Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

As with all course design choices, these ideas are not required for success; you are welcome to choose what feels authentic to your style. Create a variety of activities and/or assessments such as an oral presentation, case study analysis, paper, or quiz. For students: Scaffolding naturally fits under task identity.

Course Design

Edsurge

JULY 1, 2017

More thought should be spent on the design of the classroom itself. Two years ago we renovated an old computer lab into an active learning classroom. Now, as an active-learning classroom, the default arrangement is for students to work in teams—six team stations for up to 36 students. Conclusion: It’s helping.

Active Learning

eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

The course is online, two-hours, and self-paced—with no previous experience required. The course’s modules include how to use generative AI tools to modify content for different reading levels, structure activities to students’ interests, and accelerate everyday tasks like writing emails and creative assessments.

Teachers

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2022

BATAVIA, IL (AUGUST 19, 2022) Flinn Scientific releases updated free laboratory safety courses designed specifically for middle and high school science teachers. . Just in time for the 2022-2023 school year, Flinn Scientific has released new Lab Safety courses for middle and high school science educators. About PAVO.

Laboratory

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2019

It’s clear to me that the course design–how I lay out the mix of resources, homework, classwork, and more–affects how students absorb and share knowledge. One of our Ask a Tech Teacher contributors knows a lot about how course design impacts learning. All of this starts with a good course design.

Course Design

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash.

Lecturing

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Backwards Design As I thought about day one, I fell down another rabbit hole and thought about a recent seminar on backwards design. I decided to go back to my learnings objectives for this activity. But, I am one that gets bogged down in getting through all the course material, and in accounting there is a lot.

Activities

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Both teachers and students tend to resist prioritizing writing activities into language lessons. It not only reinforces vocabulary and grammatical structures but also helps students synthesize their knowledge in a way that supports the other core language skills: reading, speaking, and listening.

Languages

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Backwards Design As I thought about day one, I fell down another rabbit hole and thought about a recent seminar on backwards design. I decided to go back to my learnings objectives for this activity. But, I am one that gets bogged down in getting through all the course material, and in accounting there is a lot.

Activities

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Are there parts of your course you wish could be taught more effectively? Do you want to help students transition effectively from one learning activity to another? Priming prepares students for upcoming information or a learning activity before they receive the information or participate in the activity in a course.

Knowledge

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Both teachers and students tend to resist prioritizing writing activities into language lessons. It not only reinforces vocabulary and grammatical structures but also helps students synthesize their knowledge in a way that supports the other core language skills: reading, speaking, and listening.

Languages

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

Since the 1990s and the rise of online video conferencing, though, it has been possible for educators to choose which activities in their distance-education courses to conduct synchronously and which to leave as asynchronous. At first, such synchronous teaching was expensive and cumbersome.

Teaching

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. 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

Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2016

At the university level, course design has traditionally been easy for faculty to manage on their own—until, that is, digital technologies began to play a role and online courses started to take off. Students need tools and knowledge that allow them to navigate their future roles with agility.

Interdisciplinary

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

Teachers enroll now in new online professional development courses designed to improve student achievement in reading and math. Both the Lexile and Quantile courses offer an interactive curriculum featuring direct instruction, knowledge checks, summative assessments and performance tasks. DURHAM, N.C.

Teachers

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Are there parts of your course you wish could be taught more effectively? Do you want to help students transition effectively from one learning activity to another? Priming prepares students for upcoming information or a learning activity before they receive the information or participate in the activity in a course.

Knowledge

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

ISTE U serves as a digital hub offering top-tier professional learning courses designed to assist educators in developing fundamental skills for teaching and learning in a digital world. One of my favorite activities was giving prompts to different generative art AI bots, resulting in completely different designs.

Teachers

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Just as a chef with pre-developed culinary skills meticulously selects ingredients and carefully plans before creating a masterpiece, educators must equip students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for their academic success. Strategic timing is crucial for pre-course implementation.

