For example, Edwards-Groves (2012) points out that “[i]n contemporary educational media ‘explicit teaching’ has been ...

The same design principles that brought Braille panels to public elevators and curb cuts to city sidewalks should be imported to the classroom and used to transform lessons and textbooks, says a ...

Questions of accessibility, broadly defined, are everywhere in higher ed. Administrators want to widen opportunities for potential students, and instructors want learners to have all available tools ...

The future isn’t about building better schools. It’s about moving beyond the entire concept of schooling and architecting a ...

As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...

Picture yourself at a college graduation day, with a fresh cohort of students about to set sail for new horizons. What are they thinking while they throw their caps into the air? What is it with this ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. “In the age of information, the power of learning has transcended the boundaries of traditional classrooms, with digital solutions to ...

What if you discovered that there’s a way to help students become more well-rounded, self-controlled and responsible, thus allowing them to progress socially and academically? And what if those gains ...

Threshold concepts are the core knowledge and disciplinary capabilities that students must successfully transition through to make progress in their majors. The threshold concepts (TC) framework is ...