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

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2020

First, the tips: The Simplest Way to Go Online is to Shift to a Video Conference Platform Stachowiak says that just lecturing to a webcam instead of an in-person class isn’t the best way to teach online, but it is the easiest way to switch. Often the college already pays for access to one of them.

Instructors 207

Instructors Teaching Multiple Choice Questions Ethics 207

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2020

Many large classes are already in the habit of posting lectures to the class website after every session, as is done at many colleges so students can rewatch later. In practice, though, she expects that most will record lecture videos in their homes or campus offices. Is That Online Teaching? We’ve won awards for our online teaching.

Lecturing 106

Lecturing Disabilities Faculty Development Instructors 106

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Universities are increasingly concerned about student success during this era of the Great Disengagement, and faculty success (more specifically, providing care to faculty so they can succeed and in turn support the needs of students) should be an equal priority.

Faculty Development 111

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

That sentiment was taken further this week in a Twitter thread by Jesse Stommel, a senior lecturer in communications and digital studies at the University of Mary Washington and co-founder of the Digital Pedagogy Lab. “If 2) how many faculty or staff have been furloughed or fired? Hire better teachers instead.”

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

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

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We know that it’s important to incorporate small changes in our teaching, such as periodically adding a learning activity in place of a brief lecture. Flower Darby also suggests that, “Whether you are teaching in person, online, or in some hybrid format in 2021-22, intersperse brief lecture segments with productive activities.”.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. In my work with faculty, I recommend a five-step process for making microlectures: Plan, Create, Record, Caption, and Share. What are microlectures?

Instructors 131

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 131

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Universities are increasingly concerned about student success during this era of the Great Disengagement, and faculty success (more specifically, providing care to faculty so they can succeed and in turn support the needs of students) should be an equal priority.

Faculty Development 94

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 94

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning. Provide necessary resources.

Collaborative Learning 115

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

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. She’s been honored with CSUF’s “Outstanding Lecturer Award” (2022) and has received an NIH grant for interdisciplinary curricular development (2012-15).

Learning 115

Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 115

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning. Provide necessary resources.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

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. She’s been honored with CSUF’s “Outstanding Lecturer Award” (2022) and has received an NIH grant for interdisciplinary curricular development (2012-15).

Learning 111

Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. In my work with faculty, I recommend a five-step process for making microlectures: Plan, Create, Record, Caption, and Share. What are microlectures?

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Here, then, are 10 very basic, practical strategies for new faculty to consider during their early exploratory quests in the profession, based upon my experience of faculty development over the past 40 years. However, institutions vary in their commitment to faculty development. Add to the file as you progress.

Faculty Development 60

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 60

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Here, then, are 10 very basic, practical strategies for new faculty to consider during their early exploratory quests in the profession, based upon my experience of faculty development over the past 40 years. However, institutions vary in their commitment to faculty development. Add to the file as you progress.

Faculty Development 53

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 53

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