Prensky’s seminal work on digital natives posited that students who grew up with digital technology were naturally digitally skilled and literate (Prensky, 2001). This assumption has been widely debated and,
To a professor for one half-century and historian of literacy, today’s incessant cavils that college students either “aren’t reading” or “can’t read” are reminiscent of the early 1960s’ repeated rediscoveries
By now, most readers are aware of the significant tensions facing higher education institutions. Challenges include declining enrollments, increases in tuition that make higher education out of reach for many
It’s a devastating moment in a student’s life to receive a letter that says that they cannot continue their studies.
Election day is tomorrow, but we know that the full results of the voting likely won’t be known for several weeks. Perhaps we will continue to feel election anxiety for
Now that I am a rank-and-file full professor and not an administrator, academic leadership is starting to look a bit different. I no longer am invited to the meetings at
Feedback is essential for students’ academic growth. Researchers conclude that feedback is among the most positive influences on achievement (Hattie & Clarke, 2019). In higher education, however, feedback does not
“Retention” rarely appears on those lists of higher ed jargon to avoid. While college students can identify countless unwelcoming phrases and acronyms, employees in higher education have no trouble agreeing
Students, parents, and the public need to understand the value of higher education if colleges and universities are going to rebut the omnipresent hostility to the enterprise that we see
The union movement and organized labor are flourishing in a post-pandemic environment.
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