Excitement is mounting for the visit of Dr. Bob Noyd, who directs the Center for Faculty Development at the Air Force Academy. He will be delivering three different workshops on March 23 at LU. We are working on the meeting logistics so visit the CTLE web or this blog to stay informed. Governor Rick Perry has issued a challenge to all of the Texas high education community. “Today, I’m challenging our institutions of higher education to develop bachelor’s degrees that cost no more than $10,000, including textbooks,” said Perry. The discussion logically starts with online learning. According to Inside Higher Ed, the book on online education is that while it increases the capacity of classrooms and eliminates the costs associated with buying and maintaining buildings, high-quality online courses are costly and require substantial upfront investment; instructors have reported that teaching well online often is more time-consuming than classroom teaching, and high-quality delivery platforms are expensive. Have you tried to incorporate active teaching methods in your mathematics classroom yet? A colleague shared a helpful site, that is somewhat dated but filled with useful information, that was created by the Texas Collaborative for Teaching Excellence. We found the Professional Development Module on Active Learning to be very informative. Just a reminder that you can still register for the free webinar The Next Big Thing in Digital Education: The Blackboard and McGraw-Hill Higher Education Partnership. This presentation will begin at 1:00 p.m. on February 17.