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The Courage to Be Ignorant
Adam Kotsko considers the advantages of having professors teach in areas other than their expertise.
How to Say No to Students
McGill professor -- petitioned by students to extend a paper deadline -- makes them laugh while turning them down.
Online Learning and Credential Completion
New study of online learning, finding those who've taken distance courses to be more likely to earn certificates and degrees, is at odds with earlier research focusing on shorter-term outcomes.
Why I'm Not Canceling Class
Email from Berkeley lecturer to his students draws praise for his comments on the value of education -- and some criticism for his refusal to honor a picket line.
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We Are Not Hypnotized
Responding to another essay, John Raucci Jr. says that professors can be skeptical of online learning and want to experiment with technology-enabled education.
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Time, Space and Learning
Alexandra W. Logue considers how new models of higher education change instruction, the role of the faculty and the measures of success.
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False Dichotomy
The idea that students have a choice between learning liberal arts and learning skills that will help their careers needs to be challenged, writes Devin T. Hagerty.