Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

You could include personal information and/or a photo, in addition to the course syllabus and other course-related information. If they have not opened the course syllabus or were not in class on the first day, this could be addressed in the email. Predicting Student Attitudes and Grades from Perceptions of Instructos’ Attitudes.

Instructors 122

Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 122

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. But as I write this article in mid-December, the reality is there are papers and projects to grade, events to attend, holidays to celebrate, and a short break before spring courses commence. I highly recommend their work.

Syllabus 91

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 91

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Because this class is so integral to future careers, and because they’re so grade-motivated in order to have the best applications possible, I think you're going to see a lot of students on task and engaged,” she said. From my own observations, I’d say maybe half of them don’t seem like they’re paying attention,” she said.

Lecturing 205

Lecturing Students Attention Syllabus 205

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. At the time, I go over any written assignment, I provide students with clear and detailed instructions, as well as the rubric I will use for grading their work.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. But as I write this article in mid-December, the reality is there are papers and projects to grade, events to attend, holidays to celebrate, and a short break before spring courses commence. I highly recommend their work.

Exams 108

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 108

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. But as I write this article in mid-December, the reality is there are papers and projects to grade, events to attend, holidays to celebrate, and a short break before spring courses commence. I highly recommend their work.

Exams 105

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 105

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. It reframes the syllabus not as a fixed legal document, but as a living agreement shaped by both instructor expertise and student input. Jossey-Bass.

Syllabus 103

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 103

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

You could include personal information and/or a photo, in addition to the course syllabus and other course-related information. If they have not opened the course syllabus or were not in class on the first day, this could be addressed in the email. Predicting Student Attitudes and Grades from Perceptions of Instructos’ Attitudes.

Instructors 97

Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 97

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. It reframes the syllabus not as a fixed legal document, but as a living agreement shaped by both instructor expertise and student input. Jossey-Bass.

Syllabus 96

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 96

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

When forced to redesign his course, Robertson saw an opportunity to move toward a curriculum that offered more flexibility than his linear syllabus ever could. Keeping students on track through a range of grading strategies. His choice: modular learning. See sidebar, “Robertson’s Content Options for Hybrid Courses.”)

Curriculum 156

Curriculum Hybrid Courses Lecturing Gamification 156

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

The easiest way to start this segment is to use a graded, flipped simulation where students apply the application outside of class in that timeframe, with you testing the applied learning results using one concept per week. Anecdotally, adding TBL/PjBL modalities were too much for them to manage and there was too much group conflict.

Student Engagement 70

Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 70

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

How do we move beyond grades to more meaningful demonstrations of learning? 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.” A5 Grades are horrible, but they are a universally expected standard.

Assignments 97

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 97

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Next, I drafted a one-page syllabus (Figure 1) that included my contact information, a course description, student learning outcomes, those same discovery questions (above), recommended texts, a preliminary course schedule, and an abbreviated outline of the course content. I prioritized learning over grades.” for “Students are.”

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Next, I drafted a one-page syllabus (Figure 1) that included my contact information, a course description, student learning outcomes, those same discovery questions (above), recommended texts, a preliminary course schedule, and an abbreviated outline of the course content. I prioritized learning over grades.” for “Students are.”

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

How I figure it, there are a list of things I find reasonable for all students—letting them stand or wiggle when they are having problems with attention or sleepiness, taking extra time to answer questions for assignments and projects, moving at a pace that is comfortable for the slowest in the group when we are on-the-move for class, etc.

Disabilities 130

Disabilities Students Assignments Syllabus 130

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. At the time, I go over any written assignment, I provide students with clear and detailed instructions, as well as the rubric I will use for grading their work.

Syllabus 93

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 93

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

It becomes the faculty’s responsibility to close the proximity and strongly engage students to pay close attention to assignments, read announcements, hold virtual office hours, and positively influence student outcomes of the course. Rubrics for all graded assignments should also be offered to students with clear details of expectations.

Learning 111

Learning Syllabus Assignments Communication 111

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

A dozen or so students are gathered virtually in a Zoom room, inhaling and exhaling and summoning their attention for a brisk lunchtime lesson filled with music and poetry. The syllabus is structured to inspire confidence and courage. It’s a mystery that 40-year-old Ruth Cady Bell has wondered about since the fourth grade.

Students 178

Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 178

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Any person who has reason to believe that a student has committed academic dishonesty should bring such information to the attention of the appropriate course instructor as soon as possible. Students cheat for good grades.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Any person who has reason to believe that a student has committed academic dishonesty should bring such information to the attention of the appropriate course instructor as soon as possible. Students cheat for good grades.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

It becomes the faculty’s responsibility to close the proximity and strongly engage students to pay close attention to assignments, read announcements, hold virtual office hours, and positively influence student outcomes of the course. Rubrics for all graded assignments should also be offered to students with clear details of expectations.

Learning 98

Learning Syllabus Assignments Communication 98

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

That means higher attention spans and deeper retention. How Algorithms Create Learning Paths (Without a Syllabus) At their core, social media algorithms aim to keep users engaged. Acknowledge and reward their curiosity, not just their grades. Its spontaneous, often unstructured, and, crucially, driven by interest and curiosity.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Coursera to Charge Fees for Previously Free Courses Once hailed as a portal for free learning materials, accessible to anyone with an internet connection, Coursera announced this year plans to charge if learners want to submit assignments to be graded for certain courses.

Syllabus 130

Syllabus Lecturing Assignments Course Design 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Because maybe one of the best ways to call broader attention to the serious issues we talk about each week on this podcast is through a bit of humor. Another did an unusual work of satire on Twitter to call attention to the plight of adjuncts. The joke is like, I can't get them to read the syllabus. I've never met one of them.

English 123

English Writing Culture Syllabus 123

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The discontinuation reasons included that Zoom was no longer needed; a fear that students wouldn't attend class if Zoom participation was an option or if online; and concerns that students would not pay attention or be engaged (Wong et al., Many classrooms were fitted with cameras and microphones during the pandemic.

Disabilities 52

Disabilities Exams Instructors Syllabus 52

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Boyer uses a “flipped syllabus” in which students' final grades are based on the points they've earned—not lost—throughout the semester. Boyer uses a “flipped syllabus” in which students' final grades are based on the points they've earned—not lost—throughout the semester. The great thing about geography is.

Syllabus 147

Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 147