Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a cloud of uncertainty over higher education. Colleges around the country have shut down and moved teaching online, and no one knows when it will be safe to reopen and resume normal operations. We’re now in a situation where work, life and education are starting to blur.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2017

It’s a golden age of education podcasts. Teachers, professors, education innovators, and tech skeptics have switched on their microphones to share their insights and analysis—and you’ll find plenty of lively characters and fresh voices via your earbuds. That includes crashing a frat party—you’ll want to check out that episode).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He devoted the bulk of his time and energy to studying how to improve teaching. “I I just could make a bigger difference in education,” he says. Education research wasn’t new to Wieman, who these days is an emeritus professor of physics and of education at Stanford University.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2021

Emulation of police states is not a good look for a university devoted to the education of democratic citizens. Emulation of police states is not a good look for a university devoted to the education of democratic citizens,” wrote Daniel A. What sort of message does this send to our students?” Richardson.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

Andersen, who has been teaching remotely for a decade, sees a certain irony in the sudden demand that adjuncts pick up distance education skills on the fly. That can make colleges reluctant to invest in training adjuncts to teach online, she says. Adjuncts’ current worries aren’t limited to professional matters, of course.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

How to Collect Feedback Asking for and responding to student feedback early in the semester can be pretty straightforward, explains Kris Gorman, an education program specialist at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Education Innovation. It’s one of the most effective approaches for changing teacher practices,” Gorman says. “In

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. While some educators swear by their effectiveness, others argue that they limit creativity and could potentially facilitate cheating. Data from student evaluations further underscores their value but also points to areas for improvement.

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