Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

There’s a new book out called Activating a Teaching-Learning Philosophy. The word “activating” caught my attention. To me that says “doing something about your teaching-learning philosophy.” Unfortunately, our current use of teaching philosophy statements doesn’t usually contain that expectation.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

As I prepared to teach my first educational videography course earlier this year, I found that we lacked a common vocabulary for talking about how we design learning with video in mind. What kind of introductory text, video or activity might lead everyone into the assigned video without overwhelming them? viewing “against the grain”).

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

There’s a new book out called Activating a Teaching-Learning Philosophy. The word “activating” caught my attention. To me that says “doing something about your teaching-learning philosophy.” Unfortunately, our current use of teaching philosophy statements doesn’t usually contain that expectation.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

Such experiences can help engage and enthuse students to be attentive to related material in the rest of the course, and students who perceive their instructors as more authentic indicate higher levels of learning and understanding (Johnson & LaBelle 2017). Both applied and experiential approaches are important tools for educators.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

Such experiences can help engage and enthuse students to be attentive to related material in the rest of the course, and students who perceive their instructors as more authentic indicate higher levels of learning and understanding (Johnson & LaBelle 2017). Both applied and experiential approaches are important tools for educators.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 14, 2025

Thats easier said than done in a career where you devote your time and attention to your students! Take a cue from the non-educational world and organize relationship-building activities, such as after-school happy hours, bowling nights, karaoke excursions, or park picnics where teachers bring their whole families.

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