Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Adding small activities for engagement. In addition to mid-semester check-in techniques, I try to incorporate at least one low stake active learning strategy instead of direct teaching. Anna Conway, EdD is a professor and faculty developer at Des Moines Area Community College.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Zheng (2022) also explains that the interactive nature of microlectures (where students are prompted to engage in active learning activities) enhances student learning. The planning template includes guiding questions to consider at each stage, along with links to specific active learning strategies that can be utilized.

Instructors 131

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 131

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. 2019) How to avoid cognitive overload during learning. Active learning.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Zheng (2022) also explains that the interactive nature of microlectures (where students are prompted to engage in active learning activities) enhances student learning. The planning template includes guiding questions to consider at each stage, along with links to specific active learning strategies that can be utilized.

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 98

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

In terms of learning, they’re not [missing out]. This comes back to 20 years of faculty development where basically we know that, if a professor teaches an online course, they have to go through 80 hours of training to learn to teach online. What we know is active and collaborative learning works.

Lecturing 126

Lecturing Students Faculty Development Collaborative Learning 126

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. Not all curriculum developers or instructors know how to create new and effective learning activities.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

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. Not all curriculum developers or instructors know how to create new and effective learning activities.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Interactive and Inclusive Teaching Practices Effective online teaching requires strategies that actively engage students and accommodate diverse learning needs. These activities promote critical thinking and application of knowledge.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Interactive and Inclusive Teaching Practices Effective online teaching requires strategies that actively engage students and accommodate diverse learning needs. These activities promote critical thinking and application of knowledge.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

A solution: Build support communities among faculty that model inclusive, consensus-building learning environments and model teaching and learning using trauma-informed evidence-based practices. Connected faculty will build connected students who will become connected alumni and that is good for the bottom line.

Education 52

Education STEM Active Learning Peer Review 52