Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

The unusual idea seems in some ways like a publicity stunt to call attention to a the academic major it offers in artificial intelligence — and local TV news stations pounced on the notion that nonhuman classmates would be participating side-by-side in hybrid college classes with T-shirt-clad young people.

Intelligence 212

Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 212

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Missed Signals Shed Cheated in Her Previous Marathon The press coverage from Boston caught the attention of a New Yorker named Susan Morrow. Communicate major assignments and assessments in advance and give students opportunities to plan their time and effort. Morrow had met Ruiz while she was riding the subway during that race.

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 88

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

But, just then, one of the shop windows caught our attention…this window was not like the others as four stuffed animals sat playing poker. Exhibit 2: Thompson’s Barbie themed class syllabus (Spring 2024). You could even set this up as an out-of-class individual assignment or group assignment. Make An Impression!

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

But, just then, one of the shop windows caught our attention…this window was not like the others as four stuffed animals sat playing poker. Exhibit 2: Thompson’s Barbie themed class syllabus (Spring 2024). You could even set this up as an out-of-class individual assignment or group assignment. Make An Impression!

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

It’s a rediscovery of uninterrupted reading,” Peña-Guzman said last Friday while pulling up slides about the assigned readings. Among the rules were vows to to detach from their electronics, spend no more than $50 per week, practice celibacy and only speak to an assigned partner in class. Technology is allowed from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m.,

Reading 163

Reading Teaching Lecturing Syllabus 163

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. Color-coding provides a visual measure of the flow of assignments throughout the term. It wasnt an effective system.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

The biggest impact on productivity came from simply paying attention to the workers and their environment. Change their learning ecosystem and watch how much harder they work simply because you care enough to pay attention. If you assign homework, make it worthwhile, not busy work. Start and end classes on time.

Motivation 154

Motivation Schools Syllabus Students 154

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. At this point, I still have not reviewed the syllabus with them and instead begin a community building activity.

Student Engagement 116

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 116

Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 20, 2015

Today’s classroom is filled with learners with different skill sets , requiring varying levels of attention. By using your LMS, you can assign group spaces for students, which allow them to work together from anywhere. Assign assessments directly inside your LMS and track their progress.

Syllabus 104

Syllabus Assignments Learning Styles Group work 104

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. Students must understand why the assignment is important, what is expected, and how the quality of their work will be judged.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

In a recent staff editorial in the Daily Illini, the student paper at the University of Illinois, students made a forceful case calling for professors to design better assignments and tests instead of turning to surveillance tools. Is a ‘desk scan’ necessary for a syllabus quiz? Students on other campuses agree.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

You could include personal information and/or a photo, in addition to the course syllabus and other course-related information. If they have not opened the course syllabus or were not in class on the first day, this could be addressed in the email. You might also consider including a link to a welcome video introduction.

Instructors 122

Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 122

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. Color-coding provides a visual measure of the flow of assignments throughout the term. It wasnt an effective system.

Syllabus 94

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 94

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Next, I drafted a one-page syllabus (Figure 1) that included my contact information, a course description, student learning outcomes, those same discovery questions (above), recommended texts, a preliminary course schedule, and an abbreviated outline of the course content. The list of assignment ideas was edited to four or five assignments.

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. At this point, I still have not reviewed the syllabus with them and instead begin a community building activity.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. Color-coding provides a visual measure of the flow of assignments throughout the term. It wasn’t an effective system.

Exams 109

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 109

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Next, I drafted a one-page syllabus (Figure 1) that included my contact information, a course description, student learning outcomes, those same discovery questions (above), recommended texts, a preliminary course schedule, and an abbreviated outline of the course content. The list of assignment ideas was edited to four or five assignments.

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2022

From my own observations, I’d say maybe half of them don’t seem like they’re paying attention,” she said. And you could argue that the policy at a college can easily backfire, forcing students to attend class even when they don't really have the time and attention for that class that day. And I can only really police it to that level.

Lecturing 205

Lecturing Students Attention Syllabus 205

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. Color-coding provides a visual measure of the flow of assignments throughout the term. It wasn’t an effective system.

