Resources
Importance of teaching civic engagement in humanities courses.
In 2001, 33 upperclassmen representing 27 colleges gathered at the Johnson Foundation for the Wingspread Summit on Student Civic Engagement. They participated in a group discussion focused on their “civic experiences” in college. Report captures the tensions and promise surrounding meanings that students assign to politics and development as citizens.
This study uses meta-analysis to examine the relationship between exposure to diversity and cognitive development systematically. Findings suggest that several types of diversity experiences are positively related to several cognitive outcomes, but magnitude of effect varies substantially depending on type of diversity experience, type of cognitive outcome, and study design.
Web-scale discovery services promise fast, easy searching from a single Google-like box, pleasing users and making library resources more discoverable. Some librarians embrace the concept of giving users what they have come to expect from Google, while others are concerned that this will “dumb down” searching and undermine information literacy. In this article we explore the potential impact of Web-scale discovery tools on information literacy, focusing particularly on undergraduate research skills. We review the existing literature and present findings and experiences from two mid-sized academic libraries that have adopted EBSCO Discovery Service as their library home page portal.Web-scale discovery services promise fast, easy searching from a single Google-like box, pleasing users and making library resources more discoverable. Some librarians embrace the concept of giving users what they have come to expect from Google, while others are concerned that this will “dumb down” searching and undermine information literacy. In this article we explore the potential impact of Web-scale discovery tools on information literacy, focusing particularly on undergraduate research skills. We review the existing literature and present findings and experiences from two mid-sized academic libraries that have adopted EBSCO Discovery Service as their library home page portal.
This pdf is an entire 200 page book published by Parlor Press, Anderson, South Carolina 2014). It contains twenty-three chapters, by different authors, exploring the benefits and disadvantages of the recent educational phenomenon known as Massive Open Online Courses (acronym, MOOC). 
Brief overview of Catholicism's role in the American academy, bu Boston College's Office of Mission and Ministry
Given postmodernist claims that all perspectives are biased, what should be the role of religion in today's university? Originally published in the Chrnoicle of Higher Education.
Outlines seven traits of Millennials and provides strategies on preparing and delivering effective instruction with these students. Acknowledges difficulties in addressing issues of race/ethnicity and class in generational theory.
Identifies key changes in values and behaviors that are changing higher education. Discusses technological changes, the ways in which people engage each other and technology; and the implications of these changes for higher education.
Two-page PDF from the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Provides brief tips on adult learning in three categories: motivation to learn; curriculum design; and learning environment.