Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Distance learning in colleges and universities is now recognized as more than an alternative to the traditional face-to-face classroom (Higher Ed Partners, 2021), which is how distance learning was largely viewed at the time that institutions turned entirely to virtual teaching and learning during COVID-19 (Suruchi & Dutt, 2021).

Online Learning 96

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 96

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Assessment has traditionally been viewed as an action conducted after the learning experience has taken place, resulting in it being a separate task from instruction. Moreover, assessment should be incorporated as an integral component of the student learning experience. This is especially true for higher education.

Authentic Assessment 111

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. Unless you inherited your courses from someone else, you’ve developed lists of them. You might have been asked to map these outcomes against your department’s or institution’s broader learning objectives. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only?

Learning Outcomes 64

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 64

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. Unless you inherited your courses from someone else, you’ve developed lists of them. You might have been asked to map these outcomes against your department’s or institution’s broader learning objectives. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only?

Learning Outcomes 59

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 59

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

But I also held fast to the belief that if they simply did the work, it would be easy for them as well. An awareness of not knowing, whatever level or subject we teach, is essential to maximizing others’ efforts to learn. In my nonexpert world, when concepts seemed easy to me, I assumed they were easy for everyone.

Knowledge 101

Knowledge Beliefs Communication Feedback 101

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

I want them to understand that confusion is a necessary step, less toward an absolute answer than toward a next wonderful, engaging, beautiful confusion that is thrilling beyond belief. Cultivating Learning Cultures.” Maybe I misspoke earlier when I said that being kind wasn’t necessarily my main goal on the first day of class.

Syllabus 110

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 110

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

I want them to understand that confusion is a necessary step, less toward an absolute answer than toward a next wonderful, engaging, beautiful confusion that is thrilling beyond belief. Cultivating Learning Cultures.” Maybe I misspoke earlier when I said that being kind wasn’t necessarily my main goal on the first day of class.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The greater the access to higher education, the more dynamic a curriculum must be to effectively and equitably educate and elevate the learning experiences of all students. 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.

Course Design 60

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The greater the access to higher education, the more dynamic a curriculum must be to effectively and equitably educate and elevate the learning experiences of all students. 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.

Course Design 58

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 58

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2025

Research and news coverage in recent years suggest that students dont participate in class conversations for fear of being canceled or outed for their political beliefs. College is where students learn the most about other peoples perspectives. They dont know how to speak up in class, he says.

Discussions 206

Discussions Art Instructors Participation 206