Teaching

No matter the class, the first day should be the time when instructors set the tone for the semester, writes Marguerite Mayhall.

Texas case raises question: If a university bars a professor from teaching grad students, does it make sense not to bar him from teaching undergrads?

Despite lingering skepticism about the future of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, the technology behind them is becoming a focus of university teaching and research.

In fairness to students, professors shouldn’t factor class attendance, participation in class and extra credit into their final grades, argues Jay Sterling Silver.

An instructor's explanatory syllabus prompts a discussion of how students perceive new learning models, and how much they want to know about pedagogy before a class begins.

Nearly a third of college students haven't completed a major writing assignment in college, but that's OK with them.

It can encourage students to take risks and give them an opportunity to tap into their creative potential, writes Rangapriya Kannan-Narasimhan.

New study shows that splitting attention between lecture and cellphone or laptop use hinders long-term retention, and those in class suffer from others' use of devices.