Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning
My coauthors and I discuss what five years of listening to students taught us about learning, and what their experiences suggest for higher education.
Listen on SpotifyWriting · Rhetoric · Higher Education
Kevin G. Smith
Associate Professor of English
Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
University of Virginia
I study writing, digital rhetoric, and how students learn. My research and teaching explore how people write across different settings and how colleges and universities can better support learning.
Book · MIT Press, 2026
Getting Learning Right
The Promise of Higher Education
What would it mean for colleges and universities to put learning at the center of their decisions? Drawing on students’ experiences and institutional examples, our book explores how higher education can better support learning through collaboration, flexible pathways, and designing with students.
Conversations
Public writing & scholarshipFuture Trends Forum
My coauthors and I join Bryan Alexander on the Future Trends Forum.
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Cycling & advocacy
I’m beginning a creative-critical project on cycling and bike advocacy, bringing a new strand of writing and public engagement into my work.
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