Faculty Focus

MARCH 13, 2025

When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002). Sojka et al.

Feedback 104

Feedback Questions Course Evaluations Evaluation 104

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

Like many others teaching college classes across the country, Sharyn Hardy spent the last few days figuring out how to translate her carefully crafted classroom lectures into lessons that her students can learn online. Suddenly shifting college courses online demands a lot of effort from everyone involved. Andersen says. “I

Instructors 173

Instructors Lecturing Course Evaluations Evaluation 173

Faculty Focus

MARCH 13, 2025

When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002). Sojka et al.

Feedback 91

Feedback Questions Course Evaluations Evaluation 91

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

As Alexandra Pickett worked to bring new technology and teaching styles to New York State University, she faced an unexpected challenge. Pickett, who directs the Center for Online Teaching Excellence, said one of the biggest barriers to innovation has been student resistance. Professors elsewhere report similar student attitudes.

Lecturing 156

Lecturing Course Evaluations Students History 156

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Course management technology organizes and presents course structure and materials on an electronic platform. This includes the provision of electronic access to the course syllabus, reading and viewing materials, assessments, the course calendar, grades, course evaluations, discussion boards, and other important course materials.

Technology 155

Technology Education Syllabus Counselling 155

Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2021

In one focus group I attended, faculty members recommended that online courses include real-time sessions, that the school stream on-campus lectures and events to remote students, and that faculty establish a uniform and consistent online course evaluation rubric following industry best practices.

Lecturing 207

Lecturing eLearning Instructors Course Evaluations 207

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

By applying some basic course design principles to our use of the LMS, we can create a learning space that is engaging and useful, and that reduces logistical rigor and cognitive load for students (and professors as well). This appreciation is often mentioned in end-of-term evaluations. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2017

The threaded discussion felt always like the wrong medium for learning,” says Joyce Valenza, an assistant teaching professor at Rutgers University's School of Communication and Information, who has been teaching online since 2001. Many instructors see them as drudgery as well.

Instructors 151

Instructors Discussions Course Evaluations Writing 151

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

Therefore, Schon has designed reflection-during-action in which we learn to frame and reframe unexpected outcomes, talking-back and back-talking to ourselves while teaching simultaneously. Thus, I paid attention and reflected during the action in order to construct adjustments, while doing hybrid-teaching at the same time.

Lecturing 54

Lecturing Faculty Development Laboratory Knowledge 54

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Woo-kyoung Ahn, a psychology professor at Yale University who directs the Thinking Lab there, decided to teach an introductory class called “Thinking” that lays out the most common mistakes of human reasoning and strategies to correct them. For instance, in course evaluations I seek out negative reviews.

Course Evaluations 185

Course Evaluations Study Grades Lecturing 185

Faculty Focus

MAY 23, 2023

Were you able to meet these goals through the course activities? What peer evaluation resonated with you the most? After reflecting on the judge and peer evaluations, in what ways did your research experience change (or transform) or align with your ideals? design) Did students learn from evaluating other student’s posters?

Evaluation 105

Evaluation Counselling Assignments Critical Thinking 105

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

When we teach, there is an unspoken power differential, and real connections have the potential to change that power dynamic. Sally Baldwin, EdD, researches online course quality, online course design, and course evaluation instruments. Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain. link] Hammond, Z.

Instructors 115

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on October 22, 2018 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! On my course evaluations student regularly note that the daily quiz is one of their favorite activities. All rights reserved.

Quizzes 101

Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 101

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

By applying some basic course design principles to our use of the LMS, we can create a learning space that is engaging and useful, and that reduces logistical rigor and cognitive load for students (and professors as well). This appreciation is often mentioned in end-of-term evaluations. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Although institutions have all moved toward online, official course evaluations, why not use this last class to get and give feedback of a different sort? Activity 3: Give students feedback on how you experienced the course. If they study together, what are some good ways to study with a partner or group? Bookend activities.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Evaluations Assignments Study 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on October 22, 2018 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! On my course evaluations student regularly note that the daily quiz is one of their favorite activities. All rights reserved.

Quizzes 94

Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 94

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

When we teach, there is an unspoken power differential, and real connections have the potential to change that power dynamic. Sally Baldwin, EdD, researches online course quality, online course design, and course evaluation instruments. Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain. link] Hammond, Z.

Instructors 105

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 105

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

I have had the honor and privilege to teach community college students for the past 14 years and have learned so much about their strengths and challenges during this time. Faculty members are in a perfect position to make their classroom environment a safe and inclusive one through the implementation of specific teaching practices.

Feedback 119

Feedback Motivation Learning Course Evaluations 119

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

I have had the honor and privilege to teach community college students for the past 14 years and have learned so much about their strengths and challenges during this time. Faculty members are in a perfect position to make their classroom environment a safe and inclusive one through the implementation of specific teaching practices.

Feedback 108

Feedback Motivation Learning Course Evaluations 108

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Although institutions have all moved toward online, official course evaluations, why not use this last class to get and give feedback of a different sort? Activity 3: Give students feedback on how you experienced the course. If they study together, what are some good ways to study with a partner or group? Bookend activities.

Feedback 97

Feedback Course Evaluations Assignments Study 97

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Her research interests include anatomy education, teaching, and learning with recent work focusing on the use of supplemental resources in veterinary anatomy education. Chandler is a graduate research assistant at Kansas State University and holds teaching responsibilities in both the veterinary and one-year master’s curriculum.

Exams 114

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 114

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on October 1, 2017. In face-to-face courses, learning is compartmentalized into blocks that meet a prescribed number of times per week across the term or semester. For more articles like this, check out a Teaching Professor yearly membership for $159 or a monthly membership for $19.

Ethics 96

Ethics Minute Papers Syllabus Course Evaluations 96

Faculty Focus

JUNE 6, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on June 27, 2018 © Magna Publications. Most them default to blame—the teacher, the textbook, fellow classmates, the course, the department, the school—almost anybody or anything but not themselves. appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

Course Evaluations 59

Course Evaluations Attention Textbooks Discussions 59

Faculty Focus

JUNE 6, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on June 27, 2018 © Magna Publications. Most them default to blame—the teacher, the textbook, fellow classmates, the course, the department, the school—almost anybody or anything but not themselves. appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

Course Evaluations 49

Course Evaluations Attention Textbooks Discussions 49

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

Therefore, Schon has designed reflection-during-action in which we learn to frame and reframe unexpected outcomes, talking-back and back-talking to ourselves while teaching simultaneously. Thus, I paid attention and reflected during the action in order to construct adjustments, while doing hybrid-teaching at the same time.

Lecturing 64

Lecturing Faculty Development Laboratory Knowledge 64

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Her research interests include anatomy education, teaching, and learning with recent work focusing on the use of supplemental resources in veterinary anatomy education. Chandler is a graduate research assistant at Kansas State University and holds teaching responsibilities in both the veterinary and one-year master’s curriculum.

Exams 70

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 70

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 9, 2025

End of the Year Activities – Last Week of School Fun for Middle and High School By Cara McLeod Grades: 5th-10th This resource offers over 30 activities for your students to try, including creating a teacher report card, course evaluations, a memory wall, and even a video activity.

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