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A battle at one university is a case study in why higher education is so slow to change

The Hechinger Report

More than one in four university and college faculty nationwide are dissatisfied with their jobs; 70 percent of those have considered a career change, according to a September survey by the course materials provider Cengage, and 29 percent cite what they say is a lack of support from their institutions or a sense of pressure from administrators.

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Making an Impact with Problem / Project Based Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

Ways to introduce the problem- through a blog post, show a video, take them through a case study, analyze an infographic, or have them play an online game or simulation. to help decrease the dropout rate at our high school.” Options- Interviews, surveys, wikipedia, web quests. Introduce the problem.

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Making an Impact with Problem / Project Based Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

Ways to introduce the problem- through a blog post, show a video, take them through a case study, analyze an infographic, or have them play an online game or simulation. to help decrease the dropout rate at our high school.” Options- Interviews, surveys, wikipedia, web quests. Introduce the problem.