Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

Syllabus 93

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 93

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Although they don’t often call it self-efficacy, most teachers regularly see how beliefs about ability affect behavior. They see tests as being designed to measure how smart they are, and so those exams become “anxiety- provoking ordeals. If students believe effort will pay off, that motivates them to expend effort.

Motivation 98

Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I always appreciated it when my professors had empathy for (read: took pity on) their students who were desperate to make up for that horrible grade on the last exam. Students’ focus should be on the primary course material and scheduled exams and assignments. Some students simply do not need extra credit to do well in a course.

Assignments 90

Assignments Exams Motivation Grades 90

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2018

An Ivy League-educated philanthropist, who built his wealth from a career in technology, decides to champion education as his next cause—under the belief that today’s schools are not adequately preparing the next generation for the future. It’s not just one model that we need to pay attention to. Does this sound familiar?

Education 112

Education Schools Exams Intelligence 112

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

For example, findings from Carol Dwek’s research emphasized that a mindset focused on the brain’s ability to grow with repeated effort was a stronger predictor of ongoing academic success than a belief in the high level of one’s innate intelligence. These opposing mindsets created “different psychological worlds” (Dweck, 2008). As Tyng et al.

Teaching 116

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 116

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

For example, findings from Carol Dwek’s research emphasized that a mindset focused on the brain’s ability to grow with repeated effort was a stronger predictor of ongoing academic success than a belief in the high level of one’s innate intelligence. These opposing mindsets created “different psychological worlds” (Dweck, 2008). As Tyng et al.

Teaching 98

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

ii] Contrary to common belief, neurodiverse students represent a significant proportion of the higher education population. Scheduled breaks allow students to recharge and refocus their attention, which can enhance their overall learning experience. For instance, in 2019, 6.2% of Canadian undergraduate students and 2.4%

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

ii] Contrary to common belief, neurodiverse students represent a significant proportion of the higher education population. Scheduled breaks allow students to recharge and refocus their attention, which can enhance their overall learning experience. For instance, in 2019, 6.2% of Canadian undergraduate students and 2.4%

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

There are widespread beliefs about the best way to teach and learn that have been proven wrong by science, yet they persist. He co-founded the company in 1999 with Maria Machado, who also got her start in the semiconductor industry before turning her attention to education. It’s a refrain among many working in learning engineering.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218