Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The so-called Active Learning Institute consists of eight 90-minute workshops ranging from course design, to hearing how other faculty use active learning, to technology training. The student researchers click on the buttons when they see those activities happening in class.

Active Learning 119

Active Learning Activities Lecturing Teaching 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Assignment: Exploring Leadership Through Superheroes In this assignment, students are asked to compare five leadership styles—autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire (sometimes called free-rein style), transactional, and transformational—with the leadership qualities of at least three superheroes.

Assignments 115

Assignments Teaching Ethics Textbooks 115

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

Learning 92

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 92

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In other words, the digital university welcomes older, working, nontraditional learners who gravitate to online degrees to overcome workforce obstacles that prevent many without a degree from earning their fair share in today’s often-bewildering, post-industrial economy.

Fairness 129

Fairness Lecturing Course Design Internet 129

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Assignment: Exploring Leadership Through Superheroes In this assignment, students are asked to compare five leadership styles—autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire (sometimes called free-rein style), transactional, and transformational—with the leadership qualities of at least three superheroes.

Assignments 100

Assignments Teaching Ethics Textbooks 100

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. These services can help students transition from education to employment successfully.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

This means that the educators who spend time designing the curriculum and building the course earn pennies on the dollar compared to the profits now earned by the Silicon Valley platforms where the courses are hosted. This compensation structure may seem common (or to some even fair) in other industries such as entertainment.

Online Learning 83

Online Learning Instructors Education Fairness 83

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. These services can help students transition from education to employment successfully.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 13, 2022

in the UK’s Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, QAA, 2014) and for specific course design (e.g. The spotlight switching approach put forward here has two main elements, both of which should have presence in courses where theory and concepts, and application and evidence have an interactive aspect in study and assessment.

Teaching 98

Teaching Learning Critical Thinking Evaluation 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 13, 2022

in the UK’s Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, QAA, 2014) and for specific course design (e.g. The spotlight switching approach put forward here has two main elements, both of which should have presence in courses where theory and concepts, and application and evidence have an interactive aspect in study and assessment.

Teaching 98

Teaching Learning Critical Thinking Evaluation 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

We found that our previous attempts to implement a real-world project in this course were hindered because our partner also needed to learn a lot of the concepts and skills the students were learning. As Jodi said, “For me, it took a fair amount of acute understanding and experience to know what was realistic.”.

Achievement 119

Achievement Study Communication Fairness 119

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

To facilitate implementation, we have categorized the strategies from the perspectives of course designers, content creators, and those delivering the content or workshops. The following lists provide an overview of strategies and some suggestions on how to incorporate these you’re your courses.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

To facilitate implementation, we have categorized the strategies from the perspectives of course designers, content creators, and those delivering the content or workshops. The following lists provide an overview of strategies and some suggestions on how to incorporate these you’re your courses.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

We found that our previous attempts to implement a real-world project in this course were hindered because our partner also needed to learn a lot of the concepts and skills the students were learning. As Jodi said, “For me, it took a fair amount of acute understanding and experience to know what was realistic.”.

Achievement 97

Achievement Study Communication Fairness 97

Scholarly Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Sixty-nine percent of students (N=48) indicated that collaborative quizzes were preferable due to the increased collaboration and relationship-building the quizzes offered.

Quizzes 52

Quizzes Education Multiple Choice Questions Feedback 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 1, 2021

HyFlex course design: Conditions, controversy & craftsmanship. [ I’ve been fairly quiet here during the pandemic. However, that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been busy. I thought that I would share a little of what I’ve been doing for the past year… ]. Embracing a new paradigm with Dr. Stephen Harris. The Iowa series – Wrap-up.

Fairness 130

Fairness Learning Course Design Discussions 130