Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

After all, “it's not just enough to put materials in Blackboard if it's not going to be accessible,” says Jennifer Albat, instructional designer at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. We've done some webinars for engagement, doing synchronous sessions, different assessments and then how to teach synchronously or asynchronously.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

But whether they teach in-person or online, faculty can take steps to safeguard their courses against academic dishonesty. April Millet, a learning designer at Penn State University, gave educators tips on how to do so last week at the 2018 OLC Accelerate conference in Orlando. Incorporating peer review into their courses.

Academic Integrity 146

Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 146

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

For example, I have a class of 20 students, and I teach synchronously online. Surprisingly, this simple “posting a session summary” practice has become a best practice for me in every course I teach, and after several of my colleagues saw what I was doing, it has become a best practice for them as well.

Exams 111

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018 Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course youve taught before? Early in my career, one chapter per week described my course outline. All rights reserved.

Syllabus 110

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 110

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Faculty risk excluding certain students and impeding their ability to succeed when they aren’t intentional about design and facilitation. It is important that CRS questions mirror questions that might appear on an exam. In our own teaching, we call these “typical test questions” or TTQs. Yeah, me too.” How do we know?

Instructors 140

Instructors Multiple Choice Questions Course Design Discussions 140

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

That may mean hiring more staff who have expertise in digital course design and instruction—and reevaluating whether to pay for help from outside companies or bring services in-house. If you are intending to develop or maintain fully online degree programs, you may need to make an investment in instructional designers.”

Hybrid Learning 194

Hybrid Learning Hybrid Courses Learning Exams 194

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design. How Learning Works: 8 Research-based Principles for Smart Teaching (2nd Ed.).

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

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 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Of course, student contempt for a pedagogical tool shouldn’t ground its dismissal. Students don’t typically love exams, but exams remain a mainstay in the educational arena; however, keep in mind that online courses aren’t required to have exams. Journal of Interactive Online Learning.

Exams 116

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 116

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

For example, I have a class of 20 students, and I teach synchronously online. Surprisingly, this simple “posting a session summary” practice has become a best practice for me in every course I teach, and after several of my colleagues saw what I was doing, it has become a best practice for them as well.

Exams 98

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018 Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course youve taught before? Early in my career, one chapter per week described my course outline. All rights reserved.

Syllabus 99

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 99

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

What attributes of course design and applications of technology transform outcomes and impact, as opposed to gratuitous investment in technology for technology’s sake? Here are four key attributes of a smart course: Learner-Centric Design. The data collected from a smart course informs ongoing improvements.

Multiple Choice Questions 131

Multiple Choice Questions Instructors Textbooks Feedback 131

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018. Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course you’ve taught before? Early in my career, “one chapter per week” described my course outline. But I’m not talking about a list of chapters or exams and papers with their due dates.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 111

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Do exams still serve a purpose? Where there’s an alternative there must be a standard, so we started our chat creating a list of what those standard assignment are: exams, quizzes, essays, reports, lab manuals and the like. But why, then, do so many courses still rely on exams? In other words, exams do serve a purpose.

Assignments 97

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 97

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018. Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course you’ve taught before? Early in my career, “one chapter per week” described my course outline. But I’m not talking about a list of chapters or exams and papers with their due dates.

Exams 105

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 105

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Of course, student contempt for a pedagogical tool shouldn’t ground its dismissal. Students don’t typically love exams, but exams remain a mainstay in the educational arena; however, keep in mind that online courses aren’t required to have exams. Journal of Interactive Online Learning.

Exams 98

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. Based on my classroom teaching experience, I believe that recognizing the importance of student feedback fosters active engagement and self-reflection in the student learning process. appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on August 19, 2019 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor ! A new academic year is about to begin, and, well, there’s this course—maybe more than one—that you’re not exactly bristling with excitement to teach. All rights reserved.

Motivation 112

Motivation Exams Lecturing Questions 112

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on August 19, 2019 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor ! A new academic year is about to begin, and, well, there’s this course—maybe more than one—that you’re not exactly bristling with excitement to teach. All rights reserved.

