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. Student success is teacher success.

Students 111

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

According to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states, the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) evaluative framework consists of an assessment indicator. Diagram 2 below describes the distinction.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

For optimal effectiveness, the pre-course purpose should be clearly defined with student learning outcomes that inform, excite, and prepare students for their upcoming course material. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex.

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 12, 2025

Although the ideas presented in this article stem from a continuous topic of exploration in higher education, (see Beard & Wilson, 2006; Cantor, 1995; Finely & Bowen, 2021; Tormey, 2022 for further research), this article summarizes our learning and interpretations when creating experiential learning opportunities for our students.

Learning 99

Learning Evaluation Students Course Design 99

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Faculty professional development should revolve around two sets of principles to make teaching and learning more effective and to create conditions to support student learning. Teaching principles Effective teaching involves acquiring relevant knowledge about students and using that knowledge to inform our course design.

Evaluation 111

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 111

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

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. table of contents) in the text(s).

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2023

Student choice: A catalyst for engagement and learning Integrating student choice into the assessment structure has the power to create a more engaging, meaningful online learning experience for each student. Jean Mandernach, PhD, is executive director of the Center for Innovation in Research on Teaching at Grand Canyon University.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Assignments Instructors Students 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. table of contents) in the text(s).

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Assessment in Interdisciplinary Teaching Assessment is another important aspect in which creating and studying experimental courses, can demonstrate interdisciplinary learning. Definitions of interdisciplinary research: Toward graduate-level interdisciplinary learning outcomes. Measuring learning outcomes.

Interdisciplinary 111

Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Faculty professional development should revolve around two sets of principles to make teaching and learning more effective and to create conditions to support student learning. Teaching principles Effective teaching involves acquiring relevant knowledge about students and using that knowledge to inform our course design.

Evaluation 92

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 92

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The ability to critically analyze and evaluate is essential for student progression through degree courses. 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).

Teaching 98

Teaching Learning Critical Thinking Evaluation 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The ability to critically analyze and evaluate is essential for student progression through degree courses. 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).

Teaching 98

Teaching Learning Critical Thinking Evaluation 98

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. Applying Andragogy to Online Course Design to Increase Student Engagement and Success.

Student Engagement 106

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 106

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 100

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 100

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Assessment in Interdisciplinary Teaching Assessment is another important aspect in which creating and studying experimental courses, can demonstrate interdisciplinary learning. Definitions of interdisciplinary research: Toward graduate-level interdisciplinary learning outcomes. Measuring learning outcomes.

Interdisciplinary 98

Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

For optimal effectiveness, the pre-course purpose should be clearly defined with student learning outcomes that inform, excite, and prepare students for their upcoming course material. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex.

Exams 72

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 72

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. Applying Andragogy to Online Course Design to Increase Student Engagement and Success.

Student Engagement 82

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 82

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.

Instructors 52

Instructors Curriculum Quizzes Lecturing 52