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. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design. food, water, warmth, rest, and security). self-actualization).

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

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. These connections, whether through study groups or other collaborative efforts, promote persistence and create an environment where students feel supported and motivated to excel.

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

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. And if it works, motivation suddenly reappears. It makes sense to target whatever’s making the course tough to teach. It’s mixed up with curiosity.

Motivation 114

Motivation Exams Lecturing Questions 114

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Relevance for Learning, Instruction, and Assessment Adult learners have unique needs that require consideration when designing instruction. Instructors who use a Lightboard to teach difficult concepts to asynchronous online students also bring resident faculty expertise to the online space, non-dependent on the course facilitator.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 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. And if it works, motivation suddenly reappears. It makes sense to target whatever’s making the course tough to teach. It’s mixed up with curiosity.

Motivation 111

Motivation Exams Lecturing Questions 111

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. Personalization is now part of our course design process and is making its way into each and every one of our classes.

Teachers 164

Teachers Lecturing Blended Learning Students 164

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Yes, but first, I want to know more about their experience of teaching, and what is motivating them to seek out a solution. Introductions and low-stake interactions in the syllabus, in your communications, and in class can reduce intimidation and help students get ready to learn. Do I have a briefcase full of quick-guides? Hagerty, B.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

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. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design. food, water, warmth, rest, and security). self-actualization).

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Relevance for Learning, Instruction, and Assessment Adult learners have unique needs that require consideration when designing instruction. Instructors who use a Lightboard to teach difficult concepts to asynchronous online students also bring resident faculty expertise to the online space, non-dependent on the course facilitator.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

They dug into the principles of universal design for learning, how instructions can use rubrics to empower students to demonstrate knowledge in many different ways, and how to break up class sessions to make it easier for everyone to participate fully. Listen to the conversation below, or read a partial transcript, lightly edited for clarity.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

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.

Assignments 109

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 109

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Yes, but first, I want to know more about their experience of teaching, and what is motivating them to seek out a solution. Introductions and low-stake interactions in the syllabus, in your communications, and in class can reduce intimidation and help students get ready to learn. Do I have a briefcase full of quick-guides? Hagerty, B.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

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

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

How do you communicate these skills and their relationship to your course content to students? Generative AI and Your Assessments It is worth considering how easily generative AI could complete your course assessments. Achievement motivation and academic dishonesty: A meta analytic investigation. link] Krou, M.

Ethics 102

Ethics Multidisciplinary Course Design Confidentiality 102

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Topics in this chapter include the management process, management styles, and skills needed by management such as communication, decision-making, and time-management skills. Yang (2003) found that using comic books as a teaching tool increased student motivation. I ask them to read the textbook chapter (Skripak et al.,

Assignments 115

Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 115

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

MARCH 4, 2025

Additionally, fostering a sense of community and ensuring effective communication among students across locations requires innovative teaching strategies. This not only bridges the gap between campuses but also fosters teamwork and communication skills (Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning, 2021). References Beatty, B.

Teaching 94

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 94

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Additionally, it encourages collaboration, teamwork, and effective communication among students and faculty from various disciplines (Weinberg & Harding, 2004). Measuring learning outcomes in higher education: Motivation matters. This enhances students’ critical thinking, knowledge integration, and problem-solving abilities.

Interdisciplinary 111

Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Topics in this chapter include the management process, management styles, and skills needed by management such as communication, decision-making, and time-management skills. Yang (2003) found that using comic books as a teaching tool increased student motivation. I ask them to read the textbook chapter (Skripak et al.,

Assignments 105

Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 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.

Assignments 93

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 93

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Care Through Acknowledging Students Strengths Explicit communication and constant reminders about your care for your students help them understand your intention that you care about them as humans. Higher loneliness may motivate students to reach out to others more empathically.

Confidentiality 95

Confidentiality Instructors Motivation Writing 95

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

As educators, we have to constantly think of new ways to communicate our concepts to different learners and motivate them in our classrooms. Now, maybe you are thinking that you are just not a creative person. But I say, “Pish posh!” If you are an educator, then you are creative.

Syllabus 116

Syllabus Accessibility Quizzes Disabilities 116

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Additionally, fostering a sense of community and ensuring effective communication among students across locations requires innovative teaching strategies. This not only bridges the gap between campuses but also fosters teamwork and communication skills (Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning, 2021). References Beatty, B.

Teaching 89

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 89

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Communication is not complete until there is both understanding and feedback. Professional development participants participating in a hands-on learning environment are highly engaged and motivated. Students’ motivation determines, directs, and sustains what they learn. A sk thought-provoking questions.

Evaluation 111

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Additionally, it encourages collaboration, teamwork, and effective communication among students and faculty from various disciplines (Weinberg & Harding, 2004). Measuring learning outcomes in higher education: Motivation matters. This enhances students’ critical thinking, knowledge integration, and problem-solving abilities.

Interdisciplinary 98

Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

As educators, we have to constantly think of new ways to communicate our concepts to different learners and motivate them in our classrooms. Now, maybe you are thinking that you are just not a creative person. But I say, “Pish posh!” If you are an educator, then you are creative.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Accessibility Quizzes Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Communication is not complete until there is both understanding and feedback. Professional development participants participating in a hands-on learning environment are highly engaged and motivated. Students’ motivation determines, directs, and sustains what they learn. A sk thought-provoking questions.

Evaluation 95

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 95

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

To facilitate implementation, we have categorized the strategies from the perspectives of course designers, content creators, and those delivering the content or workshops. The following lists provide an overview of strategies and some suggestions on how to incorporate these you’re your courses.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

To facilitate implementation, we have categorized the strategies from the perspectives of course designers, content creators, and those delivering the content or workshops. The following lists provide an overview of strategies and some suggestions on how to incorporate these you’re your courses.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Scholarly Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In our roles as business communication faculty, we followed Felten and Lambert’s (2020) recommendation to demonstrate effectiveness through empirical evidence. During the first week of the semester, students were informed of the rationale for these assessments: to enhance motivation for engaging purposefully with course material.

Quizzes 52

Quizzes Education Multiple Choice Questions Feedback 52

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

One college in the SUNY system, Niagra County Community College, offers to pay external reviewers to go through online courses, offering about $150 per course. Other campuses have experimented with giving release time to their own instructors in exchange for reviewing courses.

Testing 166

Testing Lecturing Quizzes Textbooks 166

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 9, 2022

2016); however, the model should be accompanied by a course design that applies the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to augment accessibility. When all academic communities changed to virtual (synchronous) education, it was a shift to an alternative educational format from traditional face-to-face to virtual.

Universal Design 116

Universal Design Course Design Learning Syllabus 116

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There are documented benefits for soft or transferable skills for students, including critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and organization (Harris et al., Perceived enablers and constraints of motivation to conduct undergraduate research in a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: What role does choice play?

Students 116

Students Counselling Participation Skills 116

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There are documented benefits for soft or transferable skills for students, including critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and organization (Harris et al., Perceived enablers and constraints of motivation to conduct undergraduate research in a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: What role does choice play?

Students 98

Students Counselling Participation Skills 98