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Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

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One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. Collaborative Activities Collaborative learning activities are a great way to assist students to think critically, communicate effectively, consider the thoughts and perspectives of others, and work together to solve problems.

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Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

Faculty Focus

One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. Collaborative Activities Collaborative learning activities are a great way to assist students to think critically, communicate effectively, consider the thoughts and perspectives of others, and work together to solve problems.

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How to Motivate Students to Actually Do Homework and Reading

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It actually requires some unlearning, and some changes in approach, to create an environment that better encourages students to complete assigned activities. Instructors first need to consider how we use grades in our teaching—and then explore what kinds of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations exist and persist for our students.

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Ace Your Semester: Harnessing AI for a Head Start

Faculty Focus

Let AI handle rubrics, tailor assignments, and give feedback. It’s like having a teaching assistant that never sleeps! Assessment and Evaluation Tools Rubric Generator : Have AI write a rubric for an assignment you are creating for your class. Need a YouTube video summarized or some awesome questions?

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Ace Your Semester: Harnessing AI for a Head Start

Faculty Focus

Let AI handle rubrics, tailor assignments, and give feedback. It’s like having a teaching assistant that never sleeps! Assessment and Evaluation Tools Rubric Generator : Have AI write a rubric for an assignment you are creating for your class. Need a YouTube video summarized or some awesome questions?

Syllabus 111
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What College Students Wish Faculty and Admins Knew About Teaching

Edsurge

I wish there were better ways of sharing my concerns other than at the end of the semester when you fill out those [teacher evaluations]. Do students take those evaluations seriously or do faculty take those evaluations seriously? I see for example some professors doing an informal course evaluation midway of the semester.

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Integrating Guest Speakers and Panelists in Online Courses 

Faculty Focus

Easily overlooked in this process can be maintaining the use of outside experts as guest speakers, panelists, or evaluators because of condensed class formats and the reliance on asynchronous elements in online course designs. All four approaches preserve an essential element of traditional brick-and-mortar classroom experiences.

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