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Academic Success Tip: Promoting Inclusivity With the Syllabus
A study from Worcester Polytechnic Institute found students believe their instructors are more inclusive if they include specific features, such as their pronouns and materials from diverse scholars.
Teaching Tip: Giving Students Extra Time for Tests
Mathematics faculty members at Moorpark College piloted an intervention to increase allotted time for all students to complete math tests—and saw more students pass.
Study: The Role of Autonomy in Student Motivation
A study from Carnegie Mellon University finds students with more autonomy in their academic choices have better attendance and improved academic performance.
Academic Success Tip: Continual Feedback for Student Assessment
As part of a larger ungrading initiative, one professor implemented a performance-review process for students to connect their classroom experiences to strengths, growth and skill development—while preparing them for review processes in future jobs.
Inside Barnard’s Pyramid Approach to AI Literacy
The New York institution’s unusual take on artificial intelligence could serve as a blueprint for others grappling with implementation.
The True Crisis of the Humanities
No longer are engagement with serious texts, weighty intellectual and ethical issues, and the arts central to a college education.
Why Faculty Should Randomize Grading Order
Research from the University of Michigan finds sequential grading biases impact students with alphabetically lower last names, due in part to LMS default ordering. Here’s what professors can do about it.
New Data Consortium Wants Colleges to ‘Own’ Their AI Future
American Council on Education will lead global effort to pool data on tens of millions of students to improve learner success and collaborate on AI tools.