Exams 105

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 105

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Branch is known for his logical, easy-to-grasp course design, for his engaging assignments like The Armchair Anthropologist, and for the way his classes seem to fly by—which doesn’t happen by accident. Tell me about your Armchair Anthropologist assignment. Source: Course Hero. Why did it fail? Why do you not keep office hours?

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

You could include personal information and/or a photo, in addition to the course syllabus and other course-related information. If they have not opened the course syllabus or were not in class on the first day, this could be addressed in the email. You might also consider including a link to a welcome video introduction.

Instructors 98

Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 98

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

How I figure it, there are a list of things I find reasonable for all students—letting them stand or wiggle when they are having problems with attention or sleepiness, taking extra time to answer questions for assignments and projects, moving at a pace that is comfortable for the slowest in the group when we are on-the-move for class, etc.

Disabilities 130

Disabilities Students Assignments Syllabus 130

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. It reframes the syllabus not as a fixed legal document, but as a living agreement shaped by both instructor expertise and student input.

Syllabus 104

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 104

Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2023

These lessons include: Integrating self-care and self-awareness Demonstrating a heartfelt, compassionate, and generous approach Developing perspective Ensuring relevance and application to assignments Self-care and self-awareness “Your body is like day-old rice. If the assignment did not align, I deleted it.

Teaching 119

Teaching Assignments Syllabus Counselling 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. Students must understand why the assignment is important, what is expected, and how the quality of their work will be judged.

Syllabus 96

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 96

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. It reframes the syllabus not as a fixed legal document, but as a living agreement shaped by both instructor expertise and student input.

Syllabus 97

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 97

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

A dozen or so students are gathered virtually in a Zoom room, inhaling and exhaling and summoning their attention for a brisk lunchtime lesson filled with music and poetry. The syllabus is structured to inspire confidence and courage. What a joy, to be—for an hour—in one place.” It’s a Wednesday in April, just past noon.

Students 178

Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 178

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

and they pay special attention as I detail each step. From a Pokémon-themed syllabus to a ‘Squid Games’ escape room, she loves integrating pop culture into her assignments to make learning fun and memorable. Submit a correction to OpenStax. Forward the OpenStax confirmation to me. Receive extra credit!

Textbooks 115

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 115

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

It becomes the faculty’s responsibility to close the proximity and strongly engage students to pay close attention to assignments, read announcements, hold virtual office hours, and positively influence student outcomes of the course. But when you begin teaching in an online platform this proximity can be lost.

Learning 111

Learning Syllabus Assignments Communication 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

It becomes the faculty’s responsibility to close the proximity and strongly engage students to pay close attention to assignments, read announcements, hold virtual office hours, and positively influence student outcomes of the course. But when you begin teaching in an online platform this proximity can be lost.

Learning 98

Learning Syllabus Assignments Communication 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

and they pay special attention as I detail each step. From a Pokémon-themed syllabus to a ‘Squid Games’ escape room, she loves integrating pop culture into her assignments to make learning fun and memorable. Submit a correction to OpenStax. Forward the OpenStax confirmation to me. Receive extra credit!

Textbooks 95

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 95

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

This step was taken especially since it became more difficult for me over the years in the classroom to keep todays device-driven students focused beyond 10 seconds or less on an assigned major concept for each of my fifty-minute classes.Retained learning was there but not at the expected levels.In

Student Engagement 52

Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 52

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

College leaders stress that professors retain as much academic freedom as ever to choose which books to assign. For instance, Union County College, in New Jersey, recently forged a deal with Cengage to give the campus a steep discount on the company’s Cengage Unlimited subscription if they buy in bulk.

Textbooks 148

Textbooks Accessibility Syllabus Participation 148

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In learner-centered pedagogical practices, the focus and attention is on learning what and how the student is learning (Weimer, 2013). Implementation and Strategies The first year I utilized cogen, I integrated these dialogues into my syllabus. In these spaces, the teacher is not the only one with knowledge.

Teaching 52

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Problem-Based Learning 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

That means higher attention spans and deeper retention. Classroom Integration: Many schools now assign TED Talks as homework or discussion starters. How Algorithms Create Learning Paths (Without a Syllabus) At their core, social media algorithms aim to keep users engaged. The smarter approach? Collaboration.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52