Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

When our students overcome obstacles in their learning due to our support and encouragement, or experience transformations from our well-constructed course design and subsequent instruction, we succeed in cultivating spaces where their success is made possible. What motivates one may not motivate all.

Students 122

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

When students connect, it fosters a sense of belonging and community, significantly enhancing course engagement and contributing to increased academic success. These connections, whether through study groups or other collaborative efforts, promote persistence and create an environment where students feel supported and motivated to excel.

Instructors 116

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 116

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

That may mean hiring more staff who have expertise in digital course design and instruction—and reevaluating whether to pay for help from outside companies or bring services in-house. It may also mean doing more to truly prepare students for online learning.

Hybrid Learning 192

Hybrid Learning Hybrid Courses Learning Exams 192

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

When our students overcome obstacles in their learning due to our support and encouragement, or experience transformations from our well-constructed course design and subsequent instruction, we succeed in cultivating spaces where their success is made possible. What motivates one may not motivate all.

Students 111

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

When students connect, it fosters a sense of belonging and community, significantly enhancing course engagement and contributing to increased academic success. These connections, whether through study groups or other collaborative efforts, promote persistence and create an environment where students feel supported and motivated to excel.

Instructors 105

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 105

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

They dug into the principles of universal design for learning, how instructions can use rubrics to empower students to demonstrate knowledge in many different ways, and how to break up class sessions to make it easier for everyone to participate fully. Audience question]: So I had a question about students with ADHD.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

And students collectively tend to ask the same questions, get confused by the same concepts, and make the same questionable decisions about learning. Tired, ho-hum attitudes get communicated with all sorts of subtle cues, such as tone of voice, gestures, or facial responses to a question you’ve heard hundreds of times before.

Motivation 114

Motivation Exams Lecturing Questions 114

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Relevance for Learning, Instruction, and Assessment Adult learners have unique needs that require consideration when designing instruction. Formative assessments in the form of knowledge check questions can be used after a lightboard video to informally assess student knowledge of the video example. References Bradbury, N.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

And students collectively tend to ask the same questions, get confused by the same concepts, and make the same questionable decisions about learning. Tired, ho-hum attitudes get communicated with all sorts of subtle cues, such as tone of voice, gestures, or facial responses to a question you’ve heard hundreds of times before.

Motivation 111

Motivation Exams Lecturing Questions 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Research on faculty perceptions suggests that the ideal enrollment for online courses is lower than what they would consider suitable for high-enrollment courses, with course design playing a crucial role. With fewer students, instructors can more easily track progress and adapt the course based on individual needs.

Instructors 116

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

And both offer products that are pretty similar, and make most of their revenue by offering tech-related courses to people who already hold college degrees. Go to edX and look at the platform for creating courses there—it is cumbersome and difficult,” he adds. Downsides of Openness?

Fairness 208

Fairness Course Design Motivation Internet 208

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Around the semester midpoint you may be noticing that some of your students are becoming overwhelmed, may lack motivation, or feel disconnected from the class. I recommend looking at your current teaching content with a question, “What’s the most important information I want students to learn here?” Sound familiar?

Student Engagement 131

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design. food, water, warmth, rest, and security). self-actualization). Canrinus, E. Fokkens-Bruinsma, M.,

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

This summer, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced a partnership with 30 community colleges to offer a two-semester course, designed by Apple engineers and educators, to teach students to build apps using Apple’s programming language, Swift. We are only just starting to see these partnerships form in meaningful ways.

Skills 304

Skills Course Design Instructors Achievement 304

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Relevance for Learning, Instruction, and Assessment Adult learners have unique needs that require consideration when designing instruction. Formative assessments in the form of knowledge check questions can be used after a lightboard video to informally assess student knowledge of the video example. References Bradbury, N.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

But as I noted in The nail in the coffin: How AI could be the impetus to reimagine education , we could “enchant learning in higher ed in such a way that people flock to it when they need to be energized, when they need a balm, when they are trying to figure out their why, when they have burning questions they want support in pursuing.”

Metacognitive Skills 138

Metacognitive Skills Ethics Writing Plagiarism 138

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

During that summer meeting, the teachers answered three specific questions. With a more limited number of options and four deadlines instead of one, teachers are reporting that they feel less overwhelmed and more motivated. The buy-in and excitement were there, and teachers felt ready to really get serious about personalized learning.

Teachers 164

Teachers Lecturing Blended Learning Students 164

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Framework for Developing Your Approach to Generative AI AI can complete so many cognitive tasks that it can be overwhelming to comprehensively address generative AI in your courses. We have created a set of guiding questions to serve as a framework for developing your approach to generative AI. 2023; Gordon, 2023).

