How Much Do You Rely on Research About Teaching?

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How Much Do You Rely on Research About Teaching?
Dan Berrett, Beckie Supiano, Chronicle of Higher Education, 2018/11/15
In this article Dan Berrett and Beckie Supiano respond to readers "asking us to cite research more often, and lean a little less on anecdotal classroom experiences." It's a good discussion, but I would want to shift the perspective. Consider this: "if journalism is already several degrees removed from scholarship, the newsletter is further still." It's a world view where research is the foundation, and everything flows from that. More...