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Harvard Seeks to Jolt University Teaching
A conference kicks off a $40-million project dedicated to improving student learning, but old habits die hard, participants say.
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Summit on Adjuncts Yields Tentative Framework for Campaign to Improve Their Conditions
A draft document offered by leaders of the New Faculty Majority calls on colleges to make sweeping changes, and for adjuncts to have a voice in them.
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Note to Faculty: Don't Be Such a Know-It-All
When faculty show students how they struggle to find answers, it can be a valuable lesson, panelists said at a UVa workshop.
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With NSF Support, Research Moves Into Science Labs of 2-Year Colleges
Original research in biology, which is thought to spark student interest and bolster majors, makes its way to the associate-degree level.
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Psst: Don't Tell Anyone, but Some Professors Like Teaching
Panelists at an anthropology meeting "confess" why they care about teaching—when they have plenty of incentives not to.
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Private-Colleges Group Says a Standardized Test Improves Teaching and Learning
The Collegiate Learning Assessment can be an effective tool in the classroom, a new study finds.
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U. of Texas Says Faculty at Flagship Bring In Twice as Much Money as They Cost
The associate dean who prepared the analysis says the data don't capture all the work professors actually do. But critics question the report's methodology.
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As Emphasis on Student Evaluations Grows, Professors Increasingly Seek Midcourse Feedback
Midterm feedback from students gives professors a chance to adjust their courses to improve learning and student satisfaction.
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Study Finds Minority Students Benefit From Minority Instructors
Black, Latino, and American Indian students in community colleges have more academic success when learning from instructors of the same minority group.
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Have Lectures, Will Travel
A few gregarious academics have discovered an instructional way to see the world from the deck of a luxury liner.
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