Teaching

Kelsea Turner makes the case for making group work optional in such classes.

Looking ahead to the next semester, J. Mark McFadden shares what he's learned over the past months about how to be a more effective instructor.

California State University will require students to take ethnic studies, but the faculty and system remain divided over how to put the new requirement into place.

A group of non-Black scholars, Learning Scientists for Racial Justice, invites other professors to work together to strengthen teaching and take concrete actions in support of Black lives.

Janet Wood Varner, a veteran K-12 teacher who's now become a full-time college instructor, describes what educators from both worlds can learn from each other.

Survey finds undergrads feel modestly more engaged -- especially when they think their professors have made an effort -- and are somewhat likelier to continue their educations.

The abrupt transition to online teaching during the pandemic may fundamentally change how faculty members approach education, write Shigeru Miyagawa and Meghan Perdue.

Professors and graduate students urge caution on spring plans for in-person instruction.