Motivation 111

Motivation Exams Lecturing Questions 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design. How Learning Works: 8 Research-based Principles for Smart Teaching (2nd Ed.).

Syllabus 101

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 101

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. Conclusion Teaching is relational. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning , 22 (1), 81-94.

Feedback 126

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 126

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

When budget woes threatened faculty reductions in the anthropology department at Kansas State University, one professor decided to address the shortfall by teaching differently. The professor, Michael Wesch, has a long track record of teaching innovation. The other half are like, ‘This isn’t on the exam so I’m not going to do this.’”

Textbooks 162

Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 162

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. Advancing the design thinking mindset in secondary and post-secondary business education.

Course Design 116

Course Design Testing Feedback Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. Based on my classroom teaching experience, I believe that recognizing the importance of student feedback fosters active engagement and self-reflection in the student learning process. appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

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. Conclusion Teaching is relational. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning , 22 (1), 81-94.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

As learners and teaching technology continue to evolve, faculty are recognizing the importance of teaching for active learning. Student exam performance then becomes a matter of cramming course content into short-term memory, without ever really mastering, considering, or owning the course material in a meaningful way.

Lecturing 122

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 122

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. Advancing the design thinking mindset in secondary and post-secondary business education.

Course Design 98

Course Design Testing Feedback Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

As you think about this task, I hope this exercise offers a stimulating intellectual endeavor: a chance to reflect and improve ones teaching. Perhaps I am taking the easy way out by emphasizing pedagogical design, as it could be argued that a well-designed course naturally incorporates all of the above factors.

Counselling 90

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 90

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

Illustration 3 : Excerpt of chapter 2 quiz Heck, I even award Pokémon card packs* to the highest exam scores. Teresa Thompson is tenured faculty at West Valley-Mission College District where she enjoys teaching accounting to her wonderful students. appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

Syllabus 116

Syllabus Accessibility Quizzes Disabilities 116

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 73

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 73

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2024

What follows are suggestions and real examples of teaching and career development strategies adopted by multiple educators at a large, R1, land grant, HSI university. The post Fostering Career Everywhere: Innovative Approaches to Career Readiness appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

Interdisciplinary 124

Interdisciplinary Assignments Participation Exams 124

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Teaching is a dynamic endeavor. Students could form small groups to review material, create a study guide, and/or work on solving a set of problems to help prepare for the exam. Shanda Hood is a teaching assistant professor for the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Arkansas. References Strenghscope.

Assignments 107

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 107

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Need for Effective Curriculum Design in Higher Ed Most class or instructional level curriculum is designed by professors, however, most professors have not received formal training in teaching or designing courses. In fact, teaching is where professors receive the least training, if any at all (Fertig, 2012).

Course Design 62

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 62

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Need for Effective Curriculum Design in Higher Ed Most class or instructional level curriculum is designed by professors, however, most professors have not received formal training in teaching or designing courses. In fact, teaching is where professors receive the least training, if any at all (Fertig, 2012).

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

We can immediately correct misconceptions or misapplication of data rather than waiting until students make the errors in homework or on exams. In-class opportunities are well suited to students who have busy schedules that involve a heavy course load, work, and/or family responsibilities.

Learning 122

Learning Problem-Based Learning Students Lecturing 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2024

What follows are suggestions and real examples of teaching and career development strategies adopted by multiple educators at a large, R1, land grant, HSI university. The post Fostering Career Everywhere: Innovative Approaches to Career Readiness appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

Interdisciplinary 111

Interdisciplinary Assignments Participation Exams 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

Illustration 3 : Excerpt of chapter 2 quiz Heck, I even award Pokémon card packs* to the highest exam scores. Teresa Thompson is tenured faculty at West Valley-Mission College District where she enjoys teaching accounting to her wonderful students. appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Accessibility Quizzes Disabilities 98