Transforming Teaching and Learning

What does leadership look like when the sector itself is evolving? Our CEO, @bburnsedu + @sarakcuster, EIC at @InsideHigherEd discuss AI contracts, journalism, mobility metrics, and the complexity institutions are facing. @hey_mainstay @CarnegieCorp x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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Join us for a virtual event on 8/25 at 11AM ET, w/experts on edu, work & equity. Get a practical look at how colleges are changing their approaches to career development, w/an underlying goal of better serving students from underrepresented backgrounds. bit.ly/3Jks6S1

Interesting finding from @insidehighered's 2022 survey of presidents. 3/4 of presidents rate their in-person courses this spring as excellent; just 27% say that about their hybrid courses and 19% about their fully online courses. Bias? Reality? insidehighered.com/news/survey/co…

Interesting look at @HilbertCollege's move into online learning - unusual for a small private college, especially without significant help from an outside provider. @SuzanneMSmalley has the story: insidehighered.com/news/2021/10/1…

Some "wow" news this morning: @2Uinc and @edXOnline are merging to create an online learning powerhouse: insidehighered.com/news/2021/06/2…

Would love insights from the teaching and learning community on this ...

Concerned about the digital divide in higher ed? Please join @lindsay_mck and me for a free webcast at 2pm today on our new report on the topic - we'll explore how students are coping and colleges are responding. Not too late to register: insidehighered.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

How did professors, students and colleges fare as instruction morphed last fall? New episode of @insidehighered's Key podcast features insights from @tytonpartners' Kristen Fox & @EveryLearnerNet's Jessica Rowland Williams, and answers encouraging and not: insidehighered.com/audio/2021/02/…

Those of you responsible for/involved in online education at your college or university might be interested in this news: @USGAO begins review of online program management landscape, defined very broadly: insidehighered.com/news/2021/02/0…

Professors in intro college courses express deep worries about how their students fared -- especially disadvantaged ones -- even as they sensed their own teaching and student learning generally improved from spring to fall. We analyze a new survey here: insidehighered.com/digital-learni…

Scott McLemee reviews Tobias Carroll's Political Sign. (opinion) bit.ly/2TipN8z

How prepared were faculty members to teach this fall? A new survey from @EveryLearnerNet and @tytonpartners offers insights on that (answers are pretty positive) but also how deeply concerned they remain about equity for disadvantaged students: insidehighered.com/digital-learni…

How does the classroom (f2f and virtual) feel for instructors so far this fall? What changes have they made to improve student learning and keep themselves safe and sane? I explore in my column this week, 'Early Dispatches From the COVID-19 Classroom': insidehighered.com/digital-learni…

Folks: if your campus has physically reopened, classes have begun, and you've had some experiences teaching in the in-person or hybrid classroom you're willing to share with me and our readers, please DM me or email me at doug.lederman@insidehighered.com. Thanks in advance.

Many colleges went pass/fail or otherwise embraced flexible assignments/assessments amid last spring's crisis. Many seem to be returning to "normal" grading this fall. But will teaching and learning be normal this fall? I explore the question, skeptically: insidehighered.com/digital-learni…

@karissamconrad Where's the list?

Teaching and learning folks: anyone interested in/willing to talk to me about how their college/university is approaching grading/assessment this fall, and how they are balancing continued flexibility with a return to quasi-"normal"? Pls DM me or share thoughts here.

Are lockdown browsers and proctoring systems the best way to stop students from cheating in online courses, or just the easiest way? David Rettinger, @tbertramgallant and Douglas Harrison explain why the better answer is better teaching: insidehighered.com/digital-learni… @wileyeducation

To the extent instruction is virtual this fall, might more college and university professors experiment with virtual worlds like @secondlife, @OpenSimSU, @Sinespace? Experts from @caltech, @NOVAcommcollege share their thoughts: insidehighered.com/digital-learni…