Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

Every new version of Microsoft PowerPoint allowed instructors to embed more and more media and wow students with visually appealing graphics. These advancements are worth celebrating, but it leaves me wondering: Why should students still show up to a physical classroom? Provide opportunities for students to reflect.

Technology 167

Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 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. When it comes to increasing rates of student achievement, satisfaction, and graduation, what really makes the difference? This is critical work.

Syllabus 97

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 97

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

This observation led my colleagues and me to reflect on the importance of maximizing the LMS’s potential (a belief that we held prior to the pandemic). We firmly believe that doing so not only meets the evolving needs of today’s students but also enhances the overall learning experience. Avoid confusing instructions.

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Creating a trust-based classroom begins with an essential mindset: students are doing their best. When we approach teaching from this perspective, we move away from punitive measures, fear-based management, and skepticism about students honesty. Students should feel safe to experiment without fear of punishment or penalty.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

Failure to appreciate these points will result in personalized learning products more likely to hinder than help students. And unfortunately, evidence reveals students are often poor judges of what instructional techniques are most likely to promote optimal learning. Do Learners Really Know Best? And I'm being generous here.

Education 158

Education Evaluation Failure Essay 158

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

Yes, ChatGPT could write it and it might look a little like this: My philosophy of teaching is centered on the belief that all students have the potential to learn and succeed. To tap into this potential, I adopt student-centered approaches that prioritize student voice, choice, and agency in the learning process.

Teaching Philosophy 111

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Universal Design 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

This observation led my colleagues and me to reflect on the importance of maximizing the LMS’s potential (a belief that we held prior to the pandemic). We firmly believe that doing so not only meets the evolving needs of today’s students but also enhances the overall learning experience. Avoid confusing instructions.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Institutions can’t keep preparing the same students for the same jobs in the same way they always have. The savviest colleges and universities are adapting to better serve adult and lower-income students, and the ones that aren’t are losing market share to a bevy of new providers. The good news: there’s a big upside if we change that.

Beliefs 144

Beliefs Study Course Design Skills 144

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Efforts to expand access to higher education have resulted in higher enrollment rates and degree attainment rates making higher education an option that is open to more students than ever before. Two Forms of Curriculum in Higher Education There are two forms of curriculum in higher education.

Course Design 60

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Efforts to expand access to higher education have resulted in higher enrollment rates and degree attainment rates making higher education an option that is open to more students than ever before. Two Forms of Curriculum in Higher Education There are two forms of curriculum in higher education.

Course Design 59

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 59

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Entrepreneurship studies are not solely for business course students (Hall, 2021). However, students with a passion and talent in another subject may be drawn to the idea of being their own boss. It tends to be viewed that learning through entrepreneurship should also involve reflection on the part of the student.

Education 122

Education Beliefs Study Essay 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

.” In the current learning environment, students with disabilities encounter significant challenges due to the lack of inclusivity and accessibility in the education system. ii] Contrary to common belief, neurodiverse students represent a significant proportion of the higher education population.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

.” In the current learning environment, students with disabilities encounter significant challenges due to the lack of inclusivity and accessibility in the education system. ii] Contrary to common belief, neurodiverse students represent a significant proportion of the higher education population.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

Yes, ChatGPT could write it and it might look a little like this: My philosophy of teaching is centered on the belief that all students have the potential to learn and succeed. To tap into this potential, I adopt student-centered approaches that prioritize student voice, choice, and agency in the learning process.

Teaching Philosophy 98

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 11, 2024

A junior-level nursing student confided in me during one of my clinical rounds on the first day of the clinical rotation that she felt uneasy handling a “difficult” patient. First-year nursing students who are not yet familiar with the role of nurses and nursing practices are the level of students I teach.

Culture 110

Culture Beliefs Learning Interdisciplinary 110

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience. than the question, “Are students learning in the best possible way?” For us, assessment is so much more.

Feedback 126

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 126

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 11, 2024

A junior-level nursing student confided in me during one of my clinical rounds on the first day of the clinical rotation that she felt uneasy handling a “difficult” patient. First-year nursing students who are not yet familiar with the role of nurses and nursing practices are the level of students I teach.

Culture 105

Culture Beliefs Learning Interdisciplinary 105

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Cavazos , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Ryan McBride , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Key Statement: Student-faculty partnerships can foster asset-based approaches in teaching and learning that challenge implicit linguistic bias and enhance students’ linguistically diverse resources. 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020).

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Entrepreneurship studies are not solely for business course students (Hall, 2021). However, students with a passion and talent in another subject may be drawn to the idea of being their own boss. It tends to be viewed that learning through entrepreneurship should also involve reflection on the part of the student.

Education 105

Education Beliefs Study Essay 105

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Are you thinking that your Welcome Back session with students reflected the “being back part” but missed the “welcoming” part? Here are some tips on ways you can be transparent with students, engage them in a true pedagogical partnership, and feel good that you are being responsive to their needs.

Feedback 115

Feedback Beliefs Lecturing Participation 115

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024).

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Are you thinking that your Welcome Back session with students reflected the “being back part” but missed the “welcoming” part? Here are some tips on ways you can be transparent with students, engage them in a true pedagogical partnership, and feel good that you are being responsive to their needs.

Feedback 111

Feedback Beliefs Lecturing Participation 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience. than the question, “Are students learning in the best possible way?” For us, assessment is so much more.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. Ask students to complete a pre-semester survey.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. Ask students to complete a pre-semester survey.

Teaching 110

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 110

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).

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 111

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).

Online Learning 97

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 97

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

In the late 1960s, Nobel Prize-winning economist Herbert Simon posed the following thought exercise: Imagine you are an alien from Mars visiting a college on Earth, and you spend a day observing how professors teach their students. Simon argued that you would describe the process as “outrageous.” “If

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

For some, the purpose is to simulate a classroom discussion in a traditional setting, where an instructor prompts students with a statement or question. Asynchronous discussions, however, give students time to access materials, assess them, and synthesize their learning with personal experiences. Emphasize inclusiveness. Ask questions.

Discussions 97

Discussions Instructors Critical Thinking Beliefs 97

Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

For some, the purpose is to simulate a classroom discussion in a traditional setting, where an instructor prompts students with a statement or question. Asynchronous discussions, however, give students time to access materials, assess them, and synthesize their learning with personal experiences. Emphasize inclusiveness. Ask questions.

Discussions 85

Discussions Instructors Critical Thinking Beliefs 85