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Quick Reads

Below you will find a collection of quick reads on big issues in higher education, subdivided by topic. The idea is to satiate or stimulate your curiosity about topics and trends in faculty development, higher education, and teaching and learning. All are jargon-free, yet informative. Some even have immediate take-aways and applications to your classes and career. So scroll through each category and enjoy!

Topics

Teaching and Learning

Assessment

1. 11-18-2019 Dutch universities and research funders move away from the impact factor ScienceGuide
2. 09-10-2019 Speaking Out Against Student Evals Inside Higher Ed
3. 04-17-2019 Harsh Take on Assessment… From Assessment Pros Inside Higher Ed
4. 03-2019 Writing Better Essay Exams IDEA
5. 03-11-2019 A Template for Assignment Development and Clarity The Teaching Professor
6. 01-04-2019 GRE fails to identify successful Ph.D. students Rochester Institute of Technology
7. 11-25-2018 What Is the Purpose of Final Exams, Anyway? The Chronicle of Higher Education
8. 06-29-2018 Availability of cookies during an academic course session affects evaluation of teaching Wiley Online Library
9. 03-19-2018 Student Evaluations Can't Be Used to Assess Professors: Our research shows they're biased against women. That means using them is illegal. Slate
10. 2018 Outcomes Information Session: Getting Started with Outcomes (Video) Campus Labs
11. 03-22-2017 Harnessing Faculty Power with Better Outcomes Assessment Campus Intelligence
12. 02-27-2017 Avoiding the Potholes of Program Review The Chronicle of Higher Education

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Future Faculty & New(er) Faculty

Accessibility & Inclusion

Big Issues in Higher Education

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