Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

What are some of the accessibility needs college students have that instructors, researchers and course designers should be thinking about when moving courses online? So instead of having a three-hour class, we've tried to break our lectures down into 10 minutes, followed by an interactive short activity.

Accessibility 217

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 217

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Following defined student learning outcomes in a pre-course ensures alignment with the main course objectives, providing clarity, focus, and relevance to the content covered. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex.

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2019

Aaron Rasmussen, co-founder of MasterClass, this week announced the launch of Outlier, an online provider of university-level courses. Instructors who recorded the lectures came from institutions including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, New York University and Davidson College.

Lecturing 116

Lecturing Textbooks Course Design Instructors 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Clear labels and categories make navigation easy, and having everything accessible, especially the syllabus, lecture materials, and study guides, was a recurring preference.  Use of LMS tools  Students spoke highly of courses that harnessed the full potential of the LMS’s tools. Avoid confusing instructions.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

These adult learners thrive in multimodal contexts which can look like traditional lecture-based settings, hands-on experiential learning, or online coursework. They help faculty use a data-driven lens when making decisions about teaching and learning in their course. Let’s also not forget about assessments.

Schools 122

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, assessment is more than just grading and is often misunderstood. In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says. From this, Fink developed a model known as integrated course design which consists of three phases: the initial, intermediate and final design phases.

Course Design 67

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 67

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Instead, they acquire information outside of class by reading, watching lectures recorded by the faculty member, or through many other online options. The students can learn the material by reading, conducting online research, lectures, or a combination of these modes. Will you give individual or group grades?

Learning 122

Learning Problem-Based Learning Students Lecturing 122

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, assessment is more than just grading and is often misunderstood. In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says. From this, Fink developed a model known as integrated course design which consists of three phases: the initial, intermediate and final design phases.

Course Design 62

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 62

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

These adult learners thrive in multimodal contexts which can look like traditional lecture-based settings, hands-on experiential learning, or online coursework. They help faculty use a data-driven lens when making decisions about teaching and learning in their course. Let’s also not forget about assessments.

Schools 105

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

Ask yourself what’s most enervating about the course. Tired of grading papers that all say the same things? If you’re not all that thrilled about being in class, chances are they’ll respond in kind. It’s important not to ignore how you’re feeling about teaching. Are you bored with the content? Small changes can have a big impact.

Motivation 114

Motivation Exams Lecturing Attention 114

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

Ask yourself what’s most enervating about the course. Tired of grading papers that all say the same things? If you’re not all that thrilled about being in class, chances are they’ll respond in kind. It’s important not to ignore how you’re feeling about teaching. Are you bored with the content? Small changes can have a big impact.

Motivation 111

Motivation Exams Lecturing Attention 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Download it here: [link] In higher education, we often track student success through grades, credit hours, and retention rates. Dr. Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design. They are co-creators of it.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 64

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Instead, they acquire information outside of class by reading, watching lectures recorded by the faculty member, or through many other online options. The students can learn the material by reading, conducting online research, lectures, or a combination of these modes. Will you give individual or group grades?

Learning 98

Learning Problem-Based Learning Students Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Following defined student learning outcomes in a pre-course ensures alignment with the main course objectives, providing clarity, focus, and relevance to the content covered. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex.

Exams 77

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 77

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content. Content should incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and offer choices to students. These are not challenges associated with online courses. Provide course materials. IT expense and support. Schedule rooms and faculty.

Learning 105

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content. Content should incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and offer choices to students. These are not challenges associated with online courses. Provide course materials. IT expense and support. Schedule rooms and faculty.

Learning 98

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

In classrooms, AI’s trajectory is evident: 1980s grading software evolved into 2020s virtual tutors, shifting from peripheral aids to central tools (Baylor & Ryu, 2003). Algorithmic bias in grading systems can exacerbate inequities, disproportionately affecting marginalized learners (O’Neil, 2016). 2023; Topol, 2019).

Faculty Development 92

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 92

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

In classrooms, AI’s trajectory is evident: 1980s grading software evolved into 2020s virtual tutors, shifting from peripheral aids to central tools (Baylor & Ryu, 2003). Algorithmic bias in grading systems can exacerbate inequities, disproportionately affecting marginalized learners (O’Neil, 2016). 2023; Topol, 2019).

Faculty Development 89

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 89

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. Here are just a few positive comments from students: “I took more initiative in this course.” “I I prioritized learning over grades.” They have become scholars and not mere students.

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. Here are just a few positive comments from students: “I took more initiative in this course.” “I I prioritized learning over grades.” They have become scholars and not mere students.

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

An editorial team researched the materials needed in the lecture hall settings where physics, anatomy, sociology and biology are taught, then recruited professors to write and review relevant textbooks, paying them flat fees upfront rather than royalties based on sales. It doesn’t have to do anything new or different, it just has to be free.”

Textbooks 119

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

You recorded your lectures or gathered via video call with however many students you could reach each week. At last, final grades—or pass/fail marks —are turned in. And you won’t be graded for this course—at least not by us. Online instructors may serve more as facilitators than as lecturers.

Syllabus 218

Syllabus Lecturing Education Course Design 218

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Reading back over a textbook or taking lecture notes with a highlighter at the ready is often done by students, for instance, but these practices have proven of limited merit, and in some cases even counterproductive in aiding recall. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Coursera to Charge Fees for Previously Free Courses Once hailed as a portal for free learning materials, accessible to anyone with an internet connection, Coursera announced this year plans to charge if learners want to submit assignments to be graded for certain courses.

Syllabus 127

Syllabus Lecturing Assignments Course Design 127

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

How do you leverage technology in your course? I’ve automated the grading for my essay test, which I was finally able to do with the help of a friend who programmed me a special little system this past year that I call Alucarda. That’s made grading a lot faster and easier. Resources to Inspire Your Course Design.

Education 133

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 133

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Boyer uses a “flipped syllabus” in which students' final grades are based on the points they've earned—not lost—throughout the semester. Now the course is offered each semester and a whopping 3,000 students take it in any given school year. Let Professor John Boyer Inspire Your Course Design. Geography is the somewhere.”

Syllabus 147

Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 147