Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Try mixing up how students participate by facilitating small and large group discussions, as well as providing ways for students to participate non-verbally, through the use of discussion boards or response systems. We know that active participation in class can improve student learning but participation does not always mean speaking.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How did the highlighted words (your findings) compare to your departmental or college vision, belief statement, and/or values? On others, electronic discussion boards are used to keep agreements in the conversation as the semester moves forward. Who or what was centered in the meeting?

Feedback 111

Feedback Beliefs Lecturing Participation 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Try mixing up how students participate by facilitating small and large group discussions, as well as providing ways for students to participate non-verbally, through the use of discussion boards or response systems. We know that active participation in class can improve student learning but participation does not always mean speaking.

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

ii] Contrary to common belief, neurodiverse students represent a significant proportion of the higher education population. To facilitate implementation, we have categorized the strategies from the perspectives of course designers, content creators, and those delivering the content or workshops. For instance, in 2019, 6.2%

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. To facilitate implementation, we have categorized the strategies from the perspectives of course designers, content creators, and those delivering the content or workshops. For instance, in 2019, 6.2%

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says. From this, Fink developed a model known as integrated course design which consists of three phases: the initial, intermediate and final design phases.

Course Design 64

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 64

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We share background about the student-faculty partnership program, define linguistic implicit biases, provide examples of how these biases manifest, offer recommendations for how to challenge them, and invite a dialogue through discussion questions. A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth. Cavazos, A.

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Through interactive discussions and sharing of ideas, educators can learn from each other and develop new and innovative ways of effectively interacting with students, a significant component of student success in online learning (Jaggars & XU, 2016). How do online course design features influence student performance?

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says. From this, Fink developed a model known as integrated course design which consists of three phases: the initial, intermediate and final design phases.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Through interactive discussions and sharing of ideas, educators can learn from each other and develop new and innovative ways of effectively interacting with students, a significant component of student success in online learning (Jaggars & XU, 2016). How do online course design features influence student performance?

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

In the age of social media, where ideas are unmediated but often gauged by “likes” and “hearts,” it can be intimidating to try to foster critical thinking in discussions of social issues in the online classroom. Discussion forums are a common method of teaching and learning in the online classroom. Emphasize inclusiveness.

Discussions 98

Discussions Instructors Critical Thinking Beliefs 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

In the age of social media, where ideas are unmediated but often gauged by “likes” and “hearts,” it can be intimidating to try to foster critical thinking in discussions of social issues in the online classroom. Discussion forums are a common method of teaching and learning in the online classroom. Emphasize inclusiveness.

Discussions 92

Discussions Instructors Critical Thinking Beliefs 92