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Where’s the Curiosity?
When I walk into a college classroom these days it is as quiet as libraries used to be. Every head is bowed and every thumb is scrolling away on a screen. There are few, if any, conversations between students. No one looks up until I take attendance. When the class is over the students depart as silently as they came. Even if they are drifting in the same direction, they rarely talk to one another. It's almost impossible to catch the eye of a student walking toward me and, if I break the spell with a cheery "Hello!", there is a startle reflex that reveals the depth of the self-isolation.
A Simple Trick for Getting Students to Ask Questions in Class
Designing Developmentally: Simple Strategies to Get Students Thinking
The latest from Academic Leader Today
Student Retention: An International Perspective
On a two-week recruitment trip to China and Japan, I asked our university partners in both countries how they addressed problems of retention. In both cases, my question elicited a blank look. Upon further questioning, I realized that retention is not the same type of challenge we experience at US institutions.
Preparing Future Academic Leaders in Graduate School
The Wrong Way to Talk about Higher Ed