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Students Are Distracted. What Can Educators Do About It?
Students these days are distracted. Devices and social-media notifications constantly beckon, and in this time of COVID-19 and widespread remote inst…
5 years, 7 months ago
Who Is Missing From College? Pandemic Campus Diaries Ep. 5
This week we’re focusing on who is disappearing from higher education due to the pandemic, and what professors are doing to try to keep students goin…
5 years, 7 months ago
Young People Don’t Always Show Up to Vote. Here’s How Education Can Help.
Research shows young citizens are motivated to vote. But they don’t always make it to the polls. Why not? To find out, we interviewed Sunshine Hillyg…
5 years, 7 months ago
No Study Groups and Cheating Concerns. Are Students Learning? Pandemic Campus Diaries, Ep. 4
What is studying like this semester when teaching is strained by safety measures like plexiglass barriers and masks in classrooms and online classes …
5 years, 7 months ago
The Unusual Lengths School Bands Are Going to Keep Practices Safe, and Why It Matters
Scientists around the country have been teaming up with band educators to test what is and isn’t safe when it comes to music education, and what kind…
5 years, 8 months ago
During a Pandemic, Can College Be … Fun? Campus Diaries, Ep. 3
Getting the balance between safety and openness right is a continuous challenge during the pandemic. And much has clearly been lost in terms of socia…
5 years, 8 months ago
Is Learning on Zoom the Same as In Person? Not to Your Brain
At this point the Zoom call has almost come to define learning and working in the age of COVID-19. A few months ago, people began realizing that all …
5 years, 8 months ago
Is This College? Pandemic Campus Diaries, Ep. 2
Classes are back in session at colleges around the country. Well something like college classes are happening. But in this fall semester like no othe…
5 years, 8 months ago
Howard Gardner on His Theory of Multiple Intelligences, and Lessons for COVID-19 Era
Howard Gardner has made a long and influential career exploring the mind and how to think about it. This month Gardner came out with a different kind…
5 years, 9 months ago
How Do You Prepare for a Pandemic Semester? Campus Diaries, Ep. 1
We’re doing something different on the podcast this week, and throughout this semester. We’ve enlisted professors and students at 6 colleges, and we’…
5 years, 9 months ago