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Decades of educational research confirm what many instructors intuitively know: students learn best when they are actively engaged. Rather than passively sitting through lectures, students retain more when solving problems, discussing concepts, and experi

When Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) exploded onto the higher education scene over a decade ago, the promise felt revolutionary. Anyone, anywhere, could access lectures from top-tier universities for free. Pundits declared that physical campuses might

.post-img{ margin-bottom:0px !important; } For decades, educators hoped technology would solve one of learning's most persistent hurdles: math anxiety. Modern tools like graphing calculators, computational math tools, and AI tutors have made math more vis

As educators, you see the reality in your classrooms every day: students arriving with foundational skill gaps, carrying academic anxiety, and struggling to keep up with course demands. You don't need convincing the problem exists - you are already deeply

Every generation of educational reformers seems to make the exact same prediction: the lecture is about to die. For more than a century, critics have argued that the traditional lecture hall is a relic of an era when information was scarce and professors

Last week, I had the privilege of presenting our paper, Generative AI for Multiple Choice STEM Assessments, at the EDULEARN Conference in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Each year, EDULEARN brings together more than 800 educators, researchers, and education tec

For over twenty years, higher education has operated under this assumption: because today's students grew up surrounded by technology, they must naturally be adept at learning with digital tools. We often call them "digital natives." But as educators clos

When I attended university in the mid-2000s, my day-to-day routine looked identical to what STEM majors endured decades before me, and, frankly, what many continue to endure today. Attend classes, complete assignments (usually with a group of friends and

The 2026 data from the 2026 Higher Ed Trends Report for the United Kingdom reveals a distinct profile of a higher education system in transition. While the "structural strain" felt in the US is present as well, UK educators are navigating these challenges

The latest data from The 2026 Higher Trends Report is in, and it tells a story of a system under immense structural strain. But, contrary to the narrative of "burnt-out" teachers, the data reveals something more nuanced: U.S. educators are not resisting c