Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning

Hiring Deans Without Details Raises Alarm

Apr 03, 2023

Lafayette, a liberal arts college, is adding deans to lead its four academic divisions July 1. But a lack of details about their roles, plus other alleged issues, have elicited concerns from department heads and program chairs.

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Michigan Grad Workers Strike

GPT-4 Is Here. But Most Faculty Lack AI Policies.

Amid Enrollment Drop, Linked Institutions Cut Humanities Offerings

Professors Assess Fall Instruction and the Impact on Students

Jan 26, 2021

Survey of 850 instructors in introductory college courses finds professors to be exhausted, more confident in virtual learning -- and deeply concerned about the ability of disadvantaged students to continue their studies.

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Dealing With Student Distraction

Are Students Happier With Virtual Learning This Fall? A Little

The Power of Peer Interaction

Surveys

The 2019 Inside Higher Ed Survey of Chief Academic Officers

Jan. 23, 2019 -- Inside Higher Ed’s 2019 Survey of College and University Chief Academic Officers was conducted in conjunction with researchers from Gallup.

Inside Higher Ed regularly surveys key higher ed professionals on a range of topics.

On Thursday, Feb. 21, Inside Higher Ed presented a free webcast to discuss the results of the survey. View the webcast here.

The Inside Higher Ed Survey of College and University Chief Academic Officers was made possible in part with support from Wiley, Oracle, Phi Kappa Phi and Gallup.

Booklets

Digital Teaching and Learning

"Digital Teaching and Learning" is a new compilation of articles and essays from the pages of Inside Higher Ed. This free print-on-demand collection is available for download here.

Inside Higher Ed's editors will present a free webcast on the themes of this booklet on Thursday, June 9, at 2 p.m. Eastern. You may register for the webcast here.

This compilation was made possible in part by the financial support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Archive

Colleges create new programs

April 4, 2023

Catawba College is starting a health-care administration M.B.A. Mitchell College is starting a B.S. in business management. Oklahoma State University is starting a B.S. in nursing.

Lafayette dept. heads, program chairs raise governance concerns

April 3, 2023

Lafayette, a liberal arts college, is adding deans to lead its four academic divisions July 1. But a lack of details about their roles, plus other alleged issues, have elicited concerns from department heads and program chairs.

Michigan grad workers striking over pay, trans health care

March 31, 2023

University of Michigan requests injunction to stop the strike by graduate student workers, who are asking for a 60 percent raise in minimum salaries and improvements in benefits for transgender, international and parenting members.

GPT-4 is here. But most faculty lack AI policies.

March 22, 2023

Faculty members and administrators are struggling to stay ahead of disruptive AI progress, a new report suggests.

Minnesota Catholic colleges cut languages, other humanities

March 16, 2023

Linked Minnesota Catholic institutions are downsizing languages and other humanities offerings amid declining enrollment.

Colleges start new programs

March 14, 2023

American International College is starting a bachelor’s of public administration. Regent University is starting a Ph.D. program in government. Spartanburg Methodist College is adding a bachelor of arts in psychology.

Temple strike ends after grad students accept deal

March 14, 2023

The Temple University graduate student workers’ strike, which lasted over a month and got ugly when the university pulled tuition and health insurance benefits, has come to an end.

Six reasons why HyFlex shouldn't become the norm (opinion)

March 10, 2023

Students need flexibility, yes, but HyFlex is not the answer, Alanna Gillis writes.

Colleges start new programs

March 2, 2023

Indiana Wesleyan University is starting a certificate program in essential business practices. Sacred Heart University is starting a master of arts in school counseling.

University of California system bans fully online degrees

February 27, 2023

The 10-campus system closes a loophole that could have let undergraduates piece together a degree. Experts and some inside the system say that in justifying its decision, UC perpetuated outdated claims about online learning.

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Survey finds professors worried about dropouts, particularly among disadvantaged students

January 26, 2021

Survey of 850 instructors in introductory college courses finds professors to be exhausted, more confident in virtual learning -- and deeply concerned about the ability of disadvantaged students to continue their studies.

Author discusses strategies for overcoming natural student distraction

November 17, 2020

In his new book, James M. Lang argues that trying to end students' distraction is a losing proposition. Instead, instructors should focus on capturing students' attention -- that's a winnable strategy.

Student impressions of online learning improve modestly this fall

November 13, 2020

Survey finds undergrads feel modestly more engaged -- especially when they think their professors have made an effort -- and are somewhat likelier to continue their educations.

The power of active learning during remote instruction

November 3, 2020

New study shows student learning suffered during the switch to remote instruction last spring, but that small group activities helped reduce this loss.

Long-term online learning in pandemic may impact students' well-being

October 27, 2020

With some colleges and universities planning to continue online learning into the spring, students are now looking at over a year of learning from home. How will their well-being and academics be affected?

COVID-era experience strengthens faculty belief in value of online learning, institutions' support for them

October 6, 2020

Survey finds significant increases in professors' confidence in virtual learning and their sense of support from their colleges -- but continuing concerns about equity for underrepresented students.

Challenges of the socially distanced classroom; Big Ten universities share online courses

August 5, 2020

Professors' experiment suggests the limits of on-campus, hybrid instruction this fall. Big Ten universities expand sharing of online courses.

Will virtual learning be better this fall? Will it be better enough?

July 29, 2020

As colleges head toward the remote fall they dreaded, they must deliver a more compelling learning experience than last spring's. Most think it will be better, but it may not give students what they crave.

What kept students studying remotely satisfied this spring? Well-designed and well-delivered courses

July 8, 2020

Professors and students alike viewed their remote learning experience most favorably this spring when their courses incorporated more "best practices." That's the path to making the inevitable virtual education better this fall.

Presidents give their colleges mixed grades on remote learning. How is that influencing their decisions about fall?

July 1, 2020

Presidents give their colleges and universities mixed grades on the remote learning they offered last spring. How is that influencing their decisions about reopening campuses this fall?

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