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

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Here are a few more: Quizzes : Assigning tests and quizzes throughout the semester is necessary to assess student understanding of important course content. A nonlinear approach to testing incorporates student-generated quizzes. that demonstrate the content in a more creative way.

Teaching 111

Teaching Instructors Quizzes 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 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

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. It might seem counterintuitive, but a rich backchannel can make individuals more inclined to speak up.

Course Design 128

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning benefits students from diverse backgrounds and cultures. These benefits are salient when working together and appreciating different perspectives and cultures. To prevent free-riding and social loafing, professors should include individual assessments such as quizzes, exams or reflections, and group work.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

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. It might seem counterintuitive, but a rich backchannel can make individuals more inclined to speak up.

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning benefits students from diverse backgrounds and cultures. These benefits are salient when working together and appreciating different perspectives and cultures. To prevent free-riding and social loafing, professors should include individual assessments such as quizzes, exams or reflections, and group work.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Or, in an Italian Studies class, students could create an open access eBook that teaches younger students about the Italian language and culture (see “ Empowering College Students to be OER Creators and Curators ”).

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Or, in an Italian Studies class, students could create an open access eBook that teaches younger students about the Italian language and culture (see “ Empowering College Students to be OER Creators and Curators ”).

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

k12 Online Schools

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Incorporating live polls, quizzes, and breakout sessions encourages active participation and helps maintain student attentiveness. Incorporating live polls, quizzes, and breakout sessions encourages active participation and helps maintain student attentiveness. The India Online Education Market, valued at $2.1 between 2022 and 2032.

Quizzes 52

Quizzes Attention Internet Education 52

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. For expat children, who already live in cross-cultural environments and often need to adapt quickly to new routines, this kind of personal development is a major asset.

Schools 52

Schools Exams Assignments Culture 52

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

While many of these hastily-created online experiences are improvisational rather than well-engineered learning programs, the increased use and awareness of the kinds of digital educational tools available could underlie a new culture of more evidence-based teaching.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Then we see what is a vampire, in the original folklore what does it mean, and then from there we see how that thing was adapted and assimilated and appropriated by Western culture and gets into literature. And then we go from literature to theater and then films and then pop culture in general. Resources to Inspire Your Course Design.

Education 130

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 130