By Doug Ward We face an enormous challenge in explaining the value of higher education to cash-strapped students and parents, and to legislators who increasingly see education as a means to a very specific end, not as a process of mental development. Read article … [Read more...]

By Doug Ward A University of Kansas geology professor moves away from a "fire-hose approach" to lecturing and transforms a large lecture class into a format that helps students learn core skills through hands-on activities. Read article … [Read more...]

By Doug Ward Students in an undergraduate paleontology class for non-majors find that a hands-on approach to learning serves them well. Read article … [Read more...]