More Core Readings on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
In our list of core readings, we recommend a manageable number of very good books from the scholarship on teaching and learning in higher education. But are these books the […]
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Recommending a Good Book Is an Act of Generosity and Possibility
Many teachers first read the scholarship on teaching and learning when someone they respect and trust recommends a book or an article. Recommending a good and fitting reading is an act of generosity and possibility. This has certainly been the case for me.
New Pedagogies in Higher Education, Fink et al.
This short document on “New Pedagogies in Higher Education” (PDF)* put together by L. Dee Fink,** Mary Allen, and Patricia Iannuzz introduces and overviews “seven sets of new pedagogies.” I […]
The Grammar Apocalypse
To hear it from some, we’re in the midst of the grammar apocalypse. It’s not just that students can’t write well. It’s that they can’t even put coherent sentences together. […]
Do Grading Scales Matter?
The faculty at a school I’m familiar with recently voted to change their scale for reporting final grades. They went from one that uses just letters (A, B, C, D, F) to […]
Teaching & Learning in Higher Ed. 