college teaching Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/college-teaching/ A Blog by ACE Fri, 02 Feb 2024 19:03:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png college teaching Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/college-teaching/ 32 32 Ready for Jobs, Careers, and a Lifetime: Public Research Universities and Credentials that Count. https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/12/20/ready-jobs-careers-lifetime-public-research-universities-credentials-count/ Wed, 20 Dec 2017 15:41:04 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=11484 Title: Ready for Jobs, Careers, and a Lifetime: Public Research Universities and Credentials that Count. Author: Association of Public & Land-grant Universities A recent report released by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities provides research about the needs facing students and communities, and how these needs present both challenges and opportunities for institutional leaders. The report argues for increased engagement ...

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]]> Proposal to Track Teaching Hours of UW Professors Reappears in State Budget https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/09/13/proposal-track-teaching-hours-uw-professors-reappears-state-budget/ Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:16:28 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=10585 Title: Proposal to Track Teaching Hours of UW Professors Reappears in State Budget Author: Greg Neumann Source: WKOW The Wisconsin State Legislature has once again inserted a proposal from Governor Scott Walker to track the number of teaching hours that University of Wisconsin (UW) System professors spend in the classroom back into the state’s budget. Republican leaders of the Joint Finance ...

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]]> Evaluating a Scalable Solution for Enhancing Teaching Practice https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/07/10/evaluating-scalable-solution-enhancing-teaching-practice/ Mon, 10 Jul 2017 15:05:01 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=10156 By Steven Taylor Effective teaching is a critical component of students’ educational experience. The benefits of quality instruction extend far beyond the classroom into students’ co-curricular experiences and contribute to student achievement—retention, persistence and success—which helps smooth their transition to and through college. Thus, ACE is committed to advancing effective teaching as a critical component of institutional success. The goals of ...

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]]> From Goucher College President José Bowen: Using Feedback From Students to Improve Your Teaching https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/05/24/goucher-college-president-jose-bowen-using-feedback-students-improve-teaching/ Wed, 24 May 2017 18:08:26 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=9594 Originally posted on the Association of College and University Educator’s Q Blog. José Bowen, president of Goucher College (MD), says encouraging his college instructors to take risks is crucial to promote a culture of teaching on campus. “The first time you try a group activity, students are going to hate it and you’re probably not very good at it yet anyway,” Dr. ...

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]]> Seeking Better Student Outcomes? Start With Improving Instructional Quality https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/05/08/seeking-better-student-outcomes-start-improving-instructional-quality/ Mon, 08 May 2017 08:00:23 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=9170 By Steven Taylor 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 future. The primary job responsibility of part-time faculty is to teach, and while these individuals have developed substantive expertise ...

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]]> VIDEO: How an Engagement Trigger at the Start of Class Improves Student Engagement https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/05/04/video-engagement-trigger-start-class-improves-student-engagement/ Thu, 04 May 2017 18:56:33 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=9197 Originally posted on the Association of College and University Educator’s Q Blog. For years, Bonita Veysey began each of the classes she taught at Rutgers School of Criminal Justice in a similar way. “I used to start every class with housekeeping stuff,” Veysey told The Newark Times in a recent interview. “It was a way to get something done while I waited ...

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