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? Do they have internet connections? And are there any common ones that pop up in many classrooms or that instructors maybe encounter more often?

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

These are smart because they can connect to the internet and generally do more, or do something better, than their traditional, often analog counterparts. Yet, while technology exists in the world of higher education, it’s not clear that technology is actually making courses smarter. Designed Adaptivity.

Multiple Choice Questions 127

Multiple Choice Questions Instructors Textbooks Feedback 127

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

One National Academy of Science published study indicates that despite active learning being identified as a superior method of instruction, most college STEM instructors continue to choose traditional teaching methods. When the instructor presents in PK style: The audience cannot rely on pre-printed text notes or presentation text.

Lecturing 122

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 122

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Classic online course standards emphasize the value of three types of interactions: student-instructor interaction, student-content interaction, and student-student interaction. So, if we are truly evidence-based in our approach to designing courses, what can we conclude about student-student interaction?

Exams 116

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 116

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Plus, it sounded a lot like a MOOC (short for “massive open online courses”)—free courses designed for thousands of students that were all the rage a few years ago, but which today are seen as having fallen far short of the hype. A video created in Tanzania by Garrett Wilkinson, a teaching assistant in the Anth101 course.

Textbooks 164

Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 164

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Extensive analysis of student perception data was conducted and found a generally positive reception, with a majority of students strongly advocating for the pre-course’s availability to future cohorts (Hansen, Basel, & Malreddy, under review).

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. For instructors serving diverse, often underserved populations, AI raises critical questions: How has it evolved into a pedagogical tool? What are its merits and limitations?

Faculty Development 91

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 91

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This is a theoretical exercise without one right answer, but your response reveals key foci as an instructor. For those that are strongly impacted, how could you: Integrate AI to further students’ learning and achievement of course objectives? What are your institution’s policies about generative AI use for instructors?

Ethics 102

Ethics Multidisciplinary Course Design Confidentiality 102

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Classic online course standards emphasize the value of three types of interactions: student-instructor interaction, student-content interaction, and student-student interaction. So, if we are truly evidence-based in our approach to designing courses, what can we conclude about student-student interaction?

Exams 98

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 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. Personalized feedback demonstrates the instructors investment in each students success.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. For instructors serving diverse, often underserved populations, AI raises critical questions: How has it evolved into a pedagogical tool? What are its merits and limitations?

Faculty Development 86

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 86

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

One National Academy of Science published study indicates that despite active learning being identified as a superior method of instruction, most college STEM instructors continue to choose traditional teaching methods. When the instructor presents in PK style: The audience cannot rely on pre-printed text notes or presentation text.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 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. Personalized feedback demonstrates the instructors investment in each students success.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Extensive analysis of student perception data was conducted and found a generally positive reception, with a majority of students strongly advocating for the pre-course’s availability to future cohorts (Hansen, Basel, & Malreddy, under review).

Exams 75

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 75

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

That’s when we really started getting calls from frustrated instructors at community colleges who said, ‘I have a big problem. Students are enrolling in my course to get a technical degree but they can’t afford the textbook because it’s $300. “A lot of students weren’t able to get jobs. I’ve found faculty are pretty resistant to that.

Textbooks 117

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 117

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This also helps with a problem instructors seem to face with online synchronous classes—students being on camera. Attach your class syllabus (if ready) Encourage students to reach out to you if they have any questions and identify the best method for them to do this—email, phone, Learning Management System, etc.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This also helps with a problem instructors seem to face with online synchronous classes—students being on camera. Attach your class syllabus (if ready) Encourage students to reach out to you if they have any questions and identify the best method for them to do this—email, phone, Learning Management System, etc.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98