Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024).

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Easily overlooked in this process can be maintaining the use of outside experts as guest speakers, panelists, or evaluators because of condensed class formats and the reliance on asynchronous elements in online course designs. It also has the added benefit of allowing the professor to use it for many sections of the same course.

Lecturing 110

Lecturing Feedback Evaluation Course Design 110

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

We want to make sure that we are serving our students to the best of our abilities and, thereby, creating inclusive, engaging, and meaningful learning experiences. High Impact Practices High impact practices (HIPs) are a set of strategies for improving the student learning experience.

Assignments 109

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 109

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022).

Teaching 92

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 92

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022).

Teaching 88

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 88

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

We want to make sure that we are serving our students to the best of our abilities and, thereby, creating inclusive, engaging, and meaningful learning experiences. High Impact Practices High impact practices (HIPs) are a set of strategies for improving the student learning experience.

Assignments 92

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 92

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2022

These sessions are conducted with some students in-person and others using Zoom or other conferencing tools to view and participate at a distance. Mixed-mode classes present new challenges for faculty who are used to teaching an in-person or online class, where all the students are using one mode of access.

Feedback 105

Feedback Minute Papers Mobile Devices Discussions 105

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

We often hear from our colleagues that our students are not resilient, they are difficult, they seem to always have excuses, and often need us to make rather unreasonable adjustments. Many of our undergraduate students were born during the time of a recession when anxiety may have been woven into the fabric of their upbringing.

Confidentiality 94

Confidentiality Instructors Motivation Writing 94

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

The professor of computer science and cognitive science at Georgia Institute of Technology believes every student and researcher should have access to artificially intelligent assistants that not only help them study facts and figures, but also collaborate more closely with other humans. So, there is a teacher, there is a student.

Mental Models 183

Mental Models Education Ethics Learning 183

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

EdSurge: Can you give us a little background on the history of the Dracula course? Stanley Stepanic: When I first came to UVA in 2005 to study for my master’s and my PhD, I was a teaching assistant to the course and was mentored by Professor Jan Perkowski. He later changed the name of the course to Dracula.

Education 133

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 133