Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

With a commitment to ensuring educational excellence and student success, in 2020, UF CJC Online developed a comprehensive course design strategy to elevate its online courses, a mission mandated by the State University System of Florida’s 2025 Strategic Plan for Online Education.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

New programs that can produce school leaders who are more capable of improving schools and raising student achievement are essential to school districts across the country. The course, Effective Conversation in the Classroom, launches in August with three online sessions.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

Teachers enroll now in new online professional development courses designed to improve student achievement in reading and math. MetaMetrics’ measures, products and services are licensed to dozens of education product companies to help achieve that growth. DURHAM, N.C. For more information, visit metametricsinc.com.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2016

We are proud of the collaboration announced today and the opportunity we have together to empower students, educators and school leaders globally to achieve more.”. Mapping of the ISTE Essential Conditions and Microsoft Transformation Framework has already begun and will provide common language and direction for future shared work.

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Beliefs Course Design STEM Culture 152

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Does everything work together to achieve the stated learning objectives of the course? The organization TILT Higher Ed (Transparency in Learning & Teaching) provides examples and resources that faculty can adopt to show greater transparency in explaining to students the “why” behind course activities and assignments.

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Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 110

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Faculty risk excluding certain students and impeding their ability to succeed when they aren’t intentional about design and facilitation. What do we mean by an inclusive classroom? But using these tools successfully requires careful consideration. Here are a few tips: Scaffold your questions as class progresses.

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Instructors Multiple Choice Questions Course Design Discussions 144

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Olivia explained how a course designed like Obstacles might prepare students to work at Meow Wolf, where her job continually requires her to let go of ego to be creatively ready for radical change. How might educators, with their domain expertise, become the designers of these changes? Why must we reimagine school?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

To achieve scale, forward-thinking platform companies likely will need to partner with colleges, universities and K12 schools to embed the acquisition of platform-centric skills within traditional programs and degrees. They’re going to need the help of the platform companies themselves.

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Skills Course Design Instructors Achievement 294

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

When it comes to learning, engagement is influenced by a learner's level of motivation, focus and cognitive ability as well as online course design and a teacher's decisions regarding facilitation style. In its simplest form, engagement is a measure of how much we are attending to a purpose, task or activity.

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Motivation Education Learning Feedback 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Built for Flexibility The first known course that called itself HyFlex emerged in 2006 , at San Francisco State University, taught by Brian Beatty, a professor of instructional design and technology. And one main driver was surprisingly mundane: traffic snarls that routinely kept students from getting to class on time.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

This presents a challenge and an opportunity: How can we design online learning environments that achieve scale and intimacy? How do we make digital platforms feel as inviting as well-designed physical classrooms? The answer may be that we need to balance massiveness with miniaturization.

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Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 156

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Institutions cannot achieve the goal without incorporating technology-based learning into the programs themselves.”. They also should pay special care to ensure that educators understand the privacy and security concerns associated with technology. And here lies the problem.

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Technology Teachers Evaluation Course Design 159

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

This September, twenty years after I entered high school, my colleagues and I at America Achieves rolled out “ Quest for Success ,” a free career exploration course designed to ensure students know about and are prepared for careers of the future.

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Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

For example, in technical writing, editing for concision may be achievable with generative AI; however, understanding context enough to ensure that the writing is understandable will likely still require human skills. Perception, performance, and detectability of conversational artificial intelligence across 32 university courses.

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Ethics Multidisciplinary Course Design Confidentiality 102

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 12, 2021

Integrated in the instructions were screen recorded examples of what I wanted students to achieve in the form of the assignment. I cannot fault them, nor can I fault many of the teachers who had little experience in course design and the pedagogy behind it. . Simplicity in instructional delivery had to be in the forefront.

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Distance Learning Assignments Feedback Course Design 168

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience. He helps his players achieve success as humans. than the question, “Are students learning in the best possible way?”

