Promoting Student Agency in Learning [Rachelle Dené Poth]

Promoting Student Agency in Learning — from rdene915.com by Rachelle Dené Poth Excerpts (emphasis DSC): In many conversations, teachers are starting to shift from what […]

Employers value microcredentials but don’t know how to assess their quality [Natalie Schwartz]

Employers value microcredentials but don’t know how to assess their quality — from highereddive.com by Natalie Schwartz Dive Brief: Although a majority of surveyed employers […]

“Academics, even with the best intentions, and especially if we’ve never left school, don’t realize that we’re all swimming in our own little pond.”

Why Faculty Must Learn to Swim in Other Waters — from insidehighered.com by Rachel Toor, professor of creative writing at Eastern Washington University in Spokane. […]

Why Are Students So Disengaged? [Alonso]

Why Are Students So Disengaged? — from insidehighered.com by Johanna Alonso A new survey by Wiley finds that one-fourth of students said they would be […]

What can work colleges teach the rest of higher ed? [Spitalniak]

What can work colleges teach the rest of higher ed? — from highereddive.com by Laura Spitalniak Amid high worries about higher ed’s value in the […]

Reflections on “What is college for? Gov. Shapiro raises the question. Higher ed leaders are listening.” [Bunch]

What is college for? Gov. Shapiro raises the question. Higher ed leaders are listening. — from The Philadelphia Inquirer by Will Bunch; with thanks to […]

Take Your Words From Lecture to Page [Toor]

Take Your Words From Lecture to Page — from chronicle.com by Rachel Toor What compelling lecturers do, and how their techniques can translate to good […]

“But what higher education institutions and companies need isn’t a totally new approach that ignores the old systems — it’s someone to act as connective tissue between them.” [Mitchell]

It takes a village — from chieflearningofficer.com by Joe Mitchell Colleges, companies and training providers have a unique opportunity to work together to address tech worker […]

Teachers and faculty members must sell the students on how the topics they are teaching are relevant [Christian]

DC: If students perceive the topics/class that you are teaching as *irrelevant*, you can talk about motivation and plans to motivate your students all that […]

Can a Group of MIT Professors Turn a White Paper Into a New Kind of College? [Young]

Can a Group of MIT Professors Turn a White Paper Into a New Kind of College? — from edsurge.com by Jeffrey R. Young Excerpt: A […]

Homeschooling High School With Interest-Led Learning [Kessler]

Homeschooling High School With Interest-Led Learning — from raisinglifelonglearners.com by Colleen Kessler Excerpt: Think of an interest-led homeschool as one that functions more as a […]

An obituary for education—or not? [Hirsh-Pasek, Zosh, Michnick Golinkoff, Blinkoff, & Scott]

An obituary for education—or not? — from brookings.edu by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Jennifer M. Zosh, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Elias Blinkoff, and Molly Scott Excerpt: MAKING SCHOOLS […]

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