Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The external forces have to do with the conversation that the culture is having about cancellation, about what authors are OK, about what books are OK and what content is OK. And this seeps into the college culture within the context of a classroom. And I need to preface it by saying I love my students, I'm here for my students.

History 174

History Culture Discussions High School 174

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? I want it to be something useful, interesting, and (perhaps most importantly) memorable, but I'm not sure what it should be.

Assignments 191

Assignments Grades History Ethics 191

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

By fostering a culture of continuous improvement through pedagogical observation, educators engage in dialogue to share insights, plan for instructional improvement, self-reflect, adopt effective strategies, and refine teaching practices. Faculty members are mostly reluctant to voluntarily participate in peer observation.

Evaluation 101

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 101

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2017

However, this emphasis should not detract from the primary mission of educational institutions: to ethically develop and realize both individual and socio-cultural potentialities. The use of data should support each of these aims, but that can only happen when students are involved in making sense of their own data.

Ethics 146

Ethics Faculty Development Students Instructors 146

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

By fostering a culture of continuous improvement through pedagogical observation, educators engage in dialogue to share insights, plan for instructional improvement, self-reflect, adopt effective strategies, and refine teaching practices. Faculty members are mostly reluctant to voluntarily participate in peer observation.

Evaluation 96

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 96

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Universities are increasingly concerned about student success during this era of the Great Disengagement, and faculty success (more specifically, providing care to faculty so they can succeed and in turn support the needs of students) should be an equal priority.

Faculty Development 96

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 96

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 Language 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 Language 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As students enter the online classroom, they bring with them diverse educational experiences, backgrounds, and expectations of faculty interactions. Mentors can be faculty members, alumni, or industry professionals. Topics can include inclusive teaching practices, implicit bias, and culturally responsive pedagogy.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. Recognize and limit microaggressions (Smith-Haghighi, 2022).

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 131

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

Creating a Culture of Belonging To truly foster student success, community colleges need to prioritize building a culture of belonging that extends beyond academic achievement. Faculty and staff should be encouraged to engage with students in meaningful ways that extend past classroom interactions.

Motivation 105

Motivation Counselling Intelligence Failure 105

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As students enter the online classroom, they bring with them diverse educational experiences, backgrounds, and expectations of faculty interactions. Mentors can be faculty members, alumni, or industry professionals. Topics can include inclusive teaching practices, implicit bias, and culturally responsive pedagogy.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2018

We have talked about grading and assessment , digital literacy , open education , caring for students , cultural competence , how people learn , and productivity. Provide guidance from my experience as a teacher and faculty developer and reach out to others when my expertise is lacking.

Art 114

Art Science Teaching Mobile Devices 114

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

Creating a Culture of Belonging To truly foster student success, community colleges need to prioritize building a culture of belonging that extends beyond academic achievement. Faculty and staff should be encouraged to engage with students in meaningful ways that extend past classroom interactions.

Motivation 101

Motivation Counselling Intelligence Failure 101

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

Because in a culture that increasingly treats learning and knowledge—and a university degree—as transactional; in a nation where curiosity is under threat and too many are willing to take as stone truth the ramblings of idiots on social media; in such a world, perhaps drawing our students into intrigue is the kindest gift we can offer them.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

Because in a culture that increasingly treats learning and knowledge—and a university degree—as transactional; in a nation where curiosity is under threat and too many are willing to take as stone truth the ramblings of idiots on social media; in such a world, perhaps drawing our students into intrigue is the kindest gift we can offer them.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. Recognize and limit microaggressions (Smith-Haghighi, 2022).

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 98

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. Collaborative learning can also promote inclusion, social skills, and respect.

Collaborative Learning 115

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

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. Collaborative learning can also promote inclusion, social skills, and respect.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

We do a big push for humanizing online teaching and learning, and looking at it through a lens of culturally responsive teaching. And I will also just add one more thing, we still do far too much in-person faculty development to help faculty learn how to teach online. We do a co-design effort with them also.

Instructors 131

Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 131

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

One of the key benefits of an OLC is that faculty are given the opportunity to collaborate and share their knowledge and expertise (Tuffnell, 2021). In today’s fast-paced, constantly-changing education landscape, it can be challenging for educators to stay abreast of the latest developments and trends in their field.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

One of the key benefits of an OLC is that faculty are given the opportunity to collaborate and share their knowledge and expertise (Tuffnell, 2021). In today’s fast-paced, constantly-changing education landscape, it can be challenging for educators to stay abreast of the latest developments and trends in their field.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Postsecondary education in America has historically been committed to inventing courses of study, educational programs, or even whole institutions dedicated to the needs and expectations of its society, peoples, and cultures (Community Colleges, n.d.). However, much of the emphasis has been placed on access rather than preparation.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Postsecondary education in America has historically been committed to inventing courses of study, educational programs, or even whole institutions dedicated to the needs and expectations of its society, peoples, and cultures (Community Colleges, n.d.). However, much of the emphasis has been placed on access rather than preparation.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Back in 2014, while on an NSF panel, I had heard about evidence-based teaching practices and began scouring the literature and initiating a self-motivated, voluntary change in my own classroom. See the fellows' blogs from the capstone projects Joanna Krueger and others participated in EAB’s Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship in spring 2023.

Education 52

Education STEM Active Learning Peer Review 52

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes. Note: The views and opinions in the blog post are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. Scholastica Student Success Improving success for pre-health students Joe Fritsch, Ph.D.,

Interdisciplinary 52

Interdisciplinary Science Participation Art 52