Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Being not only consumers but also active content creators, examining their social media usage reveals much about their cultural identity expression. In essence, social media offers a portable and customizable sense of community across various spaces, enriching the learning experience.

Culture 110

Culture Learning Instructors Discussions 110

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Even vocal proponents of HyFlex admit it’s not widely popular among college instructors. He says instructors who felt forced to quickly allow for remote options or teach remotely are now eager to get back to what they consider normal. As one instructor wrote in an essay last year , “everyone lost something in HyFlex courses.

Teaching 209

Teaching Instructors Lecturing Blended Courses 209

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Members of the CAB were selected based on their deep knowledge of education technology, passion for improving learning outcomes, and success in supporting students’ academic achievements and families’ evolving needs. so we can continue innovating and providing the best solutions to support all students.”

Special Education 269

Special Education History Interdisciplinary Instructors 269

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

So last week, the #DLNchat community shared ideas about how to best support instructors making the transition to the online classroom. Online teaching is the joy, fun, and magic of bringing teaching and learning into the online environment. The method can also help support designing other facets of the learning experience.

Teaching 143

Teaching Instructors Culture Failure 143

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

She also tweeted, “Synchronous vs. asynchronous would be based on each learning outcome.” Similarly, Price recommended a percentage of synchronous learning (20 to 30 percent), but argued that 100 percent of effective learning can occur online. Several other chatters also promoted moving all learning online.

eLearning 154

eLearning Instructors Participation Discussions 154

Faculty Focus

MARCH 21, 2023

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are a powerful way for instructors to connect, collaborate, set common learning goals, and upgrade their skills to enhance student learning. Without debate, instructors and their classroom practice are one of the most significant influences on student learning and success.

Instructors 111

Instructors Learning Learning Outcomes Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 13, 2025

When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002).

Feedback 109

Feedback Questions Course Evaluations Evaluation 109

eSchool News

JULY 23, 2020

eLumen , the all-in-one platform that helps institutions of higher learning and all individual stakeholders succeed on purpose, today announced the launch of a suite of professional services designed to leverage the effectiveness of instructors and enhance the accomplishments that take place on campuses across the world every day.

Evaluation 130

Evaluation Learning Achievement Learning Outcomes 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

“This past year has allowed us insight into how disruptive innovation can harness the power of technology to ignite a new generation of empowered citizens,” enthuses Martha Bongiorno, a Media and Education Technology Instructor in Fulton County, Georgia. They learn content and how to be a positive change agent in our communities.”

Skills 212

Skills Students Assignments Essay 212

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Under Mr. Hatcher’s guidance, Akron Public Schools partnered with Edmentum to integrate cutting-edge learning technologies, harnessing their full potential to enhance learning outcomes. Tom Lamont is the Painting and Design Technology instructor at one of the top 25 high schools in the U.S.,

Math 243

Math High School High School Grades 243

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Banning GenAI tools is not the solution Many students use GenAI tools to aid their learning. Additionally, non-native English speakers and students with language and learning disabilities often turn to these tools to support their thinking, communication, and learning. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Collaborating with students through student-faculty partnerships is one way to foster an asset-based mindset t hat draws on students’ linguistically diverse resources as tools for learning and growth in and beyond the classroom. 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020). 2024; Montenegro & Jankowski, 2017; Tinto, 2017; Winklemes, 2016).

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

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. It also enhances the teaching experience for the instructor. What inclusive instructors do: Principles and practices for excellence in college teaching.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 21, 2023

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are a powerful way for instructors to connect, collaborate, set common learning goals, and upgrade their skills to enhance student learning. Without debate, instructors and their classroom practice are one of the most significant influences on student learning and success.

Instructors 98

Instructors Learning Learning Outcomes Lecturing 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

But it’s increasingly unclear if online learning is living up to its promise for students, even as digital learning makes its way into more institutions’ offerings. The quality of online courses still varies drastically, and research shows there are major racial disparities in digital-learning outcomes.

Instructors 134

Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 134

Faculty Focus

MARCH 13, 2025

When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002).

Feedback 96

Feedback Questions Course Evaluations Evaluation 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 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

MARCH 23, 2023

To improve learning outcomes for all learners, the development of several learning style assessments and neurodiversity instructional methods over the past 25 years have supported the idea that students learn in diverse ways (Dimitrov & Deardorff, 2023).

