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Professors Aren’t Good at Sharing Their Classroom Practices. Teaching Portfolios Might Help.

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For example, Bruff teaches a statistics course where he uses an infographics assignment that he adapted from Sidneyeve Matrix, an associate professor at Queen’s University, in Canada. “In In my assignment description I have a little footnote that gives her credit,” he says. “As

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For Online Class Discussions, Instructors Move From Text to Video

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In the course evaluations at the end of the semester they write that our class has really formed a community,” she says. Cheryl Bonsall, a former student in the course, says that delivering her responses by video rather than writing "made me more accountable for my words and my message." I rarely read the whole thing.”

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Course-Correcting Mid-Semester: A Three Question Feedback Survey

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2002) noted that under the current system, if a professor does change a course based on student evaluations, the students who made these comments do not have the opportunity to experience the changes, and that of course reinforces the idea that faculty ignore student evaluations (p. Sojka et al. What should I stop doing?

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Using the LMS Effectively to Reduce Logistical Challenges for Students 

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Students now expect the use of this tool by their professors for more than simply providing lecture slides or links to readings. Duplicate or misplaced assignment pages create confusion (and potentially issues with the gradebook). Many faculty don’t include due dates, which can lead to missed deadlines.

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?Anticipating and Addressing Challenges With Technology in Developmental Education

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Instructional technology provides course content, as well as assessment mechanisms and opportunities for students to practice and apply the material. Course management technology organizes and presents course structure and materials on an electronic platform. Online videos (e.g.

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Course-Correcting Mid-Semester: A Three Question Feedback Survey

Faculty Focus

2002) noted that under the current system, if a professor does change a course based on student evaluations, the students who made these comments do not have the opportunity to experience the changes, and that of course reinforces the idea that faculty ignore student evaluations (p. Sojka et al. What should I stop doing?

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The Last Class Session: How to Make It Count

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“First and last class sessions are the bookends that hold a course together.” I heard or read that somewhere—apologies to the source I can’t acknowledge. Although institutions have all moved toward online, official course evaluations, why not use this last class to get and give feedback of a different sort?

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