Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

Working in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies has shown me firsthand that our students face a world full of messy, tangled problems. This teaching helps students blend ideas, think deeply across fields, and work well with people from varied backgrounds. They need tools from many fields to tackle these issues. Yang et al.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

Working in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies has shown me firsthand that our students face a world full of messy, tangled problems. This teaching helps students blend ideas, think deeply across fields, and work well with people from varied backgrounds. They need tools from many fields to tackle these issues. Yang et al.

Interdisciplinary 54

Interdisciplinary Teaching Knowledge Peer Review 54

k12

JUNE 27, 2025

Instead, summer school typically consists of condensed, focused courses designed to help kids catch up, get ahead, or explore topics not covered during the school year. At K12, we offer a range of programs designed to help students prevent summer learning loss and maintain their enthusiasm for education year-round.

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Curriculum Learning Styles Schools Students 52

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

But there is a disconnect between the skills that students are being taught and those that employers require, and we face the stark prospect that one-third of jobs in 2020 will require skills that aren’t common today. Salesforce recently unveiled Trailhead for Students , a free digital learning platform and community.

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Skills Course Design Instructors Achievement 291

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The shift to virtual learning in early 2020 put a spotlight on online course design, with all its flaws and inconsistencies. But there are good examples of effective online course design. First and foremost, engaging online learning programs are built with empathy for both the teacher and the student.

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Course Design Distance Learning Intelligence Feedback 302

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2020

While student regression during summer months is not uncommon under normal circumstances, the effects of the COVID crisis on student learning gains are expected to be even more pronounced. Booster Courses focus on the critical concepts and skills students in grades 6-12 must master to be prepared for the next level course.

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Course Design Learning Grades Study 246

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. And, as headlines since the pandemic continue to remind us, our students have never felt more isolated and alone. Academically? Emotionally?

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Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. And, as headlines since the pandemic continue to remind us, our students have never felt more isolated and alone. Academically? Emotionally?

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Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Importantly, building classes that contain these elements for both students and instructors can lead to benefits for all. Below, I outline details about the five components and ideas for both students and instructors. In a class, an example might be only having students submit a discussion board post for every assignment.

Course Design 102

Course Design Teaching Instructors Motivation 102

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 12, 2023

There are many articles and experiments done with HyFlex course design, and currently, it is the most flexible option available for students as it offers students three ways to attend and participate in each class session throughout the duration of a course. The bimodal flexible course model is a simple concept.

Course Design 116

Course Design Instructors Participation Learning Styles 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 12, 2023

There are many articles and experiments done with HyFlex course design, and currently, it is the most flexible option available for students as it offers students three ways to attend and participate in each class session throughout the duration of a course. The bimodal flexible course model is a simple concept.

Course Design 110

Course Design Instructors Participation Learning Styles 110

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Importantly, building classes that contain these elements for both students and instructors can lead to benefits for all. Below, I outline details about the five components and ideas for both students and instructors. In a class, an example might be only having students submit a discussion board post for every assignment.

Course Design 92

Course Design Teaching Instructors Motivation 92

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 4, 2020

Teachers are scrambling to move their offline courses online to ensure that students continue learning for the remainder of the school year. I am fielding questions about how to set up online courses , design online lessons , and offer small group instruction and support via video conferencing. ChoiceBoardLearnOffline.

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Distance Learning Blended Learning Learning Course Design 546

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Digital course helps high schoolers develop critical skills they’ll need for workplace success. Every year, millions of students take the ACT WorkKeys® career-readiness assessment, which is used by thousands of employers to determine if potential hires have the skills necessary to succeed. As the number of U.S.

Students 219

Students Testing Course Design High School 219

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

To keep students engaged in STEM learning during school closures, Vernier Software & Technology is offering a robust collection of free remote learning solutions for teachers and students. Students can perform their own analysis of the sample data and answer questions based on their results.

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STEM Laboratory Teachers Mobile Devices 236

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

. — Pearson and its Connections Academy , the fully online public school program serving K-12 students for more than 20 years, announced today their partnership with The Home Depot’s Path to Pro program to introduce high school students to careers in the trade industry. bachelor’s degree programs.

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High School High School Schools Course Design 254

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2015

The point is, of course, that you probably can Google every single concept you currently teach and your students know this well. An added challenge is to grapple with the informal course designs that are popping up all over the net. We might reference this phenomenon as “kitchen table” pedagogy. area similar questions.

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Teaching Course Design Internet Instructors 280

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

Most teachers don’t have prior experience or professional development in teaching online courses effectively. Related post: Leading eLearning and a Future Ready library opportunity. Related post: Leading eLearning and a Future Ready library opportunity. Synchronous over asynchronous.

