4 WAYS TO TRY UNGRADING IN YOUR COURSE
By Robert Shields Susan Blum’s book Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) has been both
The Myth of a Value-Free Curriculum
By Dr. Nathan Iverson, Associate Professor in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at California Baptist University Introduction At California Baptist University (CBU), our
Are Students Really Teaching Themselves?
By Ted Murcray Research tells us that active learning techniques, combined with lectures and other good course delivery skills, result
A biblical approach to power- Crouch’s book “Playing God”
By Ken Nehrbass
When journalist and theologian Andy Crouch told people that he was writing a book on the subject of power, the most common response he heard was “absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This cliché is inserted as a sort of conversation stopper, as if our Christian faith has nothing to add to the subject o
Tracing the development of the faith integration conversation: Summarizing the literature
by Ken Nehrbass This short blog post describes the development of thought in “faith integration” literature. Harvard and Yale used
An AI ate my Homework Assignment
By Ted Murcray A new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot is taking the academic world by storm because this chatbot can
Will grading easier result in higher course evaluation ratings?
By Ted Murcray In a nutshell Short answer: Maybe, but not likely. A recent study found that easing up on
Developing a qualitative research project: Connecting the research question to the appropriate method
by Kenneth Nehrbass Before you choose your qualitative method, you need to know your research question. Research questions tend to
How the study of history can inform the Christian faith
History degree programs are in decline, as students look for majors that have…
When Courses become (Text)Book Clubs
By Ted Murcray What is a (Text)Book Club? You grab the syllabus, update the due dates, and you are ready