Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
An Australian Look at Generalist Degrees Like Social Science Shows Value of Adaptability
The generalist degree has a big part to play in the emerging higher education landscape for graduates. Humanities, social science, general science, technology and creative industries fields such as design can deliver adaptable, flexible mindsets.
Report Finds More U.S. Students Leaving Higher Ed Without a Credential
The population of ‘some college, no credential,’ or SCNC, individuals in the United States has reached 40.4 million (out of a total U.S. population of 331 million), which has resulted in a nationwide push for former students to return to college.
‘Critical Ignoring’ May Be Just as Vital as Critical Thinking
Critical ignoring is the ability to choose what to ignore and where to invest one’s limited attentional capacities.
AI-Generated Texts’ Implications for Academic Writing
Simone Natale and Leah Henrickson draw on their research into computational creativity and introduce the concept of the ‘Lovelace Effect’, to explain how creativity is often a product of social conventions and why as a consequence, educators and researchers should think carefully about what constitutes good writing in their fields.
Are Trigger Warnings Hitting Their Target?
Given the prevalence of trigger warnings, there is little consensus on the extent to which they are, in fact, an effective strategy for reducing the risk of trauma exposure, vicarious trauma, and re-traumatization.
Why the Latest Strike Wave at UK Universities is Likely to Achieve Little
A lack of public understanding, the decline of collegiality and poor framing of the underlying issues will all make the success of planned UK university strikes unlikely, argues Daniel Nehring.
Survey Sees HE Faculty Embracing Digital Changes
SAGE’s 2022 pedagogy survey, building on prior annual surveys launched in 2020 and repeated in 2021, show some exciting developments in faculty […]
Critics of Academic Freedom Must Not See the Value It Brings
Academic freedom is simply the commonplace and understandable request of workers asking for the conditions they need to competently and effectively carry out their duties as expected, required and urgently needed by society.
