Instructors should take the time to ask themselves what they can do differently when students struggle on an assignment. If there are pain points in the courses they are teaching, and students ...

Higher-order thinking skills and the ability to integrate technical knowledge with practical applications are vital for employees, especially in today's challenging job market. Can reflective writing ...

Emphasize sharing of ideas, synthesis, and critical, informed reflection; Include student initiative in defining and investigating problems or projects; Have projects that speak to an audience beyond ...

Ambitions ran high when Wired joined forces in January with new media incubator NewAssignment.net to try a novel experiment in pro-am journalism. Our goal: Have a crowd of volunteers write the ...

During my first year of college, I got extra credit by going on a date. My professor, Dr. Kerry Cronin, infamously gives the assignment to her class every year around Valentine’s Day. Professor Cronin ...