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Let’s Scramble, Not Flip, the Classroom
We need a new instructional model to replace the lecture-only format, but let’s not simply replace one rigid approach with another, Pamela Barnett argues. Rhetoric matters.
Humanities or Self-Help?
Replacing a required humanities course with a class based on the popular self-help book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has faculty up in arms at one community college.
It's Not All Bad
The state of academic rigor and student engagement in the classroom isn't in a total state of decay, but there is plenty to be desired, study suggests.
Opinion
Teaching Writing Intensive Courses
Instructors who embrace this educationally valuable approach need not let grading consume their lives, writes Andrew Joseph Pegoda.
Turnitin Put to the Test
Did the plagiarism detection software Turnitin cut "unoriginal writing" by almost 40 percent? Not so fast, one researcher says.
Obama vs. Art History
President joins the ranks of politicians who suggest liberal arts disciplines don't lead to jobs.
Variations on a Theme
Administrators make the case for general education pathways at conference session.
Promising Portfolios
Presenters at the Association of American Colleges and Universities' annual meeting see plenty of uses for e-portfolios -- as long as institutions look beyond the hype.