Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

In the replies, there are always a few defenders of the pedagogical tools, but most participants affirm their widespread dissatisfaction. Of course, student contempt for a pedagogical tool shouldn’t ground its dismissal. Chang and Smith (2008) studied student engagement in a computer science course, again through a student survey.

Exams 97

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 97

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

To assess the impact of the pre-course, consider collecting student performance and perception data. In our large animal anatomy course, positive statistically significant correlations were found between pre-course interaction and certain exam scores (Hansen, Basel, & Malreddy, under review).

Exams 114

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 114

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2024

Moreover, academic programs may require student participation in interprofessional education (IPE) activities. This support includes information about application materials, timelines, funding options, entrance exam information, and preparing the CV and personal statement for competitive admission into these advanced programs.

Interdisciplinary 124

Interdisciplinary Assignments Participation Exams 124

Faculty Focus

MARCH 19, 2023

A SWOT analysis The five stages of the Stanford Design Thinking Process were used to structure the course. Design thinking activities and assessments were designed at each stage of the course. Students also tracked threats and opportunities which are external factors that can help or hinder career development.

Course Design 115

Course Design Testing Feedback Assignments 115

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2016

based company today announced it’s raised a $4 million seed round led by Osage Venture Partners, with participation from New Markets Venture Partners, 500 Startups and others. Noodle Partners , an online program management (OPM) provider founded in 2015, is the latest business to put skin in the game. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based

Curriculum Design 128

Curriculum Design Failure Exams Course Design 128

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.”

Feedback 126

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 126

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

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. The other half are like, ‘This isn’t on the exam so I’m not going to do this.’” he remembers.

Textbooks 162

Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 162

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2024

Moreover, academic programs may require student participation in interprofessional education (IPE) activities. This support includes information about application materials, timelines, funding options, entrance exam information, and preparing the CV and personal statement for competitive admission into these advanced programs.

Interdisciplinary 110

Interdisciplinary Assignments Participation Exams 110

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.”

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 19, 2023

A SWOT analysis The five stages of the Stanford Design Thinking Process were used to structure the course. Design thinking activities and assessments were designed at each stage of the course. Students also tracked threats and opportunities which are external factors that can help or hinder career development.

Course Design 96

Course Design Testing Feedback Assignments 96

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

To assess the impact of the pre-course, consider collecting student performance and perception data. In our large animal anatomy course, positive statistically significant correlations were found between pre-course interaction and certain exam scores (Hansen, Basel, & Malreddy, under review).

Exams 70

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 70

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

This might involve asking students to write a summary statement, connect course concepts to learning outcomes, or collaborate to create mock exam questions. Summary Statement Finally, an effective class concludes with a strategy to summarize key points. Michael Kiener is a professor at Maryville University of St.

Counselling 86

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 86

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

This might involve asking students to write a summary statement, connect course concepts to learning outcomes, or collaborate to create mock exam questions. Summary Statement Finally, an effective class concludes with a strategy to summarize key points. Michael Kiener is a professor at Maryville University of St.

Counselling 64

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 64

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

I became a Strava user in 2013, around the same time I became an online course designer. Quickly I found that even as I logged runs on Strava daily, I struggled to find the time to log into platforms like Coursera, Udemy or Udacity to finish courses produced by my fellow instructional designers.

Course Design 149

Course Design Online Learning Teaching Motivation 149

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

exam scores increased post adjustments). We should welcome the unfamiliarity of new and blended course designs and strive to build courses based on the best approach for the content regardless of the format, rather than revert to the comfort of analog lecturing. For example, Ardissone et al. 3: 403-412. link] Beatty, B.

Lecturing 126

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 126

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

In a paper Koedinger co-published in Science , he found that as instructors consider their course design and teaching options during a typical college course, they’re picking from trillions of possibilities. And the approach produced graduates who vastly outperformed cohorts trained using traditional methods.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

exam scores increased post adjustments). We should welcome the unfamiliarity of new and blended course designs and strive to build courses based on the best approach for the content regardless of the format, rather than revert to the comfort of analog lecturing. For example, Ardissone et al. 3: 403-412. link] Beatty, B.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 98