Learning Styles 111

Learning Styles Instructors Education STEM 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. It also enhances the teaching experience for the instructor. What inclusive instructors do: Principles and practices for excellence in college teaching.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He argues that the traditional lecture method for teaching physics and other STEM fields has been proven ineffective, and that shifts to more active methods can greatly improve learning outcomes to make sure the next generation of researchers can make the next Nobel-worthy breakthroughs. So anyway, so it's a real problem.

Teaching 203

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Teaching Evaluations 203

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). Teachers College Press. Hammond, Z. Corwin Press.

Plagiarism 123

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 123

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

That study concluded that there isn’t a significant relationship between the size of the class and how well the students did in demonstrating learning outcomes. Extending the learning from ANTH 101 out to other institutions. He offers a free set of resources for instructors who wish to use the ANTH 101 materials.

Learning 164

Learning Students Assignments Participation 164

eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2022

In 2018, she and Sound Recording and Music Technology ( SRT ) Instructor Jen Mitlas, launched a Pennsylvania chapter of Beats by Girlz for students in the Center for Culture, Art, Training and Education ( CCATE ) in Norristown.

Science 180

Science Teaching Laboratory Art 180

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Peer observation is a valuable university practice with mutual benefits for the observer and observee, with an emphasis on learning, reflection, and improvement to enhance teaching methods and overall practices. Thus, we recommend that universities start developing a culture of trust and collegiality to support this practice.

Evaluation 104

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 104

Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2023

To improve learning outcomes for all learners, the development of several learning style assessments and neurodiversity instructional methods over the past 25 years have supported the idea that students learn in diverse ways (Dimitrov & Deardorff, 2023).

Learning Styles 98

Learning Styles Instructors Education STEM 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Peer observation is a valuable university practice with mutual benefits for the observer and observee, with an emphasis on learning, reflection, and improvement to enhance teaching methods and overall practices. Thus, we recommend that universities start developing a culture of trust and collegiality to support this practice.

Evaluation 97

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 97

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Collecting, recording, and analyzing what happens in the preparation and delivery of a course helps the teacher move from just sharing information to understanding and shaping their teaching and the student learning experience. From this, areas of success and improvement can be identified and learning outcomes improved.

Teaching 116

Teaching Beliefs Instructors Participation 116

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Collecting, recording, and analyzing what happens in the preparation and delivery of a course helps the teacher move from just sharing information to understanding and shaping their teaching and the student learning experience. From this, areas of success and improvement can be identified and learning outcomes improved.

Teaching 111

Teaching Beliefs Instructors Participation 111

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The nature of jobs changing over time has created some changes in the adult learning population. I also think we are seeing a much more culturally and ethnically diverse population of adult learners who we are working together to serve in broad ways to enhance their learning.

Students 172

Students Testing Knowledge Assignments 172

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Banning GenAI tools is not the solution Many students use GenAI tools to aid their learning. Additionally, non-native English speakers and students with language and learning disabilities often turn to these tools to support their thinking, communication, and learning. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). Teachers College Press. Hammond, Z. Corwin Press.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Through the use of humor, storytelling, or stimulating questions, instructors can create a space where students build up confidence and are equal and active participants in the learning process. Creating safe spaces for students to learn is essential for fostering inclusive and supportive learning environments.

Activities 111

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These experiences impart invaluable lessons about cross-cultural understanding, teamwork, and the very nature of our global society. Adaptive AI instruction primarily stands out for its ability to bring personalization to the forefront of the learning experience.

Intelligence 122

Intelligence Ethics Feedback Assignments 122

Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2023

” Ted Lasso I reviewed the learning outcomes and assessment practices to ensure the assignments and outcomes were relevant and practical to their professional experiences. Before the pandemic, I believed all my content and assignments were significant (and necessary) to achieving the learning outcomes.

Teaching 119

Teaching Assignments Syllabus Counselling 119

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These experiences impart invaluable lessons about cross-cultural understanding, teamwork, and the very nature of our global society. Adaptive AI instruction primarily stands out for its ability to bring personalization to the forefront of the learning experience.

Intelligence 111

Intelligence Ethics Feedback Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Through the use of humor, storytelling, or stimulating questions, instructors can create a space where students build up confidence and are equal and active participants in the learning process. Creating safe spaces for students to learn is essential for fostering inclusive and supportive learning environments.

Activities 98

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 98