Filter & Sort
How to Evaluate Academic Research
The value of scholarly work should be measured not just by how widely it is read, Johann Neem argues, but by a better understanding of how expert knowledge is created and shared within and beyond the university.
A Defense of Liberal Learning
Glenn C. Altschuler considers how the new book 'Beyond the University' reviews the ideas of key American thinkers, and the disconnect between those ideas and today's debates about higher education.
An Attempt to Reframe Our Active Learning Debate
Substitute "active learning" with "investing in learning."
Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Fleeting Moments?
When should we record and when should we experience the moment?
Push Back (A Little)
Sometimes, graduate students looking for their first jobs need to ignore what their faculty advisers think is best, writes Eric Joy Denise.
JOI to the Library
A new metric for journals ranks them by open access. Scott McLemee checks the index.