Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

With a commitment to ensuring educational excellence and student success, in 2020, UF CJC Online developed a comprehensive course design strategy to elevate its online courses, a mission mandated by the State University System of Florida’s 2025 Strategic Plan for Online Education.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This article includes a free, open-access resource for educators: What Your Students Arent Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy. The book, co-authored with students, offers actionable strategies and insights to help create more inclusive and humane learning environments. They are co-creators of it.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

With a commitment to ensuring educational excellence and student success, in 2020, UF CJC Online developed a comprehensive course design strategy to elevate its online courses, a mission mandated by the State University System of Florida’s 2025 Strategic Plan for Online Education.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2015

Or, is there high-quality feedback that deepens and furthers learning – something arguably Google still does not do? The point is, of course, that you probably can Google every single concept you currently teach and your students know this well. Kitchen table pedagogy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2019

It’s clear to me that the course design–how I lay out the mix of resources, homework, classwork, and more–affects how students absorb and share knowledge. One of our Ask a Tech Teacher contributors knows a lot about how course design impacts learning. All of this starts with a good course design.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

Thankfully, research into online learning can provide us with a starting point to make sure our students continue to be engaged in the process of learning. What Is Engagement and Why Is It So Important to the Learning Process? Video feedback is also effective in building a connection with learners.

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Motivation Education Learning Feedback 218

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

“Those weekly face-to-face sessions are as much about seeing people’s faces—seeing how tired they look, seeing how engaged they are in the material, seeing all of those kinds of things, and having that back and forth—as it is learning new content together,” she noted. Department of Education.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

Back-to-school is getting closer and closer, and as it approaches, stakeholders and ed-tech vendors are working to create research and products that identify educational needs and truly improve teaching and learning in the classroom. The course, Effective Conversation in the Classroom, launches in August with three online sessions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). Blended Learning. assess success at completion. Elementary Math.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Online student struggles When you think of “student support,” you probably think about an academic-based intervention; perhaps on-campus or Zoom-based tutoring, a writing center that can provide feedback and services related to class writing assignments, or services for students with accommodations.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Personalized learning is still in its infancy—as are the curricular tools and resources available to support teachers in implementing it. There are plenty of resources with step-by-step guides and blueprints designed to walk teachers through a process to personalize learning. The Syllabus Gets a Facelift.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

When schools and educators augment or replace classroom-only teaching with high quality, multimedia online instruction, they’re embracing 'learning experience design (LXD.)' Learn more about the Six Red Marbles' Learning Experience Design team , and how they moved Boston College's courses online.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

In fact, the experiment at the Michigan public college could be said to mark a new generation in an area known as “ learning analytics.” Bowen asks, suggesting that doing so could bring new insights to people who design learning experiences. So what could generative AI do to improve learning?

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Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 213

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Online student struggles When you think of “student support,” you probably think about an academic-based intervention; perhaps on-campus or Zoom-based tutoring, a writing center that can provide feedback and services related to class writing assignments, or services for students with accommodations.

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Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 110

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Some of those courses have continued to be offered online and professors have realized the bulk of course preparation must be completed prior to the first day. Online teaching preparation is quite different than the traditional in-person course. Our university uses an online learning platform, Desire to Learn (D2L).

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Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 126

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In my experience working with face-to-face faculty, I have observed a wide range of usage patterns regarding the Learning Management System (LMS). Faculty were eager to learn out of necessity, and we were thrilled to witness double-digit participation in online trainings that would typically draw only a handful of attendees.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Faculty development in higher education looks the same today as it did 30 years ago: educators attend face-to-face workshops and consultations in an attempt to find new strategies and ideas for improving learning. Ask for their input and feedback throughout the session. Untethering Faculty Development. Tips for Untethering Workshops.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 12, 2025

In an era of advanced technologies and artificial intelligence, the use of these tools in education raises concerns about its impact on student learning, particularly when it comes to assessments. One way to do this is by providing experiential learning opportunities for students to demonstrate their competencies in a more real-world setting.

