Academics ‘fail to change teaching due to fear of looking stupid’

Failure to embrace new teaching techniques not just about fear of embarrassment

There are many reasons why academics shun new pedagogical styles, say Lauren Herckis, Richard Scheines and Joel Smith

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Seven myths of university teaching

Paul Ashwin unpicks some cherished nostrums, from Hollywood-style star turns at the podium to the much-exaggerated death of the lecture

By Paul Ashwin

26 February

Using laptops in class 'harms academic performance'

Researchers say students who use computers score half a grade lower than those who write notes

By Jack Grove

4 April

President turns MIT’s research might to study of how people learn

‘If we don’t know how we learn, how on earth do we know how to teach?’ says L. Rafael Reif, who tells Ellie Bothwell how the research giant is working to improve teaching practice

By Ellie Bothwell

23 March

Academics ‘fail to change teaching due to fear of looking stupid’

Anthropologist spent more than a year among lecturers to understand why they don’t adopt innovative methods

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Academics ‘fail to change teaching due to fear of looking stupid’

Anthropologist spent more than a year among lecturers to understand why they don’t adopt innovative methods

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Seven myths of university teaching

Using laptops in class 'harms academic performance'

President turns MIT’s research might to study of how people learn

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Carnegie Mellon University

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