Thinking In Front Of You: Lecturing and Research
I’ve been writing some pieces recently about the value of lectures in higher education, and trying to articulate why I …
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Students As Consumers: A Serious Mistake
Students with a “consumer mindset” achieve lower grades, according to a paper published recently in Studies in Higher Education. The …
University Isn’t For Men?
Attempts to combat violent misogyny in British universities are putting men off going to uni. That’s the basic message of …
Right Here, Right Now: Lecturing and Presence
One of the real advantages of a lecture is that the person giving it is present. A low bar, you …
In Defence of the Lecture: Bad Reasons
The lecture seems rather under attack at the moment. For good reasons, a model of education in which one person …
Considered, Not Coddled: Trigger Warnings and University Teaching
This is a guest post by Willa Hammitt Brown, a doctoral candidate at the University of Virginia, where she is …
Problems with “The Guardian View on Higher Education”
“The Guardian View on Higher Education” sounds like the title of a particularly biting satire on a certain sort of …
The Supervillain’s Temptation: Owning and Sharing Knowledge
To put it another way: one academic cannot know anything – or better, no single academic can be said to …
My Students Are Not Customers
We have to acknowledge that students are customers and we have to meet customer expectations. To do that, we have …
Dishonor Code: Rape, Reputation and Repercussion at U.Va
This is a guest post by Willa Hammitt Brown, a doctoral candidate at the University of Virginia, where she is …
