Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

As university professors and researchers who work closely with K-12 online teachers and learners, we’ve heard from many newly remote educators who are struggling. Some teachers report that their students lack interest and in the worst cases, that students are dropping from classes entirely.

Motivation 218

Motivation Education Learning Feedback 218

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Teachers spend hours designing and setting up their classrooms. One of EdSurge’s most popular articles described how a teacher used flexible seating to create a classroom that resembled Starbucks, spawning a movement to “ Starbucks your classroom. ” They arrange cozy reading nooks and construct colorful bulletin boards.

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. So, all told, a ninety-minute session is not really ninety minutes; it’s 15 six-minute activities.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

Meanwhile, on the other side of the spectrum, resourceful teachers and nonprofits like Khan Academy are still creating low-budget screencasts. If you’re an instructional designer or educational organization looking to develop an online course, how much should you invest in video production?

Instructors 146

Instructors Education Lecturing Knowledge 146

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

He gave an example of two teachers from Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif. The teachers] have created an academic experience as memorable as prom.” To do so, he claimed, faculty need to move away from the usual mindset of taking a textbook, identifying modules and organizing lectures designed around a cookie cutter curriculum.

Instructors 105

Instructors Syllabus Textbooks Lecturing 105

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently stated in an interview that advances in AI will mean the humans will no longer be needed for most things, and stated that doctors and teachers in particular could be replaced by AI (CNBC, 2025). that comprise of a lot of traditional lecturing. The empathetic course design perspective.

Instructors 112

Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 112

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 60

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

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 59

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 59

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

Teachers get tired. Say you take lecture material you could do in your sleep and spend an hour coming up with new examples, prepare a set of questions to get students talking about the content, or spiff up two or three of your presentation slides. There’s heightened sense of awareness. And if it works, motivation suddenly reappears.

Motivation 110

Motivation Exams Lecturing Questions 110

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

On a practice and policy level, there is widespread agreement that formative assessment and feedback should be featured within course design and delivery (Carless & Winstone, 2019). Assessments will always impact how students learn, their motivation to learn, and how teachers teach. Diagram 2 below describes the distinction.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

Teachers get tired. Say you take lecture material you could do in your sleep and spend an hour coming up with new examples, prepare a set of questions to get students talking about the content, or spiff up two or three of your presentation slides. There’s heightened sense of awareness. And if it works, motivation suddenly reappears.

Motivation 108

Motivation Exams Lecturing Questions 108

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2017

To check in on how the Lynda courses fit into the LinkedIn strategy, EdSurge sat down with Mordy Golding, director of content for LinkedIn, at the ASU+GSV Summit last month. You taught courses at Lynda.com before LinkedIn bought the company. So it’s getting to the point of understanding that things like course design are important.

Lecturing 119

Lecturing Skills Course Design Motivation 119

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

Perhaps I am taking the easy way out by emphasizing pedagogical design, as it could be argued that a well-designed course naturally incorporates all of the above factors. That said, what is it about an optimally designed class that resonates so deeply with my inner teacher?

Counselling 86

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 86

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Dr. Katherine Orlando is a lecturer and the graduate program director for the Department of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development at Towson University. Higher education students want to feel like they belong – it is a predictor of academic and social outcomes.

Feedback 115

Feedback Beliefs Lecturing Participation 115

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. IT expense and support.

Learning 105

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 105

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Dr. Katherine Orlando is a lecturer and the graduate program director for the Department of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development at Towson University. Higher education students want to feel like they belong – it is a predictor of academic and social outcomes.

Feedback 111

Feedback Beliefs Lecturing Participation 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

On a practice and policy level, there is widespread agreement that formative assessment and feedback should be featured within course design and delivery (Carless & Winstone, 2019). Assessments will always impact how students learn, their motivation to learn, and how teachers teach. Diagram 2 below describes the distinction.