Ethics 102

Ethics Multidisciplinary Course Design Confidentiality 102

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

Learning Design First, Production Values Second When organizations decide to produce an online course, many quickly jump into questions of video production and start lining up a film crew and maybe even hiring an animator. Yet, until we get the learning design right, these questions about production values are premature.

Instructors 150

Instructors Education Lecturing Knowledge 150

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Research on faculty perceptions suggests that the ideal enrollment for online courses is lower than what they would consider suitable for high-enrollment courses, with course design playing a crucial role. With fewer students, instructors can more easily track progress and adapt the course based on individual needs.

Instructors 98

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design. food, water, warmth, rest, and security). self-actualization). Canrinus, E. Fokkens-Bruinsma, M.,

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 105

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Around the semester midpoint you may be noticing that some of your students are becoming overwhelmed, may lack motivation, or feel disconnected from the class. I recommend looking at your current teaching content with a question, “What’s the most important information I want students to learn here?” Sound familiar?

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

A well-written teaching philosophy statement should act as a guide during course design, development, instruction, and assessment as well as through programmatic development and revision. I encourage you to spend a few moments each semester to review your philosophy and to reflect on the practices you employ in your courses.

Teaching Philosophy 111

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Universal Design 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Students answer these questions: Which leadership style(s) does the superhero exhibit and why? He often makes decisions quickly and independently, expecting others to follow his lead without question (Wiyono, n.d.). Yang (2003) found that using comic books as a teaching tool increased student motivation.

Assignments 115

Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 115

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

This is the question that faculty ask themselves silently, or among their colleagues. I find the question to be valid, therefore, start with a clear objective and focus. Therefore, allow faculty to self-question, write in a learning journal, and practice shared planning. A sk thought-provoking questions. Why are we here?

Evaluation 111

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Yes, but first, I want to know more about their experience of teaching, and what is motivating them to seek out a solution. The second question I ask in one form or another is, “Do your students know that this is what you want for them?” Another way of asking the question is, “Do you talk to them about this?” Hagerty, B.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

I was ecstatic to hear this question! A little background about myself; I love designing, redesigning, and getting creative with my syllabus. Let’s return to the question posed by all my colleagues: “Is the document accessible?” So, to go back to the initial question of, “What a cool syllabus…but is it accessible?”

Syllabus 116

Syllabus Accessibility Quizzes Disabilities 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Students answer these questions: Which leadership style(s) does the superhero exhibit and why? He often makes decisions quickly and independently, expecting others to follow his lead without question (Wiyono, n.d.). Yang (2003) found that using comic books as a teaching tool increased student motivation.

Assignments 105

Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

A well-written teaching philosophy statement should act as a guide during course design, development, instruction, and assessment as well as through programmatic development and revision. I encourage you to spend a few moments each semester to review your philosophy and to reflect on the practices you employ in your courses.

Teaching Philosophy 98

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Universal Design 98

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

They are a single result to a complex question that is highly dependent on perspective. They are a single result to a complex question that is highly dependent on perspective. Alternative assignments can create more meaningful opportunities to demonstrate learning, but how do we move beyond the grades associated with them?

Assignments 101

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 101

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

But as I noted in The nail in the coffin: How AI could be the impetus to reimagine education , we could “enchant learning in higher ed in such a way that people flock to it when they need to be energized, when they need a balm, when they are trying to figure out their why, when they have burning questions they want support in pursuing.”

Metacognitive Skills 98

Metacognitive Skills Ethics Writing Plagiarism 98

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2017

For example, research in educational psychology often is characterized by efforts to investigate isolated interventions, in carefully controlled laboratory conditions, under short time frames, using motivated participants and focusing on learning outcomes like retention. Moving Educational Research Forward.

Laboratory 102

Laboratory Failure Education Study 102

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

This is the question that faculty ask themselves silently, or among their colleagues. I find the question to be valid, therefore, start with a clear objective and focus. Therefore, allow faculty to self-question, write in a learning journal, and practice shared planning. A sk thought-provoking questions. Why are we here?

Evaluation 95

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 95

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

I was ecstatic to hear this question! A little background about myself; I love designing, redesigning, and getting creative with my syllabus. Let’s return to the question posed by all my colleagues: “Is the document accessible?” So, to go back to the initial question of, “What a cool syllabus…but is it accessible?”

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Accessibility Quizzes Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Yes, but first, I want to know more about their experience of teaching, and what is motivating them to seek out a solution. The second question I ask in one form or another is, “Do your students know that this is what you want for them?” Another way of asking the question is, “Do you talk to them about this?” Hagerty, B.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

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. EdTech Books.

Teaching 94

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 94

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. EdTech Books.

Teaching 89

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 89