Today's context for higher education presents student affairs with many challenges. Among these are new technologies, changing student demographics, demands for greater accountability, concern about ...

Adopting adult learning principles in assessment design can help to shift the focus towards authentic assessment tasks. That is, connecting assessment tasks with the real world makes learning ...

Phenomenon-based learning empowers students to apply disciplinary knowledge to real-world situations. Here, Sue Lee and Kate Cuthbert outline the principles of PhBL and how it can be adopted in higher ...

Psychological research on learning is sometimes overemphasized in the classroom, but that doesn’t mean some concepts shouldn’t play an important role in teachers’ approaches. A report released last ...

Aspiring teachers are unfamiliar with basic principles of learning science and should learn how to connect those principles to practice, according to a new report from Deans for Impact. Last fall, ...

While it is not always possible to find out everything about your students before you start teaching them, do find out as much as you can to inform your planning and design of materials and learning.