By John Warner. Over the holiday break, two pieces of writing coursed through my Twitter feed in successive order. More...
Poised for Another Decade of Ed-Tech "Debacles"
I Want to Take a Class
By John Warner. I have a specific class in mind, Theater 288: Reading Hamilton -- Representation & History in the American Musical. More...
Is Writing to Text the Only "High-Quality" Curriculum?
By John Warner. Some bad notions of what helps students turn into good writers have been enshrined in curricular standards. We should root them out. More...
Continuing Adventures in Ungrading
By John Warner. I suppose because I have written about ungrading and grading contracts here in the past, I am occasionally taken as some kind of authority on the practice. More...
Books to Give the Educator in Your Life for the Holidays
By John Warner. Books make great gifts. Some personal recommendations. More...
Budgets Are a Reflection of Values
By John Warner. Approximately 37 percent of the operating budget of the University of Cincinnati comes from student tuition and fees. This is double the share provided by the state of Ohio (17 percent). More...
Taking Stock of 2019
By Steven Mintz. The Great Recession was like an earthquake that rattles the ground and then subsides -- yet leaves the landscape transformed. Over a decade after its onset, the Great Recession fundamentally altered American higher education. More...
The Future (Revisited) of Online Education
By Steven Mintz. Given the demands on students’ time and the pressure to increase credit accumulation, online education will certainly play a growing role in undergraduate as well as graduate and professional education. More...
How to Help Academically Struggling Students
By Steven Mintz. We have early alerts, behavioral nudges and automated reminders as well as intrusive advisers; walk-in math labs; writing, foreign language and science centers; peer tutors; peer-led study groups; online tutorials; supplemental instruction and, of course, faculty office hours. More...