Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A whole-class review of some of these maps is beneficial so that map “accuracy” can be discussed and maybe corrected. If the course has several learning objectives, let each one be mapped by a different group. The interviewer, who may become your boss, is looking at your transcript and says, ‘Oh, I see you took INSERT COURSE NAME.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Evaluations Assignments Study 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Ensure content in the LMS course matches syllabus content and information (it’s ok to have information in both the syllabus and the LMS). Make sure all links and media in the course are active and work when students need to access them. Include a non-graded ‘discussion’ area where students can get to know each other.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Provide options such as virtual meeting links for office hours and a discussion board for questions. Sally Baldwin, EdD, researches online course quality, online course design, and course evaluation instruments. Video creates a personal connection and fosters a sense of belonging.

Instructors 115

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A whole-class review of some of these maps is beneficial so that map “accuracy” can be discussed and maybe corrected. If the course has several learning objectives, let each one be mapped by a different group. The interviewer, who may become your boss, is looking at your transcript and says, ‘Oh, I see you took INSERT COURSE NAME.

Feedback 97

Feedback Course Evaluations Assignments Study 97

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The follow-up that returns to an important point: “For the past few classes we’ve discussed how Shakespeare often employs double plot structure in his plays. Their papers give me insights into the ideas that had staying power and what might bear returning to as the course moves forward.

Ethics 96

Ethics Minute Papers Syllabus Course Evaluations 96

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Provide options such as virtual meeting links for office hours and a discussion board for questions. Sally Baldwin, EdD, researches online course quality, online course design, and course evaluation instruments. Video creates a personal connection and fosters a sense of belonging.

Instructors 105

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 6, 2024

When a discussion didn’t go anywhere. Most them default to blame—the teacher, the textbook, fellow classmates, the course, the department, the school—almost anybody or anything but not themselves. For example, consider one of those days when the discussion never got off the ground. All rights reserved. When the answer was wrong.

Course Evaluations 59

Course Evaluations Attention Textbooks Discussions 59

Faculty Focus

JUNE 6, 2024

When a discussion didn’t go anywhere. Most them default to blame—the teacher, the textbook, fellow classmates, the course, the department, the school—almost anybody or anything but not themselves. For example, consider one of those days when the discussion never got off the ground. All rights reserved. When the answer was wrong.

Course Evaluations 49

Course Evaluations Attention Textbooks Discussions 49

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 9, 2025

Have each student discuss their favorite memory, joke, or lesson of the year. Whether your class was filled with deep discussions, chaotic group projects, or inside jokes that no one outside the room would understand, these farewell activities help you wrap things up with just the right amount of fun. to decorate a compliment book.

Activities 69

Activities Schools Middle School Middle School 69

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2025

Unfortunately, the most common form of feedback that instructors receive, the mandatory end-of-semester evaluation, is primarily intended to assess faculty rather than the teaching and learning experience. The MSF asks students simple, direct questions focused on the teaching and learning process in their current course.

Instructors 86

Instructors Feedback Evaluation Students 86

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2025

Unfortunately, the most common form of feedback that instructors receive, the mandatory end-of-semester evaluation, is primarily intended to assess faculty rather than the teaching and learning experience. The MSF asks students simple, direct questions focused on the teaching and learning process in their current course.

Instructors 80

Instructors Feedback Evaluation Students 80