Ex-Academics Still Aren’t Being Consulted on Graduate-Education Reform
– ChronicleVitae Pursuing a doctoral degree has tremendous costs, even when the degree is “fully funded.” Doctoral students fall behind their
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“Is This Class Hard?” Defining and Analyzing Academic Rigor from a Learner’s Perspective
– CBE Life Sciences Despite its value in higher education, academic rigor is a challenging construct to define for instructor and
Culture and Equity in Science Classrooms
– CBE Life Sciences The Current Insights feature is intended to highlight diverse perspectives on teaching, learning and cognition from outside
Is It Ever OK to Lecture?
Telling is a time-tested and efficient way to communicate information. Just try to keep the strengths and weaknesses of lecturing
CEILS Senior Associate Director and CEILS Affiliates Receive Physics & Astronomy Department Teaching Awards
Shanna Shaked, CEILS Senior Associate Director and lecturer in Physics received a teaching award for her work revising and teaching
Student Learning Outcomes and Attitudes Using Three Methods of Group Formation in a Nonmajors Biology Class
– CBE Life Sciences Group work is often a key component of student-centered pedagogies, but there is conflicting evidence about what
A Low-Intensity, Hybrid Design between a “Traditional” and a “Course-Based” Research Experience Yields Positive Outcomes for Science Undergraduate Freshmen and Shows Potential for Large-Scale Application
– CBE Life Sciences Based on positive student outcomes, providing research experiences from early undergraduate years is recommended for science,
Congratulations to two CIRTL Scholars for presenting their Teaching as Research projects on the CIRTL network to the national cross network community.
Congratulations to two CIRTL Scholars for presenting their Teaching as Research projects on the CIRTL network to the national cross
Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis Online Professional Development Opportunities
Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES) project offers an online platform to facilitate faculty professional development and sharing open
AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative: Matrix of Summative Evaluation of Teaching Strategies
AAU is aware that there is a large body of literature on how people learn as well as a number