Re:Learning — A New High-Tech Learning Center Changed How These Professors Teach

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Re:Learning Tuesday, January 9, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Highlights --------------------------------------------------------------- [A New High-Tech Learning Center Changed How These Professors Teach]( By Julia Schmalz Special classrooms now available at the University of Maryland at College Park are making faculty members rethink the way they engage students. [Can a College Education Solve the Nation’s Prison Crisis?]( [premium] By Kelly Field Professors hope a federal experiment will prove that offering Pell Grants to prisoners is a good investment. It’s just as likely, though, that the program will be shut down by its political opponents. [Serving Neurodiverse Students]( By Alexander C. Kafka Peter Eden, president of Landmark College, chats with The Chronicle about Landmark’s pedagogical approach, the changing culture around neurodiversity, and the rewards and challenges of the college’s mission. Quick Hit --------------------------------------------------------------- The Council for Adult and Experiential Education is the latest organization to become part of the Strada Education Network, joining such ventures as Inside Track and [Road Trip Nation.](/article/Career-Planning-in-College/240607) It's a timely move for [Strada]( the loan-guaranty-agency formerly known as USA Funds, which now operates as a cross between a philanthropic organization and an education-business holding company. Strada had been looking to add some in-house expertise on how colleges can better serve adults. CAEL, with its staff of 60 and more than 43 years of experience in the field, helps to jump-start that effort. The affiliation, which had been under discussion for nearly a year, will convert the current CAEL board to an advisory role. —Goldie Blumenstyk More Ed-Tech News and Commentary --------------------------------------------------------------- [Carrot Versus Stick Teaching]( By Rob Jenkins Students try harder, and learn more, when your grading includes rewards, not just punishments. [A Small College’s Financial Innovations]( By Alexander C. Kafka Jeff Abernathy, president of Alma College, in Michigan, discusses how he is stretching a dollar, rethinking administrative structure at the top, and using technology to help Alma and two other small private colleges pool their curricular resources. [Overcast.fm for Listening to Podcasts]( Heather M. Whitney outlines the various features of her favorite podcast app (and explains why you might like it, too). On Teaching --------------------------------------------------------------- [Teaching and Learning]( Learn more about The Chronicle's coverage of teaching and learning, including its weekly newsletter devoted to these issues. [View the Latest Jobs in Higher Education]( [THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] 1255 Twenty-Third St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Add us on Google+](chroniclehighereducation/posts?elqTrackId=38979b9927d74579a22eaf4315af6c2b&elq=2492fde22998445fb8439ea6a90efd8e&elqaid=17365&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=7570) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2018 The Chronicle of Higher Education