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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 129

Online Learning Quizzes eLearning Learning 129

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

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. This is why a well-designed course will have a balance of formative and summative assessments.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Effective use of learning management systems is widely explored in terms of online and blended learning; however, there is minimal information regarding learning management systems and face-to-face courses, unless it’s about transitioning from in-person to emergency remote learning.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

There are many approaches to designing an online course, and finding the right balance may depend on a variety of factors ranging from content topics to types of assessments. However, to determine if our assessment was correct, we surveyed virtual instructors and students gathering both quantitative data and qualitative data.

Student Engagement 92

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 92

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

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. This is why a well-designed course will have a balance of formative and summative assessments.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

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. These groups can provide a sense of belonging and peer support.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

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. These groups can provide a sense of belonging and peer support.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

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. Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors. Rethinking Plagiarism in the Era of Generative AI.

Plagiarism 120

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 120

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Students as Learners and Teachers (SaLT) is an innovative teaching approach where students and instructors collaborate to improve educational experiences ( Cavazos et al., One theme on building critical consciousness explored in our program is the presence of implicit linguistic biases in course syllabi and assignment designs.

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Language 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

2011) into all parts of our courses (see Saucier et al., 2022 for a discussion of the empathetic course design perspective). This ranges from our syllabi to our course structures and policies, to our assignments and assessments. This empathetic course design perspective is important to us. Raimondi, 2019).

Course Design 98

Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 98

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 89

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 89

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To address the disparity between in-person and remote students, instructors can implement strategies that ensure both groups feel equally engaged.

Teaching 85

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 85

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To address the disparity between in-person and remote students, instructors can implement strategies that ensure both groups feel equally engaged.

Teaching 82

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 82

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 80

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 80

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

There are many approaches to designing an online course, and finding the right balance may depend on a variety of factors ranging from content topics to types of assessments. However, to determine if our assessment was correct, we surveyed virtual instructors and students gathering both quantitative data and qualitative data.

Student Engagement 66

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 66

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. Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors. Rethinking Plagiarism in the Era of Generative AI.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

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

AUGUST 25, 2024

With classes about to begin for a new semester at colleges and universities across the world, instructors and students are preparing for the common experience of the first day of class. As instructors, we should prepare to rock the first day of class every semester as we introduce ourselves and our content to a new cohort of students.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Activities Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

With classes about to begin for a new semester at colleges and universities across the world, instructors and students are preparing for the common experience of the first day of class. As instructors, we should prepare to rock the first day of class every semester as we introduce ourselves and our content to a new cohort of students.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Activities Assignments 98

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

OCTOBER 9, 2022

2016); however, the model should be accompanied by a course design that applies the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to augment accessibility. The Hyflex model becomes more effective when accompanied by a course design that uses the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Framework.

Universal Design 116

Universal Design Course Design Learning Syllabus 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

While we should challenge students to think about topics outside their comfort zones, this challenge should be met with appropriate support on behalf of the instructor (see Saucier et al., 2022 for discussion of empathetic course design). 2023 for additional recommendations for facilitating difficult course dialogues).

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Course Design Instructors Teaching Philosophy 119

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

While we should challenge students to think about topics outside their comfort zones, this challenge should be met with appropriate support on behalf of the instructor (see Saucier et al., 2022 for discussion of empathetic course design). 2023 for additional recommendations for facilitating difficult course dialogues).

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Course Design Instructors Teaching Philosophy 111