Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

These pedagogies provide instructors a powerful opportunity to create learning environments that effectively support all students, minimize student stress, and support overall student mental health, without sacrificing academic rigor. Described below are three ways that instructors support student well-being and mental health.

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 131

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Sample screenshot of Google Transformation Report “In every conversation we had with school districts, we heard from instructors that they want to quantify the impact that Google’s tools have on schools,” says Kevin Kells, global director at Google for Education. It’s not enough that they are used, but that they’re useful.”

Feedback 166

Feedback Exams Instructors Assignments 166

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI use policies for assignments, exams, or even class activities.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With so many perspectives, how can instructors meaningfully address them in college or university classrooms? Let’s look at ways instructors can adopt both linear and nonlinear thinking to add depth to their lessons. Instructors begin the presentation by introducing the first concept, systems overview, and zeroing in on its components.

Teaching 119

Teaching Quizzes Instructors Exams 119

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

Seeing as how art has been such a big part of Irish history and culture, I was thinking about something artistic in some way, but how on earth do I grade something creative? She tweeted : “In my course on The Holocaust, I gave my students choice between a final project and a final exam. I feel weird about testing them on genocide.”

Assignments 195

Assignments Grades History Ethics 195

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

during lessons, and offer students a variety of ways to complete assignments rather than requiring everyone to write a paper or take a timed exam. Institutional offices of disability services, academic accommodations, and equality and diversity should be contacting instructors with reminders and information, Del Tufo says.

Schools 176

Schools Disabilities Exams Distance Learning 176

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With so many perspectives, how can instructors meaningfully address them in college or university classrooms? Let’s look at ways instructors can adopt both linear and nonlinear thinking to add depth to their lessons. Instructors begin the presentation by introducing the first concept, systems overview, and zeroing in on its components.

Teaching 111

Teaching Quizzes Instructors Exams 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It is a nice balance of learning and pop-culture. Leaning in on the great group work and connections formed during the semester provides an opportunity for a group final exam, and greatly diffuses any anxiety. I find students have so much anxiety surrounding a cumulative final, and I work hard to reduce this.

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

Student exam performance then becomes a matter of cramming course content into short-term memory, without ever really mastering, considering, or owning the course material in a meaningful way. It’s a great method for teaching students, and their instructors, how to create their best presentations for active learning.

Lecturing 122

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 122

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It is a nice balance of learning and pop-culture. Leaning in on the great group work and connections formed during the semester provides an opportunity for a group final exam, and greatly diffuses any anxiety. I find students have so much anxiety surrounding a cumulative final, and I work hard to reduce this.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

These pedagogies provide instructors a powerful opportunity to create learning environments that effectively support all students, minimize student stress, and support overall student mental health, without sacrificing academic rigor. Described below are three ways that instructors support student well-being and mental health.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

For instructors who want to adopt it, he provides a password to a library of materials, and even plans to add the slides he uses for the in-person version of the course. One TA flew back early, Wesch says, because of “culture shock issues and mental health issues.” “It’s a new kind of MOOC, and it’s a new kind of philosophy,” he says.

Textbooks 164

Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 164

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In this specific context, education plays a significant role in shaping the minds of future generations and an instructor’s role is crucial in this development. They cultivate a curiosity to explore and understand various fields deeply, rather than focusing on only grades and exams.

Instructors 119

Instructors Students Motivation Intelligence 119

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In our small language department, we each teach a different foreign language (Chinese, French, German, and Spanish), but we share the core learning goal of student understanding of culture. Finally, mind maps provide opportunities for students to co-create cultural understanding together.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Languages 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In our small language department, we each teach a different foreign language (Chinese, French, German, and Spanish), but we share the core learning goal of student understanding of culture. Finally, mind maps provide opportunities for students to co-create cultural understanding together.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Languages 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In this session, Alexandra Herron explains how you can use visually appealing content to engage learners and boost your instructor presence in your online course. For program orientation, Herron’s university had faculty introduce themselves via Flipgrid so new students could learn about their upcoming instructors. Scratch off exam.

Testing 111

Testing Instructors Feedback Exams 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In this specific context, education plays a significant role in shaping the minds of future generations and an instructor’s role is crucial in this development. They cultivate a curiosity to explore and understand various fields deeply, rather than focusing on only grades and exams.

Instructors 115

Instructors Students Motivation Intelligence 115

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Just think: Remote education means no Friday night invitations to a Shabbat dinner for students unfamiliar with Judaism; no public Diwali celebrations that spark conversations of Hinduism and Indian cultures; no late-night pancake parties the night before exams hosted by campus Christian clubs that foster meaningful discussion over a meal.

