Teaching

It can encourage students to take risks and give them an opportunity to tap into their creative potential, writes Rangapriya Kannan-Narasimhan.

By Rangapriya Kannan-Narasimhan

Nearly a third of college students haven't completed a major writing assignment in college, but that's OK with them.

New study shows that splitting attention between lecture and cellphone or laptop use hinders long-term retention, and those in class suffer from others' use of devices.

A new study suggests that the old adage may not be the best way for students to learn.

Today, technological innovation and a rampant ideology of self seem to conspire against the acquisition of wisdom, writes Peter Starr, yet we still can teach it.

By Peter Starr

Colleges should focus on preparing students to be citizens, but there's little evidence many have integrated such education into their programs and courses, write Andrew J. Seligsohn and Thomas Erhlich.

By Sarah Bray et al.

College Board backtracks on plan to begin the AP World History exam in the year 1450, saying it will now begin in 1200.

If we as faculty members truly want to own the assessment of student performance and understanding, then we should work together toward meaningful solutions and processes, writes Will Miller.

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