Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2016

At the university level, course design has traditionally been easy for faculty to manage on their own—until, that is, digital technologies began to play a role and online courses started to take off. In such an evolving and unpredictable landscape, the formal frameworks of instructional design—such as strict adherence to the.

Interdisciplinary 166

Interdisciplinary Ethics Learning Learning Styles 166

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Somewhere between our collective obsession with predictive analytics and infatuation with adaptive learning, higher education wonks and practitioners are making time to deconstruct the quality attributes of online courses. Does our current quality evaluation ensure a wonderful learning experience?

Blended Courses 166

Blended Courses Instructors Evaluation Participation 166

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

When our students overcome obstacles in their learning due to our support and encouragement, or experience transformations from our well-constructed course design and subsequent instruction, we succeed in cultivating spaces where their success is made possible. For the following 30 years, she was faculty in higher education.

Students 122

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 122

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Offering both synchronous and asynchronous options may be referred to as hybrid, blended, or bichronous course delivery, but often these are not flexible enough. Educators will need to be open-minded and flexible as they will be adapting delivery and materials with in-person lessons and changing amounts of students throughout the year.

Exams 111

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 111

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

Once a novelty in many classrooms and makerspaces, 3D printers are again flourishing as valuable classroom tools thanks to advanced technology , lower costs and more products and services geared toward K–12 education. . Both manufacturers and educators are leveraging the benefits of 3D printers in education.

STEM 167

STEM Learning Math Learning Styles 167

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

When our students overcome obstacles in their learning due to our support and encouragement, or experience transformations from our well-constructed course design and subsequent instruction, we succeed in cultivating spaces where their success is made possible. For the following 30 years, she was faculty in higher education.

Students 111

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Ensuring a successful educational experience for our students is akin to the art of culinary development, where thoughtful preparation is fundamental. This parallels the concept of pre-courses, which serve as innovative ingredients and preparatory tools in the educational kitchen.

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

2011) into all parts of our courses (see Saucier et al., 2022 for a discussion of the empathetic course design perspective). This ranges from our syllabi to our course structures and policies, to our assignments and assessments. This empathetic course design perspective is important to us. Raimondi, 2019).

Course Design 142

Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 142

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Offering both synchronous and asynchronous options may be referred to as hybrid, blended, or bichronous course delivery, but often these are not flexible enough. Educators will need to be open-minded and flexible as they will be adapting delivery and materials with in-person lessons and changing amounts of students throughout the year.

Exams 98

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 98

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2017

If education researchers hope to see more of their findings influence everyday learning and instruction—and they desperately do—then their best bet may be to encourage education technologists to hone their design research skills. Most interventions in educational research are not designed with educators in mind.

Laboratory 102

Laboratory Failure Education Study 102

Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

While many of our conversations have focused on what generative AI means for student assignments and learning outcomes, there’s another question faculty are askingoften individually and quietly: How can we leverage AI in our own academic and administrative work? And more importantly, should we?

Assignments 81

Assignments Testing Course Design Writing 81

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

If you are like most of those with whom I work, you spend hours identifying the desired learning outcomes, essential understandings and skills, and appropriate materials. This then leads to countless hours of designing assessments and learning experiences. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

While many of our conversations have focused on what generative AI means for student assignments and learning outcomes, there’s another question faculty are askingoften individually and quietly: How can we leverage AI in our own academic and administrative work? And more importantly, should we?

Assignments 72

Assignments Testing Course Design Writing 72

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 12, 2025

In an era of advanced technologies and artificial intelligence, the use of these tools in education raises concerns about its impact on student learning, particularly when it comes to assessments. This can be revealing for educators as they see a different side to students exploring and applying course content in authentic ways.

Learning 111

Learning Evaluation Students Course Design 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

The shift to virtual learning, accelerated by the global pandemic, has fundamentally transformed the way education is delivered. As a result, the lasting impact of this transition, along with the necessary adaptations, continues to reshape how education is offered to its target market.

Student Engagement 112

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 112

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

Generative AI is changing the landscape of higher education, in both good and bad ways (Balch, 2023). In higher education, we see our students use AI in many ways, to provide both authorized and unauthorized aid in their completion of assignments. Chronicles of Higher Education. The empathetic course design perspective.

Instructors 115

Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 115

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Interdisciplinary Studies: Breaking Boundaries for Comprehensive Learning Interdisciplinary studies, as an approach to education, research, and problem-solving, break down traditional boundaries between academic fields, encouraging collaboration and integration of knowledge from diverse areas. 2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012).

