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. Clear expectations for all assignments, homework, activities, etc. Wisner, 2022).

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 131

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. Davidson, 2021; Pritts, 2023) to position AI as a partner in faculty development. Ethical Considerations: Equity and Agency Ethical dilemmas loom large.

Faculty Development 78

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 78

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

However, we are often unaware of tacit knowledge that underlies our activities and actions, especially when things do not go as planned. Ideally, faculty development programs could promote and illustrate that reflection during the action can be learned. Interestingly, Schon would probably agree with the above.

Lecturing 54

Lecturing Faculty Development Laboratory Knowledge 54

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Although faculty development programs and curriculum designers have been calling for such (assessment practice) forms of assessment, today, we are more in need of it than ever before. This requires that they perform tasks intended for a real audience and the student has an active role that simulates their role in life.

Authentic Assessment 133

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 133

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Make sure all links and media in the course are active and work when students need to access them. She specializes in faculty development and training, distance education, and instructional design. Include a non-graded ‘discussion’ area where students can get to know each other. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

BMCC associate professors of English Joe Bisz and Carlos Fernandez stimulated the formation of CGN when they were awarded a 2007/08 CUNY faculty development grant to study how. Active professionals within this network have put on numerous GBL workshops for interested CUNY faculty members and have developed both board and paper (e.g.

Game-Based Learning 164

Game-Based Learning STEM Math English 164

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 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

131) In many of the comments included in the article, students are thanking faculty members for what ought to be considered part of the job—being there during office hours, helping when students didn’t understand, and being respectful of students, for example.

Teachers 105

Teachers Instructors Faculty Development Feedback 105

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Encouraging Active Learning : One recent book focuses on making sure writing assignments are done in way that promotes active learning, where students learn by doing rather than passively receiving information. He provides an overview of the distinct goals and writing products within various areas of study.

Writing 155

Writing Skills Teaching Essay 155

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

While the formative-developmental observation aims to enhance and promote the improvement of teaching skills within a supportive and collegial context, the summative-evaluative observation aims to evaluate and judge the faculty based on the observation.

Evaluation 98

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 98

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Then we also have continued our webinars series with our Center for Faculty Development and Innovation. So instead of having a three-hour class, we've tried to break our lectures down into 10 minutes, followed by an interactive short activity. And the activity is just a content check. It's, “Did you miss the video?

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2023

An interesting exercise we do during our faculty development program is reminisce about the very first day we taught as a teacher. Tracking your teaching arch from novice to professional can help in taking active cognizance of the practices you have adopted or adapted to without being conscious.

Teaching 115

Teaching Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge 115

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Although faculty development programs and curriculum designers have been calling for such (assessment practice) forms of assessment, today, we are more in need of it than ever before. This requires that they perform tasks intended for a real audience and the student has an active role that simulates their role in life.

Authentic Assessment 111

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

While the formative-developmental observation aims to enhance and promote the improvement of teaching skills within a supportive and collegial context, the summative-evaluative observation aims to evaluate and judge the faculty based on the observation.

Evaluation 93

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 93

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

131) In many of the comments included in the article, students are thanking faculty members for what ought to be considered part of the job—being there during office hours, helping when students didn’t understand, and being respectful of students, for example.

Teachers 95

Teachers Instructors Faculty Development Feedback 95

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Make sure all links and media in the course are active and work when students need to access them. She specializes in faculty development and training, distance education, and instructional design. Include a non-graded ‘discussion’ area where students can get to know each other. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 29, 2025

Institutions should actively promote respect, professionalism, and mentorship while discouraging competitive or exclusionary behaviors. Faculty development programs that focus on conflict resolution, communication skills, and leadership training can help create a more supportive work environment.

Education 124

Education Culture Counselling Ethics 124

Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2023

Traditionally, the one-size-fits-all approach to assessment has been dominant, with all students completing the same activities throughout the course. Additionally, this approach balanced the need for high-levels of faculty-student interaction as well as personalized feedback within a growing class size, a previously challenging task.

Student Engagement 97

Student Engagement Assignments Instructors Students 97

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. Clear expectations for all assignments, homework, activities, etc. Wisner, 2022).

