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. In this system, students choose from a menu of content delivery options (textbook, downloadable study guides, lectures) and interaction options (in-person or online).

Curriculum 156

Curriculum Hybrid Courses Lecturing Gamification 156

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Back in 2018, I decided to take the plunge and move to an OER textbook. At the time I made my OER commitment, there were limited open textbook options available. After bouncing around a few, I finally settled on OpenStax , a free online textbook platform through Rice University. Submit a correction to OpenStax.

Textbooks 95

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 95

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. Note that some chapters are omitted from the exam and some textbook pages are skipped entirely.

Exams 109

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 109

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. Note that some chapters are omitted from the exam and some textbook pages are skipped entirely.

Exams 105

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 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. Give students examples of proper citation formatting including for AI tools and textbooks and expect students to use them throughout the school year. Teach students how to cite sources.

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 88

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

That means higher attention spans and deeper retention. The catchy format, music, and visual effects activate episodic memory, helping information stick better than a dry textbook paragraph. The traditional answer might have been a teacher, a curriculum board, or a textbook publisher. And guess what? To question it.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Heather joins EAB's Tara Zirkel to talk about how faculty advisors and administrators came together to address what appeared to be a double-digit enrollment deficit as they headed into the fall semester, what this team accomplished provides a textbook example of how to leverage people, technology and process improvements to maximum effect.

Coaching 97

Coaching Communication Instructors Questions 97

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. The syllabus is great way to show your positive and encouraging bedside manner to the class.

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. The syllabus is great way to show your positive and encouraging bedside manner to the class.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Each tester isn’t expected to complete the entire course, but to go through at least a week’s worth of the four- to six-week syllabus (with different testers trying different parts of the course). Such checking may be more like the way textbook publishers operate than traditional professors.

Testing 166

Testing Lecturing Quizzes Textbooks 166

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. He loved the scope and implications of his subject.

Syllabus 147

Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 147