Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

As instructors, we are continually looking for ways to grow and improve. Instructors are encouraged to take small steps to start building HIPs in their curriculums, and there are some HIPs which are easy to incorporate into an existing course. Enhancing Learning and Engagement through Group Work: Effective Strategies for Educations.

Assignments 109

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 109

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

As instructors, we are continually looking for ways to grow and improve. Instructors are encouraged to take small steps to start building HIPs in their curriculums, and there are some HIPs which are easy to incorporate into an existing course. Enhancing Learning and Engagement through Group Work: Effective Strategies for Educations.

Assignments 92

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 92

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Flexible participation options: Allow students to choose how they engage, including online discussion boards, written reflections, video reflections, or in-class individual or group work. Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors. Rethinking Plagiarism in the Era of Generative AI. Nilson, L.

Plagiarism 123

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 123

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Flexible participation options: Allow students to choose how they engage, including online discussion boards, written reflections, video reflections, or in-class individual or group work. Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors. Rethinking Plagiarism in the Era of Generative AI. Nilson, L.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

One is having students approach me before the semester telling me how they hate group work, and they wouldn’t have chosen the class except that they’ve heard how great it is and how positive previous cohorts have found this group work task. I Hate Group Work!”: 2018, García et al., 2016, Gleadow et al.,

Assignments 131

Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2024

Compound measure calculation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills are vital for success when addressing this topic. Instructors can increase student engagement with group work on managing household finances, organising shopping trips and planning menus, for example.

Math 78

Math Exams Secondary Education Testing 78

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Utilization and modeling of these effective, participatory learning activities among faculty groups are also a way to build community among faculty as they are “trained” to be effective trauma-informed instructors. At the beginning of each semester, I have been telling my students that they will be working in teams, not groups.

Education 52

Education STEM Active Learning Peer Review 52

Scholarly Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Using T-I CoI to purposefully design activities that encourage students to foster relationships with one another and the instructor promotes well-being and a collaborative learning environment. Executive functioning, the ability to self-regulate, critical thinking, and the ability to learn are diminished.

Teaching 105

Teaching Critical Thinking Participation Instructors 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

By creating a learning environment tailored to various majors, addressing barriers, and demonstrating real-world applications, instructors can make the classroom “YOUnique.” This innovative teaching environment blends engaged lectures with hands-on, collaborative activities, with the instructor as a facilitator.

Interdisciplinary 65

Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 65

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

By creating a learning environment tailored to various majors, addressing barriers, and demonstrating real-world applications, instructors can make the classroom “YOUnique.” This innovative teaching environment blends engaged lectures with hands-on, collaborative activities, with the instructor as a facilitator.

Interdisciplinary 62

Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 62