Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

First Day Community building starts day one by laying a strong foundation. Ideally the entire first week of the course should be devoted to community building. Before any work on the course concepts starts, the focus should be on developing communication and trust in the classroom space.

Exams 109

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 109

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

However, it might feel like a heavy lift to rewrite your syllabus to incorporate foundational lessons on dialogue skills when you already have so much content to cover. The program taught me different ways to communicate with others who may have dissenting opinions.”

Instructors 96

Instructors Lecturing Syllabus Knowledge 96

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

Water is a unique discipline, it’s not like math or history or communication studies were major publishers put out multitudes of textbooks on,” she says. Previously, her syllabus relied on a series of pamphlets from the Water Education Foundation, a California-based non-profit. But those materials were not ideal.

Textbooks 117

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 117

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

However, it might feel like a heavy lift to rewrite your syllabus to incorporate foundational lessons on dialogue skills when you already have so much content to cover. The program taught me different ways to communicate with others who may have dissenting opinions.”

Instructors 92

Instructors Lecturing Syllabus Knowledge 92

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Five strategies to foster sense of belonging Be caring and authentic: Syllabus policies and language, as well as introductory comments on the first day of class, set the tone for an entire term. The good news is that research points us to several aspects of inclusive and supportive classroom environments that positively impact belongingness.

Syllabus 88

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 88

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Tips Tip 1: Define and describe in your syllabus. Be clear and concise with your syllabus language to communicate the definition of ungrading and how it will be used in your course. For example, you could use engagement, assignments, and tests/quizzes. Provide students with a tool (e.g.,

Syllabus 52

Syllabus Instructors Feedback Assignments 52

Lab to Class

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Consistency in efforts is a key skill for most jobs, a healthy mind and body, and even when communicating in a personal relationship. While a logical syllabus is important, it should not be so rigid that it prevents reviewing old topics simply because they don’t connect with the current topic directly. Absolutely not.

Study 52

Study Lecturing Learning Activities 52

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

He doesn’t get paid, but he helps improve the quality of courses by catching mistakes in quizzes and pointing out befuddling bits of video lectures, which can then be clarified before professors release the course to students. “I In some courses, volunteer “community TAs” have been asked to rigorously check problem sets before they go live.

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Testing Lecturing Quizzes Textbooks 166