result in better grades or...
by Steven Volk | Jul 5, 2025 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Plugging the Gap: How One College Is Reducing Course Failures (Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed, July 3, 2025): Through course redesign, embedded TAs and a culture of experimentation, the University of the Pacific is seeing returns on...
by Steven Volk | Jun 27, 2025 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Re-Engaging Students in an Age of Distraction (Steven Mintz, Inside Higher Ed, June 26, 2025): Why students tune out – and how to change that. Meet Students Where They Are? Maybe Not (Mark Horowitz, Chronicle of Higher Education, June 25, 2025):...
by Steven Volk | Jun 20, 2025 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Next Semester: Do Less That Matters More (John Warner, Inside Higher Ed, June 20, 2025): The threat of LLMs is an invitation to get to the roots, rather than layering on more, more, more. Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets’ (Jarek Janio, Inside...
by Steven Volk | Jun 13, 2025 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning New Data Shows Attendance Fosters Student Success (Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed, June 13, 2025): Faculty say attendance is known to promote learning and improve student outcomes. Students say they want more flexibility to manage outside...
