Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training. Some lightboards can be setup to be one button studios controlled exclusively by the instructor.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

As online learning companies compete for the attention and wallets of learners, players like MasterClass , Linked Learning , Cognotion and Harvard are investing in producing videos that are so beautiful they could be National Geographic documentaries or sitcom pilots. Relate” videos get the student to feel connected to the instructor.

Instructors 145

Instructors Education Lecturing Knowledge 145

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training. Some lightboards can be setup to be one button studios controlled exclusively by the instructor.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

Incorporating active learning strategies with course lectures not only allows the student to be fully present, it can also be used to break-up lecturing into shorter segments, more manageable for most adult attention spans. The task of embracing change can be daunting for both faculty and students.

Lecturing 122

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 122

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. This is why a well-designed course will have a balance of formative and summative assessments.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. This is why a well-designed course will have a balance of formative and summative assessments.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

University of Michigan marketing professor John Branch rebuilds the learning experience by taking a precision engineering approach to course design. Source: Course Hero. At Course Hero, we’ve interviewed hundreds of instructors from around the country to share their best lessons.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

Incorporating active learning strategies with course lectures not only allows the student to be fully present, it can also be used to break-up lecturing into shorter segments, more manageable for most adult attention spans. The task of embracing change can be daunting for both faculty and students.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Plus, it sounded a lot like a MOOC (short for “massive open online courses”)—free courses designed for thousands of students that were all the rage a few years ago, but which today are seen as having fallen far short of the hype. But the site is succeeding in bringing attention to anthropology, and the university.

Textbooks 161

Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 161

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

As many #DLNchat -ters pointed out, they are efficient and thus attractive assessment tools for instructors of large courses. Erin Crisp put it this way, “Exams can be great formative tools to help me as a learner understand what I should be paying attention to from the learning resources and instruction.” Yes exactly.

Assignments 95

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 95

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. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To address the disparity between in-person and remote students, instructors can implement strategies that ensure both groups feel equally engaged.

Teaching 88

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 88

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To address the disparity between in-person and remote students, instructors can implement strategies that ensure both groups feel equally engaged.

Teaching 85

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 85

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. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design.

Syllabus 101

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 101

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Classroom support staff arrange for a permanent or temporary multimedia setup in the room with a camera, a microphone for the instructor, and a means to show your slides or computer screen to both the in-person and online students. How do you divide your attention between in-person and remote students?

Feedback 105

Feedback Minute Papers Mobile Devices Discussions 105

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

2020; Lang 2021; McRee 2012), results are often self-reported assessments and focus on the characteristics of the instruction such as good course design or expert presentation; less typically does the research focus solely on the learner (Gore et al., 2019; Silvestri, 2005). 2020; Hannafin et al., Jossey-Bass.

Teaching 52

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Problem-Based Learning 52

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

In a paper Koedinger co-published in Science , he found that as instructors consider their course design and teaching options during a typical college course, they’re picking from trillions of possibilities. The Acuitus strategy that has evolved over 20 years involves mixing a digital tutor with in-person instructors.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Coursera was a pioneer in offering MOOCs, or massive open online courses, in partnership with hundreds of top colleges. While attention around MOOCs has died down, the company seems to have found a business model for free courses with something it calls Specializations.

Testing 166

Testing Lecturing Quizzes Textbooks 166

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

But sometimes, these skills are just as important as a doctor’s attention to a patient’s needs. His attitude and attention helped snap my grandmother out of her detached state and engaged her in a conversation. This also helps with a problem instructors seem to face with online synchronous classes—students being on camera.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

But sometimes, these skills are just as important as a doctor’s attention to a patient’s needs. His attitude and attention helped snap my grandmother out of her detached state and engaged her in a conversation. This also helps with a problem instructors seem to face with online synchronous classes—students being on camera.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Boyer is now a senior instructor and researcher at Virginia Tech. Let Professor John Boyer Inspire Your Course Design. Explore the World Regions course file , with links to notes, quizzes, and study guides. Watch Boyer's "The Wild Tale of the Rise of Vladimir Putin," a Course Hero Master Class.

Syllabus 146

Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 146