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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. Emphasize Learning-by-Doing. A good experience?

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 12, 2025

In an era of advanced technologies and artificial intelligence, the use of these tools in education raises concerns about its impact on student learning, particularly when it comes to assessments. One way to do this is by providing experiential learning opportunities for students to demonstrate their competencies in a more real-world setting.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It’s important to consider the unique dynamics of each learning environment when discussing whether class caps for online and in-person courses should be the same. Smaller online class sizes can help facilitate more meaningful interactions which can work towards building a sense of community and a supportive learning environment.

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Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Some of those courses have continued to be offered online and professors have realized the bulk of course preparation must be completed prior to the first day. Online teaching preparation is quite different than the traditional in-person course. Our university uses an online learning platform, Desire to Learn (D2L).

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Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In my experience working with face-to-face faculty, I have observed a wide range of usage patterns regarding the Learning Management System (LMS). Faculty were eager to learn out of necessity, and we were thrilled to witness double-digit participation in online trainings that would typically draw only a handful of attendees.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Even the best teachers fail on a regular basis, but good ones learn from those hiccups and adjust. Put another way, both teaching and learning are messy. Moore have organized the self-assessment tool into three sections: The context and design of your course. The text of your syllabus and course design.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Based on that feedback, the professor, Julia Parra, says she changed the assignment to make it broader, and more inclusive. Instead of just superheroes, she invites students to think about their own cultural icons and cultural representations, and use that to design a character. She takes the approach of co-designing.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Unlike the end-of-semester feedback, when gathering formative feedback on what’s helping or hindering student learning might be too late, mid-term analysis of our teaching and student learning may help motivate students and enhance their learning. Sound familiar? Case studies are a common teaching strategy.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

How do we move beyond grades to more meaningful demonstrations of learning? On Tuesday, April 24 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Can Alternative Assignments Effectively Assess Student Learning? But why, then, do so many courses still rely on exams? Could tests be replaced by project-based work?

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Gaggle Speaks

MAY 8, 2015

Although you’re not likely to bring in Italian rugs or French artwork to the classroom, the learning space is a very important aspect of effective teaching. More often than not, teachers utilize a Learning Management System (LMS) to incorporate an online component to their course. Provide a Feedback Loop.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This article includes a free, open-access resource for educators: What Your Students Arent Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy. The book, co-authored with students, offers actionable strategies and insights to help create more inclusive and humane learning environments. They are co-creators of it.

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Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

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. than the question, “Are students learning in the best possible way?”

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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. Curiosity benefits priming the brain for learning (Robson, 2022).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 12, 2021

Once it was determined by my school district that we were continuing with distance learning when the school year started in 2020, there was a flurry of activity from our district in an attempt to create some type of training for teachers, many who were winging it in the Spring 2020 semester. What did one do? SEL Component.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Instead, we foster an environment of learning, growth, and empowerment. Trusting students does not mean ignoring accountability; it means designing courses, policies, and practices that build their confidence and skills while treating them as equal partners in their education.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Cavazos , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Ryan McBride , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Key Statement: Student-faculty partnerships can foster asset-based approaches in teaching and learning that challenge implicit linguistic bias and enhance students’ linguistically diverse resources.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Are there parts of your course you wish could be taught more effectively? Would you like to prepare students for learning material with which they tend to struggle? Do you want to help students transition effectively from one learning activity to another? Read on for three useful ways to improve student learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Instead, the school wants students to help test and design the learning tools they use—in hopes that their feedback can improve pass rates and other metrics. It’s part of a partnership with Lumen Learning, creator of the college’s courseware, that will directly inform the products and content the company develops for the campus.

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Textbooks Testing Art Students 160

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

“Educator” is used throughout this paper to represent professor, instructor, teacher, or any person or team that leads learning sessions. Scheduling and delivery of courses offered in various modalities can be problematic for colleges and universities. Bi-modal flexible courses offer two modes for learning, while HyFlex offers three.

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