Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

And he believes that both K-12 and higher-ed instructors can make that happen. Heath also called upon college and university instructors to think about ways their lessons can leave a lasting memory on students. Palmer works to help faculty design deeply memorable moments in class through an activity called “the dream exercise.”

Instructors 97

Instructors Syllabus Textbooks Lecturing 97

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 93

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 93

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2019

Instructors who recorded the lectures came from institutions including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, New York University and Davidson College. EdX hosts a collection of freshman courses designed by Arizona State University, which provide students who complete them with an ASU transcript.

Lecturing 111

Lecturing Textbooks Course Design Instructors 111

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For retrieval practice to be effective at building and strengthening neural links, students must try to pull the information from memory and not simply glance over their course notes or the textbook (Miller, 2022, p. Likewise, any review at the end of class needs to be done by the students, not the instructor.

Learning 92

Learning Languages Language Instructors 92

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. Textbook format and cost mattered. They are co-creators of it.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

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

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Reading back over a textbook or taking lecture notes with a highlighter at the ready is often done by students, for instance, but these practices have proven of limited merit, and in some cases even counterproductive in aiding recall. As a result, teaching is, to use another building metaphor, not up to code.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

One college in the SUNY system, Niagra County Community College, offers to pay external reviewers to go through online courses, offering about $150 per course. Other campuses have experimented with giving release time to their own instructors in exchange for reviewing courses.

Testing 166

Testing Lecturing Quizzes Textbooks 166

Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

As instructors, we may be apprehensive of engaging in topics that evoke deep-seated opinions and emotions or reflect painful experiences. For some, the purpose is to simulate a classroom discussion in a traditional setting, where an instructor prompts students with a statement or question. This encourages extemporaneous application.

Discussions 98

Discussions Instructors Critical Thinking Beliefs 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

As instructors, we may be apprehensive of engaging in topics that evoke deep-seated opinions and emotions or reflect painful experiences. For some, the purpose is to simulate a classroom discussion in a traditional setting, where an instructor prompts students with a statement or question. This encourages extemporaneous application.

Discussions 89

Discussions Instructors Critical Thinking Beliefs 89

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

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Boyer is now a senior instructor and researcher at Virginia Tech. Boyer even created a comic alter ego called the Plaid Avenger , who has narrated textbooks and podcasts but is now largely retired—though Boyer still sports his famous plaid jackets and drives a plaid Scion. Let Professor John Boyer Inspire Your Course Design.

Syllabus 139

Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 139