The “student-centered” classroom may be close to a breakthrough. In learner-centered classrooms, students and professors “work equally hard.” Professors have long made assumptions about their place in ...

In a famous essay about characters in fiction, the novelist Mary McCarthy wrote, “We are the hero of our own story.” I’m often reminded of this in my work, helping faculty to improve their teaching.

For middle and high school students, self-guided independent projects are vital parts of a college-preparatory curriculum. Not only do these studies mimic higher education academic coursework, but ...

Public education abounds with excitement as schools, districts, and communities work together to rethink the ways in which teaching and learning can better suit the needs and abilities of today’s ...

Today’s customer-centered colleges and universities are not the learner and learning-centered universities we need. In the neoliberal universe of contemporary Americans higher education, it’s no ...

MALVERN, Pa. – Next week, Malvern’s senior Marine Biology class will depart for the Florida Keys for its annual Easter Break trip. While this trip will certainly be a lot of fun, it is also an ...