Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The last time I taught in a physical college classroom was in 1999, when my adult students shook off their weariness from a day of working and taking care of their children to pay attention to their classmates and me for three hours. Much has changed since then, as the world of online learning built for working adults has grown.

Online Learning 178

Online Learning Instructors Coaching Syllabus 178

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

There are multiple Black Lives Matter curricula that have been developed nationally, such as the 2016 Syllabus from Professor Frank Leon Roberts at NYU , and in Rhode Island, this resource library from Breakthrough Providence. Christopher Emdin’s book, “ For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood.

Culture 167

Culture Education Syllabus Attention 167

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. Early in my career, one chapter per week described my course outline. It wasnt an effective system.

Syllabus 109

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 109

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

The biggest impact on productivity came from simply paying attention to the workers and their environment. Change their learning ecosystem and watch how much harder they work simply because you care enough to pay attention. They’ll work harder and more attentively if they think they will be rewarded.

Motivation 154

Motivation Schools Syllabus Students 154

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. At this point, I still have not reviewed the syllabus with them and instead begin a community building activity.

Student Engagement 116

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 116

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Some educators worry that it will keep students from paying attention. At the college level, Bowen sees potential wins for faculty in the near future, if, say, tools like learning management systems add AI features that can do tasks like build a course website after the instructor feeds it a syllabus.

Lecturing 215

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 215

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

The unusual idea seems in some ways like a publicity stunt to call attention to a the academic major it offers in artificial intelligence — and local TV news stations pounced on the notion that nonhuman classmates would be participating side-by-side in hybrid college classes with T-shirt-clad young people. “We

Intelligence 210

Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 210

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. You might also consider including a link to a welcome video introduction.

Instructors 122

Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 122

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

But this year, with the arrival of the World Cup, I came prepared, and my students knew it when they saw our sports journalism unit built into the syllabus on the first day. They (rightfully) paid attention to trauma and marginalization but missed the joy, creativity and production of BIPOC culture. they exclaimed. En classe?!”

English 194

English Culture Syllabus Writing 194

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. Early in my career, one chapter per week described my course outline. It wasnt an effective system.

Syllabus 97

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 97

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

On the first day of class, students read an article in the Guardian about the ways that apps, social media and other technology are designed to grab and hold on to our attention. When the syllabus says no laptops unless you have a disability, it automatically sort of outs those students,” he said.

Reading 161

Reading Teaching Lecturing Syllabus 161

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. At this point, I still have not reviewed the syllabus with them and instead begin a community building activity.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2022

From my own observations, I’d say maybe half of them don’t seem like they’re paying attention,” she said. And you could argue that the policy at a college can easily backfire, forcing students to attend class even when they don't really have the time and attention for that class that day. And I can only really police it to that level.

Lecturing 199

Lecturing Students Attention Syllabus 199

Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 20, 2015

Today’s classroom is filled with learners with different skill sets , requiring varying levels of attention. Structuring your syllabus or lesson plans for differentiated instruction takes a bit of effort, but when you make your LMS work for you, the task can be simplified.

Syllabus 104

Syllabus Assignments Learning Styles Group work 104

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. Early in my career, “one chapter per week” described my course outline. It wasn’t an effective system.

Exams 110

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 110

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.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Learning Discussions 105

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. The good news is that research points us to several aspects of inclusive and supportive classroom environments that positively impact belongingness.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

But the attention may not be having the desired effect, as business is booming for Proctorio and other companies that sell automated proctoring services. Is a ‘desk scan’ necessary for a syllabus quiz? These are the types of accommodations necessary during a pandemic — not an Orwellian proctor service.” That’s ridiculous,” he says.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

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. You might also consider including a link to a welcome video introduction.

Instructors 98

Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. Early in my career, “one chapter per week” described my course outline. It wasn’t an effective system.

Exams 105

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Consequently, the syllabus can be enlarged when classes take advantage of multimedia means -as it happened. Long videos make fade learner’s attention. . It can be called the multimedia learning hypothesis (Mayer, 2005). My experience teaching with videos supports the idea that students not only learn more deeply but also faster.

Learning 155

Learning Textbooks Lecturing Syllabus 155

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Sarah Cavanaugh, author of The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion (2016) , describes how we can energize our students’ learning by heightening curiosity, encouraging mindfulness and capturing learners’ attention.

Attention 109

Attention Syllabus Students Coaching 109

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.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Discussions 98

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. What could they contribute to their own success? for “Students are.”

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Missed Signals Shed Cheated in Her Previous Marathon The press coverage from Boston caught the attention of a New Yorker named Susan Morrow. Despite her promise to win again the next year, she never ran another marathon. Morrow was surprised to read that Ruiz had finished in 11th place in the New York Marathon.

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 88

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. What could they contribute to their own success? for “Students are.”

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

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. Robertson notes that redesigning a curriculum using modules allows educators to build a cache of materials a little at a time. His choice: modular learning.

Curriculum 151

Curriculum Hybrid Courses Lecturing Gamification 151

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

and they pay special attention as I detail each step. From a Pokémon-themed syllabus to a ‘Squid Games’ escape room, she loves integrating pop culture into her assignments to make learning fun and memorable. Submit a correction to OpenStax. Forward the OpenStax confirmation to me. Receive extra credit!

Textbooks 115

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 115

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

There is a theory in pedagogy that suggests that human beings cannot focus their attention on a single activity for more than 12 minutes. For me, office hours listed on the plaque outside your door or listed on the first page of the syllabus sends the message, “Here are the hours when I want to see you, students.”

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

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. The good news is that research points us to several aspects of inclusive and supportive classroom environments that positively impact belongingness.

Syllabus 100

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 100

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2017

I wasn’t really paying attention to their answers. I just spend a little bit of space in the syllabus [explaining the format], maybe a paragraph and explain that this is how we’re going to do the class. Every time that I’ve had a mishap or a misstep in the classroom was because I wasn’t listening honestly. It was a waste.

Failure 139

Failure Lecturing Syllabus Instructors 139

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

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.” 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.

Assignments 92

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 92

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

and they pay special attention as I detail each step. From a Pokémon-themed syllabus to a ‘Squid Games’ escape room, she loves integrating pop culture into her assignments to make learning fun and memorable. Submit a correction to OpenStax. Forward the OpenStax confirmation to me. Receive extra credit!

Textbooks 99

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 99

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.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 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.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 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. But when you begin teaching in an online platform this proximity can be lost.

Learning 111

Learning Syllabus Assignments Communication 111

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 123

Disabilities Students Assignments Syllabus 123