by Steven Volk | Jan 17, 2025 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning How to Encourage Students to Write in Their Own Voice (Beth McMurtrie, Chronicle of Higher Education, January 16, 2025): One professor comments that if she can get students to first focus on what they want to say, they can work on grammar,...
by Steven Volk | Jan 10, 2025 | News of the Week
The GLCA and its 13 member colleges are pleased to announce the winners of the 55th New Writers Award, recognizing first published writers for poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction (full announcement here). We also wish to extend our gratitude to the 2025...
by Steven Volk | Dec 20, 2024 | News of the Week
Dear Readers: Time for a break as the holidays near and the calendar flips to a new year. The NOTW will next return on January 10. We wish you a peaceful and relaxing holiday season and send you our most fervent hopes for a good year to come. Teaching and Learning Why...
by Steven Volk | Dec 13, 2024 | News of the Week
Chart of the Week Teaching and Learning The Staircase that Connected Me to a Student (Daniel Chaffin, Inside Higher Ed, December 13, 2024): Sometimes we complain that our university should be more...
by Steven Volk | Dec 6, 2024 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Advice for a New Instructor (Beth McMurtrie, Chronicle of Higher Education, December 5, 2024): McMurtrie shares advice for setting high expectations while offering students support. The Pillars of Higher Education Work: Relationships and...
by Steven Volk | Nov 22, 2024 | News of the Week
Note: NOTW will be taking a break next week to dive into some turkey and stuffing rather than the news. We’ll be back on December 6. Chart of the Week (Story below: Supporting...
