academics

It’s not just what you know, but how you think

    Related More information, visit education.wsu.edu/ferrucci. PULLMAN – Some students “get it” during a classroom science lesson, and some don’t.  Both groups would do better, said Jeana Simpson, if they would stop and think about their thinking.   Critical thinking is at the heart of Simpson’s mission to improve science lessons in the Nine […]

Showcase highlights research, scholarship

VANCOUVER – Students and faculty will present a showcase of their research, scholarship and artwork at the 5th Annual Research Showcase at WSU Vancouver. The event will be April 10 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Firstenburg Student Commons; it is free and open to the public.  WSU Vancouver is a nationally recognized […]

Faculty rankings controversial

Faculty in eight disciplines at WSU are among the most productive researchers in the country in their respective fields, earning a top-10 ranking according to a recent survey by Academic Analytics, a for-profit higher education consulting firm owned in part by State University of New York at Stony Brook. According to Academic Analytics, which began […]

Teaching and learning grants deadline Nov. 15

For the third year, WSU will award grants for faculty/staff projects that assess undergraduate learning outcomes and use the results to improve teaching and curriculum. This year, however, applicants are asked to focus their projects specifically at the program and department levels. Also new: The contact person and “answer man” for those with questions about […]