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Why Are Students So Disengaged?
A new survey by Wiley finds that one-fourth of students said they would be more invested in their courses if they learned in a way that emulated their future careers.
‘Procrastination-Friendly’ Academe Needs More Deadlines
Some faculty members believe eliminating deadlines optimizes flexibility for students. But cognitive psychology research suggests that students fare better academically and personally under numerous short-term deadlines.
Beyond the Monograph
Textbooks, op-eds, museum exhibitions, public lectures, congressional testimony, podcasts, historical gaming—the American Historical Association wants departments to consider more as historical scholarship.
Confusion Over a New Unit at Chapel Hill
UNC-Chapel Hill’s board chairman told Fox News a new school would provide equal opportunity for right- and left-of-center views. Faculty, caught off guard, have expressed concerns, while the provost says it’s not what it sounds like.
Opinion
The Importance of the Pause
Jackson Bartlett describes how to make space for the humanity of students and instructors during troubling national events and crises.
Community Colleges’ Positive, Pervasive Digital Leap
From rural New Hampshire to urban Miami, community college students, faculty and administrators are broadly enthusiastic about digital learning options, according to a new report.
Opinion
In Praise of Folly
We should help students in our literature classes to transcend the too-common notion that “the film was funny but the book was not,” writes Douglas King.
Designing Assignments in the ChatGPT Era
Some instructors seek to craft assignments that guide students in surpassing what AI can do. Others see that as a fool’s errand—one that lends too much agency to the software.
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