Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

Students were able to ask questions and get immediate answers or feedback, which was particularly satisfying and gave them confidence to move forward. This is not a lecture. Students do not want to be sermonized or given a one-hour soliloquy that doesnt give them the opportunity to speak. References: Meyer, K. doi:10.1002/aehe.20018

Student Engagement 68

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 68

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

In its simplest form, engagement is a measure of how much we are attending to a purpose, task or activity. When it comes to learning, engagement is influenced by a learner's level of motivation, focus and cognitive ability as well as online course design and a teacher's decisions regarding facilitation style.

Motivation 218

Motivation Education Learning Feedback 218

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online. Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms.

Online Learning 159

Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 159

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. That’s a way for me to overcome the physical constraint of the classroom so that I can make a personal connection with all the students throughout the semester.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

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. To find out, EdSurge interviewed Terri Hasseler, a professor in the Department of History, Literature, and the Arts at Bryant University in Rhode Island.

Students 202

Students Instructors Lecturing Participation 202

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Formative assessments are informal ungraded assessments to check a student’s knowledge of lesson material as they progress through the lesson.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Following defined student learning outcomes in a pre-course ensures alignment with the main course objectives, providing clarity, focus, and relevance to the content covered. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex.

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Formative assessments are informal ungraded assessments to check a student’s knowledge of lesson material as they progress through the lesson.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

He said that college instructors are not needed to give information to their students, at least not the foundations, definitions, etc., that comprise of a lot of traditional lecturing. He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI. Schiffer, A. Saucier, D.

Instructors 115

Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 115

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment. Occasionally, we paused the lecture to pose a thought-provoking question, encouraging students to discuss it with a partner before sharing their insights with the class.

Teaching 94

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 94

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Here are some tips on ways you can be transparent with students, engage them in a true pedagogical partnership, and feel good that you are being responsive to their needs. Were students talked at, or were they given choices and opportunities to connect with others, and time to reflect/relate applications to their lives?

Feedback 116

Feedback Beliefs Lecturing Participation 116

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment. Occasionally, we paused the lecture to pose a thought-provoking question, encouraging students to discuss it with a partner before sharing their insights with the class.

Teaching 89

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 89

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Here are some tips on ways you can be transparent with students, engage them in a true pedagogical partnership, and feel good that you are being responsive to their needs. Were students talked at, or were they given choices and opportunities to connect with others, and time to reflect/relate applications to their lives?

Feedback 111

Feedback Beliefs Lecturing Participation 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

There are concrete benefits to engaging students in experiential learning inside the classroom: It enables us to “flip” the classroom, which prevents students from passively receiving material in class. The students can learn the material by reading, conducting online research, lectures, or a combination of these modes.

Learning 122

Learning Problem-Based Learning Students Lecturing 122

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

There are concrete benefits to engaging students in experiential learning inside the classroom: It enables us to “flip” the classroom, which prevents students from passively receiving material in class. The students can learn the material by reading, conducting online research, lectures, or a combination of these modes.

Learning 98

Learning Problem-Based Learning Students Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Following defined student learning outcomes in a pre-course ensures alignment with the main course objectives, providing clarity, focus, and relevance to the content covered. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex.

Exams 77

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 77

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Colleagues who focused on their disciplines to the neglect of students received lower evaluations from their students, colleagues, and supervisors. Their aim in teaching was to instill knowledge as if the students were empty vessels into which the professor simply poured content. And the students? They are thriving.

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Colleagues who focused on their disciplines to the neglect of students received lower evaluations from their students, colleagues, and supervisors. Their aim in teaching was to instill knowledge as if the students were empty vessels into which the professor simply poured content. And the students? They are thriving.

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

A developmental math instructor might direct students to ask, “Explain quadratic equations,” receiving tailored responses, freeing class time for conceptual exploration (Topol, 2019). Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction.

Faculty Development 92

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 92

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

A developmental math instructor might direct students to ask, “Explain quadratic equations,” receiving tailored responses, freeing class time for conceptual exploration (Topol, 2019). Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction.

Faculty Development 89

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 89

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

Faculty and pedagogists alike have been aware of the illness and many attempted to replace the traditional lecture with some alternative learning approaches which have been housed under various buzzwords such as “flipped classroom” (Milman, 2012), “experiential learning” (Wurdinger, 2005), and “blended learning” (Pavla, 2014).

Lecturing 126

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 126

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

Faculty and pedagogists alike have been aware of the illness and many attempted to replace the traditional lecture with some alternative learning approaches which have been housed under various buzzwords such as “flipped classroom” (Milman, 2012), “experiential learning” (Wurdinger, 2005), and “blended learning” (Pavla, 2014).

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 98

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. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

How do you keep your students engaged? If you’re not entertaining students enough, they’re not going to pay attention to you. So now I’ll use Google maps, archive.org, YouTube, the Internet and other sources students use. Resources to Inspire Your Course Design. Ooh, I could use this for this lecture.”

Education 132

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 132