Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Does our current quality evaluation ensure a wonderful learning experience? The emerging field of Learner Experience Design or LX design is about balancing the need for quality course design with the central role of human interaction in online learning. Finally, don’t give up. Engagement is about more than data.

Blended Courses 166

Blended Courses Instructors Evaluation Participation 166

Edsurge

JULY 1, 2017

The old arrangement strongly suggested—and really only supported—interactions between student and instructor or student and computer. This evaluation has enabled us to adapt and hone the process of selecting, preparing and assisting instructors to teach in the room. Markers, markers, markers, eraser. forever. .

Active Learning 141

Active Learning Activities Learning Instructors 141

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

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. Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

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

OCTOBER 13, 2024

In creating a course shell, regardless of the course modality (face-to-face, hybrid, or online), it can be helpful to understand the things that students find most frustrating (and most helpful) about faculty use of the LMS. This appreciation is often mentioned in end-of-term evaluations. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

Unlike movie enjoyment, which is an inherently subjective evaluation, learning is an objective outcome. Unlike movie enjoyment, which is an inherently subjective evaluation, learning is an objective outcome. Instructors are equally susceptible to the deeply counterintuitive nature of learning. References Bjork, E.

Education 155

Education Evaluation Failure Essay 155

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. Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Rachel Thelen , The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Noelle Haight , Occupational Therapist and Educator Julia VanderMolen , University of the Pacific Key Statement: Four helpful tips, including backwards design, for the new instructor looking to (re)design their course. Many new instructors face this what now?

Instructors 52

Instructors Curriculum Quizzes Lecturing 52

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Someone who wants to live out my values in practice There is a key difference between an educator saying they want to meet the needs of diverse learners and that instructor actually taking the actions that would meet that goal. Moore have organized the self-assessment tool into three sections: The context and design of your course.

Syllabus 152

Syllabus Teaching Beliefs Instructors 152

eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

The program used Brightspace to deliver blended learning courses designed with experiential learning elements that allowed them to be offered with significant cost savings. Rochester Institute of Technology : Sandra Connelly, Instructor.

Online Learning 139

Online Learning Quizzes eLearning Learning 139

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Classic online course standards emphasize the value of three types of interactions: student-instructor interaction, student-content interaction, and student-student interaction. In 2005, Marks, Sibley, and Arbaugh published a study to evaluate the impacts of all three forms of course interaction through a student survey.

Exams 116

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

In creating a course shell, regardless of the course modality (face-to-face, hybrid, or online), it can be helpful to understand the things that students find most frustrating (and most helpful) about faculty use of the LMS. This appreciation is often mentioned in end-of-term evaluations. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

With the growing demand for contemporary online education, it is crucial to analyze instructional design – a systematic process that applies psychological principles of human learning to develop effective instructional solutions. Thus, to combat these issues, instructors must take a proactive approach in designing online courses.

Student Engagement 110

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 110

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This piece will suggest a few simple ideas that teachers of introductory STEM classes may implement in their course design to turn their lectures into active learning experiences for a large student body, without needing to completely revisit and change their whole teaching style.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Others don’t necessarily come in with those values but understand that they need to do better, based on a complaint, evaluations, or an improvement plan of some sort. 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.” This is the humdinger.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

In essence, an instructional designer leverages technology by marrying pedagogy and practice with selective and useful innovations. Technology is not always the answer, and the ID must evaluate each innovation thoroughly before implementation. Instructional Design: A Collaboration or A Consultation? & Chen, Y. 13(1), 63-76.

Schools 122

Schools Authentic Assessment Syllabus Evaluation 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? What are its merits and limitations?

Faculty Development 91

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 91

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Classic online course standards emphasize the value of three types of interactions: student-instructor interaction, student-content interaction, and student-student interaction. In 2005, Marks, Sibley, and Arbaugh published a study to evaluate the impacts of all three forms of course interaction through a student survey.

Exams 98

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 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? What are its merits and limitations?

Faculty Development 86

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 86

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. For example, consider a faculty member who pursues assessment for the strict purpose of “satisfying the Dean.” Total football.

Feedback 126

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 126

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). Tanya Mohseni, Derek C. Hill, Stacy Chelf, Jeffrey A. Rickert, Jonathan T.

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

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

MAY 30, 2023

In addition, students reported feeling more connected with the course content and their instructor, leading to an overall more satisfactory learning experience. They felt like they had high levels of interaction with the instructor.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Assignments Instructors Students 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

In essence, an instructional designer leverages technology by marrying pedagogy and practice with selective and useful innovations. Technology is not always the answer, and the ID must evaluate each innovation thoroughly before implementation. Instructional Design: A Collaboration or A Consultation? & Chen, Y. 13(1), 63-76.

Schools 105

Schools Authentic Assessment Syllabus Evaluation 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

In fact, several of my colleagues who have been invited to my class as a teaching effectiveness peer-evaluator have commented on how quickly students get to work when they have a task and that they sense a strong understanding of the course expectations.

Syllabus 124

Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 124

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

With the growing demand for contemporary online education, it is crucial to analyze instructional design – a systematic process that applies psychological principles of human learning to develop effective instructional solutions. Thus, to combat these issues, instructors must take a proactive approach in designing online courses.

Student Engagement 86

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 86

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 108

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 108

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The second type of curriculum consists of the set of plans made for guiding learning, which includes the learning experiences and interactions that students have with the content, materials, resources and the process for evaluating mastery of the objectives (Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead & Boschee, 2019).

Course Design 64

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 64

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Others don’t necessarily come in with those values but understand that they need to do better, based on a complaint, evaluations, or an improvement plan of some sort. 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.” This is the humdinger.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

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. For example, consider a faculty member who pursues assessment for the strict purpose of “satisfying the Dean.” Total football.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The second type of curriculum consists of the set of plans made for guiding learning, which includes the learning experiences and interactions that students have with the content, materials, resources and the process for evaluating mastery of the objectives (Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead & Boschee, 2019).

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

These courses enroll a diverse cross-section of the student body, creating the perfect environment to listen broadly and learn deeply. These were not standard end-of-semester evaluations. Together, we weren’t just evaluating survey results. Tessa Wolf strengthened our commitment to inclusive course design.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

In fact, several of my colleagues who have been invited to my class as a teaching effectiveness peer-evaluator have commented on how quickly students get to work when they have a task and that they sense a strong understanding of the course expectations.

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 91

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 91

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 103

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 103