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Trial and Error: Flipping the Flipped-Classroom Model
Instructors want their 750-student anatomy course to be more personal and engaging. Experiments include facilitating active learning in an online context.
Digital Learning in 'Inside Higher Ed' This Week
Among the topics: lawsuit over inclusive access; academic fraud in online courses; high-impact practices for student success.
What Is The Polar Vortex?
It’s time again for the polar vortex to invade the U.S. and the news. In today's Academic Minute, the University...
Not an Isolated Incident
Recent controversy over email from Duke professor about Chinese students speaking Chinese in lounges reflects larger tensions in academe, experts say.
Racist Histories
Colleges and universities in Virginia and elsewhere, struggling with histories tied to slavery and the Confederacy, are forced by the scandal involving the governor's yearbook to consider the spewing of hatred in contemporary times.
The True Cost of Inclusive Access
A college is accused of making it nearly impossible for students to opt out of a program that automatically bills them for textbooks -- a potential breach of government regulations.
Trying Anew to Jump-Start Overhaul of Higher Ed Law
Senator Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Senate education committee, identifies familiar set of priorities in reiterating his desire to overhaul the Higher Education Act before he retires. But serious differences with Democratic lawmakers loom.
Illinois Chicago Pays Nearly $700K to Former Student Who Sued
The University of Illinois at Chicago settled for $694,000 with a former nursing student who sued it for publicly confirming...