by Steven Volk | Mar 10, 2023 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Changing Your Teaching Takes More than a Recipe (Beckie Supiano, Chronicle of Higher Education, March 9, 2023): Professors have been urged to adopt more effective practices. Why are their results so mixed? In Defense of Bad Readers (Steven Mintz,...
by Steven Volk | Mar 3, 2023 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning The Secrets of College Success (Steven Mintz, Inside Higher Ed, March 2, 2023): Mintz summarizes the conclusions of two books: The Secret Syllabus: A Guide to the Unwritten Rules of College Syccess (Jay Phelan and Terry Burnham, Princeton) and...
by Steven Volk | Feb 24, 2023 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Teaching in an Age of ‘Militant Apathy’ (Beth McMurtrie, Chronicle of Higher Education, February 15, 2023): Immersive education offers a way to reach students. But can it ever become the norm? HyFlex Learning: Viable Beyond Emergencies?...
by Steven Volk | Feb 17, 2023 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning ‘Procrastination-Friendly’ Academe Needs More Deadlines (Susan D’Agostino, Inside Higher Ed, February 10, 2023): Some faculty members believe eliminating deadlines optimizes flexibility for students. But cognitive psychology research...
by Steven Volk | Feb 8, 2023 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning The Mindful Learning Framework (Marjorie Jackson, Faculty Focus, February 6, 2023): The Mindful Learning Framework is an organized set of principles to extend thinking and expand learning in a tangible framework that can be applied to any college...
