As an undergraduate, I took a seminar dedicated entirely to Ulysses by James Joyce. Joyce’s modernist novel is mystifying, so question marks hung on the ends of students’ contributions. As we ...

By offering a quick, low-pressure way to practice, teachers can help students build their confidence and poise when talking ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Historian Jon Meacham talked about his background including his family and educational experiences. In this lesson, students will watch videos of ...

The new guidelines instruct faculty to take a “broad and balanced approach” to the discussion and teaching of controversial issues.

I read with interest Anna Broadbent’s essay on the benefits and pitfalls of class participation grades. From my perch as a provost, former dean and former department chair, I find that the grade for ...

L ectures are boring. Assignments are busy work. And all of that tuition is for this? When Justin Shaffer hears these kinds of complaints from students, he thinks they have a point. He also thinks ...