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Tweet and You'll Miss It
It's time for professors to move beyond complaining about how students are distracted by social media, writes Michelle Miller. Faculty members need to teach about why attention matters.
Teaching International Students
As international student enrollments have skyrocketed, U.S. universities are just starting to sort out the implications for the classroom. Do professors need to adjust grading expectations for written assignments?
The N-Word, in Class
Black law students at Mercer seek removal of professor who used slur repeatedly.
Opinion
Assessing Assessment
Current efforts devalue learning and the responsibility of students for their own success, writes Christopher B. Nelson.
Opinion
Letting Faculty Drive
To combat the skepticism found in Inside Higher Ed's faculty survey on technology, colleges must give professors more control over how online courses are developed and delivered, Marie Norman argues.
Professors of the Year
This year's winners hail from Pennsylvania State University Berks, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Stanford University and Monroe Community College.
License to Teach
Saint Mary's College of California introduces a "Digital Driver's License" for faculty members teaching online. It may become a requirement for teaching in its business school at all.
What Professors Are Thinking
Survey of undergraduate instructors suggests increased attention on student-centered teaching and ongoing concerns about diversity and adjunct working conditions.