Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Whether a feature film or an instructional video, the ‘80s and ‘90s were a ‘press-play’ culture that expected students to sit still, absorb and retain, while the educator sat in the back grading. An assigned video may be a personal favorite of the instructor, but to students, it’s new, and not necessarily of interest.

Teaching 190

Teaching Instructors Teaching Philosophy Education 190

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

The way that books have nourished my teaching has been in the area of identifying and refining my teaching philosophy and general pedagogical approaches. I haven’t read many books that are focused strictly on online teaching. Each lesson has a well-curated collection of videos, readings and other resources.

Online Learning 215

Online Learning Reading Teaching Philosophy Learning 215

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

I hope to facilitate a clearer understanding of both experiential and applied learning so that instructors can use these approaches strategically, when appropriate to course goals, to help their students develop intellectually, personally, and professionally.

Instructors 111

Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy Knowledge 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

I hope to facilitate a clearer understanding of both experiential and applied learning so that instructors can use these approaches strategically, when appropriate to course goals, to help their students develop intellectually, personally, and professionally.

Instructors 105

Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy Knowledge 105

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This is a theoretical exercise without one right answer, but your response reveals key foci as an instructor. What are your institution’s policies about generative AI use for instructors? What is your discipline’s culture around generative AI use? 2023; Gordon, 2023). How can you support access for those without it?

Ethics 102

Ethics Multidisciplinary Course Design Confidentiality 102

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2019

And NBC even created a series of short animated videos starring this Clemson professor explaining basic ideas of moral philosophy that they’ve put on the network’s YouTube channel. Which raises the question: how much should colleges use pop culture in their courses? I have not.

Teaching Philosophy 167

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Ethics Syllabus 167

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

With classes about to begin for a new semester at colleges and universities across the world, instructors and students are preparing for the common experience of the first day of class. As instructors, we should prepare to rock the first day of class every semester as we introduce ourselves and our content to a new cohort of students.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Activities Teaching Philosophy 111