Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In addition to mid-semester check-in techniques, I try to incorporate at least one low stake active learning strategy instead of direct teaching. We know that it’s important to incorporate small changes in our teaching, such as periodically adding a learning activity in place of a brief lecture.

Student Engagement 131

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In addition to mid-semester check-in techniques, I try to incorporate at least one low stake active learning strategy instead of direct teaching. We know that it’s important to incorporate small changes in our teaching, such as periodically adding a learning activity in place of a brief lecture.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 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. How does what you’re learning in online play into those large classes?

Lecturing 124

Lecturing Students Faculty Development Collaborative Learning 124

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education. Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles.

Faculty Development 91

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 91

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education. Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles.

Faculty Development 86

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 86

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. Zheng (2022) also explains that the interactive nature of microlectures (where students are prompted to engage in active learning activities) enhances student learning.

Instructors 131

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 131

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. Zheng (2022) also explains that the interactive nature of microlectures (where students are prompted to engage in active learning activities) enhances student learning.

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 98