Student reflection can be THE thing to really change the way we understand student learning. As we empower students to share their ideas about how and what they have taken away from different learning ...

When we take the time to think about what we’ve learned, we learn much more effectively, according to a new report. In “Learning by Thinking: How Reflection Aids Performance,” researchers at HEC Paris ...

The book recounts the author's journey through higher education, public life and international academic engagement ...

College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...

Over the course of Lau’s teaching career at CU, which spans an MA in Spanish Literature and now a doctoral degree in Ethnic Studies, they have taught a range of courses including Contemporary African ...

Reflecting on one's work can be instrumental to growth and improvement, but it's an activity that's often under utilized. Although it’s something of a buzz word, “metacognition” is a state of mind ...

Many students struggle to understand and engage with the concepts and practices associated with reflection. This is where directional reflection comes in While there is no generally accepted ...

I was born in 1969. As a fetus, I attended Woodstock. A few days ago, I turned 50. This seems like a good time to do some reflecting. At some point, all of us pass through the three career stages -- ...