Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition. Tessa Wolf strengthened our commitment to inclusive course design. They are co-creators of it.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

2001, University of Vermont) is a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar and Professor of Psychological Sciences at Kansas State University. The empathetic course design perspective. We should embrace this role as we teach in the age of AI. Saucier, Ph.D. Teaching of Psychology, 52 (1), 45-52. Saucier, D. Schiffer, A.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

2011) into all parts of our courses (see Saucier et al., 2022 for a discussion of the empathetic course design perspective). This ranges from our syllabi to our course structures and policies, to our assignments and assessments. This empathetic course design perspective is important to us. Raimondi, 2019).

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

While there’s a great deal of information to digest, the article points out that many benefits of 3D printing go beyond math and science comprehension. The subjects and projects that use 3D printing are almost limitless, especially in science, technology, engineering and math classes: At Harlan Rowe Middle School in Athens, Pa.,

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Additionally, Odysseyware is launching more than 200 new state-specific courses designed specifically to meet standards in California, Florida, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Washington.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

A few trees were saved, but courses weren’t any smarter. So if automation and interactivity differentiate a smart phone from a phone, what makes a course “smart”? What attributes of course design and applications of technology transform outcomes and impact, as opposed to gratuitous investment in technology for technology’s sake?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

When schools and educators augment or replace classroom-only teaching with high quality, multimedia online instruction, they’re embracing “learning experience design (LXD.)" Learn more about the Six Red Marbles' Learning Experience Design team , and how they moved Boston College's courses online.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

That’s an approach that’s grown over the past decade or so where colleges try to harness the digital breadcrumbs left by students as they move through digital platforms and online course materials to find patterns that can improve course design and even personalize material for individual students. “AI

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

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.

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Motivation Education Learning Feedback 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

Jay Lynch is Senior Academic Research Consultant for Course Design, Development, and Academic Research (CDDAR) at Pearson. Science, 331, 772–775. doi:10.1126/science.1199327 It's about creating a learning environment that empowers each student to reach their full potential through learning. References Bjork, E.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Science Cell Instructor draws a cell, labels the various parts, and explains how it functions. Jeff is passionate about learning and improving the quality of online course design and instruction to benefit returning adult learners. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education , 15 (8). Lubrick, M.,

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This piece will suggest a few simple ideas that teachers of introductory STEM classes may implement in their course design to turn their lectures into active learning experiences for a large student body, without needing to completely revisit and change their whole teaching style. Life Sciences Education , 20 (1), 1–13.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

Go to edX and look at the platform for creating courses there—it is cumbersome and difficult,” he adds. You can argue that because of that, you get some more-mature course designs, but it’s not the same as scalability.” A Strategy Duel The two entities have also taken very different approaches in terms of strategy, says Hill.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Science Cell Instructor draws a cell, labels the various parts, and explains how it functions. Jeff is passionate about learning and improving the quality of online course design and instruction to benefit returning adult learners. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education , 15 (8). Lubrick, M.,

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

She might know the theory behind data science but not how to use Tableau. 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.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

Universal Design for Learning Guidelines Version 2.2. ” Life Sciences Education 18, no. “The 5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process.” ” Interaction Design Foundation – IxDF , March 1, 2024. Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty. Elsevier, 2024. Dewsbury, Bryan, and Cynthia J. “CBE.”

Learning 111

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

Universal Design for Learning Guidelines Version 2.2. ” Life Sciences Education 18, no. “The 5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process.” ” Interaction Design Foundation – IxDF , March 1, 2024. Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty. Elsevier, 2024. Dewsbury, Bryan, and Cynthia J. “CBE.”

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

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. Center for Open Science, PsyAr Xiv : [link] Robson, D. Huettel, S.

Students 122

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 122

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

2011) into all parts of our courses (see Saucier et al., 2022 for a discussion of the empathetic course design perspective). This ranges from our syllabi to our course structures and policies, to our assignments and assessments. This empathetic course design perspective is important to us. Raimondi, 2019).

Course Design 98

Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

It is clear to me that setting expectations during the first day and week as a reimagined “preview day” models the curiosity and openness that I expect from my students as an instructor. Anthony Lacina, DHSc, is an assistant professor of health sciences at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

During the spring 2024 semester, we redesigned our courses to pilot a cross-course group project involving a social sciences course (SSC) titled, “Social Justice Movements in the U.S.”, We are also planning to ask a Librarian to visit the class to demonstrate research strategies for social science topics.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Universal Design for Learning Guidelines Version 2.2. ” Life Sciences Education 18, no. “The 5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process.” ” Interaction Design Foundation – IxDF , March 1, 2024. Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty. Elsevier, 2024. Dewsbury, Bryan, and Cynthia J. “CBE.”

Learning 110

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 110

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Trusting students does not mean ignoring accountability; it means designing courses, policies, and practices that build their confidence and skills while treating them as equal partners in their education. Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. McDonough, M., Okoroafor, N.,

Plagiarism 121

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 121

eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

The program used Brightspace to deliver blended learning courses designed with experiential learning elements that allowed them to be offered with significant cost savings. The University of Akron launched the GenEd Core Pilot Program in Fall 2015 to help increase access to higher education.

Online Learning 136

Online Learning Quizzes eLearning Learning 136

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. Center for Open Science, PsyAr Xiv : [link] Robson, D. Huettel, S.

Students 111

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 111

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 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

During the spring 2024 semester, we redesigned our courses to pilot a cross-course group project involving a social sciences course (SSC) titled, “Social Justice Movements in the U.S.”, We are also planning to ask a Librarian to visit the class to demonstrate research strategies for social science topics.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Science History Communication 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Extensive analysis of student perception data was conducted and found a generally positive reception, with a majority of students strongly advocating for the pre-course’s availability to future cohorts (Hansen, Basel, & Malreddy, under review). Anatomical Sciences Education 10 (3): 215–23. Rickert, Jonathan T.

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

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 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Chang and Smith (2008) studied student engagement in a computer science course, again through a student survey. Their findings suggest that student course satisfaction was related to perceived student-student interaction in the course. This article has been cited 664 times.

Exams 116

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

It is clear to me that setting expectations during the first day and week as a reimagined “preview day” models the curiosity and openness that I expect from my students as an instructor. Anthony Lacina, DHSc, is an assistant professor of health sciences at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition. Tessa Wolf strengthened our commitment to inclusive course design. They are co-creators of it.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Stephen Addison works as a learning designer for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Athabasca University in Canada and has worked in instructional design, educational research, and online education for over 20 years. Make it stick: The science of successful learning. References. Brown, Peter C.,

Knowledge 126

Knowledge Quizzes Students Learning 126

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Online program management providers, also known as online enablers and online service providers, help colleges and universities bring their courses and degree programs online. bachelor of science degree in management. Outcomes will be the bellwether for everyone in terms of who’s going to win and lose.”.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

Fitting with the conference’s theme this year around improvement science, Heath’s talk started off with a lesson in psychology, in particular around what and why people remember. 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

MAY 11, 2025

2001, University of Vermont) is a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar and Professor of Psychological Sciences at Kansas State University. The empathetic course design perspective. We should embrace this role as we teach in the age of AI. Saucier, Ph.D. Teaching of Psychology, 52 (1), 45-52. Saucier, D. Schiffer, A.

Instructors 114

Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 114

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Universal Design for Learning Guidelines Version 2.2. ” Life Sciences Education 18, no. “The 5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process.” ” Interaction Design Foundation – IxDF , March 1, 2024. Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty. Elsevier, 2024. Dewsbury, Bryan, and Cynthia J. “CBE.”

Learning 92

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 92