Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. Students claim that instructors aren’t actually teaching, and instructors can face negative reactions to a change in their lecturing methods that were already difficult to create and introduce.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 98

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. So instead of having a three-hour class, we've tried to break our lectures down into 10 minutes, followed by an interactive short activity.

Accessibility 217

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 217

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

These challenges may include problems with left-right distinction, depth perception, spatial awareness, language skills, and vocabulary. To facilitate implementation, we have categorized the strategies from the perspectives of course designers, content creators, and those delivering the content or workshops.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

These challenges may include problems with left-right distinction, depth perception, spatial awareness, language skills, and vocabulary. To facilitate implementation, we have categorized the strategies from the perspectives of course designers, content creators, and those delivering the content or workshops.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 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 Students 64

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

To begin our research, we met with Jodi and her team and introduced to them the design concepts, expert language, and technical solutions needed to redesign a website. I now have the language needed for this work.”

Achievement 119

Achievement Study Communication Fairness 119

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

To begin our research, we met with Jodi and her team and introduced to them the design concepts, expert language, and technical solutions needed to redesign a website. I now have the language needed for this work.”

Achievement 97

Achievement Study Communication Fairness 97

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Use the language of sequence and logic. Robert Grant Price, PhD, lectures at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Numbered lists indicate hierarchy, and students writing histories, process documents, or anything else that travels along a sequence can see the sequence more clearly when they have clearly numbered guideposts.

Teaching 111

Teaching Writing Assignments Intellectual Development 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Use the language of sequence and logic. Robert Grant Price, PhD, lectures at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Numbered lists indicate hierarchy, and students writing histories, process documents, or anything else that travels along a sequence can see the sequence more clearly when they have clearly numbered guideposts.

Teaching 98

Teaching Writing Assignments Intellectual Development 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

An editorial team researched the materials needed in the lecture hall settings where physics, anatomy, sociology and biology are taught, then recruited professors to write and review relevant textbooks, paying them flat fees upfront rather than royalties based on sales. Open materials return some power to professors.

Textbooks 119

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

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.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

The course is one of the school’s most popular, with a waitlist that once swelled to 1600; it was included in a roundup of “ Top 10 Must Take Classes at UVA.” An associate professor in UVA’s Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures , Stepanic earned the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Teacher of the Year Award in 2012.

Education 133

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 133