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Bloom's Sixth, the CTE blog

After a 'train wreck' of a start, Geology 101 helps redefine student success

A Harry Potter education model for a 'Hunger Games' generation?

Enrollment numbers reflect a difficult decade for higher ed (and provide a few surprises)

A national conversation on evaluating teaching starts to take shape

Peer learning expands as instructors remake courses

News & Notes

KU Physics Department faculty design an introductory, calculus-based physics course that uses an "energy-first curriculum" to improve student learning. 

Carol Holstead, Journalism & Mass Communications, shares strategies for improving teaching, starting with a back-to-the-basics approach for names, emails, feedback, and office hours. 

Tony Rosenthal, History, discusses the use of new teaching methodologies in a urban history course in his article, "Sin Cities: From History to Sociology to Urban History, an Interdisciplinary Journey".

Harvard University scholars focus on "Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom".

The American Sociological Association calls for reconsideration of student teaching evaluations. Click here for official statement. 

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