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A Call for Mandatory Math
An Australian report says the disappearance of prerequisites in science and mathematics fields has many students entering universities unprepared, and urges they be reintroduced.
Opinion
A Faustian Bargain?
William G. Durden considers why adaptive- and competency-based learning are attracting so much attention, and worries about their impact on traditional-age students.
Texting in Class
More than 90 percent of students admit to using their digital devices for non-class activities during class, study finds.
Faster Math Path
Accelerated remediation starts to catch on at California community colleges, but might be slowed down by public university transfer policies.
Wired for Teaching
The majority of faculty members are not using social media in the classroom, a new study finds, but the proportion of professors using social media is increasing.
'It's in the Syllabus!'
Each year, David Lydic's students ask him the same questions. So sometimes he has to just let his shirt do the talking.
Before the Fact
At University of Kentucky, a data-driven approach to student retention involves asking students about their tablet use and sleeping patterns.
Opinion
Class-sourcing as a Teaching Strategy
Having your students work in groups to produce publicly accessible digital artifacts helps them learn and instructors be relevant -- and Gleb Tsipursky shows you how to do it.