Exams

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

If used thoughtfully, we’ve seen that CRSs can help facilitate active learning in a classroom. Faculty risk excluding certain students and impeding their ability to succeed when they aren’t intentional about design and facilitation. What’s more, these tools can be used to also facilitate an inclusive classroom.

Instructors

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

As learners and teaching technology continue to evolve, faculty are recognizing the importance of teaching for active learning. During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. The task of embracing change can be daunting for both faculty and students.

Lecturing

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says. From this, Fink developed a model known as integrated course design which consists of three phases: the initial, intermediate and final design phases.

Course Design

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Experiential learning is a process through which a learner constructs knowledge, skill, and value from direct experience. It is inductive, beginning with raw experience that is processed through an intentional learning format and transformed into working, usable knowledge. Why experiential learning i nside the classroom?

Learning

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says. From this, Fink developed a model known as integrated course design which consists of three phases: the initial, intermediate and final design phases.

Course Design

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. 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

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Efforts to include all individuals, including those with disabilities in educational settings should prioritize specific measures to ensure their full participation in all activities. Access: Building Bridges to Opportunity Accessible Course Design Accessibility in online education goes beyond compliance with legal requirements.

Accessibility

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The second domain focuses on making an effort to acknowledge the knowledge, skills, and abilities that team members contribute to improving a process. Thus far, we have discussed the Universal Design for Learning and the integration of the IPEC competencies to foster inclusion and encourage active collaboration.

Learning

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The second domain focuses on making an effort to acknowledge the knowledge, skills, and abilities that team members contribute to improving a process. Thus far, we have discussed the Universal Design for Learning and the integration of the IPEC competencies to foster inclusion and encourage active collaboration.

Learning

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

They dug into the principles of universal design for learning, how instructions can use rubrics to empower students to demonstrate knowledge in many different ways, and how to break up class sessions to make it easier for everyone to participate fully. And the activity is just a content check. Physical accessibility.

Accessibility

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

Patagonia’s multi-module educational campaign to encourage environmental activism and the New York Times 360 Video Channel preview what video learning platforms of the future could look like. This is because students bring their own prior knowledge and misconceptions to educational media. “If

Instructors

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2024

She’s also director of the Center for Teaching Excellence there, which provides faculty with support for instruction, edtech, course design, classroom management and grading. And for me as an educator, I always really subscribe to Paolo Freire's thoughts on the idea that you build knowledge together in the classroom with students.

Students

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Trusting students does not mean ignoring accountability; it means designing courses, policies, and practices that build their confidence and skills while treating them as equal partners in their education. Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

In addition, professional development promotes a growth mindset, and faculty become active participants in their own learning. It is also a basic part of teaching and learning and aims to make you more aware of your own professional knowledge. E xplore activities that require collaboration. A sk thought-provoking questions.

Evaluation

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Efforts to include all individuals, including those with disabilities in educational settings should prioritize specific measures to ensure their full participation in all activities. Access: Building Bridges to Opportunity Accessible Course Design Accessibility in online education goes beyond compliance with legal requirements.

Accessibility

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The second domain focuses on making an effort to acknowledge the knowledge, skills, and abilities that team members contribute to improving a process. Designing With Intention Thus far, we have discussed the Universal Design for Learning and the integration of the IPEC competencies to foster inclusion and encourage active collaboration.

Learning

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

Active learning is another key aspect of my philosophy. I believe that students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process, rather than passively receiving information. The more opportunities students have to apply their knowledge the more motivation will exist.

Teaching Philosophy

Faculty Focus

MARCH 19, 2023

A SWOT analysis The five stages of the Stanford Design Thinking Process were used to structure the course. Design thinking activities and assessments were designed at each stage of the course. The summative assessment in the ideate stage was the Career Development Plan SWOT Analysis.

Course Design

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

In this light, designing and facilitating online discussions to increase student engagement, peer connection, and idea exchange, as well as creating a cohesive online learning community for knowledge creation, is far more important for the success of online education.

Student Engagement