Teaching

Texas case raises question: If a university bars a professor from teaching grad students, does it make sense not to bar him from teaching undergrads?

In fairness to students, professors shouldn’t factor class attendance, participation in class and extra credit into their final grades, argues Jay Sterling Silver.

By Jay Sterling Silver

An instructor's explanatory syllabus prompts a discussion of how students perceive new learning models, and how much they want to know about pedagogy before a class begins.

It can encourage students to take risks and give them an opportunity to tap into their creative potential, writes Rangapriya Kannan-Narasimhan.

By Rangapriya Kannan-Narasimhan

Nearly a third of college students haven't completed a major writing assignment in college, but that's OK with them.

New study shows that splitting attention between lecture and cellphone or laptop use hinders long-term retention, and those in class suffer from others' use of devices.

A new study suggests that the old adage may not be the best way for students to learn.

Today, technological innovation and a rampant ideology of self seem to conspire against the acquisition of wisdom, writes Peter Starr, yet we still can teach it.

By Peter Starr