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How an Experimental Online Course Helped One Anthropology Department Keep a Professor and a Half

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Plus, it sounded a lot like a MOOC (short for “massive open online courses”)—free courses designed for thousands of students that were all the rage a few years ago, but which today are seen as having fallen far short of the hype. He also used some of the money to send his teaching assistants to cities around the globe.

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

Technological hiccups are inevitable, so having a dedicated teaching assistant or tech support available during class can be invaluable in troubleshooting issues quickly, allowing the instructor to focus on teaching. Hybrid-Flexible course design: Implementing student-directed hybrid classes (1st ed.).

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Why We Need to Share Care, Appreciation, Kindness and Empathy (CAKE) in our Classrooms  

Faculty Focus

Stefanie Baier is the Director of Graduate Student and Postdoc Instructional Development at the Graduate Educator Advancement and Teaching (GREAT) Office at the Graduate School at Michigan State University. Taken for Granted: Improving the Culture of Celebration, Appreciation, and Recognition in Higher Education. Graefe & Unzer.

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

Technological hiccups are inevitable, so having a dedicated teaching assistant or tech support available during class can be invaluable in troubleshooting issues quickly, allowing the instructor to focus on teaching. Hybrid-Flexible course design: Implementing student-directed hybrid classes (1st ed.).

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How One Master Educator Uses Visuals and Tech to Make Dracula a Must-Take Course

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EdSurge: Can you give us a little background on the history of the Dracula course? Stanley Stepanic: When I first came to UVA in 2005 to study for my master’s and my PhD, I was a teaching assistant to the course and was mentored by Professor Jan Perkowski. He later changed the name of the course to Dracula.

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