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CliffsNotes for Credit
Daniel F. Sullivan tried out one of the new alternative providers of online education -- and emerged horrified that the courses have been recommended for credit.
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Teaching 'Fun Home'
Domenick Scudera has been using the novel for years in a course for all freshmen at Ursinus College. If critics would read the book, he writes, they would find a work ideal for new college students.
Minecraft in the Classroom
University of Hull demonstrates pedagogical potential of world-building game.
Learning to Adapt
Newark's Essex County College tried adaptive learning software to improve remedial math success rates. It hasn't worked, as students and faculty have struggled with the "self-regulated" approach to learning.
Developing Adjuncts
Non-tenure-track faculty members say they want more convenient, compensated professional development.
Censored Into Resignation?
Northwestern loses second faculty member over alleged censorship of a medical school journal article about a sexual encounter.
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An Error of Era?
We divide history into periods just to keep it manageable. Scott McLemee reports on a discussion of whether we're doing it right.
Writing Program Furor
Essay defending association is denounced as belittling diversity concerns and promoting stereotypes.