Saturday, January 10, 2015

Six Transformational Ideas for the New Year - Steven Mintz, Higher Ed Beta

Academic innovation is in the air. But many of the proposed innovations are fairly tame. Placing lectures online; breaking large classes into small groups; incorporating more in-class activities into instruction are all signs of progress – and yet, these incremental innovations do not fundamentally transform the learning experience. In celebration of the New Year, let’s look at six slightly more radical ideas designed to transform the student experience. https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-beta/six-transformational-ideas-new-year