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The Real Cost of Overlooking Teaching Quality in Higher Ed

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Improving how teaching happens in the classroom is one of the most effective ways to increase student retention, stabilize tuition revenue, and strengthen institutional reputation—yet most universities don't manage it strategically.

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with David Gooblar, Associate Professor at the University of Iowa and author of The Missing Course, about how teaching quality has fallen outside institutional oversight and what presidents and boards can do to make it a core part of strategic leadership.

They explore how governance structures, incentive systems, and faculty preparation create a blind spot that limits progress on student success. Gooblar and McNaughton outline what leadership can do to realign teaching, strategy, and accountability to improve learning and institutional performance.

Topics Covered:

  • Why first-year GPA, driven by classroom experience, predicts retention and completion.

  • How tenure and incentive systems discourage teaching innovation.

  • The leadership role in integrating pedagogy into strategic and financial planning.

  • Practical ways to invest in teaching infrastructure and faculty capacity.

  • How governing boards can hold institutions accountable for the conditions that enable great teaching.

Why It Matters: When institutions manage teaching with the same rigor as finance and enrollment, they see measurable gains in persistence, lower cost per graduate, and stronger mission credibility. Teaching quality is not just a faculty concern—it's a leadership lever for institutional performance.

Three Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards:

  1. Make teaching measurable and managed. Track instructional quality alongside financial and enrollment metrics.

  2. Align incentives with institutional goals. Reward teaching innovation in evaluation and promotion.

  3. Invest in the conditions for learning. Fund the infrastructure and faculty capacity that make engagement and feedback possible.

Read the full episode summary and transcript: https://changinghighered.com/real-cost-of-overlooking-teaching-quality-in-higher-ed/

#HigherEdLeadership #StudentSuccess #HigherEducationPodcast

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Improving how teaching happens in the classroom is one of the most effective ways to increase student retention, stabilize tuition revenue, and strengthen institutional reputation—yet most universities don't manage it strategically.

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with David Gooblar, Associate Professor at the University of Iowa and author of The Missing Course, about how teaching quality has fallen outside institutional oversight and what presidents and boards can do to make it a core part of strategic leadership.

They explore how governance structures, incentive systems, and faculty preparation create a blind spot that limits progress on student success. Gooblar and McNaughton outline what leadership can do to realign teaching, strategy, and accountability to improve learning and institutional performance.

Topics Covered:

  • Why first-year GPA, driven by classroom experience, predicts retention and completion.

  • How tenure and incentive systems discourage teaching innovation.

  • The leadership role in integrating pedagogy into strategic and financial planning.

  • Practical ways to invest in teaching infrastructure and faculty capacity.

  • How governing boards can hold institutions accountable for the conditions that enable great teaching.

Why It Matters: When institutions manage teaching with the same rigor as finance and enrollment, they see measurable gains in persistence, lower cost per graduate, and stronger mission credibility. Teaching quality is not just a faculty concern—it's a leadership lever for institutional performance.

Three Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards:

  1. Make teaching measurable and managed. Track instructional quality alongside financial and enrollment metrics.

  2. Align incentives with institutional goals. Reward teaching innovation in evaluation and promotion.

  3. Invest in the conditions for learning. Fund the infrastructure and faculty capacity that make engagement and feedback possible.

Read the full episode summary and transcript: https://changinghighered.com/real-cost-of-overlooking-teaching-quality-in-higher-ed/

#HigherEdLeadership #StudentSuccess #HigherEducationPodcast

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