Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So what has he learned in more than 20 years from applying his persistence (and much of the money he won from the Nobel) to studying teaching? EdSurge connected with Wieman to find out, and to hear about his more recent efforts to improve how teaching evaluations are done at colleges to make them more useful — and more equitable.

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Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Teaching Evaluations 203

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

During the next class period, she discusses the findings with her students. And research shows that professors who collect early-term feedback, and who use it to make changes to their courses with the help of a consultant, can raise their end-of-semester teaching evaluations.

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Feedback Instructors Students Syllabus 196

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

These five components of curiosity quickly captivate students attention because learners are immediately engaged in ways that allow for their individual contextualization, cultural connections, and academic comprehension. Curiosity benefits priming the brain for learning (Robson, 2022).

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Students Motivation Feedback Communication 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

These five components of curiosity quickly captivate students attention because learners are immediately engaged in ways that allow for their individual contextualization, cultural connections, and academic comprehension. Curiosity benefits priming the brain for learning (Robson, 2022).

Students 110

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 110