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How ‘Dialogue’ Can Create Empathy in a Divided Classroom

Edsurge

Our social media feeds often are reinforcing the beliefs that we already have. I think that there's some understanding among some people that a call to dialogue can sometimes be associated with this idea of maintaining civility, which may feel like an attempt to silence urgency around political beliefs or lived situations.

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Beyond Evaluation: Using Peer Observation to Strengthen Teaching Practices

Faculty Focus

Therefore, if an institution aims at improving the teaching practices of its faculty members and wants them to engage in professional development activities that they welcome and accept, it should incorporate a formative-developmental type of observation.

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The Power of Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI

Faculty Focus

Although faculty development programs and curriculum designers have been calling for such (assessment practice) forms of assessment, today, we are more in need of it than ever before. Siham Al Amoush is an experienced educator who specializes in teacher education and higher education professional development.

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Beyond Evaluation: Using Peer Observation to Strengthen Teaching Practices

Faculty Focus

Therefore, if an institution aims at improving the teaching practices of its faculty members and wants them to engage in professional development activities that they welcome and accept, it should incorporate a formative-developmental type of observation.

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The Power of Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI

Faculty Focus

Although faculty development programs and curriculum designers have been calling for such (assessment practice) forms of assessment, today, we are more in need of it than ever before. Siham Al Amoush is an experienced educator who specializes in teacher education and higher education professional development.

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Learning Outcomes for Instructors, Not Just Students

Faculty Focus

There’s a fair bit of work involved with learning outcomes, and justifiably so. These are humbling admissions that strip away some unspoken beliefs I had been carrying around and deliver me back to the starting place: I am a learner in the classroom. And you’ve definitely assessed your students against them.

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Learning Outcomes for Instructors, Not Just Students

Faculty Focus

There’s a fair bit of work involved with learning outcomes, and justifiably so. These are humbling admissions that strip away some unspoken beliefs I had been carrying around and deliver me back to the starting place: I am a learner in the classroom. And you’ve definitely assessed your students against them.