Teaching and learning are the most crucial part of higher education: colleges’ and universities’ first and fundamental mission is to educate students. Read more
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#8: “I’m awake.”
Meeting attendees taking the escalator between floors were greeted with a video montage from ACUE’s courses projected on the wall. In this still, a student featured in our unit on active learning is pictured saying “I’m awake.... Read more
The best way to advance and recognize the rightful place of faculty in student success efforts is to invest in and demonstrate the impact of evidence-based instruction on student achievement. So argues the American Council on Education (ACE), with... Read more
This week, a Nobel Prize-winning professor advises institutions to implement research-based teaching methods and measure their impact on students' learning, and instructors suggest that their peers use student evaluations to improve their teaching. Read more
A new study finds that students prefer authentic instructors, and professors use current events and controversial rhetoric as teaching tools. Read more
Today’s postsecondary students are increasingly being taught by part-time faculty. Currently, contingent faculty—part-time and full-time non-tenure-track faculty—are responsible for about 75 percent of college and university instruction, and that number is expected to increase each year for the foreseeable... Read more
Effective teaching is closely linked to student success, but evidence-based practices are still not widely used in higher education, finds a white paper released this week by the American Council on Education. Read more
The American Council on Education connects student success and college teaching. Plus, combat exhaustion, build curriculum, and establish new practices. Read more
We’re excited to announce a new partnership with the University of Nevada, Reno, whose faculty launched the Course in Effective Teaching Practices last month. Read more
Don’t miss a new op-ed about centers for teaching and learning. Plus, insights for making your class a comfortable place for students to take risks and a “jigsaw” activity to spur participation. Read more