A “loop” is the pattern by which past decisions are reviewed, reinforced, or corrected. The process is very different for ...

Student reflection can be THE thing to really change the way we understand student learning. As we empower students to share their ideas about how and what they have taken away from different learning ...

When we take the time to think about what we’ve learned, we learn much more effectively, according to a new report. In “Learning by Thinking: How Reflection Aids Performance,” researchers at HEC Paris ...

Over the course of Lau’s teaching career at CU, which spans an MA in Spanish Literature and now a doctoral degree in Ethnic Studies, they have taught a range of courses including Contemporary African ...

College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the annual conference of the Association for Continuing Higher Education. This organization is dedicated to the success of students who don’t follow the ...

Over a decade ago, the Carroll School leadership began mapping out a big-ideas course for all first-year students—a course with small sections, and with the professor serving also as academic advisor ...

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