Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Around the semester midpoint you may be noticing that some of your students are becoming overwhelmed, may lack motivation, or feel disconnected from the class. Below, let me share instructional strategies that I use in my courses (virtual, asynchronous, and in-person) to recover student engagement. Sound familiar?

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

Students were able to ask questions and get immediate answers or feedback, which was particularly satisfying and gave them confidence to move forward. currently serves as a member of the university Futures Thinking & Innovation Teamand has experience in teaching on ground, hybrid, and online courses. References: Meyer, K.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. As students and educators adapt to digital platforms, student engagement has emerged as a key concern in online learning.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2023

Traditionally, the one-size-fits-all approach to assessment has been dominant, with all students completing the same activities throughout the course. This method, however, often leads to a lack of student engagement and, consequently, less effective learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

In its simplest form, engagement is a measure of how much we are attending to a purpose, task or activity. When it comes to learning, engagement is influenced by a learner's level of motivation, focus and cognitive ability as well as online course design and a teacher's decisions regarding facilitation style.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. As students and educators adapt to digital platforms, student engagement has emerged as a key concern in online learning.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

Students were able to ask questions and get immediate answers or feedback, which was particularly satisfying and gave them confidence to move forward. currently serves as a member of the university Futures Thinking & Innovation Teamand has experience in teaching on ground, hybrid, and online courses. References: Meyer, K.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Research indicates that instructor participation in discussions can be an important component for instructor presence and student engagement (Vinton 2023). 2021) Immediate or timely detailed feedback is especially important in online and condensed courses. 2016, Fischer et al.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Student success is teacher success. 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.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

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. He describes how the instrument has helped him see his teaching from the students’ perspectives. Authors Ed Brantmeier, Andreas Broscheid and Carl S.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Student success is teacher success. 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.

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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. Online platforms should facilitate easy communication and collaboration among students.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Research indicates that instructor participation in discussions can be an important component for instructor presence and student engagement (Vinton 2023). 2021) Immediate or timely detailed feedback is especially important in online and condensed courses. 2016, Fischer et al.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Be Present Being present in your online course goes beyond delivering the curriculum and providing assignment feedback. Interact consistently with students throughout the term, actively posing questions and remaining receptive to their inquiries. Consider using video for announcements, lesson overviews, and feedback.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Here are some tips on ways you can be transparent with students, engage them in a true pedagogical partnership, and feel good that you are being responsive to their needs. Tip 1: Conduct an artifact analysis Grab some coffee , settle in, and then gather your meeting agenda, minutes, and feedback data from the class session you held.

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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. Online platforms should facilitate easy communication and collaboration among students.

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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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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Here are some tips on ways you can be transparent with students, engage them in a true pedagogical partnership, and feel good that you are being responsive to their needs. Tip 1: Conduct an artifact analysis Grab some coffee , settle in, and then gather your meeting agenda, minutes, and feedback data from the class session you held.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Be Present Being present in your online course goes beyond delivering the curriculum and providing assignment feedback. Interact consistently with students throughout the term, actively posing questions and remaining receptive to their inquiries. Consider using video for announcements, lesson overviews, and feedback.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Here are a few other things you can do to ensure all students feel welcome in your classroom. Co-create classroom norms with your students. This is a great first day of class activity that gets students engaged with each other and the instructor right away. Utilize the Wise feedback model.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Here are a few other things you can do to ensure all students feel welcome in your classroom. Co-create classroom norms with your students. This is a great first day of class activity that gets students engaged with each other and the instructor right away. Utilize the Wise feedback model.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Adding quiz due dates also provided students with grades and feedback earlier in the semester. Online learning can exceed those expectations by providing students with immediate quiz feedback. Students are also asked to respond with their own video and share information about themselves. Jossey-Bass. Wiggins, G.

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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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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Adding quiz due dates also provided students with grades and feedback earlier in the semester. Online learning can exceed those expectations by providing students with immediate quiz feedback. Students are also asked to respond with their own video and share information about themselves. Jossey-Bass. Wiggins, G.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

A well-written teaching philosophy statement should act as a guide during course design, development, instruction, and assessment as well as through programmatic development and revision. Use formative assessment : Use frequent, informal, formative assessment to monitor student learning and to inform your instruction.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

A well-written teaching philosophy statement should act as a guide during course design, development, instruction, and assessment as well as through programmatic development and revision. Use formative assessment : Use frequent, informal, formative assessment to monitor student learning and to inform your instruction.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

A developmental math instructor might direct students to ask, “Explain quadratic equations,” receiving tailored responses, freeing class time for conceptual exploration (Topol, 2019). Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

A developmental math instructor might direct students to ask, “Explain quadratic equations,” receiving tailored responses, freeing class time for conceptual exploration (Topol, 2019). Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction.

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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. How will you provide feedback?

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment. References Beatty, B.

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Scholarly Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Stephanie Wasmanski , Wilkes University Keywords : Student Choice, Student Autonomy, Self-Determination Theory Key Statement: Supporting students’ basic psychological needs of autonomy and competence through self-selected activities and positive feedback may enhance student engagement and motivation.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment. References Beatty, B.

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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. How will you provide feedback?

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Scholarly Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Along with providing opportunities for developing meaningful relationships, collaborative quizzes serve to meet standard course learning objectives, such as “Collaborate within team environments to deliver effective messages.” Student engagement in higher education: Theoretical perspectives and practical approaches for diverse populations.

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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. For students, this is a discouraging engagement, Lepper says.

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