And the popularity of MOOCs has also led to increased emphasis on teaching vs. research when assigning "rock star" status to professors (a trend one hopes will eventually extend to rewards such as tenure decisions).
Conductors in Training For Mr. Levine, 62, Tanglewood marks a new career stage: an emphasis on teaching.
Henry E. Nass advocates increased emphasis on teaching cursive writing ("The Lost Art of Penmanship," Op-Ed, Aug. 21).
Meanwhile, broader debate has recently emerged over the role of academic research in state universities, with some conservatives calling for a greater emphasis on teaching to improve efficiency.
The report recommends that the state place greater emphasis on teaching science and math, and that it coordinate more partnerships between the state's universities and the private sector.
An interesting aspect of Northwest Coast culture was the emphasis on teaching children etiquette, moral standards, and other traditions of social import.
The problem really begins in medical school, where we have only recently seen an emphasis on teaching students how to interact with patients.
We'd just set up The Fuze, a computer for kids based on Raspberry Pi, which has an emphasis on teaching children BASIC.
Many schools are now teaching Chinese along with, or even instead of, French, Spanish and German, especially with the new emphasis on teaching languages at primary level.
In other reforms, children will be encouraged to learn science by studying nature, and schools will be expected to place less emphasis on teaching scientific method.
A growing movement of AIDS patients, doctors and social workers is putting emphasis on teaching Saudis about the disease, though, to help AIDS patients live more normal lives.
