Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Start strong. Patusky, K.,

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work. But we have a legal obligation to cover the syllabus. What sort of puzzle or riddle or challenge might achieve this? Cover the syllabus later.

Syllabus 110

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 110

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work. But we have a legal obligation to cover the syllabus. What sort of puzzle or riddle or challenge might achieve this? Cover the syllabus later.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Start strong. Patusky, K.,

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Support is sometimes available from veteran professors, faculty development offices and workshops or training to assist professors in the challenging work of course and curriculum development and implementation. Questions to ask oneself include, were the goals of the course achieved and to what degree?

Course Design 60

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Support is sometimes available from veteran professors, faculty development offices and workshops or training to assist professors in the challenging work of course and curriculum development and implementation. Questions to ask oneself include, were the goals of the course achieved and to what degree?

Course Design 59

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 59

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2025

So, how can students develop the capacity and the resilience to engage with them and share their viewpoints so that people understand where theyre coming from? Improving class discussions doesnt have to mean completely overhauling a syllabus, though, Gannon says. Norell sometimes uses an activity similar to musical chairs.

Discussions 206

Discussions Art Instructors Participation 206