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The F Word

Inside Higher Ed

But I feel certain that mandating ongoing professional development in pedagogy is a non-starter. Also, consider awarding stipends to those faculty members who will participate in professional development seminars on or off campus. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

Inside Higher Ed

If student learning really were our main concern, we’d offer far fewer large lecture classes without breakout or lab sessions and more opportunities for active, interactive and experiential learning and do more to align coursework with the essential skills and knowledge we want our students to master. They don’t.