Interdisciplinary 111

Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 111

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. Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals.

Plagiarism 123

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 123

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 12, 2025

In an era of advanced technologies and artificial intelligence, the use of these tools in education raises concerns about its impact on student learning, particularly when it comes to assessments. This can be revealing for educators as they see a different side to students exploring and applying course content in authentic ways.

Learning 104

Learning Evaluation Students Course Design 104

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. Both types of assessments are essential to ensure effective learning.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Later in life, after nearly three decades of teaching in higher education and serving my division as chair, which included professor evaluations, I came to believe that there were essentially two types of professors: ones who taught their discipline to students and ones who taught students their discipline. The students and I began to thrive!

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Experiential learning in its many forms is widely recognized as a high-impact educational practice, one that has been thoroughly tested and shown to be beneficial to a wide spectrum of college students. Experiential learning is a process through which a learner constructs knowledge, skill, and value from direct experience.

Learning 122

Learning Problem-Based Learning Students Lecturing 122

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

2011) into all parts of our courses (see Saucier et al., 2022 for a discussion of the empathetic course design perspective). This ranges from our syllabi to our course structures and policies, to our assignments and assessments. This empathetic course design perspective is important to us. Raimondi, 2019).

Course Design 98

Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2023

As online education continues to evolve, the challenge to create meaningful and engaging learning experiences is paramount. Traditionally, the one-size-fits-all approach to assessment has been dominant, with all students completing the same activities throughout the course.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Assignments Instructors Students 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

If you are like most of those with whom I work, you spend hours identifying the desired learning outcomes, essential understandings and skills, and appropriate materials. This then leads to countless hours of designing assessments and learning experiences. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Ensuring a successful educational experience for our students is akin to the art of culinary development, where thoughtful preparation is fundamental. This parallels the concept of pre-courses, which serve as innovative ingredients and preparatory tools in the educational kitchen.

Exams 77

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 77

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Interdisciplinary Studies: Breaking Boundaries for Comprehensive Learning Interdisciplinary studies, as an approach to education, research, and problem-solving, break down traditional boundaries between academic fields, encouraging collaboration and integration of knowledge from diverse areas. 2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012).

Interdisciplinary 98

Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Later in life, after nearly three decades of teaching in higher education and serving my division as chair, which included professor evaluations, I came to believe that there were essentially two types of professors: ones who taught their discipline to students and ones who taught students their discipline. The students and I began to thrive!

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

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. Both types of assessments are essential to ensure effective learning.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

The shift to virtual learning, accelerated by the global pandemic, has fundamentally transformed the way education is delivered. As a result, the lasting impact of this transition, along with the necessary adaptations, continues to reshape how education is offered to its target market.

Student Engagement 89

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 89

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. Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

From my professional experiences in both K-12 and higher education, I have found the secret sauce to effective professional development is ENGAGEMENT. Professional development can be defined as structured professional learning that results in changes in teaching practices and improvements (Learning Policy Institute, 2017).

Evaluation 111

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 13, 2022

in the UK’s Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, QAA, 2014) and for specific course design (e.g. in the language of learning outcomes for the later stage modules of programs). He has written a number of papers on teaching business in higher education for UK, USA, and Australian periodicals.

Teaching 98

Teaching Learning Critical Thinking Evaluation 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 13, 2022

in the UK’s Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, QAA, 2014) and for specific course design (e.g. in the language of learning outcomes for the later stage modules of programs). He has written a number of papers on teaching business in higher education for UK, USA, and Australian periodicals.

Teaching 98

Teaching Learning Critical Thinking Evaluation 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

That said, what is it about an optimally designed class that resonates so deeply with my inner teacher? This convergence of theory and teaching practice offers one perspective for creating an optimal learning experience. Enhancing learning through the scholarship of teaching and learning: The challenges and joys of juggling.

Counselling 95

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 95

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

.” In the current learning environment, students with disabilities encounter significant challenges due to the lack of inclusivity and accessibility in the education system. ii] Contrary to common belief, neurodiverse students represent a significant proportion of the higher education population.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

.” In the current learning environment, students with disabilities encounter significant challenges due to the lack of inclusivity and accessibility in the education system. ii] Contrary to common belief, neurodiverse students represent a significant proportion of the higher education population.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98