Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

One of the challenges of course design is that all our work can seem perfectly clear and effective when we are knee-deep in the design process, but everything somehow falls apart when deployed in the wild. Finally, the AI can even suggest refinements to the prompt.

Assignments 69

Assignments Testing Course Design Writing 69

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2019

Outcomes, Testing and Grading Which methods of assessment best measure learning and ability? Are standardized tests a fair gauge for predicting college success?

Fairness 166

Fairness Education Students Disabilities 166

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The theoretical framework for the report includes the work of Rose and Mayer and their three overarching principles of effective UDL course design: Presentation , action and expression , and engagement and interaction. In presentation , the course provides learners with various way of acquiring information and knowledge.

Accessibility 189

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Instructors 189

eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2025

About Revolution Prep: Revolution Prep is a leader in education, providing personalized tutoring services and test preparation programs that empower students to reach their academic goals. “With IMG Academy and NCSA, we’re making sure student-athletes don’t have to choose between success in sports and success in school.”

Coaching 183

Coaching Course Design Art Testing 183

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Instead, the school wants students to help test and design the learning tools they use—in hopes that their feedback can improve pass rates and other metrics. Officials from both parties launched the Lumen Learning Testing Center at the college earlier this year.

Textbooks 155

Textbooks Testing Art Students 155

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In research and surveys conducted by Dr. Donald McCabe and the International Center for Academic Integrity over the span of 12 years, 68 percent of undergraduates who responded admitted to cheating on tests or written assignments. Reducing students’ test anxiety can help, Millet said.

Academic Integrity 147

Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 147

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

All sections of bi-modal courses receive a copy over of the asynchronous LMS master course. The faculty team could be consulted as to what materials should be placed in the master course. Every educator has the same course design and materials. Flexible proctored test dates.

Exams 111

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

All sections of bi-modal courses receive a copy over of the asynchronous LMS master course. The faculty team could be consulted as to what materials should be placed in the master course. Every educator has the same course design and materials. Flexible proctored test dates.

Exams 98

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 19, 2023

Unique to design thinking is that it encourages people to make mistakes and, in fact, making mistakes is part of the process of growth and solving the problem (Emerson, 2020). The Business Education Design Thinking Instructional Model (Wickam et al., Design thinking activities and assessments were designed at each stage of the course.

Course Design 116

Course Design Testing Feedback Assignments 116

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?

Multiple Choice Questions 127

Multiple Choice Questions Instructors Textbooks Feedback 127

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Faculty risk excluding certain students and impeding their ability to succeed when they aren’t intentional about design and facilitation. In our own teaching, we call these “typical test questions” or TTQs. What do we mean by an inclusive classroom? But using these tools successfully requires careful consideration.

Instructors 144

Instructors Multiple Choice Questions Course Design Discussions 144

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

A few weeks ago, Ferris State University made a splashy announcement that it planned to enroll two chatbot “students” in its classes, calling it a novel way for colleges to test their curricula.

Intelligence 211

Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 211

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

It’d be difficult to design objective tests for many of the skills taught on the platform, such as gardening and fashion design. The closest proxy is a survey that asks viewers how much they learned after finishing a course. “Or The company also plans to grow its roster of celebrity teachers.

Learning 152

Learning Writing Course Design Instructors 152

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

I spent the next four years in my assigned seat among the rows of desks, trying to listen to the teacher at the front of the room, completing homework assignments from textbooks, and preparing for tests by making countless flashcards. I was never particularly excited about any one class.

Students 163

Students Attention Textbooks Assignments 163

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

In the test stage, the educator will practice and test the education plan for efficacy. In the ideate stage, the educator should evaluate the problem or focus of the education from multiple perspectives and sit in the seat of both the learner and the educator who will teach the content.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

In the test stage, the educator will practice and test the education plan for efficacy. In the ideate stage, the educator should evaluate the problem or focus of the education from multiple perspectives and sit in the seat of both the learner and the educator who will teach the content.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 19, 2023

Unique to design thinking is that it encourages people to make mistakes and, in fact, making mistakes is part of the process of growth and solving the problem (Emerson, 2020). The Business Education Design Thinking Instructional Model (Wickam et al., Design thinking activities and assessments were designed at each stage of the course.

