Academic Life

Many students and professors prefer online learning, but optimizing the digital classroom experience for engagement and active learning requires some thought. Here are four student success–focused ways to tweak online learning.

Two emergency medicine professors created a human-design course for students to prioritize their workplace values in a world of AI. The course taught students to think outside the box and listen to key stakeholders before delivering solutions.

Mendocino College in California will apply grant funding to continue supporting its Indigenous learners and further close equity gaps through intentional conversations with local leaders and additional staffing to support programming.

A study from Florida International University’s STEM Transformation Institute finds that using a new calculus curriculum rooted in active learning boosts student knowledge—and grades.

Students who have active learning opportunities, receive frequent and intentional academic advising, and utilize support services are more likely to feel they belong at their college or university, according to new research from Tyton Partners. Here’s what campus leaders can do.

Professors can collect student feedback throughout the term with short “exit ticket” assignments to conclude a class period.

Ohio State professors use superheroes to make human anatomy courses more interesting to students, increasing their motivation and understanding of the material.

Starting off the semester on a high note requires that students understand course and classroom expectations. Professors can get the message across with these strategies.