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Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester

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Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course youve taught before? Early in my career, one chapter per week described my course outline. Poor planning left my students and me burnt out at the end of most terms. But Im not talking about a list of chapters or exams and papers with their due dates.

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Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester

Faculty Focus

Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course you’ve taught before? Early in my career, “one chapter per week” described my course outline. Poor planning left my students and me burnt out at the end of most terms. But I’m not talking about a list of chapters or exams and papers with their due dates.

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Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester

Faculty Focus

Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course youve taught before? Early in my career, one chapter per week described my course outline. Poor planning left my students and me burnt out at the end of most terms. But Im not talking about a list of chapters or exams and papers with their due dates.

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Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester

Faculty Focus

Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course you’ve taught before? Early in my career, “one chapter per week” described my course outline. Poor planning left my students and me burnt out at the end of most terms. But I’m not talking about a list of chapters or exams and papers with their due dates.

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The Things I Did Badly: Looking Back on My First Five Years of Teaching

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Not taking advantage of research on pedagogy It’s curious: as a graduate student in history, I was trained to maintain the highest evidentiary standards in my scholarship, to situate my research in a body of existing literature, and to scrutinize every claim I made for any possible error. What is the final exam worth?”). to 5:00 p.m.

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A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 2

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Part 1 reviews the challenges associated with various course delivery modes and is available to read here. Bi-modal flexible course delivery offers students the ability to control how they learn by selecting the delivery mode that best suits their needs for each session. Don’t compare synchronous and asynchronous modalities.

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

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.” In the current learning environment, students with disabilities encounter significant challenges due to the lack of inclusivity and accessibility in the education system. ii] Contrary to common belief, neurodiverse students represent a significant proportion of the higher education population. For instance, in 2019, 6.2%