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How to Assess Inclusiveness in Teaching

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Verify that your syllabus contains statements that reflect your values in this area. The Inclusion By Design syllabus survey can help you analyze a specific syllabus to “get a broader perspective on inclusion in your actual teaching practices.” The text of your syllabus and course design.

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

Faculty Focus

My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster. Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. In my teaching practice, I order content in weekly modules that align directly with the course calendar provided in the syllabus.

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How to Engage Your Students With the 12-Minute Rule and Quizzes They’re Meant to Fail

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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.

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

Faculty Focus

My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster. Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. In my teaching practice, I order content in weekly modules that align directly with the course calendar provided in the syllabus.

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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

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I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. Co-create classroom norms with your students.

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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

Faculty Focus

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. Co-create classroom norms with your students.

Teaching 111
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Coachin’ in the Classroom

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They asked questions throughout class sessions and expected students to engage with the content. According to the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, “Student engagement is the psychological investment a student makes in learning.” [1] And the students? They are thriving.

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