What do you want to know about the changing education landscape? What’s exciting? What’s annoying? What buzzword or practice still eludes you? Our reporters are here to help.
We’re running a series of stories driven by the curiosity of our readers. So far we’ve received hundreds of suggestions, and we regularly put the best of them up for a vote. The winning ideas are turned into articles, including the ones below.
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LearningDoes Reading on Computer Screens Affect Student Learning?
The evidence is largely anecdotal, and the research is inconclusive, but many professors say reading online clearly hampers students’ ability to take in what they study. -
Teaching
The TEDification of the Large Lecture
Oregon State University is among colleges that are redesigning arena classrooms and bringing higher production values to how they use them, to help keep students engaged. -
Technology
3 Ways Professors Can Balance Teaching Practical and Theoretical Skills
Faculty members share their techniques for keeping pace with the changing demands of higher education. -
News
Why Do Colleges Still Use Grades?
Pretty much everybody agrees that grades are not an effective measure of learning. So what are they good for, and what might be better? -
Technology
Does Technology Ever Reduce the Costs of Teaching?
The Chronicle spoke with three experts about ways colleges can use technology to reduce instructional costs.
