Global: When Classroom Talk Goes Public, What's the Effect on Teaching?

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Global Wednesday, July 25, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( This Week’s Highlights --------------------------------------------------------------- [What Happens in the Classroom No Longer Stays in the Classroom. What Does That Mean for Teaching?]( [premium] By Beckie Supiano In an era of secret video recordings and online evaluations, the possibility of public judgment hovers over every instructor. That’s making the messy art of teaching even messier. [Some Colleges Cautiously Embrace Wikipedia]( By Megan Zahneis The online encyclopedia, once scorned by academics, now pairs them with editors of its crowdsourced content. [A College Administrator Told ‘The New York Times,’ Rap Is Not ‘Real Music.’ His President Called the Comment Disappointing.]( By Teghan Simonton “People in rural New York, we are not people who respond to this part of American culture,” the director of the Benjamin Center at SUNY at New Paltz told the newspaper. That prompted a quick reaction from his university. [Rap Is Art. So Why Do Some Academics Still Feel as if They Have to Defend It?]( By Teghan Simonton After a college administrator said rap was not real music, scholars of the genre step up to defend their work. [Running Class Discussions on Divisive Topics Is Tricky. Here’s One Promising Approach.]( Conversations on hot-button issues often get stuck. But instructors can help students learn to break out of unproductive patterns. Views --------------------------------------------------------------- [Writing a Book or Article? Now’s the Time to Create Your ‘Author Platform’]( By Devoney Looser An author platform means you are seeking the right readers for your work and putting yourself forward as an authority. [Why We Need a More Activist Academy]( By Jessica F. Green Impartiality bolsters a dangerous status quo. [‘The Suits,’ ‘Light Bulb Went Off,’ and ‘Tree Lawn’: Investigations of a Language Nerd]( Who coined “the suits”? Is “light bulb went off” mangled? Digital resources make it possible to learn more about current and historical language than would have even been thought possible 25 years ago, says Ben Yagoda. [View the Latest Jobs in Higher Education]( Tools & Resources --------------------------------------------------------------- [Focus: The New Landscape for International Students]( President Trump’s executive orders seeking to limit travel to the United States from several predominantly Muslim countries have affected many people around the world who were considering studying in the United States. [This 28-page collection]( looks at what colleges are doing to overcome the uncertainties the orders have triggered. [See our other Focus collections here.]( [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=67d114beb72f4beb9e4a8e1bf93cba32&elq=dc53ef1874bd4ca9843e1ef38bd257c8&elqaid=19875&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=9218) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2018 The Chronicle of Higher Education