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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

Faculty Focus

Take a few minutes to get ready (open your slides, organize the handouts, etc.) 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. Use formative assessment.

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Connecting with Online Students

Faculty Focus

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. questions).

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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

Faculty Focus

Take a few minutes to get ready (open your slides, organize the handouts, etc.) 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. Use formative assessment.

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Connecting with Online Students

Faculty Focus

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. questions).

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Four Steps to Promote Student Success in College Classrooms

Faculty Focus

But the monotonous presentation of information and lengthy one-way communication in didactic lecture lacks student engagement and makes students passive listeners in their learning process. Dr. Yunteng He is a chemistry instructor at Central Community College in Kearney, NE. References He, Y. College Teaching, 67 (1), 70–72.

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Four Steps to Promote Student Success in College Classrooms

Faculty Focus

But the monotonous presentation of information and lengthy one-way communication in didactic lecture lacks student engagement and makes students passive listeners in their learning process. Dr. Yunteng He is a chemistry instructor at Central Community College in Kearney, NE. References He, Y. College Teaching, 67 (1), 70–72.

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Simple Strategies for Curriculum (Re)Design for the New Instructor

Scholarly Teacher

These assessments can include quizzes, minute papers, surveys, and other methods to track student progress (Zakrajsek, 2016). Teamwork in teaching can take various forms, such as co-teaching, observing other courses, or feedback from experienced instructors. What type of student feedback can you incorporate into your course?