Teaching

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have developed an online learning environment that could make lecture halls -- if not professors -- obsolete.

Religion displaces culture as top theme of interest to historians, especially those early in their careers. Military and political subjects also see gains, while social history continues long drop.

Whether it's Putin or Pushkin, student interest is sending language enrollments to levels unheard of since the Cold War.

Can learning how to teach online make professors better teachers in the classroom?

City College of New York ditches general writing courses for weightier discipline-specific writing courses team taught by upper-level professors and writing instructors.

Duke's Cathy Davidson, calling the current process "meaningless" and "superficial," decides to turn evaluations over to her students.

A San Jose State University student posted his homework online, hoping to show off his code writing skills. When his prof balked, the student fought and San Jose backed him.

Purchase of rival that was making inroads in course management systems shakes up the market. Can the industry leader learn from the up-and-comer?