Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Over the last 30 years, federal laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) opened the door for more students with disabilities to enroll in college. Surprisingly, only one-third of students with disabilities reported it to their institution (NCES, 2022). Most common accommodations by students with disabilities.

Disabilities 97

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 97

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

After years of teaching, I noticed how often students carried academic, emotional, and personal burdens without sharing them. From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition.

Disabilities 53

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 53

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Here’s an inconvenient truth about inclusive teaching: there are no quick fixes. Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. In other words, we need to take the time to create inclusive learning communities if we’re going to make the most of teaching and learning. Do they trust you? Start strong.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

ChatGPT also has the potential to revolutionize learning for students with disabilities by making information more accessible: it can summarize information, convert text into alternative formats, and be programmed to follow any provided accessibility guidelines. What is ChatGPT?

Ethics 336

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 336

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

And he wanted to shake things up in his teaching after noticing how hard it was for him to not reach for his phone while reading—a habit that his students said they also struggled with. When the syllabus says no laptops unless you have a disability, it automatically sort of outs those students,” he said. It’s pervasive.

Reading 163

Reading Teaching Lecturing Syllabus 163

Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

This article is part of a series on innovative teaching methods in higher education. I think the onus is still placed on the student with a disability” to ensure they have learning materials that they can benefit and learn from, says Kwong. Not all students with disabilities choose to disclose,” says Kwong.

Accessibility 159

Accessibility Disabilities Instructors Syllabus 159

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall. The tools are coming fast, though.

Lecturing 216

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. There’s still a great deal of stigma around disabilities—learning-related, or otherwise. Bonni Stachoviak There’s still a great deal of stigma around disabilities—learning-related, or otherwise. You can pose a question for a future column here.

Disabilities 130

Disabilities Students Assignments Syllabus 130

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus. Will you use an AI text detector?

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

That change in pricing, mixed with concerns about cheating by professors new to teaching online, has led to an explosion in the use of test surveillance services. Is a ‘desk scan’ necessary for a syllabus quiz? The company recently created an online Proctorio Academy to teach professors best practices in using the tool.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

The best way I can describe my very first semester of teaching online asynchronously is “emotionally agonizing.” Today, many of my colleagues who remain wedded to the traditional face-to-face teaching modality share some of the same fears I experienced as a beginning online asynchronous instructor.

Instructors 107

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 107

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

The best way I can describe my very first semester of teaching online asynchronously is “emotionally agonizing.” Today, many of my colleagues who remain wedded to the traditional face-to-face teaching modality share some of the same fears I experienced as a beginning online asynchronous instructor.

Instructors 105

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? With increasing access to different types of AI chatbots, and increasing advances in AI technology, “preventing student cheating via AI” has risen to the top of the list of faculty concerns for 2023 (Lucariello, 2023).

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? With increasing access to different types of AI chatbots, and increasing advances in AI technology, “preventing student cheating via AI” has risen to the top of the list of faculty concerns for 2023 (Lucariello, 2023).

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus. Will you use an AI text detector?

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

After years of teaching, I noticed how often students carried academic, emotional, and personal burdens without sharing them. From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

Previously, her syllabus relied on a series of pamphlets from the Water Education Foundation, a California-based non-profit. Teaching with the digital textbook, Anagnoson says, has so far been easier than creating or even updating it. Teaching with OER] really didn't seem that much different than a standard textbook,” she says.

Textbooks 122

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 122

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Need for Effective Curriculum Design in Higher Ed Most class or instructional level curriculum is designed by professors, however, most professors have not received formal training in teaching or designing courses. In fact, teaching is where professors receive the least training, if any at all (Fertig, 2012).

Course Design 60

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Need for Effective Curriculum Design in Higher Ed Most class or instructional level curriculum is designed by professors, however, most professors have not received formal training in teaching or designing courses. In fact, teaching is where professors receive the least training, if any at all (Fertig, 2012).

Course Design 58

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 58

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

You read all the quick tips about emergency remote teaching. No one knows yet what the next semester will bring, but there’s a good chance the spaces where you used to teach, whether cavernous lecture hall or cozy seminar room, won’t be available this fall. You learned how to Zoom, or Hangout, or Team up. Key Concepts.

Syllabus 218

Syllabus Lecturing Education Course Design 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Decolonize my syllabus , decolonize my curriculum, decolonize my classroom—for some time now, the term “decolonization” has been the buzzword around campus, as students and certain faculty demand inclusion and diversity in education. [The Library of Trinity College Dublin. Photo by PhotoFra.]

Lecturing 217

Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 217

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Decolonize my syllabus , decolonize my curriculum, decolonize my classroom—for some time now, the term “decolonization” has been the buzzword around campus, as students and certain faculty demand inclusion and diversity in education. [The Library of Trinity College Dublin. Photo by PhotoFra.]

Lecturing 203

Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 203

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Although not necessarily for every student, every session, offering Zoom sessions can create an inclusive and equity-focused teaching option. Image courtesy of Wix Equity via Zoom as a Standard Attendance Option Allowing a Zoom option can create an inclusive and equity-focused teaching opportunity. Equity-focused teaching.

Disabilities 52

Disabilities Exams Instructors Syllabus 52