Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

As the capacity of AI grows to complete increasingly complex tasks, we (as college instructors) may wonder what we can offer our students in the age of AI. Why College Instructors Matter: A Student’s Perspective I had a conversation with one of my students recently about this exact question. Schoeder, 2024).

Instructors 114

Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 114

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

The instructor can lecture and students can ask questions, or the instructor can lead a live discussion. For instance, instructors can ask students to post a one-sentence summary or brief reflection after going through an assigned reading or watching a short video lecture.

Teaching 218

Teaching Instructors Distance Learning Lecturing 218

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

The research followed a charter school management organization that co-designed technology with the nonprofit company Gooru. Author Thomas Arnett, an education researcher at the Institute, noted that “ if you align your funding with impact, you are better positioned to design systems that support teacher-led instruction.” Read more.

Teaching 186

Teaching Exams Disabilities Learning 186

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

Every new version of Microsoft PowerPoint allowed instructors to embed more and more media and wow students with visually appealing graphics. In addition to using technology in my own biology courses, I also work with faculty across the country on how to teach with technology through an inclusive lens.

Technology 167

Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education has launched a short online course designed specifically to help educators create rich and meaningful opportunities for communication within the classroom. The course, Effective Conversation in the Classroom, launches this August with three online sessions.

Critical Thinking 156

Critical Thinking Communication Education Lecturing 156

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It is quite possible to increase the number of seats in a well-designed online class, but for online instructors to build and facilitate student centered courses based on active learning and inclusive pedagogy, there are some important considerations. 2016, Fischer et al.

Instructors 116

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The emerging field of Learner Experience Design or LX design is about balancing the need for quality course design with the central role of human interaction in online learning. It’s a collaborative process that engages faculty in the design and improvement of online courses. Relationships Matter.

Blended Courses 163

Blended Courses Instructors Evaluation Participation 163

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

They dug into the principles of universal design for learning, how instructions can use rubrics to empower students to demonstrate knowledge in many different ways, and how to break up class sessions to make it easier for everyone to participate fully. Listen to the conversation below, or read a partial transcript, lightly edited for clarity.

Accessibility 217

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 217

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Teachers spend hours designing and setting up their classrooms. They arrange cozy reading nooks and construct colorful bulletin boards. An entire graduate course at Stanford University explores the principles for designing spaces that support learning. This type of structure is not revolutionary.

Online Learning 159

Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 159

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It is quite possible to increase the number of seats in a well-designed online class, but for online instructors to build and facilitate student centered courses based on active learning and inclusive pedagogy, there are some important considerations. 2016, Fischer et al.

Instructors 98

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 98

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. I knew of ChatGPT from reading articles online, but I didn't know how it worked. The instructor was really supportive.

Teachers 207

Teachers Intelligence Essay Social Studies 207

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2024

She’s also director of the Center for Teaching Excellence there, which provides faculty with support for instruction, edtech, course design, classroom management and grading. Some schools do, but a lot of schools generally leave absence management up to individual instructors. But I can't put exact numbers on that.

Students 202

Students Instructors Lecturing Participation 202

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Students now expect the use of this tool by their professors for more than simply providing lecture slides or links to readings. For instance: One instructor might have clearly labeled modules containing content for each week, while another might use one module for all handouts and another for all assignments.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. Select your state and then read about the requirements: Once you start a class, proceed at your own pace, as fast or slow as works for you. assess success at completion.

Teaching 179

Teaching Education Learning Assignments 179

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

Or a class in VR with [comedian] Jerry Seinfield, and learn how to read the audience in the room.” With prepwork, course design, scheduling and filming, “you’re talking about six months to a year” to produce a course, says Rogier. The company also plans to grow its roster of celebrity teachers.

Learning 154

Learning Writing Course Design Instructors 154

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Or read highlights from the conversation (which have been edited and condensed for clarity). 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.

Instructors 128

Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 128

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I have completed online graduate courses and a professional certificate that used a combination of instructor-created content, freely-accessible websites and videos, and creative-commons-licensed OERs. I appreciated not having to purchase textbooks in addition to paying tuition and fees. Review the material.

Evaluation 145

Evaluation Education Instructors Textbooks 145

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

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Students now expect the use of this tool by their professors for more than simply providing lecture slides or links to readings. For instance: One instructor might have clearly labeled modules containing content for each week, while another might use one module for all handouts and another for all assignments.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

Instructors are equally susceptible to the deeply counterintuitive nature of learning. It will not push you to go read a book, even if it is better than the movie. Jay Lynch is Senior Academic Research Consultant for Course Design, Development, and Academic Research (CDDAR) at Pearson. References Bjork, E.

Education 158

Education Evaluation Failure Beliefs 158

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 126

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

But they won’t have the quality, scholarship and service that are hallmarks of a true EMU education,” reads the advertisement created by two faculty unions at Eastern Michigan. There will be NO change in the assignment process for course instructors as a part of this agreement. These degrees will carry the EMU name.

Teaching Assistants 119

Teaching Assistants Instructors Coaching Counselling 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. This is a great first day of class activity that gets students engaged with each other and the instructor right away. Encourage student participation.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Part 1 reviews the challenges associated with various course delivery modes and is available to read here. Bi-modal flexible course delivery offers students the ability to control how they learn by selecting the delivery mode that best suits their needs for each session. Every educator has the same course design and materials.

Exams 111

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 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. Personalized feedback demonstrates the instructors investment in each students success.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

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.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. This is a great first day of class activity that gets students engaged with each other and the instructor right away. Encourage student participation.

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

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

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

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

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. “I asked: ‘Why would we give it away instead of getting them to enroll?’” he remembers.

Textbooks 160

Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 160

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

JANUARY 21, 2024

Establish and maintain an inclusive community: During the first days of class, it is important to initiate an anonymous survey and a follow-up discussion about what makes students feel valued, seen, respected, included, challenged, and supported by the instructor and their peers. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

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

APRIL 18, 2023

Part 1 reviews the challenges associated with various course delivery modes and is available to read here. Bi-modal flexible course delivery offers students the ability to control how they learn by selecting the delivery mode that best suits their needs for each session. Every educator has the same course design and materials.

Exams 98

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 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

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience. Initially entitled “The Lasso Way,” Ted leaves a note that reads: One small suggestion: change the title. Total football.

Feedback 126

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 126