Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. These default features force online instructors to use a style of teaching that feels more like shouting to the masses than engaging in meaningful conversations.

Online Learning 159

Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 159

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

With a commitment to ensuring educational excellence and student success, in 2020, UF CJC Online developed a comprehensive course design strategy to elevate its online courses, a mission mandated by the State University System of Florida’s 2025 Strategic Plan for Online Education.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Connecting with students shifts the obligation from the instructor working singularly to create an inclusive environment to one where the class works collectively to build the community. Instructors lead by example, sharing information about themselves, their backgrounds, and their interests, and encourage students to do the same.

Instructors 116

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 116

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

At Aiken County Career and Technology Center in South Carolina, students in a computer-aided drafting and design course designed and printed a wheelchair for a dog. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out these 4 steps to create a strong 3D printing curriculum. Manufacturers Offer 3D Printing Curriculum Support.

STEM 167

STEM Learning Math Learning Styles 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Parra , an assistant professor at New Mexico State’s department of curriculum and instruction learning design & technology, says she’s offered her students the opportunity to use their own languages to complete activities. “To To be honest, I’ve only had one or two students take me up on it,” she said. “But

Culture 153

Culture Teaching Syllabus English 153

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training. Some lightboards can be setup to be one button studios controlled exclusively by the instructor.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. Your dashboard tells you how much time you’ve spent and how much remains before you must complete the course. provide a clear module-based learning path culminating in a ready to use action plan.

Teaching 179

Teaching Education Learning Assignments 179

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Connecting with students shifts the obligation from the instructor working singularly to create an inclusive environment to one where the class works collectively to build the community. Instructors lead by example, sharing information about themselves, their backgrounds, and their interests, and encourage students to do the same.

Instructors 105

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training. Some lightboards can be setup to be one button studios controlled exclusively by the instructor.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

There are many approaches to designing an online course, and finding the right balance may depend on a variety of factors ranging from content topics to types of assessments. However, to determine if our assessment was correct, we surveyed virtual instructors and students gathering both quantitative data and qualitative data.

Student Engagement 96

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 96

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

For so many instructors, whether they’re a TA, someone just starting out, or a seasoned professor with decades of experience, the answer is, “no.” Give the why of the course and the material that they will learn. How does it connect to the broader curriculum? This is the humdinger. What will they learn and do?

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The availability (open) and price (free) make OERs a great addition to an institution’s curriculum and an instructor’s cache of teaching material. The free material my instructors used in those courses was high quality, and I came away with a positive perception of OER use in higher education. Review the material.

Evaluation 145

Evaluation Education Instructors Textbooks 145

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. This is why a well-designed course will have a balance of formative and summative assessments.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

And he believes that both K-12 and higher-ed instructors can make that happen. Heath also called upon college and university instructors to think about ways their lessons can leave a lasting memory on students. Palmer works to help faculty design deeply memorable moments in class through an activity called “the dream exercise.”

Instructors 103

Instructors Syllabus Textbooks Lecturing 103

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. Personalized feedback demonstrates the instructors investment in each students success.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

University of Michigan marketing professor John Branch rebuilds the learning experience by taking a precision engineering approach to course design. Source: Course Hero. At Course Hero, we’ve interviewed hundreds of instructors from around the country to share their best lessons.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Extensive analysis of student perception data was conducted and found a generally positive reception, with a majority of students strongly advocating for the pre-course’s availability to future cohorts (Hansen, Basel, & Malreddy, under review). Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 41 (3): 284–93. McNulty, Margaret A.,

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. This is why a well-designed course will have a balance of formative and summative assessments.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

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. Personalized feedback demonstrates the instructors investment in each students success.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The greater the access to higher education, the more dynamic a curriculum must be to effectively and equitably educate and elevate the learning experiences of all students. Two Forms of Curriculum in Higher Education There are two forms of curriculum in higher education.

Course Design 65

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 65

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Students as Learners and Teachers (SaLT) is an innovative teaching approach where students and instructors collaborate to improve educational experiences ( Cavazos et al., One theme on building critical consciousness explored in our program is the presence of implicit linguistic biases in course syllabi and assignment designs.

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Language 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The greater the access to higher education, the more dynamic a curriculum must be to effectively and equitably educate and elevate the learning experiences of all students. Two Forms of Curriculum in Higher Education There are two forms of curriculum in higher education.

Course Design 62

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 62

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

“Educator” is used throughout this paper to represent professor, instructor, teacher, or any person or team that leads learning sessions. Scheduling and delivery of courses offered in various modalities can be problematic for colleges and universities. HyFlex courses can be deceptively difficult to do well.

Learning 105

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

For so many instructors, whether they’re a TA, someone just starting out, or a seasoned professor with decades of experience, the answer is, “no.” Give the why of the course and the material that they will learn. How does it connect to the broader curriculum? This is the humdinger. What will they learn and do?

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

However, just as the iTunes business model is deeply disadvantageous to artists, online learning platforms are now granting online instructors smaller and smaller shares of the revenue as they steer business models in the streaming direction. At Skillshare, instructors earn between 5 to 10 cents per minute-watched.

Online Learning 84

Online Learning Instructors Education Fairness 84

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Establish and maintain an inclusive community: During the first days of class, it is important to initiate an anonymous survey and a follow-up discussion about what makes students feel valued, seen, respected, included, challenged, and supported by the instructor and their peers. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

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 109

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 109

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

“Educator” is used throughout this paper to represent professor, instructor, teacher, or any person or team that leads learning sessions. Scheduling and delivery of courses offered in various modalities can be problematic for colleges and universities. HyFlex courses can be deceptively difficult to do well.

Learning 98

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

They help faculty use a data-driven lens when making decisions about teaching and learning in their course. This data focus helps professional schools make informed decisions about curriculum improvements, student support, and satisfying accreditation standards. Instructional Design: A Collaboration or A Consultation?

Schools 122

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience. Lesson planning with engagement in mind: Proactive classroom management strategies for curriculum instruction. Fraser, D.

Feedback 126

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 126

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

Next, students reported feeling more engaged in and out of class, which I suspect is due to integrating their interests (via the LMS questionnaire) in lecture and assignments along with discussing the transferrable skills and other notions inside the “hidden curriculum.”

Syllabus 124

Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 124

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2019

Instructors who recorded the lectures came from institutions including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, New York University and Davidson College. EdX hosts a collection of freshman courses designed by Arizona State University, which provide students who complete them with an ASU transcript.

Lecturing 116

Lecturing Textbooks Course Design Instructors 116

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

There are many approaches to designing an online course, and finding the right balance may depend on a variety of factors ranging from content topics to types of assessments. However, to determine if our assessment was correct, we surveyed virtual instructors and students gathering both quantitative data and qualitative data.

Student Engagement 67

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 67

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

They help faculty use a data-driven lens when making decisions about teaching and learning in their course. This data focus helps professional schools make informed decisions about curriculum improvements, student support, and satisfying accreditation standards. Instructional Design: A Collaboration or A Consultation?

Schools 105

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

Next, students reported feeling more engaged in and out of class, which I suspect is due to integrating their interests (via the LMS questionnaire) in lecture and assignments along with discussing the transferrable skills and other notions inside the “hidden curriculum.”

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 111

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 92

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 92

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience. Lesson planning with engagement in mind: Proactive classroom management strategies for curriculum instruction. Fraser, D.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 111