Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

I see the 80/20 rule has an on-going process in which the next time I teach the same course, my goal is to move towards achieving 90% of desired outcomes. Whereas my effort in reflection after-action was about 10 percent and with results about 20 percent, while before-action was about 5 percent with 10 percent in terms of results.

Lecturing 55

Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge Laboratory 55

Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2021

In one focus group I attended, faculty members recommended that online courses include real-time sessions, that the school stream on-campus lectures and events to remote students, and that faculty establish a uniform and consistent online course evaluation rubric following industry best practices.

Lecturing 206

Lecturing eLearning Instructors Course Evaluations 206

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

I consistently read in my course evaluations that students appreciate this effort and feel a sense of community in my classroom as a result. Feedback needs to be specific rather than general and should include steps students can take toward achieving the assignment’s goal.

Feedback 119

Feedback Motivation Learning Course Evaluations 119

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

I consistently read in my course evaluations that students appreciate this effort and feel a sense of community in my classroom as a result. Feedback needs to be specific rather than general and should include steps students can take toward achieving the assignment’s goal.

Feedback 110

Feedback Motivation Learning Course Evaluations 110

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 9, 2025

Set the stage for success with goals and achievement activities You know that your students will do big things in the future. Have them create a bracelet that uses one word to describe a goal they achieved this year that they are proud of. Each mark on the timeline should highlight a goal a student achieved.

Activities 69

Activities Schools Middle School Middle School 69

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

I see the 80/20 rule has an on-going process in which the next time I teach the same course, my goal is to move towards achieving 90% of desired outcomes. Whereas my effort in reflection after-action was about 10 percent and with results about 20 percent, while before-action was about 5 percent with 10 percent in terms of results.

Lecturing 64

Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge Laboratory 64

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2025

Unfortunately, the most common form of feedback that instructors receive, the mandatory end-of-semester evaluation, is primarily intended to assess faculty rather than the teaching and learning experience. Before the evaluation, the facilitator and the instructor identify three or four open-ended questions to structure the MSF.

Instructors 90

Instructors Feedback Evaluation Students 90