Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

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. Utilize the Wise feedback model.

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. syllabus) to identify any logistical rigor that may distract students from what is most important about the learning process and outcomes for the course (Supiano, 2022).

Syllabus 103

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 103

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. What does the language in the syllabus/assignment assume about students (e.g.,

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Students bring pre-existing attitudes, beliefs and interests into the classroom, but situational factors can influence whether or not students develop interest in new material that is presented to them in an educational context (Durik, 2003).

Course Design 64

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 64

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

Classroom Integration: Many schools now assign TED Talks as homework or discussion starters. How Algorithms Create Learning Paths (Without a Syllabus) At their core, social media algorithms aim to keep users engaged. Echo Chambers: Seeing only content that confirms existing beliefs can stunt critical thinking. Bottom line?

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Students bring pre-existing attitudes, beliefs and interests into the classroom, but situational factors can influence whether or not students develop interest in new material that is presented to them in an educational context (Durik, 2003).

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2025

One of Kevin Gannons favorite class discussion activities doesnt involve much talking. Kevin Gannon The silent discussion activity is one of many ways Gannon helps his students feel comfortable participating in class. Theyre anxious and stressed, which makes it more difficult to engage in typical class discussions.

Discussions 203

Discussions Art Instructors Participation 203