by Steven Volk | Aug 1, 2025 | News of the Week
Pick Three: No time for all the articles? Here are three you might want to read. How I’m Handling AI This Fall (Emily Pitts Donahoe, Substack, July 25, 2025): A potentially ill-fated plan. Justice Department Declares DEI Unlawful (Johanna Alonso, Inside Higher...
by Steven Volk | Jul 25, 2025 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Can Intellectual Virtues Reenergize Teaching? (Rebecca Vidra, Inside Higher Ed, July 25, 2025): Thinking about what it means to be an intellectually curious, humble and resilient teacher. Why Students Are Using AI (Beth McMurtrie, Chronicle of...
by Steven Volk | Jul 18, 2025 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Flipped Classrooms: Can We Skip the Lecture? (Cindy Nebel, The Learning Scientists, July 17, 2025): Some experimental data says that skipping the lecture might be better for students. More Tips for Preventing AI Misuse in the Classroom (Beth...
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):...