Syllabus 97

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 97

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Zheng (2022) explains that instructors can incorporate interaction into their videos through the use of “pause points” where they prompt students to pause the video and complete an activity (e.g., a reflection, quiz, writing exercise, or note taking activity). Why are microlectures beneficial? Zheng, Hua (2022).

Instructors 131

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 131

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2023

An interesting exercise we do during our faculty development program is reminisce about the very first day we taught as a teacher. Tracking your teaching arch from novice to professional can help in taking active cognizance of the practices you have adopted or adapted to without being conscious.

Teaching 98

Teaching Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning allows students to be engaged and active participants in their own learning by sharing ideas, analyzing problems, and finding solutions to them. To be effective, professors should be skilled at constructing activities, monitoring group dynamics, and enabling dynamic discussions.

Collaborative Learning 115

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What follows is a case study that can be adapted by a wide range of academic programs, such as faculty development centers, university learning centers, and writing centers. For our LIAISONS program, these activities included: Need #1: Advising university senate committees as they draft campus AI-use policies.

Learning 115

Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 115

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning allows students to be engaged and active participants in their own learning by sharing ideas, analyzing problems, and finding solutions to them. To be effective, professors should be skilled at constructing activities, monitoring group dynamics, and enabling dynamic discussions.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What follows is a case study that can be adapted by a wide range of academic programs, such as faculty development centers, university learning centers, and writing centers. For our LIAISONS program, these activities included: Need #1: Advising university senate committees as they draft campus AI-use policies.

Learning 111

Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

Providing opportunities for professional development in relational practices can improve student engagement and retention. Foster Emotional Intelligence: Colleges should invest in developing emotional intelligence among faculty and staff. These skills are vital for creating environments where students feel understood and valued.

Motivation 105

Motivation Counselling Intelligence Failure 105

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. By incorporating various content formats such as videos, readings, and interactive activities, educators can cater to different learning styles.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

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. Active learning means practice. It means doing it.

Lecturing 128

Lecturing Students Faculty Development Collaborative Learning 128

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Zheng (2022) explains that instructors can incorporate interaction into their videos through the use of “pause points” where they prompt students to pause the video and complete an activity (e.g., a reflection, quiz, writing exercise, or note taking activity). Why are microlectures beneficial? Zheng, Hua (2022).

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Here, then, are 10 very basic, practical strategies for new faculty to consider during their early exploratory quests in the profession, based upon my experience of faculty development over the past 40 years. However, institutions vary in their commitment to faculty development.

Faculty Development 60

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 60

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

Providing opportunities for professional development in relational practices can improve student engagement and retention. Foster Emotional Intelligence: Colleges should invest in developing emotional intelligence among faculty and staff. These skills are vital for creating environments where students feel understood and valued.

Motivation 98

Motivation Counselling Intelligence Failure 98

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. By incorporating various content formats such as videos, readings, and interactive activities, educators can cater to different learning styles.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Rather, I need to actively cultivate a perspective of not knowing. This communication can take many forms, including surveys, class exit questions, and formative assessment activities. I’ve been using all of these, and they have routinely opened my eyes to the holes in my assumptions.

Knowledge 102

Knowledge Beliefs Communication Feedback 102

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Here, then, are 10 very basic, practical strategies for new faculty to consider during their early exploratory quests in the profession, based upon my experience of faculty development over the past 40 years. However, institutions vary in their commitment to faculty development.

Faculty Development 53

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 53

Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

While faculty should continue to prioritize the importance of maintaining human connection, empathy, and support in our teaching practice , we need to consider other ways AI can augment our work. Perhaps one way is in the design of our courses, the assignments and activities that chart student progress across content and outcomes.

Assignments 79

Assignments Testing Course Design Writing 79

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

However, we are often unaware of tacit knowledge that underlies our activities and actions, especially when things do not go as planned. Ideally, faculty development programs could promote and illustrate that reflection during the action can be learned. Interestingly, Schon would probably agree with the above.

Lecturing 64

Lecturing Faculty Development Laboratory Knowledge 64

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

And I will also just add one more thing, we still do far too much in-person faculty development to help faculty learn how to teach online. Try to actively reach out to your students, and get connected with them. We do a co-design effort with them also. We really are the online network of educators.

Instructors 130

Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 130