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Become a Doctor, No Lectures Required
U of Vermont's College of Medicine announces it will get rid of lecture courses and completely reshape the faculty role -- a first for a traditional medical school.
When a C Isn’t Good Enough
Data show that students who earn C's in foundational courses are much less likely to graduate. As a result, U of Arizona may require some C students to repeat a course.
Robot-Written Peer Reviews
Computer-generated gobbledygook can pass for the real thing with many faculty members, study finds.
Opinion
Unwelcome Innovation
Proponents of digital badges and alternative credentials have valuable goals, writes Colin Mathews, but are pushing a universal language of credentialing that is unnecessary and unfair.
Opinion
The Tenured IT Expert?
Technology experts should have the academic freedom to speak on behalf of what's best for education, not just a university's bottom line, Jonathan A. Poritz and Jonathan Rees argue.
Opinion
Reclaim Your Buzzwords
Rather than shun technologies hyped by companies with grand promises, faculty members should force vendors to explain how the tools will help professors teach and students learn, Michael Feldstein argues.
Somebody Else's Problem
Report finds initiative fatigue and a lack of accountability, among other obstacles, are preventing colleges from improving student outcomes.
Digital Education, the 'Mainstream Orthodoxy'
New book examines how technology is changing education -- and whether that change is for the better.