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Beyond Evaluation: Using Peer Observation to Strengthen Teaching Practices

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University faculty members are usually immersed in various tasks related to teaching, research, committees, and office hours. This isolation can hinder their professional development and growth, especially if they do not take the time to reflect on their own teaching methods and practices.

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Beyond Evaluation: Using Peer Observation to Strengthen Teaching Practices

Faculty Focus

University faculty members are usually immersed in various tasks related to teaching, research, committees, and office hours. This isolation can hinder their professional development and growth, especially if they do not take the time to reflect on their own teaching methods and practices.

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The Power of Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI

Faculty Focus

In doing so, we should design assessments as an engaging, ongoing process for students, helping them learn and achieve their learning outcomes rather than considering it as a one-shot test or quiz and focusing merely on the score. This requires them to form a deep understanding of the material before they can teach it to others.

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The Power of Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI

Faculty Focus

In doing so, we should design assessments as an engaging, ongoing process for students, helping them learn and achieve their learning outcomes rather than considering it as a one-shot test or quiz and focusing merely on the score. This requires them to form a deep understanding of the material before they can teach it to others.

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Supporting the Instructional Design Process: Stress-Testing Assignments with AI

Faculty Focus

AI offers many potential applications for faculty work. While faculty should continue to prioritize the importance of maintaining human connection, empathy, and support in our teaching practice , we need to consider other ways AI can augment our work.

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Supporting the Instructional Design Process: Stress-Testing Assignments with AI

Faculty Focus

AI offers many potential applications for faculty work. While faculty should continue to prioritize the importance of maintaining human connection, empathy, and support in our teaching practice , we need to consider other ways AI can augment our work.

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Designing College Curricula for Student Success

Faculty Focus

Curriculum must be created in a way that promotes access and diversity, but also provides students with learning experiences relevant to the 21st century and beyond, and prepares them to be successful in a changing globalized society. In fact, teaching is where professors receive the least training, if any at all (Fertig, 2012).