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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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

Not only does the process of gathering and incorporating student feedback offer an opportunity to improve a course before too much time has passed, it can also change the tone and culture of a classroom, enabling a professor to demonstrate to students that she values their perspectives. “My

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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 111

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 111