Fairness 110

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 110

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In a standard 15-week course, there is a need to accelerate the project development process. Thus, the more the client is prepared to define and contribute to the project, and lighten the student’s cognitive load, the more feasible it is for the teacher to shepherd the project through to completion.

Achievement 118

Achievement Study Communication Fairness 118

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. IT expense and support.

Learning 98

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 98

Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Rachel Thelen , The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Noelle Haight , Occupational Therapist and Educator Julia VanderMolen , University of the Pacific Key Statement: Four helpful tips, including backwards design, for the new instructor looking to (re)design their course.

Instructors 52

Instructors Curriculum Quizzes Lecturing 52

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. Storytelling gives teachers many ways to teach logic. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved.

Teaching 110

Teaching Writing Assignments Intellectual Development 110

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Only then will participants find the value of being present because lack of engagement is just as fatal for teachers as it is for their students. Reflective practice is a process that facilitates teaching, learning, and understanding, and it plays a central role in teachers’ professional development. G ive opportunities to reflect.

Evaluation 111

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

Perhaps I am taking the easy way out by emphasizing pedagogical design, as it could be argued that a well-designed course naturally incorporates all of the above factors. That said, what is it about an optimally designed class that resonates so deeply with my inner teacher?

Counselling 64

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 64

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In a standard 15-week course, there is a need to accelerate the project development process. Thus, the more the client is prepared to define and contribute to the project, and lighten the student’s cognitive load, the more feasible it is for the teacher to shepherd the project through to completion.

Achievement 94

Achievement Study Communication Fairness 94

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

I reflected on my favorite teachers from kindergarten through graduate school. They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. “I came to teaching late” (Roger Rueff, The Hospitality Suite ). No one ever taught me how to teach. I learned by osmosis.

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. Storytelling gives teachers many ways to teach logic. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved.

Teaching 95

Teaching Writing Assignments Intellectual Development 95

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

I reflected on my favorite teachers from kindergarten through graduate school. They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. “I came to teaching late” (Roger Rueff, The Hospitality Suite ). No one ever taught me how to teach. I learned by osmosis.

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Only then will participants find the value of being present because lack of engagement is just as fatal for teachers as it is for their students. Reflective practice is a process that facilitates teaching, learning, and understanding, and it plays a central role in teachers’ professional development. G ive opportunities to reflect.

Evaluation 89

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 89

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction. The Reading Teacher, 67 (6), 455464. Faculty can train on integrating such tools via workshops, enhancing their tutoring capacity. AI and academic integrity: Rethinking assessment. link] McCarthy, J.

Faculty Development 88

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

2020; Lang 2021; McRee 2012), results are often self-reported assessments and focus on the characteristics of the instruction such as good course design or expert presentation; less typically does the research focus solely on the learner (Gore et al., In these spaces, the teacher is not the only one with knowledge. Silvestri, J.

Teaching 52

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Problem-Based Learning 52

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction. The Reading Teacher, 67 (6), 455464. Faculty can train on integrating such tools via workshops, enhancing their tutoring capacity. AI and academic integrity: Rethinking assessment. link] McCarthy, J.

Faculty Development 78

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 78

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

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

You recorded your lectures or gathered via video call with however many students you could reach each week. No one knows yet what the next semester will bring, but there’s a good chance the spaces where you used to teach, whether cavernous lecture hall or cozy seminar room, won’t be available this fall. Jessica Valera, science teacher.

Syllabus 218

Syllabus Lecturing Course Design Education 218

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

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Syllabus Teachers know the importance of the class syllabus, and as discussed above, including it in your welcome email is an important step in setting the tone for the learning experience you’re trying to craft. This style can immediately engage students and it supports Universal Design for Learning, accessibility, and student equity.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Syllabus Teachers know the importance of the class syllabus, and as discussed above, including it in your welcome email is an important step in setting the tone for the learning experience you’re trying to craft. This style can immediately engage students and it supports Universal Design for Learning, accessibility, and student equity.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98