Students 135

Students Instructors Study Exams 135

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Called Crypto, Culture, & Society , the group organizes courses that bring knowledge from the arts, humanities and social sciences into conversations about the Web3 world being dreamed into reality. The Crypto, Culture, & Society DAO is also an experiment in building an educational institution directed by learners, not administrators.

Education 195

Education Ethics Internet Exams 195

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Survey data from Best Colleges reveals that as of March this year, 22 percent of students admitted using ChatGPT to complete an assignment or exam, with 57 percent indicating they intend to use AI tools for future coursework. Or how they might feel if their instructor used ChatGPT to provide feedback on their assignments?

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Back channels give students the opportunity to have their own conversations, to share questions and comments, and, yes, memes and jokes that, in our experience, are a strategy that allow students to shape the culture of the classroom. They also allow instructors to generate a steady stream of signals we can use to support our students.

Course Design 128

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

Student exam performance then becomes a matter of cramming course content into short-term memory, without ever really mastering, considering, or owning the course material in a meaningful way. It’s a great method for teaching students, and their instructors, how to create their best presentations for active learning.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI use policies for assignments, exams, or even class activities.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Survey data from Best Colleges reveals that as of March this year, 22 percent of students admitted using ChatGPT to complete an assignment or exam, with 57 percent indicating they intend to use AI tools for future coursework. Or how they might feel if their instructor used ChatGPT to provide feedback on their assignments?

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Geography includes eight games for beginner and intermediate students with over 40 hours of interactive content, more than 600 hand-drawn graphics, and 1,000-plus questions on borders, shapes, landmarks, history, state culture, flags, mottos, capitals, and major cities. Education Applications. Conclusion.

Language 114

Language Languages Learning History 114

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In this session, Alexandra Herron explains how you can use visually appealing content to engage learners and boost your instructor presence in your online course. For program orientation, Herron’s university had faculty introduce themselves via Flipgrid so new students could learn about their upcoming instructors. Scratch off exam.

Testing 91

Testing Instructors Feedback Exams 91

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Now used in all of New Visions’ schools, the portal allows administrators to plan for graduation and regent exams, view credit gaps, and monitor students’ attendance and performance on an individual, class and school level. ReNEW’s Cultural Arts Academy fell from a ‘C’ to a ‘D’ last year.

Ethics 119

Ethics Beliefs Exams Culture 119

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

–Stefany Gurgel, NC3 Master Instructor, Festo and Instructor, Jewish Leadership Academy In the last few years, we have seen a change in workforce needs–there is strong emphasis on skills-based education, technological proficiency, and adaptability.

Schools 337

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 337

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience. Furthermore, accreditation bodies are looking at assessment to ensure colleges and universities are “living up to what they advertise.”

Feedback 126

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 126

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Back channels give students the opportunity to have their own conversations, to share questions and comments, and, yes, memes and jokes that, in our experience, are a strategy that allow students to shape the culture of the classroom. They also allow instructors to generate a steady stream of signals we can use to support our students.

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Such technology allows instructors to teach in-person students normally – but any remote students can keep track of everything happening in the classroom. In 2021, we learned to adjust one’s mindsets, to recognize and appreciate cultural needs, and the impact of social and emotional well-being. –Manan Khurma, Founder, Cuemath.

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

For example, after receiving a failing grade in an exam, an instructor can help a student understand that a failing grade is not an indication of a lack of ability. Additionally, more guidance and support can be provided by the instructor earlier in the process and gradually decreased as skill level of the student increases.

Teaching 116

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 116

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience. Furthermore, accreditation bodies are looking at assessment to ensure colleges and universities are “living up to what they advertise.”

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 111

Cal Matters

MAY 14, 2025

Unlike AP classes, which include expensive exams and are limited to certain subjects and high-performing students, these community college classes cover a range of topics and are open to all students. All around the open-air campus, murals tell the story of the regions multi-cultural heritage, especially its Mexican and Chicano roots.

Middle School 98

Middle School Middle School Counselling Schools 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

For example, after receiving a failing grade in an exam, an instructor can help a student understand that a failing grade is not an indication of a lack of ability. Additionally, more guidance and support can be provided by the instructor earlier in the process and gradually decreased as skill level of the student increases.

Teaching 98

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 98

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Such technology allows instructors to teach in-person students normally – but any remote students can keep track of everything happening in the classroom. In 2021, we learned to adjust one’s mindsets, to recognize and appreciate cultural needs, and the impact of social and emotional well-being. –Manan Khurma, Founder, Cuemath.

Hybrid Learning 294

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 294

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

This continuity is particularly beneficial for students preparing for high-stakes exams like the IGCSEs, A-levels, SATs, or IB assessments. They learn how to manage time, organize tasks, and communicate with instructors. This exposure builds cross-cultural competence, global awareness, and international friendships.

Schools 52

Schools Exams Assignments Culture 52