Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, a professor of psychology and director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Kansas, has been named director of the Bay View Alliance. She succeeds Lorne Whitehead, a professor of physics and astronomy and a special advisor on entrepreneurship, innovation and research at the University of British Columbia, who had led the BVA since its founding in 2011. Whitehead has assumed the role of immediate past director and will remain a member of the … [Read more...]

By Annabella Melvin University of Kansa (KU) faculty members Dea Follmer Greenhoot and Caroline Bennett were keynote speakers at this year’s Annual Learning Analytics Summit, held each year at Indiana University Bloomington. Now going into its 4th year, the purpose of the summit is to bring together faculty, staff, and administrators who share an interest in fostering student success through the use of big data and analytical tools at the course, program and institutional levels. During … [Read more...]

by Mary Taylor Huber and Pat Hutchings What is a departmental teaching culture and how does it change? This is an important question for advocates of pedagogical reform. Opportunities for individuals and small groups to learn and improve teaching are now widespread. Most universities have centers of teaching and learning that provide help for faculty in their role as teachers, and many disciplinary societies also sponsor workshops, conference sessions, journals, and other resources on … [Read more...]