Lingua Latina Manet in Aeternum
Nov 15, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
A suppposedly "dead" language actually seems pretty lively.
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Reading History: Hedgehogs and Foxes
Aug 28, 2012 by Bill Roden |
History study should encourage students to engage with the lives and cultures they are studying rather than simply giving them preconceived ideas about series of events.
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Time Out On Extra Test Time
Jun 26, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
A Dartmouth undergrad thinks his extra test time gave him an unfair advantage over high school classmates.
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They’re Not Unteachable
May 23, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
It's more difficult, but certainly not impossible, to teach today's college students.
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The Unteachables: A Generation That Cannot Learn
May 22, 2012 by Janice Fiamengo |
An English professor wonders how to teach students who can't learn.
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“Teaching as a Subversive Activity”: The Theory of Political Indoctrination
May 04, 2012 by Zombie |
Teachers have a "moral imperative" to shape students' beliefs and make them "agents for change," declared a lanugage professor at a recent Berkeley lecture.
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Liberal Education Needs More Disruptive Technology
Apr 04, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
Why can’t we decouple liberal learning from college degrees?
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Education vs. Training at Community Colleges
Mar 29, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
Jeff Anderson, dean of humanities, fine arts, and social sciences at Illinois Valley Community College, argues for the many benefits of great books courses, even for community college students.
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Oxford and Columbia: Depth and Breadth
Mar 14, 2012 by Thomas Dineen |
Thomas Dineen compares his education at Oxford with that at Columbia and finds that the universities represent two systems with separate sets of values and attitudes.
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Professors Also Need to be Students
Mar 13, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
When you spend the bulk of your time driving, it's easy to forget how the car looks from the passenger seat.
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Who Teaches College Professors How to Teach?
Mar 08, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
I have a dirty little secret. No one has ever taught me how to teach - and that's the single biggest reason I still love teaching today.
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Wall-Chart Wisdom
Jan 17, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood praises vintage illustrated botany and zoology wall charts as reflecting an antidote for postmodern epistemological malaise.
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Socially Constructed Mathematics—That Will Make All the Difference!
Sep 26, 2011 by George Leef |
The University of North Carolina is hosting a professor from the University of Illinois who maintains that what “minority” students need if they’re going to understand math is for it to be presented as a “social… Continue Reading | 2 Comments >
Is Teaching a Team Sport?
Mar 14, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
Students learn better when their courses fit together and build on one another. Jason Fertig counsels professors in each major to see themselves as teams united by overarching education goals.
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Series Answers “How Should Ethics Be Taught in College Today?”
Jan 20, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
Over at NAS.org is a new series of essays by three professors on how to teach ethics in college today.
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