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Let Them Play the Game
Sarah Demers tried (and failed) to teach a new card game to her family. She's the one who ended up learning something -- about when lectures aren't the right approach.
Watch and Learn
Incoming students in competency-based programs at Lipscomb University spend a long day trying to prove their baseline skills and behavior, with 30 college credits on the line.
Competencies Come to Campus
Lipscomb University shows what competency-based education can look like in its blended form, both in-person and at a liberal arts college.
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Community of Scholars, Community of Teachers
Academe encourages professors to build ties connected to their research. But Judith Shapiro wants to know why the same attention isn't given to connections related to what goes on in the classroom.
Study Skills, Not Swimming
Notre Dame will require two one-credit courses for all freshmen on studying, wellness and spirituality, but will no longer demand phys ed or the ability to swim.
Rating My Professor - For Real
Students at University of Minnesota might be getting access to official student evaluation data starting this fall, potentially ending dependence on the very popular, unofficial sites that professors deride.
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No Silver Bullet
Fixing remedial education will be much more complex than reformers and policy makers acknowledge, writes Hunter Boylan.
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Remediation Is Badly Broken
Remediation should not be eliminated, writes Stan Jones, but its delivery needs to be transformed.