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Newsletter Archive
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July 22, 2021Creating a course in which students are expected to do a lot of work outside of class time can present problems when their schedules are already packed.
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July 15, 2021One university’s political scientists found a way to share practical tips, while also building community.
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July 8, 2021We asked readers how they’re planning to take a break this summer after a year in overdrive dealing with Covid-related challenges.
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July 1, 2021New evidence from a study that seeks to replicate real-work conditions across many classrooms finds no benefit to providing immediate feedback on assignments.
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June 24, 2021A reader responds to a recent newsletter about the benefits of virtual courses.
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June 17, 2021A public-health professor found that the messaging app Slack, in particular, helped his students feel connected during the pandemic.
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June 10, 2021As fall approaches, campus leaders have a lot to consider, including hybrid teaching, altered calendars, and new forms of orientation. Are they ready?
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June 3, 2021Teaching experts share ideas of what pandemic-driven insights professors could carry with them into the fall.
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May 27, 2021Eric Mazur, a high-profile proponent of active learning, wonders if it’s even ethical to move his class back in person.
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May 20, 2021The author of a new book on embodied education shares ideas for getting students moving.