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. Lectures, for example, are not holding up well in some studies.)

Teaching 205

Teaching Instructors Lecturing Blended Courses 205

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? I typically build MOOCs, but this spring, I designed an online program for a cohort of 16 nonprofit leaders.

Online Learning 155

Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 155

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.

Syllabus 108

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 108

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Studies have suggested that these tools, which allow students to respond in real time to questions provided by an instructor, can improve student learning. 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?

Instructors 140

Instructors Multiple Choice Questions Course Design Discussions 140

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. during a unit of study) Occurs after the instruction is complete (e.g.,

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Three studies are typically cited when establishing the value of student-to-student engagement. In 2005, Marks, Sibley, and Arbaugh published a study to evaluate the impacts of all three forms of course interaction through a student survey. The authors did find, however, that group projects tended to elevate student achievement.

Exams 116

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 116

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 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

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. West Virginia University Press. Carvalho, P.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

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. during a unit of study) Occurs after the instruction is complete (e.g.,

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As educators teaching in professional studies programs, our aim is to create classroom experiences where our students can work with professional partners, developing projects that have impact in the real world. We believe implementation is a salient part of the professional studies experience. Stage 3: Decide on project tasks.

Achievement 119

Achievement Study Communication Fairness 119

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. Studies in Higher Education , 47 (7), 1343-1356. Peterson, E.

Feedback 126

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 126

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

Even if an instructional designer can get an expert to explain a concept clearly, this sometimes has little effect on student understanding. Studies by Derek Muller have shown that while videos that explain physics concepts clearly are often positively received by students, tests show they don’t necessarily lead to durable learning.

Instructors 141

Instructors Education Lecturing Knowledge 141

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Three studies are typically cited when establishing the value of student-to-student engagement. In 2005, Marks, Sibley, and Arbaugh published a study to evaluate the impacts of all three forms of course interaction through a student survey. The authors did find, however, that group projects tended to elevate student achievement.

Exams 98

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.

Student Engagement 106

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 106

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. Studies in Higher Education , 47 (7), 1343-1356. Peterson, E.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Sustaining high quality online teaching and learning is best achieved through professional development derived from collegial relationships among online teaching faculty and high touch faculty support provided through an online mentoring model, the Online Learning Community (Pearson & Kirby, 2018). link] Blitz, C. REL 2013–003).

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As educators teaching in professional studies programs, our aim is to create classroom experiences where our students can work with professional partners, developing projects that have impact in the real world. We believe implementation is a salient part of the professional studies experience. Stage 3: Decide on project tasks.

Achievement 96

Achievement Study Communication Fairness 96

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Postsecondary education in America has historically been committed to inventing courses of study, educational programs, or even whole institutions dedicated to the needs and expectations of its society, peoples, and cultures (Community Colleges, n.d.). However, much of the emphasis has been placed on access rather than preparation.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Postsecondary education in America has historically been committed to inventing courses of study, educational programs, or even whole institutions dedicated to the needs and expectations of its society, peoples, and cultures (Community Colleges, n.d.). However, much of the emphasis has been placed on access rather than preparation.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

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 100

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 100

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 13, 2022

in the UK’s Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, QAA, 2014) and for specific course design (e.g. Having said this, there are a range of studies (e.g. The Spiral Curriculum in Higher Education: Analysis in Pedagogic Context and a Business Studies Application. Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.

Teaching 98

Teaching Learning Critical Thinking Evaluation 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 13, 2022

in the UK’s Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, QAA, 2014) and for specific course design (e.g. Having said this, there are a range of studies (e.g. The Spiral Curriculum in Higher Education: Analysis in Pedagogic Context and a Business Studies Application. Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.

Teaching 98

Teaching Learning Critical Thinking Evaluation 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Case-based flowcharts and commensurate meetings: Hypothetical case studies depicting individuals facing crises and illustrating the involvement of diverse stakeholders and agencies in their support could serve as inclusive exercises, involving multiple professional communities. Social Studies of Science , 19(3) (1989): 387-420.

Research Methods 111

Research Methods Learning Study Social Studies 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Connect to students Study after study shows that key to a student’s success is their connection to a faculty member. Provide meaningful feedback Another way to achieve both of the above goals, and support student learning, is to provide students with clear, supportive feedback on their work.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

One of us is from American Studies and the other from Sociology, and our readings for the courses reflected our disciplines. Courtney Blondino, an epidemiologist in the Health Studies department, whose research focuses on mental health and addiction comorbidities in Richmond, spoke about her research in our classes.

Interdisciplinary 111

Interdisciplinary Art History Discussions 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

One of us is from American Studies and the other from Sociology, and our readings for the courses reflected our disciplines. Courtney Blondino, an epidemiologist in the Health Studies department, whose research focuses on mental health and addiction comorbidities in Richmond, spoke about her research in our classes.

Interdisciplinary 105

Interdisciplinary Art History Discussions 105

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Sustaining high quality online teaching and learning is best achieved through professional development derived from collegial relationships among online teaching faculty and high touch faculty support provided through an online mentoring model, the Online Learning Community (Pearson & Kirby, 2018). link] Blitz, C. REL 2013–003).

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Connect to students Study after study shows that key to a student’s success is their connection to a faculty member. Provide meaningful feedback Another way to achieve both of the above goals, and support student learning, is to provide students with clear, supportive feedback on their work.

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 6, 2023

In addition to the numerous benefits, online courses also have a few obstacles that must be addressed to make these courses attractive and successful. One of the difficulties in course design is ensuring optimal access to the information we intend our students to utilize inside and outside the classroom.

Accessibility 69

Accessibility Course Design Students Research Methods 69

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2017

If education researchers hope to see more of their findings influence everyday learning and instruction—and they desperately do—then their best bet may be to encourage education technologists to hone their design research skills. Most interventions in educational research are not designed with educators in mind.

Laboratory 93

Laboratory Failure Education Study 93

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

That said, what is it about an optimally designed class that resonates so deeply with my inner teacher? The Delivery Next comes the delivery of new learning, which can be achieved through various methods such as assigned readings, live or pre-recorded lectures, class discussions, flipped classroom activities, or small group work.

Counselling 89

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 89

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 82

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 82

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Perched in lime green desk chairs, dozens of employees of OpenStax work here to transform physics, calculus and psychology materials into digital textbooks that students can study at no cost. Researchers are already studying the extent to which OER materials help achieve those goals. The heat took some getting used to.

Textbooks 117

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 117

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

To enhance interaction, instructors can assign mixed-location breakout groups where students collaborate via Zoom on case studies. Fang Lei, PhD, MPH, RN, is the managing editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies and an assistant professor and Global Health Faculty Scholar at School of Nursing, University of Minnesota.

Teaching 87

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 87

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Asking faculty thought-provoking questions will help them to achieve a better understanding of any subject matter in discourse. Studies have shown that participants who are given the chance to practice what they have learned retain 75% of the information presented. A sk thought-provoking questions.

Evaluation 111

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

To enhance interaction, instructors can assign mixed-location breakout groups where students collaborate via Zoom on case studies. Fang Lei, PhD, MPH, RN, is the managing editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies and an assistant professor and Global Health Faculty Scholar at School of Nursing, University of Minnesota.

Teaching 83

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 83

Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Rachel Thelen , The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Noelle Haight , Occupational Therapist and Educator Julia VanderMolen , University of the Pacific Key Statement: Four helpful tips, including backwards design, for the new instructor looking to (re)design their course. Understanding by design framework.

Instructors 52

Instructors Curriculum Quizzes Lecturing 52