Academe Today: Why the Science of Teaching Is Often Ignored

Vulnerability in proctoring software should worry colleges; U. of Florida stops updating Covid dashboard; classroom experiences that matter; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. ACADEMIC CULTURE [Why the Science of Teaching Is Often Ignored]( By Beth McMurtrie [STORY IMAGE]( There’s a whole literature on what works. Why don’t more instructors act on it? ADVERTISEMENT STUDENT SURVEILLANCE [A Vulnerability in Proctoring Software Should Worry Colleges, Experts Say]( By Taylor Swaak [STORY IMAGE]( Online services have already drawn ire from critics citing concerns about bias, discrimination, and student mental health. Now experts are adding cybersecurity to the list. BACKGROUNDER [The Surveilled Student]( By Katherine Mangan [STORY IMAGE]( New ways of monitoring health and academic performance won’t just disappear after the pandemic subsides. SPONSOR CONTENT | Kelly Education [Learn how colleges are attracting, hiring and retaining a qualified and diverse workforce.]( LIVE CORONAVIRUS UPDATES [‘The Data Is Kind of Useless’: U. of Florida Stops Updating Its Covid-19 Dashboard]( By Francie Diep [STORY IMAGE]( The professor who leads the university’s testing program says the dashboard no longer provides an accurate picture of the disease’s transmission on campus. NEW FEATURE [Here’s a List of Colleges That Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19]( By Andy Thomason and Brian O’Leary [STORY IMAGE]( Our comprehensive tracker now includes campuses that are requiring booster shots. Virtual Events: Tune In Live ADAPTING TO THE PANDEMIC [Covid on Campus, 2022 and Beyond]( [STORY IMAGE]( Upcoming: January 12 at 2 p.m., ET. Nearly two years after the pandemic began, a new variant is spreading. A panel of public-health experts and college leaders convenes to discuss new mitigation strategies, safety measures, and other ways colleges can continue to adapt. With Support From Mobile Health. [Register here.]( FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [Recruiting and Retaining Students in a Challenging Market]( [Recruiting and Retaining Students in a Challenging Market]( If Americans were already skeptical that higher education is worth the expense, the financial toll of Covid-19 has made college an even harder sell. For institutions to thrive, leaders must figure out ways to attract new students and keep the ones they have enrolled. [Visit the store to order your copy.]( Views ADVICE [How to Have a Classroom Experience That Matters]( By Deborah M. Sims [STORY IMAGE]( After months of abandoning traditions and practices, thanks to Covid, we need to bring meaning back into our students’ lives, and our own. SPONSOR CONTENT | the university of queensland [Understanding where we've been and where we're going]( Providing insight into the history of human connectivity and how it helped shape social and natural landscapes, learn how globalization and sustainability are connecting our present to our past. ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [Building Students' Resilience]( [Building Students' Resilience]( Colleges are under pressure to meet the mental-health needs of students. Leaders also need to understand when to intervene. [Order your copy]( to explore strategies to address student mental health, and get guidance for how your staff and faculty can best support resilience and well-being. JOB OPPORTUNITIES Apply for the top jobs in higher education and [search all our open positions](. [Dean of the College of Engineering]( University of Nevada, Reno [Carnegie Mellon University Qatar, Entrepreneurship (All Ranks)]( Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar [Council Chair and Members]( Government of Alberta [Assistant/Associate Professor of Museum Education and Director, Museum Education Program]( The George Washington University [President of New Mexico Junior College]( New Mexico Junior College [Manager, IT Business Analysis]( Texas A&M University Corpus Christi [Registrar]( Centenary College of Louisiana [Dean of the Oakley School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts]( Cumberland University [Assistant/Associate Professor of Community and Lifespan Nutrition]( California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo [Director, Annual Giving and Alumni Relations]( Reed College [Search other jobs.]( NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK What did you think of today’s newsletter? [Strongly disliked]( | [It was ok]( | [Loved it]( This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2022 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037