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Customer Mentality
The idea of "students as consumers" continues to grow, and to erode key values in higher education, writes Nate Kreuter.
A Call to Embrace Silos
New book, In Defense of Disciplines, questions the rush to interdisciplinary work, and argues that the trend has eroded intellectual life and faculty power.
The Proctor Is In
As students' adherence to the Middlebury honor code wanes, the entire economics department will start proctoring exams to catch cheaters.
Taking the Direct Path
Competency-based education is gaining steam, but questions remain about which forms the U.S. Department of Education will back.
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Competency vs. Open-Ended Inquiry
Competency-based education and more "personalized" degree programs offer false promise, writes Amy E. Slaton, and could actually worsen inequality in higher education.
Try, Try Again
Two years and twice as many iterations later, MOOC instructors at Stanford U. say they are finally seeing results.
The Pulse: Pruvalu and ePortfolios
This month's edition of The Pulse podcast features an interview with Claudia Reuter, founder and CEO of SchoolChapters, which produces...
An Hour Makes a Difference
A simple intervention can dramatically decrease the academic achievement gap for first-generation college students, study finds.