Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Plus, it sounded a lot like a MOOC (short for “massive open online courses”)—free courses designed for thousands of students that were all the rage a few years ago, but which today are seen as having fallen far short of the hype. So far about seven courses at other colleges have adopted the site so far for their courses.

Textbooks 164

Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 164

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Lesson one: Planning teaching presence At our university training during the pandemic, professors learned that enhancing flexibility for online learners involved making all assignments and activities accessible on the first day of class—this way students could work at their own pace.

Quizzes 126

Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 126

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Specify whats supposed to happen and what students will learn: content, student prep work, instructional materials and resources, in-class activities, and follow-up assignment(s). Designate time periods for the learning, based on content difficulty and importance. Tentatively set major assessment dates.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Lesson one: Planning teaching presence At our university training during the pandemic, professors learned that enhancing flexibility for online learners involved making all assignments and activities accessible on the first day of class—this way students could work at their own pace.

Quizzes 111

Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Specify whats supposed to happen and what students will learn: content, student prep work, instructional materials and resources, in-class activities, and follow-up assignment(s). Designate time periods for the learning, based on content difficulty and importance. Tentatively set major assessment dates.

Syllabus 100

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 100

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Dr. Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design. Tessa Wolf strengthened our commitment to inclusive course design. Textbook format and cost mattered. They are co-creators of it.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Specify what’s supposed to happen and what students will learn: content, student prep work, instructional materials and resources, in-class activities, and follow-up assignment(s). Designate time periods for the learning, based on content difficulty and importance. Tentatively set major assessment dates.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Specify what’s supposed to happen and what students will learn: content, student prep work, instructional materials and resources, in-class activities, and follow-up assignment(s). Designate time periods for the learning, based on content difficulty and importance. Tentatively set major assessment dates.

Exams 105

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

You can also include what we call a chat box which is a specific titled slide that has an open-ended question and students are asked to brainstorm ideas or practice the topics being presented followed by the instructor offering a guided response from the textbook or reliable source that gives students some additional feedback on their thinking.

Student Engagement 95

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 95

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

You can also include what we call a chat box which is a specific titled slide that has an open-ended question and students are asked to brainstorm ideas or practice the topics being presented followed by the instructor offering a guided response from the textbook or reliable source that gives students some additional feedback on their thinking.

Student Engagement 67

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 67

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Reading back over a textbook or taking lecture notes with a highlighter at the ready is often done by students, for instance, but these practices have proven of limited merit, and in some cases even counterproductive in aiding recall. As a result, teaching is, to use another building metaphor, not up to code.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In fact, students are so accustomed to this discussion board introduction process that even when I have a different introduction assignment, students will still introduce themselves on the discussion board.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In fact, students are so accustomed to this discussion board introduction process that even when I have a different introduction assignment, students will still introduce themselves on the discussion board.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

His legendary assignments range from reviewing films to tweeting on behalf of world leaders (more on that below). Boyer even created a comic alter ego called the Plaid Avenger , who has narrated textbooks and podcasts but is now largely retired—though Boyer still sports his famous plaid jackets and drives a plaid Scion.

Syllabus 139

Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 139