Teaching

A $20 million project from National U seeks to combine adaptive courseware, predictive analytics and competency-based learning with a goal of better serving adult students.

Beyond offering opportunities to communicate quickly with family, friends and even teachers, texting also provides some intellectual benefits, argue Missy Watson and Madhuri Karak.

New book seeks to round out the trigger warning debate with competing histories of the trend and case studies from the classroom.

Thomas Doherty wonders if today’s atmosphere on college campuses encourages, or even tolerates, the kind of unsparing reprimand from a professor that might be needed for a student’s growth.

Article sets off debate on whether a roots genre from Appalachia risks its authenticity when colleges study and teach it.

University of Michigan adds an automated text-analysis tool to a growing program intended to give more students a chance to learn through writing.

Anthropologist offers explanation for why faculty members hesitate to adopt innovative teaching methods.