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Are ‘top scholar’ students really so remarkable — or are teachers inflating their grades?

Carl E. James, York University, Canada

Two students writing in notebooks in a lecture.

Equity and social justice, History, International issues, Politics, Public engagement, Students, Teaching and learning

Canada’s Latin American community is growing, and universities must improve teaching about the region

Rodrigo Narro Pérez, McMaster University; Shanti Morell-Hart, McMaster University, and Stacy A. Creech de Castro, McMaster University

Canada’s Latinx community is growing fast. That signals a greater need for Latinx studies at Canadian universities. (Shutterstock) This past October marked […]

Students walk outside on a university campus.

Equity and social justice, Students, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

How accessibility for disabled university students can benefit all students

A. Kim Clark, Western University

The cost of assessment prevents some students, who self-identify as having a disability, from pursuing an assessment and diagnosis that would allow […]

A person watches a lecture on a computer screen.

Health and safety, Online education, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

Why it’s wrong to blame online learning for causing mental health issues during COVID-19

George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University; Michael Barbour, Touro University, and Stephanie Moore, University of New Mexico

Focusing on online learning as the problem means lost opportunities to identify solutions and supports for student well-being, which could then be […]

Four people sitting around a table with laptops and notebooks.

Equity and social justice, Teaching and learning

To solve society’s challenges, universities must engage with alternative ways of knowing

Natalie Delia Deckard, University of Windsor and Mita Williams, University of Windsor

Universities must be the space where meaningful engagement with alternative ways of knowing and generating knowledge can take place. (Shutterstock) Almost 50 […]

Academic mentorship, Students, Teaching and learning

What is ‘blended learning’ and how can it benefit post-secondary students?

Siobhán McPhee, University of British Columbia and Micheal Jerowsky, University of British Columbia

Blended learning helps students learn to use new technologies so they can critically integrate and construct new knowledge while communicating in an […]

Open learning, open access, and open source, Public engagement, Students, Teaching and learning

How social sciences and humanities programs can prepare students for employment

Sandra Lapointe, McMaster University

Involving social sector organizations in students’ experiential learning allows students to develop important skills, and this can also serve as a community […]

Online education, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

Glimpsing the future, thanks to a pandemic

Ken Steele

The breadth of the pandemic’s impact on postsecondary education is difficult to fathom. What is likely to return to pre-COVID normal, and […]

Health and safety, Teaching and learning

Let’s normalize kindness in post-pandemic learning

Yvonne Su, York University

Anxiety and stress work against the healthy collaborative relationships that make learning and knowledge advancement possible. How do we maintain the culture […]

Online education, Participation and enrolment, Performance assessment, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

Blank stares and black screens: The pitfalls of virtual learning and the challenges of post-pandemic education

Ari Gandsman, University of Ottawa

High-quality education requires active participation and engagement. Although the virtual experience implemented in response to the pandemic removed some barriers, it created […]

Topic: Teaching and learning

Are ‘top scholar’ students really so remarkable — or are teachers inflating their grades?

Why it’s wrong to blame online learning for causing mental health issues during COVID-19

What is ‘blended learning’ and how can it benefit post-secondary students?

How social sciences and humanities programs can prepare students for employment

Glimpsing the future, thanks to a pandemic

Let’s normalize kindness in post-pandemic learning

Blank stares and black screens: The pitfalls of virtual learning and the challenges of post-pandemic education

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