Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. Intentional course design, it turns out, emphasizes many of the very same things that support student well-being (Slavin, Schindler, & Chibnall, 2014).

Course Design 128

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. Intentional course design, it turns out, emphasizes many of the very same things that support student well-being (Slavin, Schindler, & Chibnall, 2014).

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

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?

Education 167

Education Schools Art History 167

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2017

In fact, a frequent response by scientists to the current replication crisis in psychology has been to suggest that failures to replicate are largely attributable to subtle contextual differences in experiments , not necessarily a failure of the original theory. We believe this to be an astounding moral failure.

Laboratory 102

Laboratory Failure Education Study 102

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.

Student Engagement 112

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 112

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

This helps students take ownership over their learning, course policies, and academic behaviors by charting a path to academic success, rather than the consequences for failure. Be specific about what will need to happen to achieve their learning goals versus just to get the grade. Or to come to office hours?

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

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.

Student Engagement 89

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 89