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Challenging Students
Students in learning communities, researchers find, tend to do better in their
courses, adjust better socially, and stay in school. In this month's
Thriving in Academe, Terry Wildman discusses
the concepts behind learning communities and how these approaches challenge
traditional teaching practices.
The Dialogue
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Should higher education faculty be
required to take faculty development courses?
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Stanley Jackson, our profession requires that we continually upgrade our
content knowledge and pedagogy.
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 No, states
James G. Ryan, faculty development is an essential compoenet of an academic
career, but silly workshops aren't.
Read the full debate
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Poll Results
Should higher education faculty be required to take
faculty development courses?
Yes: xx %
No: xx %
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