Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 18, 2023

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the nation’s medical schools have successfully partnered to advance innovations — and the impact of this 77-year partnership continues to influence education, health care, and research. Nearly 70 percent of all physicians have trained with the VA in at least one of its 170 medical centers.

Medical School 105

Medical School Schooling Facilities Faculty 105

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 30, 2023

Research suggests that conventional lecturing remains the dominant instructional approach in higher education, especially in the natural sciences, where many of the studies on active learning are happening. Which instructional strategies? These include LGBTQIA+ identities and learning disabilities and related conditions.

Students 111

Students College Inclusivity Achievement 111

Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2023

Research suggests that conventional lecturing remains the dominant instructional approach in higher education, especially in the natural sciences, where many of the studies on active learning are happening. Which instructional strategies? These include LGBTQIA+ identities and learning disabilities and related conditions.

Students 111

Students College Inclusivity Achievement 111

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

candidate in educational psychology at the University of Kansas and a lead researcher at Multistudio, a Kansas City, Mo.–based Redesigning learning spaces has been part of the AAU’s Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative, which launched in 2011, and active learning classrooms on some campuses predate that effort.

Arts And Sciences 136

Arts And Sciences Technology Engineering Faculty 136

Mistaken Goal

JULY 21, 2014

Below, I share some quotes from early-late 20th century sources that would be at home in an article, book, or blog post written in 2014. Faculty wonder if their jobs are being increasingly outsourced to MOOCs and learning analytics funded by the Gates Foundation. Of course, the broad threads of these worries are quite old. But how old?

Technology 40

Technology Deans Faculty Higher Education 40

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

Over time, they have also become learning tools in educational contexts–especially for note-taking, brainstorming, and studying for exams (Erdem, Farrand, Bandera, Mugnai). Thus, the mind maps were a good indicator that students were developing a more nuanced understanding of culture. Medical education , 36(5), 426–431.

Inclusivity 86

Inclusivity Faculty Development Retention Learning Experience 86

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

Over time, they have also become learning tools in educational contexts–especially for note-taking, brainstorming, and studying for exams (Erdem, Farrand, Bandera, Mugnai). Thus, the mind maps were a good indicator that students were developing a more nuanced understanding of culture. Medical education , 36(5), 426–431.

Inclusivity 81

Inclusivity Faculty Development Retention Learning Experience 81