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14 juin 2015

The Teaching Track

By Lee Skallerup Bessette. A few weeks ago (ok, almost three months now – HOW IS IT ALREADY JUNE), Michael Bérubé wrote “A New Model of Tenure” here at IHE, calling for a “teacher track” for more teaching-intensive positions. It sparked quite a discussion, and he and the co-author of an upcoming book on the same topic, Jennifer Ruth, published a kind of response over at CHE. Read more...

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14 juin 2015

Assuming (In)Competence

By Lee Skallerup Bessette. A few weeks ago, my son broke his arm.
He broke his arm quite badly, actually, in a semi-public space, surrounded by people we sort of knew; not complete strangers, but people who didn’t know us very well and vice-versa. More...

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14 juin 2015

In Praise of Academe

By Yves Salomon-Fernandez. Sunday afternoon as I drove back from a meeting with my student mentee—assigned through the graduate program in which I teach — I reflected about the impact of our sector, higher education. This was triggered by a statement she made about not liking school, a view largely shaped by her undergraduate experience. More...

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14 juin 2015

Teaching vs. Learning

By Steven Mintz. The high point in my teaching career was leading sections of Columbia University’s core curriculum courses. Columbia is among the last bastions of a traditional private research university offering a prescribed “great books” core to undergraduates. The core’s centerpieces are close readings of landmarks in Western literature and classic texts in philosophy, political theory, and theology. Read more...

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14 juin 2015

Four Traps ...

By Steven Mintz. Routine and inertia too often rule the way that departments and institutions devise their curricula; the same goes for the ways individual faculty members teach and assess student learning. Read more...

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14 juin 2015

How to Promote Educational Innovation

By Steven Mintz. American colleges and universities have adopted a variety of strategies to promote educational innovation.
Let’s take a look at what works and what doesn’t, beginning with the strategies that haven’t proven particularly effective. Read more...

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14 juin 2015

A Case for Accessible, Usable and Universal Design for Learning

By Romy Ruukel. Issues of learning technologies and accessibility are more of a hot topic in our field than usual these days. EdX recently reached a settlement with the Justice Department to make its website, course creation platform and mobile applications accessible under ADA. Read more...

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14 juin 2015

Does Humor Have a Place in Higher Ed Marketing?

By Tim Jones. College is a funny thing. It’s full of scholarly pursuits in the halls of academe, centuries-old institutions with cherished seals, histories of tradition, prestigious alumni, trustees, chancellors, regalia, committees on committees, formal ceremonies, and countless other idiosyncrasies. More...

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14 juin 2015

How I Convinced My Faculty to Embrace the Surfboard

By Pam Hardy. Professional schools tend to be risk-averse, perhaps none more so than law schools. It’s a serious profession with a serious approach to its discipline. As a creative professional, this can be challenging. Pushing people outside their comfort zone takes tact and skill, but if done right, the rewards are worth the risk. More...

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14 juin 2015

To Boost Media ROI, Stop Wasting Time on 3 Things

By Kristine Maloney. The role of campus media relations professionals has evolved significantly in the last dozen years and the threshold for success is higher than ever. Within the increasingly competitive world of higher education, strong media placements have become more valuable and therefore more highly coveted. More...

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