Can we measure learning? Yes, if we start with meaningful learning outcome statements

This session will offer an overview of learning outcomes in the context of pedagogy and (more...)

Science and student learning

We all know that the traditional lecture-style model of the college classroom may be inefficient, and many of us have sought ways to move toward more active, research and problem-based student learning. The central goal in process-based learning is to immerse the student in the process of learning (more...)

Is the research paper dead? Reinvigorating the research process

What are we asking students to do when they write research papers? This genre has recently come under fire, with some studies suggesting that research papers reflect limited student understanding of how to argue from sources and others declaring it a dead genre that promotes conventional thinking. (more...)

Use of assessment data to improve student success

Each semester the Department of Mathematics and Statistics conducts assessment in each of its gateway courses. The assessment data directly impacts (more...)

Teaching to teach

Even outside the School of Education, many of the students we teach at Hunter are already teachers themselves, or will go on to teach in the near future: as graduate students, as adjuncts, as new professors. How do we teach people to teach (more...)