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. 2016, Fischer et al.

Instructors 116

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2019

There’s a lot that goes into innovation efforts on campus—think curriculum design, technology training for instructors, and bureaucracy. But too often, a critical element is left out of the process: student voice. Outcomes, Testing and Grading Which methods of assessment best measure learning and ability?

Fairness 163

Fairness Education Students Disabilities 163

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. 2016, Fischer et al.

Instructors 98

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. For instructors serving diverse, often underserved populations, AI raises critical questions: How has it evolved into a pedagogical tool?

Faculty Development 90

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 90

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

Scientifically proven to result in significantly increased message retention; active learning involves multiple parts of the brain, increases collaboration and creativity, and improves both critical thinking and problem-solving skills. In this educational quagmire, Pecha Kucha is an answer.

Lecturing 122

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. For instructors serving diverse, often underserved populations, AI raises critical questions: How has it evolved into a pedagogical tool?

Faculty Development 84

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 84

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

As instructors, we are continually looking for ways to grow and improve. HIPs like internships, learning communities, undergraduate research projects, and even capstone projects can be difficult to fit into the confines of a semester-long course without a great deal of development and design. Teaching is a dynamic endeavor.

Assignments 107

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 107

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. These activities promote critical thinking and application of knowledge.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

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. These activities promote critical thinking and application of knowledge.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

Scientifically proven to result in significantly increased message retention; active learning involves multiple parts of the brain, increases collaboration and creativity, and improves both critical thinking and problem-solving skills. In this educational quagmire, Pecha Kucha is an answer.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 98

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. Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors. Rethinking Plagiarism in the Era of Generative AI.

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

As instructors, we are continually looking for ways to grow and improve. HIPs like internships, learning communities, undergraduate research projects, and even capstone projects can be difficult to fit into the confines of a semester-long course without a great deal of development and design. Teaching is a dynamic endeavor.

Assignments 89

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 89

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To address the disparity between in-person and remote students, instructors can implement strategies that ensure both groups feel equally engaged.

Teaching 88

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 88

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To address the disparity between in-person and remote students, instructors can implement strategies that ensure both groups feel equally engaged.

Teaching 85

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 85

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says. From this, Fink developed a model known as integrated course design which consists of three phases: the initial, intermediate and final design phases.

Course Design 62

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 62

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says. From this, Fink developed a model known as integrated course design which consists of three phases: the initial, intermediate and final design phases.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

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. Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors. Rethinking Plagiarism in the Era of Generative AI.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

2020; Lang 2021; McRee 2012), results are often self-reported assessments and focus on the characteristics of the instruction such as good course design or expert presentation; less typically does the research focus solely on the learner (Gore et al., 2019; Silvestri, 2005). 2020; Hannafin et al., Jossey-Bass.

Teaching 52

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Problem-Based Learning 52

Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

In the age of social media, where ideas are unmediated but often gauged by “likes” and “hearts,” it can be intimidating to try to foster critical thinking in discussions of social issues in the online classroom. How can instructors navigate these discussions involving relevant but sensitive subjects? Ask questions.

Discussions 98

Discussions Instructors Critical Thinking Beliefs 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

In the age of social media, where ideas are unmediated but often gauged by “likes” and “hearts,” it can be intimidating to try to foster critical thinking in discussions of social issues in the online classroom. How can instructors navigate these discussions involving relevant but sensitive subjects? Ask questions.

Discussions 90

Discussions Instructors Critical Thinking Beliefs 90