by Steven Volk | Jun 9, 2023 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Getting Feedback from Students on the Syllabus (Beth McMurtrie, Chronicle of Higher Education, June 8, 2023): More faculty comment on having had their students review the syllabi they prepare. The Long View on Transformative College Experiences:...
by Steven Volk | Jun 2, 2023 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning The Trust Gap in Higher Education (Steven Mintz, Inside Higher Ed, June 2, 2023): Distrust is not conducive to learning. It makes the teacher-student relationship adversarial. Mistrust undercuts the sense of connection and community that can make...
by Steven Volk | May 26, 2023 | News of the Week
Dear Readers: As the school year draws to a close, I wanted to draw your attention to some changes here at the “News of the Week” and in the Consortium for Teaching and Learning. After many years co-directing the CTL, I am stepping down. It’s been my great pleasure...
by Steven Volk | May 19, 2023 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Teaching the Inevitable: Embracing a Pedagogy of Failure (Lydia E. Eckstein, Amelia B. Finaret, and Lisa B. Whitenack, Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2023): The authors, all from Allegheny College, outline several strategies for using failure...
by Steven Volk | May 12, 2023 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Weighing in on the Syllabus (Beth McMurtrie, Chronicle of Higher Education, May 11, 2023): At the end of the semester, Sarah Woulfin at the University of Texas, Austin, shared with her students a Google doc with a list of the weekly readings....
by Steven Volk | May 8, 2023 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Annotating the Syllabus (Matt Reed, Inside Higher Ed, May 5, 2023): A painless and useful form of outcomes assessment. This Simple 30-Minute Belonging Exercise Could Boost Student Retention (Adrienne Lu, Chronicle of Higher Education, May 4,...
