Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

Additionally, I am responsible for leading our faculty development team and teaching classes of my own. The kids’ teachers did a good job of telling us what assignments or activities were most important, from their perspective. I modified the final assignment to be a manifesto.

Teaching 199

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 199

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Take the time to visit the classrooms of other teachers and talk with them about their teaching successes and failures. Right-size” your course, your lessons and exams, and your assignments. Don’t try to cram as much as you can into each lesson, exam, or assignment. Borrow appropriately from other teachers. Share more stories.

Teaching 87

Teaching Exams Assignments Failure 87

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Eighteen students crammed themselves into a stuffy classroom assigned for my first-year seminar course on a sunny day in September. Our class therefore included assignments requiring students to research their future fields. At one point, I asked these college newcomers to share academic and career aspirations. Using the U.S.

Motivation 64

Motivation Students Instructors Failure 64

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Eighteen students crammed themselves into a stuffy classroom assigned for my first-year seminar course on a sunny day in September. Our class therefore included assignments requiring students to research their future fields. At one point, I asked these college newcomers to share academic and career aspirations. Using the U.S.

Motivation 53

Motivation Students Instructors Failure 53

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