Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Popularized by educational theorist and adult education pioneer Malcolm Knowles (1913-1997), ...

Authors: Lorrie Shepard, Elena Diaz-Bilello, William Penuel, and Scott Marion Suggested Citation: Shepard, L. A., Diaz-Bilello, E., Penuel, W. R., & Marion, S. F ...

Discussion is a large part of teaching and learning. We want to see and hear our learners engaged in conversations about the course content, making connections to their lives or to other aspects of ...

In the first post introducing the patch-it principle, I made the claim that developers use software patches to add new behaviors to their systems in response to new information and changes in the ...

C onsider a student in an introductory math class — let’s call him Alex. Alex had some unpleasant experiences with math in high school. When he got to college, he tested into a math course below the ...

One of the most robust backward design models developed for higher education is L. Dee Fink’s integrated course design. Fink outlines a streamlined process for designing academic courses, divided into ...

Malcolm Gladwell’s very popular theory, which proposes the idea that one can become an expert in a field in 10,000 hours of practice, may seem a bit daunting. 10,000 hours is 40 hours a week for 5 ...

EDUCATION assumes that truth exists. Without truth, learning becomes incoherent. The claim “there are no absolute truths” is self-defeating, for one must ask: “Are you absolutely sure of that?” To ...

The rapid growth of technology has made online tools available for education. The ability to discern the characteristics of these tools and to use them appropriately for educational purposes has ...

Trump's initial compact was heavily criticized by several free speech advocacy groups that claimed it risked critical ...

Almost two decades ago, through a reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, emerged the idea that students may need different degrees of support to achieve the same academic ...

A public elementary school in the Denver, Colorado area is planning to subject kindergartners and first-graders to gender and race sensitivity teaching as part of a push to teach the "guiding ...