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eLearning Quizzes Textbooks Fairness 274

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2015

According to a new report, incorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in online courses not only benefits students with disabilities, but can have significant benefits for all students, ultimately increasing retention and improving learning outcomes. Knowing Where to Start.

Accessibility 189

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Instructors 189

eSchool News

MAY 11, 2021

New program addresses barriers that lead to social disparities; students learn to make important health and financial decisions. the leading Impact-as-a-Service TM education innovator, announced the development of the nation’s first healthcare literacy course designed for high school students. EVERFI Inc.,

High School 236

High School High School Students Course Design 236

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Students who take online college courses may not realize it, but they are the beneficiaries of a special bill of rights. To ensure students can access books and other academic resources even if they’re nowhere near a campus. Careful Course Design It starts with the digital course design process.

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eLearning Course Design Students Distance Learning 162

eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2021

If you’re struggling to remember these basic aspects of the last course you completed, the course design could likely benefit from some improvement. Now ask yourself this question: What am I doing differently as a teacher or faculty member to create better learning experiences for my students?

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eLearning Course Design Knowledge Writing 263

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Free for all educators and school districts, the one-hour, eight-lesson course provides educators with essential knowledge about AI and approaches for ensuring student safety and privacy. “With this course, we are taking a proactive approach to support and educate teachers on the front lines and prepare for this transformation.”

Critical Thinking 276

Critical Thinking Ethics Course Design Learning Outcomes 276

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

As we prepared for the start of fall semester 2024, there was buzz around our campus about administration raising the caps in our condensed 8-week online courses to match the high enrollment caps for our 16 week in person courses. As an educator and instructional designer, I find this problematic.

Instructors 116

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Leveraging AI in the classroom can enhance teaching while preparing students for a future where AI is integral to the workforce. ISTE U serves as a digital hub offering top-tier professional learning courses designed to assist educators in developing fundamental skills for teaching and learning in a digital world.

Teachers 207

Teachers Intelligence Essay Social Studies 207

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster. The class was a required course in my field that I would go on to be responsible for teaching as a graduate student and, later, as a professor. Kind of wild that I never actually received instruction in the course, myself.)

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 131

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2019

But too often, a critical element is left out of the process: student voice. EdSurge Independent was created in 2016 as a way to change that by providing college and university students a platform to share their ideas, concerns, excitement and frustrations with the way technology shapes teaching and learning in higher education.

Fairness 163

Fairness Education Students Disabilities 163

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

for all of her students. She’s in Tennessee—where she is an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University—but some of the students she’s teaching are now taking the class from California, where it’s only 8 a.m. And a couple of students are back home in China, where it’s midnight. When Elizabeth Self starts teaching her 11 a.m.

Teaching 218

Teaching Instructors Distance Learning Lecturing 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Now that so much college work is done digitally in learning management systems, many colleges are trying to analyze student data from those platforms to predict which students need help. There’s a lot to do in between predicting student performance and generating better student outcomes.”.

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Students Course Design Study Coaching 175

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. EdSurge: Why is student disengagement or absenteeism something that you’re thinking about? So that stuff is really important.

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Students Instructors Lecturing Participation 202

eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2023

Are students allowed to retake tests on which they did not do well? It is essential that teachers have a clear and supportive grading system in place to address the scrutiny of today’s students, parents, and other stakeholders. Exams that do not reflect that criteria may have been poorly designed.

Grades 262

Grades Teachers Instructors Exams 262

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Connecting with students is a step towards increasing engagement in the classroom—whether face-to-face or online. Connecting with students shifts the obligation from the instructor working singularly to create an inclusive environment to one where the class works collectively to build the community.

Instructors 116

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

As we prepared for the start of fall semester 2024, there was buzz around our campus about administration raising the caps in our condensed 8-week online courses to match the high enrollment caps for our 16 week in person courses. As an educator and instructional designer, I find this problematic.

Instructors 98

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Student success is teacher success. 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.

Students 122

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 122

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

So are most of the students taking the cultural competency quiz Professor John Branch gives out near the beginning of his MBA-level International Marketing class at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. The average student gets just two of the ten questions right. Source: Course Hero.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Connecting with students is a step towards increasing engagement in the classroom—whether face-to-face or online. Connecting with students shifts the obligation from the instructor working singularly to create an inclusive environment to one where the class works collectively to build the community.

Instructors 105

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster. The class was a required course in my field that I would go on to be responsible for teaching as a graduate student and, later, as a professor. Kind of wild that I never actually received instruction in the course, myself.)

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Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 109