eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

Author Thomas Arnett, an education researcher at the Institute, noted that “ if you align your funding with impact, you are better positioned to design systems that support teacher-led instruction.” The course, Effective Conversation in the Classroom, launches in August with three online sessions. Read more.

Teaching 186

Teaching Exams Disabilities Learning 186

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

When our students overcome obstacles in their learning due to our support and encouragement, or experience transformations from our well-constructed course design and subsequent instruction, we succeed in cultivating spaces where their success is made possible. Student success is teacher success.

Students 122

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It is quite possible to increase the number of seats in a well-designed online class, but for online instructors to build and facilitate student centered courses based on active learning and inclusive pedagogy, there are some important considerations. This is not possible online, so instructors need to increase communication efforts.

Instructors 116

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

When our students overcome obstacles in their learning due to our support and encouragement, or experience transformations from our well-constructed course design and subsequent instruction, we succeed in cultivating spaces where their success is made possible. Student success is teacher success.

Students 111

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Connecting Connections The practice of connecting with students helps to minimize power dynamics , begins to establish trust, and opens communication pathways. Consider using video for announcements, lesson overviews, and feedback. Pro tip: Keep students informed about your availability and communication schedule.

Instructors 116

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 116

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

Peripheral connections through Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enable devices to track our movements and communicate faster to improve our productivity, fitness or health. So it stands to reason that using the term “smart” to describe the application of technology within college courses might have a similar connotation. A good experience?

Multiple Choice Questions 129

Multiple Choice Questions Instructors Textbooks Feedback 129

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Trusting students does not mean ignoring accountability; it means designing courses, policies, and practices that build their confidence and skills while treating them as equal partners in their education. Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals.

Plagiarism 121

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 121

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Connecting Connections The practice of connecting with students helps to minimize power dynamics , begins to establish trust, and opens communication pathways. Consider using video for announcements, lesson overviews, and feedback. Pro tip: Keep students informed about your availability and communication schedule.

Instructors 105

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 105

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It is quite possible to increase the number of seats in a well-designed online class, but for online instructors to build and facilitate student centered courses based on active learning and inclusive pedagogy, there are some important considerations. This is not possible online, so instructors need to increase communication efforts.

Instructors 98

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

and then use the rest of the time to chat with your students about their weekends, their pets, their favorite sports teams – whatever helps you learn a bit more about them and communicate you are interested in them as people. Utilize the Wise feedback model. You might be surprised by what you learn. Use formative assessment.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

April Millet, a learning designer at Penn State University, gave educators tips on how to do so last week at the 2018 OLC Accelerate conference in Orlando. Photo Credit: Tina Nazerian Consider Pedagogy and Course Design Safeguarding a course from cheating can come down to the very design of the course itself.

Academic Integrity 148

Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 148

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Faculty risk excluding certain students and impeding their ability to succeed when they aren’t intentional about design and facilitation. This second poll with the same question allows students to demonstrate what they learned from peers, and instructors can collect more feedback. What do we mean by an inclusive classroom?

Instructors 142

Instructors Multiple Choice Questions Course Design Discussions 142

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Learn more about the Six Red Marbles' Learning Experience Design team , and how they moved Boston College's courses online. The difference between good and great course designers is the ability to serve as the eyes of the students,” says Evenchik. “For They got their feet wet by creating a few lessons first. No problem.

Learning 138

Learning Gamification Course Design Textbooks 138

Faculty Focus

MARCH 19, 2023

For example, written papers and class discussion are assignments that can be used to aid students in reflecting on each stage of the design thinking process (Clark & Brennan, 1991; Grandzol & Grandzol, 2006; Wickam et al., A SWOT analysis The five stages of the Stanford Design Thinking Process were used to structure the course.

Course Design 116

Course Design Testing Feedback Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

and then use the rest of the time to chat with your students about their weekends, their pets, their favorite sports teams – whatever helps you learn a bit more about them and communicate you are interested in them as people. Utilize the Wise feedback model. You might be surprised by what you learn. Use formative assessment.

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

We sought feedback from our undergraduate students regarding their preferences for faculty use of the LMS. Their feedback yielded three major recommendations for how faculty can use the LMS to enhance the face-to-face learning experience:  1. Clarity and communication  The importance of clarity and communication cannot be overstated.

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Access: Building Bridges to Opportunity Accessible Course Design Accessibility in online education goes beyond compliance with legal requirements. It involves designing courses that accommodate diverse learning needs and preferences. Online platforms should facilitate easy communication and collaboration among students.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Trusting students does not mean ignoring accountability; it means designing courses, policies, and practices that build their confidence and skills while treating them as equal partners in their education. Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The final two columns are for teacher and mentor reflections and communications. I still did the same number of webinars, led the same number of discussions, and created the same number of online mini-courses. Based on this feedback, we decided to scale back some of the options.

