by Steven Volk | Jan 29, 2017 | Try This!
Darin Stephenson, Professor of Mathematics, Hope College (e-mail: stephenson@hope.edu) For teaching my “flipped classroom” version of Math 341 at Hope College, I had created many lecture videos for the students to watch outside of class. I wanted a way to embed quiz...
by Steven Volk | Dec 12, 2016 | Essays for Action
Steven Volk, Director, Center for Teaching Innovation and Excellence (Oberlin College), Co-Director GLCA Consortium for Teaching and Learning December 12, 2016 Where to begin? Why not with a definition of “post-truth” from the Oxford dictionary: “Relating to or...
by Steven Volk | Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
“When College was a Public Good A compelling article by Scott Carlson published in the Chronicle of Higher Education which argues that there is an important correlation between race and the public’s (i.e., state legislatures) support for higher education....
by Steven Volk | Oct 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
PEN America’s report on diversity, inclusion and free speech on campus. The PEN report (“And Campus for All”) is available for free download. It offers a useful perspective on all sides in the debate over such issues as campus speakers, safe spaces,...
by Steven Volk | Oct 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Casey Schwartz, “Generation Adderall,” New York Times Magazine (October 16, 2016). “Adderall has now become ubiquitous on college campuses, widely taken by students both with and without a prescription. Black markets have sprung up at many, if not...
