As university students around the country finish their final exams and assessments for the year, the idea of removing due dates might seem incredibly appealing. Being more open-ended about when assignments are submitted may also seem like the logical next step for universities. Even before COVID-19, they have been looking for ways to make learning […] … learn more→
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We took away due dates for university assignments. Here’s what we found
The teacher has a mania for me: excuse or reality?
Imagine the following situation: Inés, an English teacher, enters the classroom on her first day of class. After a glance at her group of students, she notices the two boys sitting in the back row. Turning around to write on the blackboard creates a certain ruckus. Inés turns, with the purpose of restoring order, and to whom […] … learn more→
T-Levels: more vocational courses roll out – but post-16 choices in England are still limited
The first cohort of students in England taking T-levels – the new vocational equivalent to A-levels – have completed their course, been assessed, and have received their results. Now more course options for T-levels are being rolled out. The initial offerings were in construction, digital production and education and childcare. By 2025, there will be […] … learn more→
Rap artists have penned plenty of lyrics about US presidents – this course examines what they say about Reagan and the 1980s
Title of course: “Rap, Reagan and the 1980s” What prompted the idea for the course? Actually, it was Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement. People seemed shocked by his campaign slogan. But it wasn’t the first time in the U.S. that an entertainer had acted as a populist politician to win the allegiance of working-class […] … learn more→
It’s not just Australian students who need more food, university staff are also going hungry
We know university students regularly go without food and other necessities because they cannot afford them. This has negative impacts on their learning and physical and mental health. But what about the food security of those who teach and support students – university academics and professional staff? In an Australian-first study, we surveyed staff at the University of […] … learn more→
How college in prison is leading professors to rethink how they teach
When it comes to education in prison, policy and research often focus on how it benefits society or improves the life circumstances of those who are serving time. But as I point out in my new edited volume, “Education Behind the Wall: Why and How We Teach College in Prison,” education in prison is doing more than changing the […] … learn more→
Virtual reality helps to learn better: under what conditions?
Invented several decades ago, the concepts of virtual reality and augmented reality have received very significant media spotlight in recent years. The main reasons for this are the significant democratization of technologies and the very strong investments made by the GAFAMs on these subjects. Among the fields of application likely to benefit from these developments is training, a […] … learn more→
Universities can foster more deliberative democracy — starting by empowering students
As universities roar back to life with renewed expectations, students head to institutions that will shape their lives both now and in the future. At university, students are presented with various opportunities to participate in the governance of these communities. They may be asked to answer surveys, vote or — if they are confident enough […] … learn more→
Student grants: how to correct the inequalities of the French system?
Exceptionally, perhaps unprecedented, the number of scholarship students fell by 3.9% in French higher education in 2021-2022. Sign, again that in France, this system responsible for allowing access to higher education for the working classes is at the end of its rope, struggling to fill the inequalities it is supposed to correct? It should be noted that the […] … learn more→
University fees are poised to change – a new system needs to consider how much courses cost and what graduates can earn
One key change to universities under the Morrison government was the Job-ready Graduates program. Starting in 2021, this significantly increased student fees for humanities degrees, slashed them for nursing and teaching, and moved many other courses up and down. University enrolment figures suggest it has not achieved its goal: to steer students into certain fields of study and away from […] … learn more→
