Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education. Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles.

Faculty Development 88

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Even before the pandemic, students were becoming accustomed to having a digital (and therefore readily accessible) extension of their classes via an LMS. Many faculty don’t include due dates, which can lead to missed deadlines. Make sure all links and media in the course are active and work when students need to access them.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Staying more holistic when developing my teaching—whether facilitating learning in person or online—has been central in my reading motivations. Even the book that I wrote about productivity was envisioned initially by the publisher as for online instructors, and then they asked if I would be willing to broaden the audience.

Online Learning 211

Online Learning Reading Teaching Philosophy Learning 211

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education. Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles.

Faculty Development 78

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 78

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Even before the pandemic, students were becoming accustomed to having a digital (and therefore readily accessible) extension of their classes via an LMS. Many faculty don’t include due dates, which can lead to missed deadlines. Make sure all links and media in the course are active and work when students need to access them.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. This is the humdinger.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Online education has been touted as a way to increase access to education. So we did a follow-up study, interviewing both online instructors and the students enrolled in online courses to understand why students are withdrawing from online courses in a massive way, and why students struggle in terms of their performance.

Instructors 130

Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 130

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Zheng (2022) defines a microlecture as “a short video, usually produced by the instructor, that explains a single key concept or a specific skill.” Second, microlectures are personal (that is, they convey a sense of “instructor presence”). What should faculty consider with regards to captioning and sharing microlectures?

Instructors 131

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 131

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2018

JD Yaske, a board member and programming class instructor at Gameheads, an Oakland-based nonprofit that teaches game design to low-income youth and those of color, said the program doesn’t specifically target any racial or gender demographic, but wants to bring more diversity to major gaming companies.

Students 149

Students Faculty Development Instructors Motivation 149

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

There are multiple teaching tools such as journals, surveys, reflective assignments, anonymous polls, discussions, small-group reflections, and others that instructors can utilize in order to obtain student feedback. Anna Conway, EdD is a professor and faculty developer at Des Moines Area Community College.

Student Engagement 131

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. This is the humdinger.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Zheng (2022) defines a microlecture as “a short video, usually produced by the instructor, that explains a single key concept or a specific skill.” Second, microlectures are personal (that is, they convey a sense of “instructor presence”). What should faculty consider with regards to captioning and sharing microlectures?

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

To this end, we prefer using the narrative log as it enables the observer to document the timing of behaviors, techniques, and actions of both the observed instructor and the students. Currently, she works in faculty development at the Excellence in Teaching and Learning Center at Qatar University.

Evaluation 98

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 98

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2020

When our faculty develop courses, it’s like something at the Culinary Institute of America—gourmet meals. Instructors have access to the necessary websites, tools and training sessions to prepare for online teaching. We’ve won awards for our online teaching. That’s not what we’re doing here,” he says.

Lecturing 106

Lecturing Disabilities Faculty Development Instructors 106

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

There are multiple teaching tools such as journals, surveys, reflective assignments, anonymous polls, discussions, small-group reflections, and others that instructors can utilize in order to obtain student feedback. Anna Conway, EdD is a professor and faculty developer at Des Moines Area Community College.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

To this end, we prefer using the narrative log as it enables the observer to document the timing of behaviors, techniques, and actions of both the observed instructor and the students. Currently, she works in faculty development at the Excellence in Teaching and Learning Center at Qatar University.

Evaluation 93

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 93

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What follows is a case study that can be adapted by a wide range of academic programs, such as faculty development centers, university learning centers, and writing centers. In my mind, it is an ethical obligation to prepare every instructor and student to write and learn critically with AI. Accessed Jan. Accessed Jan.

Learning 115

Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 115

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

The instructor can then adjust the course as needed. In response, the instructor added a mini-unit on Chinese pronouns and LGBTQ life in Chinese-speaking areas. This tipped the instructor to spend more time on these issues. She also presents regularly on topics related to pedagogy and faculty development.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Language 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

The instructor can then adjust the course as needed. In response, the instructor added a mini-unit on Chinese pronouns and LGBTQ life in Chinese-speaking areas. This tipped the instructor to spend more time on these issues. She also presents regularly on topics related to pedagogy and faculty development.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Language 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What follows is a case study that can be adapted by a wide range of academic programs, such as faculty development centers, university learning centers, and writing centers. In my mind, it is an ethical obligation to prepare every instructor and student to write and learn critically with AI. Accessed Jan. Accessed Jan.

Learning 111

Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Harnessing the drive and energy needed to maintain motivation over the course of a semester can present challenges, particularly in our post-pandemic years when factors of isolation, stamina, and access to optimal learning environments have taken their toll. References Ash, S. L., & Clayton, P.

Motivation 64

Motivation Students Instructors Failure 64

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

This membership diversity enables participants to share and gain knowledge from faculty with a vast array of perspectives and expertise in a variety of fields who are also familiar with the unique challenges and opportunities presented by online learning. Faculty development for online instruction in higher education.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Harnessing the drive and energy needed to maintain motivation over the course of a semester can present challenges, particularly in our post-pandemic years when factors of isolation, stamina, and access to optimal learning environments have taken their toll. References Ash, S. L., & Clayton, P.

Motivation 53

Motivation Students Instructors Failure 53

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

This membership diversity enables participants to share and gain knowledge from faculty with a vast array of perspectives and expertise in a variety of fields who are also familiar with the unique challenges and opportunities presented by online learning. Faculty development for online instruction in higher education.

Online Learning 97

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 97

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Efforts to expand access to higher education have resulted in higher enrollment rates and degree attainment rates making higher education an option that is open to more students than ever before. However, much of the emphasis has been placed on access rather than preparation.

Course Design 60

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Efforts to expand access to higher education have resulted in higher enrollment rates and degree attainment rates making higher education an option that is open to more students than ever before. However, much of the emphasis has been placed on access rather than preparation.

Course Design 59

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 59