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30 octobre 2019

Higher Education's Gated Communities

By Steven Mintz. A recent article in The Atlantic asks a provocative but unsettling question: “Has College Gotten Too Easy?” Drawing on yet unpublished research by Jeff Denning, a Brigham Young economist, the article argues that recent modest increases in college graduation rates can’t be explained by college initiatives to promote student success or by high schools producing better-prepared graduates. More...

30 octobre 2019

Optimizing the Course Schedule

By Steven Mintz. Why aren’t class schedules more like airline schedules? We expect airline schedules to respond to shifts in passengers’ demand and to make the most effective use of airplanes’ seats. More...

30 octobre 2019

Enthused About UVA's New Approach to Gen Ed

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/JustVisitingLogo_white.jpg?itok=K5uvzo_-By John Warner. If you’re curious or foolish, and perhaps a little brave, ask your students how many of their college classes they would gladly do away with. More...

30 octobre 2019

A Hippocratic Oath for Algorithmic Intervention

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/JustVisitingLogo_white.jpg?itok=K5uvzo_-By John Warner. Can we agree on a framework that respects each student as an individual and invests in a “first do no harm” ethos. More...

30 octobre 2019

When People Say Students Should Do "More"

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/JustVisitingLogo_white.jpg?itok=K5uvzo_-By John Warner. According to a National Geographic/Morning Consult poll, 77 percent of Americans think students should be taught “more” history. More...

30 octobre 2019

Guest Post: 'The Years That Matter Most'

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/JustVisitingLogo_white.jpg?itok=K5uvzo_-By John Warner. Akil Bello, someone uniquely positioned to observe the landscape of higher ed admissions, weighs in on a book lots of people are talking about. More...

30 octobre 2019

Deadlines in the "Real World"

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/JustVisitingLogo_white.jpg?itok=K5uvzo_-By John Warner. When I was teaching a full course load of 12 hours of writing-intensive classes (ranging between 60 and 130 students per semester) deadlines for student writing assignments were unbreakable. More...

30 octobre 2019

Waking Some Slumbering Writing Muscles

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/JustVisitingLogo_white.jpg?itok=K5uvzo_-By John Warner. I used to do something all the time, then I stopped. Thankfully, the writing muscles are there, waiting to be reactivated. More...

30 octobre 2019

Writing Is Socializing

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/JustVisitingLogo_white.jpg?itok=K5uvzo_-By John Warner. I have been reading Sarah Rose Cavanagh’s terrific new book, Hivemind: The New Science of Tribalism in Our Divided World, and it’s making me see writing in ways I’ve never considered before. More...

30 octobre 2019

Revolution, Really?

The master’s tools might not dismantle the master’s house -- but what does it take to build a better one. More...

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