Teaching

A year after instructor of the university’s largest course said it was fine for students to watch videos instead of coming to class, he changes his mind.

Study by British university finds the practice does little to eliminate achievement gaps.

Coding boot camps act as an auxiliary to a college education, not as an alternative, and they use advertising and intensive admissions processes to find students who succeed, write Quinn Burke, Louise Ann Lyon and James Bowring.

We in higher education do a poor job helping students translate the specific content or knowledge gained in our classrooms into a tool that will help them thrive in life, writes Cathy N. Davidson.

Turn to any news outlet, and you will find a public opinion poll bearing a college or university affiliation, writes Mileah Kromer, but few people on campuses even know how survey labs function, let alone the benefits they provide.

This year’s freshmen …

Maria Shine Stewart provides some advice for dealing with particularly difficult students in the classroom.

Professor found guilty of sexual harassment will return to San Jose State this month to teach trauma counseling. Students plan to protest.