Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In research and surveys conducted by Dr. Donald McCabe and the International Center for Academic Integrity over the span of 12 years, 68 percent of undergraduates who responded admitted to cheating on tests or written assignments. Reducing students’ test anxiety can help, Millet said.

Academic Integrity 151

Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 151

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

What do you think is important for an instructor to do when using classroom response systems (polling software or clickers)? Studies have suggested that these tools, which allow students to respond in real time to questions provided by an instructor, can improve student learning. Select all that apply. What’s the consequence?

Instructors 145

Instructors Multiple Choice Questions Course Design Discussions 145

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

Yet, while technology exists in the world of higher education, it’s not clear that technology is actually making courses smarter. And in our rush to move courses online, we’re all too often putting innovation ahead of pedagogy. A few trees were saved, but courses weren’t any smarter. Designed Adaptivity.

Multiple Choice Questions 135

Multiple Choice Questions Instructors Textbooks Feedback 135

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

Even if an instructional designer can get an expert to explain a concept clearly, this sometimes has little effect on student understanding. Studies by Derek Muller have shown that while videos that explain physics concepts clearly are often positively received by students, tests show they don’t necessarily lead to durable learning.

Instructors 150

Instructors Education Lecturing Knowledge 150

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

It’d be difficult to design objective tests for many of the skills taught on the platform, such as gardening and fashion design. The closest proxy is a survey that asks viewers how much they learned after finishing a course. Getting them to lend their time is no small undertaking. He declined to share how much each costs.

Learning 155

Learning Writing Course Design Instructors 155

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

All sections of bi-modal courses receive a copy over of the asynchronous LMS master course. The faculty team could be consulted as to what materials should be placed in the master course. Every educator has the same course design and materials. Flexible proctored test dates. 2020, July 7).

Exams 111

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 111

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

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

So one of the challenges we've really been dealing with is test security because of course everyone wants to go right to ProctorU and have that live proctoring experience. And are there any common ones that pop up in many classrooms or that instructors maybe encounter more often? However, that is obviously very costly.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

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 96

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 96

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

All sections of bi-modal courses receive a copy over of the asynchronous LMS master course. The faculty team could be consulted as to what materials should be placed in the master course. Every educator has the same course design and materials. Flexible proctored test dates. 2020, July 7).

Exams 98

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 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

APRIL 16, 2023

“Educator” is used throughout this paper to represent professor, instructor, teacher, or any person or team that leads learning sessions. Scheduling and delivery of courses offered in various modalities can be problematic for colleges and universities. Provide course materials.

Learning 105

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 105

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Could tests be replaced by project-based work? As many #DLNchat -ters pointed out, they are efficient and thus attractive assessment tools for instructors of large courses. The community also noted digital portfolios as an example of assignments whose life extends beyond the course. Do exams still serve a purpose?

Assignments 101

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 101

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 109

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 109

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 94

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 94

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

However, just as the iTunes business model is deeply disadvantageous to artists, online learning platforms are now granting online instructors smaller and smaller shares of the revenue as they steer business models in the streaming direction. At Skillshare, instructors earn between 5 to 10 cents per minute-watched.

Online Learning 88

Online Learning Instructors Education Fairness 88

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

“Educator” is used throughout this paper to represent professor, instructor, teacher, or any person or team that leads learning sessions. Scheduling and delivery of courses offered in various modalities can be problematic for colleges and universities. Provide course materials.

Learning 98

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 98

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 89

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 89

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

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 68

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 68

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 93

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 93

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. Open materials return some power to professors.

Textbooks 119

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

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

JUNE 6, 2023

Keeping our students engaged and connected to course content is at the top of an instructor’s list. Hybrid, synchronous, and asynchronous online courses have become very popular with our students. These courses offer many advantages, like remote access, self-paced learning, flexibility, and affordability.

Accessibility 69

Accessibility Course Design Students Research Methods 69

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Wesley Engers has an unusual hobby: beta testing online courses from well-known colleges and universities. He doesn’t get paid, but he helps improve the quality of courses by catching mistakes in quizzes and pointing out befuddling bits of video lectures, which can then be clarified before professors release the course to students. “I

Testing 166

Testing Lecturing Quizzes Textbooks 166

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Today, students frequently work in digital environments to read course materials, take tests and complete assignments. In a paper Koedinger co-published in Science , he found that as instructors consider their course design and teaching options during a typical college course, they’re picking from trillions of possibilities.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I like to follow the 60/20 rule, which says to arrive 60 minutes before your presentation to test the equipment and become familiar with the room layout, and then reserve the last 20 minutes before class starts to focus on the attendees as they enter the room. I want them to see me composed and present for them.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I like to follow the 60/20 rule, which says to arrive 60 minutes before your presentation to test the equipment and become familiar with the room layout, and then reserve the last 20 minutes before class starts to focus on the attendees as they enter the room. I want them to see me composed and present for them.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Boyer is now a senior instructor and researcher at Virginia Tech. Let Professor John Boyer Inspire Your Course Design. Explore the World Regions course file , with links to notes, quizzes, and study guides. Watch Boyer's "The Wild Tale of the Rise of Vladimir Putin," a Course Hero Master Class.

Syllabus 146

Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 146