The Chronicle of Higher Education | Teaching

Harvard Seeks to Jolt University Teaching

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:50:00 EST

A conference kicks off a $40-million project dedicated to improving student learning, but old habits die hard, participants say.

Summit on Adjuncts Yields Tentative Framework for Campaign to Improve Their Conditions

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:50:00 EST

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.

Note to Faculty: Don't Be Such a Know-It-All

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:20:00 EST

When faculty show students how they struggle to find answers, it can be a valuable lesson, panelists said at a UVa workshop.

With NSF Support, Research Moves Into Science Labs of 2-Year Colleges

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST

Original research in biology, which is thought to spark student interest and bolster majors, makes its way to the associate-degree level.

Psst: Don't Tell Anyone, but Some Professors Like Teaching

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:02:00 EST

Panelists at an anthropology meeting "confess" why they care about teaching—when they have plenty of incentives not to.

Private-Colleges Group Says a Standardized Test Improves Teaching and Learning

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:01:00 EST

The Collegiate Learning Assessment can be an effective tool in the classroom, a new study finds.

U. of Texas Says Faculty at Flagship Bring In Twice as Much Money as They Cost

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:01:00 EST

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.

As Emphasis on Student Evaluations Grows, Professors Increasingly Seek Midcourse Feedback

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:01:00 EDT

Midterm feedback from students gives professors a chance to adjust their courses to improve learning and student satisfaction.

Study Finds Minority Students Benefit From Minority Instructors

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EDT

Black, Latino, and American Indian students in community colleges have more academic success when learning from instructors of the same minority group.

Have Lectures, Will Travel

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:01:00 EDT

A few gregarious academics have discovered an instructional way to see the world from the deck of a luxury liner.

'It Gets Better,' Harvard Education School Tells Gay Teens

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:30:00 EDT

Faculty and staff members and students talk about their experiences in a video that implores gay and lesbian teens not to succumb to bullying.

No. 1 Number Coach

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:01:00 EDT

A Lehigh University professor has turned his small corner of eastern Pennsylvania into a powerhouse for competitive high-school math.

A Professor Uses Games to Teach Strategic Intelligence

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:01:00 EDT

Kris Wheaton, a professor at Mercyhurst College, has found board games, like Clue and DMZ, useful in his graduate-level course.

Celebrity Visiting Professors Take Their Courses Off the Record

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:01:00 EST

In a course at Yale, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal asked students to refrain from talking out of class about their discussions. Other celebrity professors have done the same.

Live From East Lansing: Veterinarians Share Lessons With Iraqi Farmers

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:01:00 EST

Robert Malinowski works with colleagues at Michigan State University and elsewhere to videostream lectures on topics like farm management to Iraq.

Creative Writing Has a Place in Academe, if You Play Your Cards Right, Speakers Say

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:00:00 EST

Speakers at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference said that budgets are tight, but demand for their courses isn't the problem.

Educators Zero In on What Lumina's Degree-Qualification Template Would Mean

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:00:00 EST

If some are puzzled over what the blueprint could accomplish in terms of raising colleges' standards, it may be because the hopes for it are wide-ranging.

The Cutting Edge of Prehistoric Technology

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:01:00 EST

Bill Schindler and his students use stone tools to butcher a deer and practice other primitive skills to learn about the people who developed them.

Listen Up, Pilgrims: Tryptophan Is Not What's Making You Sleepy

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:01:00 EST

Keep the peace among your Thanksgiving guests by distracting them with chemistry factoids about the feast.

Indiana U. Anatomy Program Brings New Life to Study of Cadavers

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 01:01:00 EDT

Indiana University Northwest encourages the families of body donors to meet the students who learn from the donors' loved ones.

A Game Eases the Pain of Cramming for Chemistry

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:01:00 EDT

A professor at Stetson University finds chemistry's synchronicity with mah-jongg.

A Black-Belt Academic Gets a Kick Out of Karate

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Ronald Hill, an official at Villanova Business School, brings a martial-arts mind-set to his professional tasks.

A University Pulls Together for a Cinematic Labor of Love

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Frostburg State's students, staffers, and even its president serve as cast and crew for a professor's feature-length film.

Education Schools Are Scrutinized for Graduates' Success as Teachers

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Huge state databases could transform the assessment of teacher training, but some say the systems have bugs.

He Gets a Kick Out of His Work

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:01:00 EDT

A professor at St. Francis College gets a Daytime Entertainment Emmy nomination for his instruction on how to fake fights.

It's Not Oprah, but a TV Show Works for Professors at Stony Brook

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:01:00 EDT

An assistant provost at the State U. of New York campus plays talking head to help out professors in the classroom.