eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

After a semester where I threw out the syllabus, I was left with an inspiring question: How can I make my future courses more practical and still keep the academic writing and the academic requirements intact? Research has shown that young children’s brains are primed for this kind of hands-on, exploratory learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Whether it’s multiple times a week or every day, using communication tools such as discussion boards or announcements will help keep students from feeling isolated. Prepare syllabus and assignment due dates carefully and well in advance so that students know what to expect and when. Develop a strong classroom presence.

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Education Syllabus Instructors Feedback 279

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Instead of handing students a syllabus with a set of class rules, engage your students in the process of co-constructing classroom agreements about behaviors. So, how do we help students make responsible decisions? 5 Strategies Designed to Help Students Make Responsible Decisions. Strategy #1: Co-construct Classroom Agreements.

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Learning Syllabus Evaluation Discussions 370

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. Introductions and low-stake interactions in the syllabus, in your communications, and in class can reduce intimidation and help students get ready to learn. Express care for your students in your descriptions, communications, and policies. Start strong.

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Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2021

While it was rough going in those early weeks, we eventually made it work (and even discovered some new departmental strengths) mostly because of an unwavering commitment to frequent, transparent and radically honest communication with each other. But have we made a similar commitment to this kind of communication with ourselves?

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Education Syllabus Instructors Intelligence 187

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

A few repositories like the Open Syllabus Project collect syllabi from around the world. These portfolios bring those internal workings out in ways that a syllabus or course evaluations could never capture,” she says. And some professors share their teaching tips informally on blogs like ProfHacker.

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Teaching Portfolio Teaching Syllabus Peer Review 167

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Some techniques include communicating using text messaging; making cloud-based storage available to students who might not have much space available on their own devices; and designing materials for display on small screens. And some corporations have designed higher education and workforce training micro-courses intended for smartphones.

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Distance Learning Syllabus Internet Learning 212

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

What’s it like going from one course that simply posts a syllabus in the LMS to another that makes more robust use of the tools and features? Clear labels and categories make navigation easy, and having everything accessible, especially the syllabus, lecture materials, and study guides, was a recurring preference. 

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Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

The following includes a few strategies and examples to ensure clarity: A clear, inclusive syllabus with a course calendar of class activities, routines, materials, links to rubrics, etc. Designing an inclusive syllabus. Provide frequent written and verbal reminders. link] (retrieved January 2, 2023). CEI (2022). Columbia CTL (2022).

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Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 131

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Our administration has done well at communicating, and the faculty have done a really great job of moving online quickly. Start with your syllabus, make your syllabus accessible and then do one document per week. EdSurge: In terms of accessibility during this time, what have you learned? Is it going pretty smoothly?

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Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 217

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. Introductions and low-stake interactions in the syllabus, in your communications, and in class can reduce intimidation and help students get ready to learn. Express care for your students in your descriptions, communications, and policies. Start strong.

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Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

No one disagrees with the importance of the visual in communicating. For the many students who communicate better with color and design than text, this is a critical skill to assessing their knowledge. The problem usually is creating it. Click to view slideshow.

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Syllabus Knowledge Achievement Math 171

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. You might be surprised by what you learn.

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Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Advisors can help students establish healthy work habits by sending helpful advice for meeting deadlines before classes begin such as: Plan ahead: Get a “lay of the land” of the course by reading the syllabus. Use a planner to indicate major course deadlines, review it regularly and implement steps to meet those deadlines.

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Online Learning Instructors Coaching Mobile Devices 187

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., Journal of Intelligent Communication , 3(2) , 2031. Nilson, L.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

What’s it like going from one course that simply posts a syllabus in the LMS to another that makes more robust use of the tools and features? Clear labels and categories make navigation easy, and having everything accessible, especially the syllabus, lecture materials, and study guides, was a recurring preference. 

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Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

For example, near the beginning of the semester, Sedoc asks students what they hope to get out of his classes, trying to see how well their expectations match the syllabus. Communicating Care There’s a bit of vulnerability involved in asking for feedback.

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Feedback Instructors Students Syllabus 195

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The updated syllabus will front-load teaching and learning about the social justice movements that may be selected for the collaboration. The SSC syllabus will be re-conceptualized to accommodate the valuable collaborative project learning experience.

