Teaching

As colleges head toward the remote fall they dreaded, they must deliver a more compelling learning experience than last spring's. Most think it will be better, but it may not give students what they crave.

Patrick T. Terenzini describes six characteristics that, based on decades of research, have been found to cultivate and promote student learning.

Kevin Dougherty and Jesse DeDeyne documented how students used their cellphones during a sociology class last fall (spoiler: texting friends and checking Snapchat) and discuss how they'll change their teaching in response.

Christine I. McClure shares her firsthand experiences and observations teaching an in-person class this summer.

Authors of a new paper on a first-year writing intervention warn that cultivating students’ sense of belonging is now more important than ever.