Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

While large classes emphasize broad-reaching strategies like lectures and group activities, small classes enable individualized instruction and deeper exploration of topics (Wang & Calvano, 2022). This “think-pair-share” approach not only fostered critical thinking but also ensured everyone had a voice.

Teaching 89

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 89

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 67

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 67

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Overreliance on AI risks undermining critical thinking; Pritts (2023) warns that tools generating papers may erode analytical skills, echoing SoTL calls for active learning (Davidson, 2021). Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction.

Faculty Development 92

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 92

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Overreliance on AI risks undermining critical thinking; Pritts (2023) warns that tools generating papers may erode analytical skills, echoing SoTL calls for active learning (Davidson, 2021). Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction.

Faculty Development 89

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 89

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

AUGUST 13, 2023

Therefore, starting with a comprehensive plan that encompasses the needs of diverse learners is critical. To facilitate implementation, we have categorized the strategies from the perspectives of course designers, content creators, and those delivering the content or workshops. i] [link] [ii] Díez, A.,

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

Therefore, starting with a comprehensive plan that encompasses the needs of diverse learners is critical. To facilitate implementation, we have categorized the strategies from the perspectives of course designers, content creators, and those delivering the content or workshops. i] [link] [ii] Díez, A.,

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Instead, they acquire information outside of class by reading, watching lectures recorded by the faculty member, or through many other online options. As opposed to preparing arguments for and against, in deliberation students work together across differences in views to contribute their best thinking to arrive at the best solution.

Learning 98

Learning Problem-Based Learning Students Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

These questions can elicit more engagement, critical thinking, and collective inquiry among colleagues. This type of activity also promotes critical thinking and problem-solving skills because participants become more self-reliant as they work through the activity. E xplore activities that require collaboration.

Evaluation 111

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

These questions can elicit more engagement, critical thinking, and collective inquiry among colleagues. This type of activity also promotes critical thinking and problem-solving skills because participants become more self-reliant as they work through the activity. E xplore activities that require collaboration.

Evaluation 95

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 95

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., Silvestri, J.

Teaching 52

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Problem-Based Learning 52