Student support teams can get bogged down in procedures and are prevented from actually serving students. More...
5 mars 2019
5 mars 2019
See how other colleges support active learning
At Dawson College in Montreal, Canada, there are three active-learning classrooms that the college calls “smart classrooms.” These rooms are designed with group tables and interactive whiteboards around the perimeter of the room. More...
5 mars 2019
Do you treat your adjunct professors as add-ons?
In the real world, providing the necessary resources for full-time faculty to engage in college-wide assessment work is challenging, at best, and integrating an adjunct faculty cohort of over 1,400 members into this work would seem to make the task downright impossible. But at Rio Salado College in Arizona, that is just what we have done. More...
4 mars 2019
Visionary universities teach life purpose: Does yours?
A sense of purpose is an important and teachable attribute. Studies find that pursuing one’s purpose is associated with psychological well-being. Individuals with a sense of purpose report they are happier, more satisfied with their lives, and more hopeful about the future. More...
4 mars 2019
Are three-year degree programs the answer?
A three-year bachelor’s degree may help students dodge some of the increasingly burdensome debt associated with higher education–that is, if the programs can get off the ground. More...
4 mars 2019
UK public pays high price for private schools
It is ridiculously inappropriate to compare “luxury homes, cars, exotic holidays” with the fees for private schools. More...
4 mars 2019
The meaning of a good, well-rounded education
Readers share their perspectives on the charitable status of private schools, and the importance of music lessons for pupils of all backgrounds. More...
4 mars 2019
Trigger warnings OK but no-platforming may be illegal, universities warned
Government guidance aims to protect free speech and stop ‘chilling effect’ of blanket bans on speakers. More...
3 mars 2019
Esclavage et (dé)colonisation muséale : comment dépassionner le débat ?
L’actualité de ces derniers mois est riche d’évènements « décoloniaux ». En France, la presse s’est largement fait l’écho du rapport sur la restitution du patrimoine culturel africain dit « Savoy-Sarr ». En Belgique, début décembre 2018, a eu lieu la réouverture de ce qui était encore conçu comme le « dernier musée colonial » au monde, l’Africa Museum de Tervuren. Plus...3 mars 2019
Hay una fórmula para saber si una metodología educativa tiene solvencia científica
No todo vale en educación. Básicamente, porque se trabaja con “material sensible”, ya sean chicos o chicas o personas de cualquier edad. Aparte de qué se transmite con la educación, el cómo se transmite también deja una huella física en el cerebro en forma de conexiones neuronales que van a condicionar el carácter, la visión del mundo y la relación con el entorno de estos chicos y chicas, que les influirá el resto de sus vidas. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)