Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Instead of just superheroes, she invites students to think about their own cultural icons and cultural representations, and use that to design a character. The student and professor both shared the story last week during a session on culturally-responsive teaching in online courses at the 2017 OLC Accelerate Conference, in Orlando.

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Culture Teaching Syllabus English 153

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The food choice helps me understand a bit about their cultural background, while knowledge of their career dreams enables me to tailor class topics to their interests. Successful syllabus While there are mandatory components of a standard syllabus, I also add welcoming elements.

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Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 118

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

We may not have a storefront window to attract attention, but we do have something that students see before the start of the semester that can grab their attention, set the tone, and get them excited about entering the class…your syllabus! Exhibit 2: Thompson’s Barbie themed class syllabus (Spring 2024). Let Them Play!

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

We may not have a storefront window to attract attention, but we do have something that students see before the start of the semester that can grab their attention, set the tone, and get them excited about entering the class…your syllabus! Exhibit 2: Thompson’s Barbie themed class syllabus (Spring 2024). Let Them Play!

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The food choice helps me understand a bit about their cultural background, while knowledge of their career dreams enables me to tailor class topics to their interests. Successful syllabus While there are mandatory components of a standard syllabus, I also add welcoming elements.

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Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 105

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Group Trivia: I end our first-class session with some trivia questions for students to answer in small groups of 4-to-5 students. It is a nice balance of learning and pop-culture. Regular Group Work: I emphasis a lot of group work throughout the semester, both graded and ungraded.

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Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 115

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., Culturally responsive teaching: Theory, research, and practice (3rd ed.).

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 112