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Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 126

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Last summer teachers at our public virtual high school, Achieve Virtual Education Academy, met to reflect on their experiences so far. Personalization is now part of our course design process and is making its way into each and every one of our classes. A large part of the discussion centered around personalized learning.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Increasing student success requires tight alignment across course learning outcomes, assessments, and planned learning experiences, but why, after all the hours spent planning for student success, do large numbers of students still struggle in college? This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Jeff is passionate about learning and improving the quality of online course design and instruction to benefit returning adult learners. the potential of Lightboard videos for student achievement and engagement in learning. References Bradbury, N. Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more? Lubrick, M.,

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says. From this, Fink developed a model known as integrated course design which consists of three phases: the initial, intermediate and final design phases.

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Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 64

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Implementation steps There are five basic steps to designing and implementing a course that engages students in experiential learning. Assess the extent to which the students achieved the desired learning outcomes. concepts and factual knowledge) that they will use in the activity. What was difficult for you?

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Problem-Based Learning Learning Students Lecturing 122

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This piece will suggest a few simple ideas that teachers of introductory STEM classes may implement in their course design to turn their lectures into active learning experiences for a large student body, without needing to completely revisit and change their whole teaching style.

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Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience. He helps his players achieve success as humans. than the question, “Are students learning in the best possible way?”

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says. From this, Fink developed a model known as integrated course design which consists of three phases: the initial, intermediate and final design phases.

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Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

The authors did find, however, that group projects tended to elevate student achievement. So, if we are truly evidence-based in our approach to designing courses, what can we conclude about student-student interaction?

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Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 116

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Jeff is passionate about learning and improving the quality of online course design and instruction to benefit returning adult learners. the potential of Lightboard videos for student achievement and engagement in learning. References Bradbury, N. Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more? Lubrick, M.,

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

These subsequent stages, we believe, are necessary for achieving successful student project implementation from beginning to end. We found that our previous attempts to implement a real-world project in this course were hindered because our partner also needed to learn a lot of the concepts and skills the students were learning.

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Achievement Study Communication Fairness 119

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

But data gaps could inhibit some technologies from achieving their aims. “A Learning-analytics enthusiasts, including academic advisors who may use personal student data to “predict” if a student needs support, may be “well-meaning” he said.

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Discussions Education Learning Course Design 122

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2017

In that year, high achievement in the rigorous college-prep model was what LAB would have considered student success. In some cases, the framework’s quadrants are central to course design, impacting curriculum, instruction and the student experience. Eighth graders who are taking a capstone course on U.S.

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Schools Laboratory Languages Language 137

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

This article aims to share ideas and strategies that can help reduce barriers to learning, ensuring equal access to education and the opportunity for all students to achieve their full potential, regardless of ability. The following lists provide an overview of strategies and some suggestions on how to incorporate these you’re your courses.

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Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

This article aims to share ideas and strategies that can help reduce barriers to learning, ensuring equal access to education and the opportunity for all students to achieve their full potential, regardless of ability. The following lists provide an overview of strategies and some suggestions on how to incorporate these you’re your courses.

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Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Increasing student success requires tight alignment across course learning outcomes, assessments, and planned learning experiences, but why, after all the hours spent planning for student success, do large numbers of students still struggle in college? This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design.

Syllabus 103

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 103

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

The authors did find, however, that group projects tended to elevate student achievement. So, if we are truly evidence-based in our approach to designing courses, what can we conclude about student-student interaction?

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Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

With the growing demand for contemporary online education, it is crucial to analyze instructional design – a systematic process that applies psychological principles of human learning to develop effective instructional solutions. Applying Andragogy to Online Course Design to Increase Student Engagement and Success.

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Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 110

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2024

They achieve this by creating electronic portfolios, which include examples and descriptions of their work from the internship. These e-portfolios, showcasing their range of skills and achievements, can then be presented to prospective employers and/or graduate/professional programs.

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Interdisciplinary Assignments Participation Exams 124