Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

ISTE U serves as a digital hub offering top-tier professional learning courses designed to assist educators in developing fundamental skills for teaching and learning in a digital world. What elements of the course structure and content were particularly effective in facilitating your learning about AI?

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Teachers Intelligence Essay Social Studies 207

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Connecting with students shifts the obligation from the instructor working singularly to create an inclusive environment to one where the class works collectively to build the community. Instructors lead by example, sharing information about themselves, their backgrounds, and their interests, and encourage students to do the same.

Instructors 105

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. A new author they can add to their course to make it more diverse and inclusive. A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. Use warm-toned and success-oriented language. A quick-guide on how to respond to microaggressions.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Keywords: Student partnerships, Asset-Based Mindset, Language Resources Introduction In educational contexts, English is often privileged as the language of communication and instruction. 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020). 2024; Montenegro & Jankowski, 2017; Tinto, 2017; Winklemes, 2016).

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Language 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

University of Michigan marketing professor John Branch rebuilds the learning experience by taking a precision engineering approach to course design. Source: Course Hero. At Course Hero, we’ve interviewed hundreds of instructors from around the country to share their best lessons. Quiz answer key: 1.

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Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

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

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

So we did a follow-up study, interviewing both online instructors and the students enrolled in online courses to understand why students are withdrawing from online courses in a massive way, and why students struggle in terms of their performance. Students complain that they don't always see their instructors.

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Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 130

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

We heard from Albat and Stephanie Del Tufo, assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, who studies individual differences in learning, language and literacy. And are there any common ones that pop up in many classrooms or that instructors maybe encounter more often?

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Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

This summer, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced a partnership with 30 community colleges to offer a two-semester course, designed by Apple engineers and educators, to teach students to build apps using Apple’s programming language, Swift. We are only just starting to see these partnerships form in meaningful ways.

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Skills Course Design Instructors Achievement 296

eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

The program used Brightspace to deliver blended learning courses designed with experiential learning elements that allowed them to be offered with significant cost savings. Rochester Institute of Technology : Sandra Connelly, Instructor.

Online Learning 115

Online Learning Quizzes eLearning Learning 115

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Five strategies to foster sense of belonging Be caring and authentic: Syllabus policies and language, as well as introductory comments on the first day of class, set the tone for an entire term. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. A new author they can add to their course to make it more diverse and inclusive. A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. Use warm-toned and success-oriented language. A quick-guide on how to respond to microaggressions.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This piece will suggest a few simple ideas that teachers of introductory STEM classes may implement in their course design to turn their lectures into active learning experiences for a large student body, without needing to completely revisit and change their whole teaching style.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

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

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

David Pleins , Assistant Director, Walker Center for Teaching and Learning, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Key Statement: Foreign language vocabulary acquisition (and the learning of information more generally) need not be a painful enterprise! Image courtesy of Julien Tromeur, Unsplash.

Learning 92

Learning Language Languages Instructors 92

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

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. Replace accusatory language in syllabi with language that supports student learning. Nilson, L. Ifelebuegu, A.

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The paid version of ChatGPT has been continually upgraded and can also create and read images, transcribe voice conversations, and create code in multiple languages (OpenAI, n.d.). This is a theoretical exercise without one right answer, but your response reveals key foci as an instructor. For students? Is it allowed but frowned upon?

Ethics 102

Ethics Multidisciplinary Course Design Confidentiality 102

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

As instructors, we are continually looking for ways to grow and improve. HIPs like internships, learning communities, undergraduate research projects, and even capstone projects can be difficult to fit into the confines of a semester-long course without a great deal of development and design. Teaching is a dynamic endeavor.

Assignments 107

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 107

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Five strategies to foster sense of belonging Be caring and authentic: Syllabus policies and language, as well as introductory comments on the first day of class, set the tone for an entire term. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design.

Syllabus 101

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 101

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

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. Replace accusatory language in syllabi with language that supports student learning. Nilson, L. Ifelebuegu, A.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Dr. Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design. Tessa Wolf strengthened our commitment to inclusive course design. Sheza Shaikh centered mental health and belonging in her writing.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Feedback 64

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

As instructors, we are continually looking for ways to grow and improve. HIPs like internships, learning communities, undergraduate research projects, and even capstone projects can be difficult to fit into the confines of a semester-long course without a great deal of development and design. Teaching is a dynamic endeavor.

Assignments 89

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 89

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 119

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

In the former, an instructor may simply be unaware that students can now type a writing prompt into a website and copy the answer it generates into a document to submit. Many instructors already rely on plagiarism checkers. The strategies of this method rely on designing work that AI cannot perform. AI isn’t going away.

Assignments 122

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

In the former, an instructor may simply be unaware that students can now type a writing prompt into a website and copy the answer it generates into a document to submit. Many instructors already rely on plagiarism checkers. The strategies of this method rely on designing work that AI cannot perform. AI isn’t going away.

Assignments 98

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If a visual syllabus isn’t your thing, simply ensure that your syllabus contains positive, welcoming language. Check out Kevin Gannon’s Chronicle of Higher Education article, “ How to Create a Syllabus ,” where he recommends avoiding scolding, sloppy editing, and overly specific/long course policies.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If a visual syllabus isn’t your thing, simply ensure that your syllabus contains positive, welcoming language. Check out Kevin Gannon’s Chronicle of Higher Education article, “ How to Create a Syllabus ,” where he recommends avoiding scolding, sloppy editing, and overly specific/long course policies.

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Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98