Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Being consistent in our use of the LMS features, whether that is within the program or department, school or college, can help reduce stress for students and faculty alike and allow students to focus their energy on learning instead of navigating their courses. So how do we begin to address these concerns? Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Then we also have continued our webinars series with our Center for Faculty Development and Innovation. So one of the challenges we've really been dealing with is test security because of course everyone wants to go right to ProctorU and have that live proctoring experience. Physical accessibility.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

One of the challenges of course design is that all our work can seem perfectly clear and effective when we are knee-deep in the design process, but everything somehow falls apart when deployed in the wild. If you’d like to try this approach yourself, here’s a template prompt you can use with AI systems.

Assignments 69

Assignments Testing Course Design Writing 69

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Jeff is passionate about learning and improving the quality of online course design and instruction to benefit returning adult learners. References Bradbury, N. Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more? Advances in Physiology Education , 40 (4), 509–513.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Anna Conway, EdD is a professor and faculty developer at Des Moines Area Community College. Dr. Conway has served as director of Teaching and Learning for seven years at DMACC and is one of the content developers for the Inclusive Stem Teaching Project.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2023

By integrating student choice into the course design, I’ve observed a marked increase in engagement, participation, and satisfaction. In addition, she has interests in innovative faculty development and evaluation models, teaching and learning analytics, emergent instructional technology, and faculty workload considerations.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Assignments Instructors Students 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Support is sometimes available from veteran professors, faculty development offices and workshops or training to assist professors in the challenging work of course and curriculum development and implementation. There are several important situational factors that Fink suggests can affect course design.

Course Design 64

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 64

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Access: Building Bridges to Opportunity Accessible Course Design Accessibility in online education goes beyond compliance with legal requirements. It involves designing courses that accommodate diverse learning needs and preferences.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Support is sometimes available from veteran professors, faculty development offices and workshops or training to assist professors in the challenging work of course and curriculum development and implementation. There are several important situational factors that Fink suggests can affect course design.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Jeff is passionate about learning and improving the quality of online course design and instruction to benefit returning adult learners. References Bradbury, N. Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more? Advances in Physiology Education , 40 (4), 509–513.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Access: Building Bridges to Opportunity Accessible Course Design Accessibility in online education goes beyond compliance with legal requirements. It involves designing courses that accommodate diverse learning needs and preferences.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus. Faculty development seminars can also be conducted to share best practices in incorporating interdisciplinary knowledge.

Interdisciplinary 111

Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

We offer online courses, facilitated online courses that are taught by our own faculty and staff in the system. All of this is anchored in course design and online teaching, not one or the other. We do a co-design effort with them also. We also do monthly webinars and one-day conferences.

Instructors 133

Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 133

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Faculty development for online instruction in higher education. How do online course design features influence student performance? [link] Gilpatrick,, M., & Vasquez, T. 2020, September 01). Remote teaching and learning: Facilitating effective professional learning communities. Education Today. link] Gregory, R. &

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus. Faculty development seminars can also be conducted to share best practices in incorporating interdisciplinary knowledge.

Interdisciplinary 98

Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Faculty development for online instruction in higher education. How do online course design features influence student performance? [link] Gilpatrick,, M., & Vasquez, T. 2020, September 01). Remote teaching and learning: Facilitating effective professional learning communities. Education Today. link] Gregory, R. &

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 98