Teaching

Purdue University will launch three under-$25,000 online master's degrees in engineering on the edX platform.

Not asking students to read regularly is like telling them it’s OK not to explore, argues Rachel Wagner, even if it's the week their papers are due and what they read won't be analyzed in those papers.

Our strong suit is the pilgrimage, the journey, and we ought not forget it, warns Erik Gilbert.

A new study from Academically Adrift's co-author seeks to evaluate a broad range of student experiences and outcomes as well as new ways to measure learning.

Design thinking marks a way forward for liberal learning in the high-tech, entrepreneurial world now emerging, write Jeffrey Nesteruk and Joel W. Martin.

Colleges and universities should proceed with caution before they encourage or even require students to have them, argues Matthew T. Hora.

Taking a student-focused approach can help search committees distinguish your statement from those of other candidates, writes Zachary Nowak.