Teachers 162

Teachers Lecturing Blended Learning Students 162

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Data gathered by the survey and the subsequent discussion can lead into co-creating a set of classroom agreements regarding in-class behavior and communication with the students. Based on student feedback, make necessary adjustments and/or remind students of the shared agreements (Lovett, et al.,

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

We sought feedback from our undergraduate students regarding their preferences for faculty use of the LMS. Their feedback yielded three major recommendations for how faculty can use the LMS to enhance the face-to-face learning experience:  1. Clarity and communication  The importance of clarity and communication cannot be overstated.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Access: Building Bridges to Opportunity Accessible Course Design Accessibility in online education goes beyond compliance with legal requirements. It involves designing courses that accommodate diverse learning needs and preferences. Online platforms should facilitate easy communication and collaboration among students.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 12, 2025

Consideration 2: Identify the Learning Experience After reflecting on your course design, the second consideration is to identify the type of experience you want students to engage in that can help bridge the gap between theory and practice and determine how you will assess their success.

Learning 106

Learning Evaluation Students Course Design 106

Faculty Focus

MARCH 19, 2023

For example, written papers and class discussion are assignments that can be used to aid students in reflecting on each stage of the design thinking process (Clark & Brennan, 1991; Grandzol & Grandzol, 2006; Wickam et al., A SWOT analysis The five stages of the Stanford Design Thinking Process were used to structure the course.

Course Design 97

Course Design Testing Feedback Assignments 97

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Keywords: Student partnerships, Asset-Based Mindset, Language Resources Introduction In educational contexts, English is often privileged as the language of communication and instruction. Another resource that informs our program’s feedback to faculty members is Catherine Savini’s (2021) “10 Ways to Tackle Linguistic Bias in Our Classrooms.”

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 12, 2025

Consideration 2: Identify the Learning Experience After reflecting on your course design, the second consideration is to identify the type of experience you want students to engage in that can help bridge the gap between theory and practice and determine how you will assess their success.

Learning 99

Learning Evaluation Students Course Design 99

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2017

In some cases, the framework’s quadrants are central to course design, impacting curriculum, instruction and the student experience. Eighth graders who are taking a capstone course on U.S. Foreign Policy have to complete a research project and presentation.

Schools 140

Schools Laboratory Languages Language 140

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

HSC also planned for logistical matters needed to enact the policy and reviewed and provided feedback to SSC’s project components. The last face-to-face collaborative session was designed to share policy proposals, answer thought provoking and logistic-related questions, and ultimately vote for the most impactful policy.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Science History Communication 105

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Collaborative Activities Collaborative learning activities are a great way to assist students to think critically, communicate effectively, consider the thoughts and perspectives of others, and work together to solve problems. Offer periodic feedback for improvement along the way. Emphasize the importance of each component or stage.

Assignments 107

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 107

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

Tired, ho-hum attitudes get communicated with all sorts of subtle cues, such as tone of voice, gestures, or facial responses to a question you’ve heard hundreds of times before. Think about changes directed at some aspect of the course: assignments, exams, in-class activities, the feedback you provide to students.

Motivation 111

Motivation Exams Lecturing Attention 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

Tired, ho-hum attitudes get communicated with all sorts of subtle cues, such as tone of voice, gestures, or facial responses to a question you’ve heard hundreds of times before. Think about changes directed at some aspect of the course: assignments, exams, in-class activities, the feedback you provide to students.

Motivation 111

Motivation Exams Lecturing Attention 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

HSC also planned for logistical matters needed to enact the policy and reviewed and provided feedback to SSC’s project components. The last face-to-face collaborative session was designed to share policy proposals, answer thought provoking and logistic-related questions, and ultimately vote for the most impactful policy.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Science History Communication 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Additionally, fostering a sense of community and ensuring effective communication among students across locations requires innovative teaching strategies. References Beatty, B.

Teaching 87

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 87

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It communicates something to our peers, to our funders, and to our potential funders. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in database development, web technologies, IT management, business communication, and project development. Stage 4: Implement the project.

Achievement 119

Achievement Study Communication Fairness 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Data gathered by the survey and the subsequent discussion can lead into co-creating a set of classroom agreements regarding in-class behavior and communication with the students. Based on student feedback, make necessary adjustments and/or remind students of the shared agreements (Lovett, et al.,

Syllabus 100

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 100

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Communication is not complete until there is both understanding and feedback. Teaching principles Effective teaching involves acquiring relevant knowledge about students and using that knowledge to inform our course design. Effective teaching involves progressively refining our courses based on reflection and feedback.

Evaluation 111

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Additionally, fostering a sense of community and ensuring effective communication among students across locations requires innovative teaching strategies. References Beatty, B.

Teaching 83

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 83