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Syllabus Science History Communication 105

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

It’s easier to provide a syllabus with structured projects and assignments that have assigned due dates and clear grading parameters. Finding the appropriate balance of support for each student requires continuous communication. I’m constantly asking myself: when is there too much support and when is there not enough?

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Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 163

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

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Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Is a ‘desk scan’ necessary for a syllabus quiz? You don’t get to build a tool and then get to say, ‘I didn’t intend it to be used that way,’” says David Parry, an associate professor of communication and media studies at Saint Joseph’s University. “He Olsen says some professors may be using the Proctorio tool too aggressively. “Is

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Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. You might be surprised by what you learn.

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Communicate Expectations Early and Often Millet stressed that it’s imperative for faculty to set definitions and guidelines early about academic honesty, and regularly communicate those expectations to students. Don’t wait until you start seeing people cheating to say something about it.”

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Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 144

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

As a communication scholar, I began to practice what I’d taught about interpersonal and small group communication. As a communication scholar, I thought I knew pretty much all there was to know about human interaction. I embraced the idea of a flipped classroom prior to even hearing about it as a formal process.

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Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

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.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The updated syllabus will front-load teaching and learning about the social justice movements that may be selected for the collaboration. The SSC syllabus will be re-conceptualized to accommodate the valuable collaborative project learning experience.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Science History Communication 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

A hands-off approach is increasingly difficult given how easy it is for families to stay in touch with digital communication. Instructors who flunk a student on an exam can reasonably expect to see an email from a concerned parent every so often.

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Syllabus Exams Instructors Study 154

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

In online asynchronous courses, although visual forms of electronic communication are possible, they are not the only ways to connect with students. The strategies suggested below may be part of individual brief emails, feedback on assignments, course content modules and documents, and the course syllabus. Is anyone there?”

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Instructors Syllabus Assignments Feedback 105

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

The instructor typically arrives, distributes a syllabus outlining course policies and expectations, explains assignments and grading criteria, and may include a brief activity or icebreaker. It reframes the syllabus not as a fixed legal document, but as a living agreement shaped by both instructor expertise and student input.

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Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

As a communication scholar, I began to practice what I’d taught about interpersonal and small group communication. As a communication scholar, I thought I knew pretty much all there was to know about human interaction. I embraced the idea of a flipped classroom prior to even hearing about it as a formal process.

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

But this year, with the arrival of the World Cup, I came prepared, and my students knew it when they saw our sports journalism unit built into the syllabus on the first day. They were allowing something they love to become tangible and communicating that with their peers. Are these days blocked off for the World Cup?!” they exclaimed.

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English Culture Syllabus Writing 200

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Include in the conversation a copy of a draft syllabus, required assignments, and any concerns you have about academic integrity. For example, one librarian mentioned that students are more likely to contact library professionals if the instructor includes points in the syllabus for outreach to the librarian. Faculty Focus.

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Syllabus Instructors Learning Assignments 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

She’s come up with a new model of a two-year college that puts less emphasis on academic disciplines and more on skills like communication and quantitative reasoning. That includes humanities, social science, STEM and communications, but all of those classes are maybe working on the senses for six weeks or immigration for eight weeks.

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Education Syllabus Faculty Development Communication 159

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

Redesigning the Syllabus to Reflect the Learning Journey - Mark Engstrom, head of middle and upper school at Allen Academy in Bryan, Texas, shares an encouraging story about rethinking curriculum to encourage “students to make decisions and take a more active role as learners.”.

Learning 163

Learning Syllabus Interdisciplinary Blended Learning 163

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

The instructor typically arrives, distributes a syllabus outlining course policies and expectations, explains assignments and grading criteria, and may include a brief activity or icebreaker. It reframes the syllabus not as a fixed legal document, but as a living agreement shaped by both instructor expertise and student input.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

The following includes a few strategies and examples to ensure clarity: A clear, inclusive syllabus with a course calendar of class activities, routines, materials, links to rubrics, etc. Designing an inclusive syllabus. Provide frequent written and verbal reminders. link] (retrieved January 2, 2023). CEI (2022). Columbia CTL (2022).

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Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of online education, the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications online graduate programs (UF CJC Online) stands at the forefront of innovation and quality. Identify and communicate the technical skills necessary for successful course participation to prepare students.

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Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 121