Assignments Faculty Development Lecturing 
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
These days students can have tools like Google’s NotebookLM turn their lecture notes into a podcast , where sunny-sounding AI bots banter and riff on key points. ask the authors, Zach Justus, director of faculty development at California State University, Chico, and Nik Janos, a professor of sociology there.
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.
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Faculty Focus
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
My rationale here is to not make it a mandatory assignment, but an extra credit opportunity to know more about their current learning experiences. I specify how I plan to respond once I collect their feedback; for example, adding more clarifications on assignments or identifying themes and concerns.
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.
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.
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. 2) how many faculty or staff have been furloughed or fired? Students on other campuses agree.
Edsurge
APRIL 2, 2020
For instance, moving from in person lectures to video-based lectures without providing accurate closed captions can significantly limit learning for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Using the Universal Design for Learning principles, previously mentioned, is a good place to start.
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