Course Design 98

Course Design Testing Feedback Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Design – The educator will need to organize the information gathered from the research and decide on the focus of the education Ideate – The educator should evaluate the problem or focus of the education from multiple perspectives and sit in the seat of both the learner and the educator who will teach the content.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 111

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Olivia explained how a course designed like Obstacles might prepare students to work at Meow Wolf, where her job continually requires her to let go of ego to be creatively ready for radical change. Insight 2: Educator-designers need agency. Meow Wolf isn’t alone in looking for creatives. We have to create different experiences.”

Education 167

Education Schools Art History 167

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We can pre-expose students to new information before starting a course or a class with: a welcome letter or email of the course description. a video about a course or topic. pre-test quizzes. Retrieval practice really means testing yourself which primes the mind for learning and retention (Brown et al., flashcards.

Knowledge 126

Knowledge Quizzes Students Learning 126

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 12, 2025

When completing assignments or preparing for tests, there is a concern that they might be “faking it until they make it.” This would allow them to apply specific concepts and theories, such as market segmentation, financial forecasting, or chemical testing techniques in a real-world context.

Learning 109

Learning Evaluation Students Course Design 109

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 12, 2025

When completing assignments or preparing for tests, there is a concern that they might be “faking it until they make it.” This would allow them to apply specific concepts and theories, such as market segmentation, financial forecasting, or chemical testing techniques in a real-world context.

Learning 103

Learning Evaluation Students Course Design 103

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Design – The educator will need to organize the information gathered from the research and decide on the focus of the education Ideate – The educator should evaluate the problem or focus of the education from multiple perspectives and sit in the seat of both the learner and the educator who will teach the content.

Learning 92

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 92

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

Even if an instructional designer can get an expert to explain a concept clearly, this sometimes has little effect on student understanding. Studies by Derek Muller have shown that while videos that explain physics concepts clearly are often positively received by students, tests show they don’t necessarily lead to durable learning.

Instructors 144

Instructors Education Lecturing Knowledge 144

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

So one of the challenges we've really been dealing with is test security because of course everyone wants to go right to ProctorU and have that live proctoring experience. We've done some webinars for engagement, doing synchronous sessions, different assessments and then how to teach synchronously or asynchronously.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Students are required to complete online chapter quizzes based on the course objectives and textbook for the course within D2L. When the course was taught in-person, three tests were administered to students and evenly spaced throughout the semester. Our university uses an online learning platform, Desire to Learn (D2L).

Quizzes 126

Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 126

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 64

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 64

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

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

I used traditional grading practices, assessing student progress through quizzes, tests, project, midterms and finals each year. As I improved it, I also worked on developing a smoother flow and incorporating reflections into the course. From 2011-2015, I continued to iterate on the course design for my class.

Syllabus 156

Syllabus Learning Course Outline History 156

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

By that he means there is no definitive formulation of the problem, no hand and fast rule, no agreed solutions and no ultimate test of the solution. What happens if we install a policy that allows data to be deleted but that data has been used in a research paper?” There are no binary solutions.”

Discussions 122

Discussions Education Learning Course Design 122

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. How long should they last? References Bouchrika, I.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content. Content should incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and offer choices to students. HyFlex courses can be deceptively difficult to do well. Provide course materials. This may leave students dissatisfied, stressed, or angry.

Learning 105

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 105

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We can pre-expose students to new information before starting a course or a class with: a welcome letter or email of the course description. a video about a course or topic. pre-test quizzes. Retrieval practice really means testing yourself which primes the mind for learning and retention (Brown et al., flashcards.

Knowledge 98

Knowledge Quizzes Students Learning 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Students are required to complete online chapter quizzes based on the course objectives and textbook for the course within D2L. When the course was taught in-person, three tests were administered to students and evenly spaced throughout the semester. Our university uses an online learning platform, Desire to Learn (D2L).

Quizzes 111

Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Therefore, it is important not only to test that links are still active, but also to regularly check that they lead where you want your students to go to access the OERs. That realization prompted concern due to the nature of the website and created barriers because some institutions block access to that website.

Evaluation 145

Evaluation Education Instructors Textbooks 145

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content. Content should incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and offer choices to students. HyFlex courses can be deceptively difficult to do well. Provide course materials. This may leave students dissatisfied, stressed, or angry.

Learning 98

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Online, operating only in the air above, without a physical campus below, academic investments are limited to less than a handful of budget lines--instruction, course design and edtech software.

Fairness 125

Fairness Lecturing Course Design Art 125