Teaching

Want to know what the new frosh have never experienced? Or have always known? Want to feel old? It's that time of year again.

Shannon Portillo explains why it's important to engage students in the evaluation of their course participation from the first day of class.

By Shannon Portillo

Rivi Handler-Spitz uses a graphic novel approach to show how to help students deal with texts they find disturbing.

By Rivi Handler-Spitz

No matter the class, the first day should be the time when instructors set the tone for the semester, writes Marguerite Mayhall.

By Marguerite Mayhall

Despite lingering skepticism about the future of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, the technology behind them is becoming a focus of university teaching and research.

Texas case raises question: If a university bars a professor from teaching grad students, does it make sense not to bar him from teaching undergrads?

In fairness to students, professors shouldn’t factor class attendance, participation in class and extra credit into their final grades, argues Jay Sterling Silver.

By Jay Sterling Silver

An instructor's explanatory syllabus prompts a discussion of how students perceive new learning models, and how much they want to know about pedagogy before a class begins.