Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

If a student wants to discuss accommodations, try to do so during office hours or via email. For instance, when assigned to work in groups during class, students who may have trouble focusing or even hearing the discussion due to the noise level may ask the professor for permission to work in the library or outside.

Disabilities 144

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Five strategies to foster sense of belonging Be caring and authentic: Syllabus policies and language, as well as introductory comments on the first day of class, set the tone for an entire term. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

First, I told students via my syllabus that if I received a report saying a paper had AI content, they could be considered to be cheating if they could not provide proof of authorship. Students who did not receive high scores were required to discuss it with me personally, similar to what I do when teaching old-fashioned plagiarism.

Academic Integrity 111

Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Be open to a discussion of the course you teach or plan to teach. Include in the conversation a copy of a draft syllabus, required assignments, and any concerns you have about academic integrity. This could be quite a revealing discussion.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? In the following section, I will discuss each of these points. It might be tempting to turn to low-tech options for assessments, such as oral exams and handwritten essays, as a way to prevent cheating with AI.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? In the following section, I will discuss each of these points. It might be tempting to turn to low-tech options for assessments, such as oral exams and handwritten essays, as a way to prevent cheating with AI.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Five strategies to foster sense of belonging Be caring and authentic: Syllabus policies and language, as well as introductory comments on the first day of class, set the tone for an entire term. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

Syllabus 101

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 101

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

The syllabus is structured to inspire confidence and courage. Then they read and discuss a poem, “What You Missed that Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade,” which starts like this: Mrs. Nelson explained how to stand still and listen to the wind, how to find meaning in pumping gas, how peeling potatoes can be a form of prayer.

Students 176

Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 176

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2016

EdSurge Independent is a student-run community that meets online once a week to discuss trends and ideas within postsecondary education, and share their experiences on a student-run Medium blog. Our aim: to amplify the voices of students from all backgrounds to shape how higher education is evolving.

Syllabus 100

Syllabus Students Essay Languages 100

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

If a student wants to discuss accommodations, try to do so during office hours or via email. For instance, when assigned to work in groups during class, students who may have trouble focusing or even hearing the discussion due to the noise level may ask the professor for permission to work in the library or outside.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 98

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

On Tuesday, April 24 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Can Alternative Assignments Effectively Assess Student Learning? Where there’s an alternative there must be a standard, so we started our chat creating a list of what those standard assignment are: exams, quizzes, essays, reports, lab manuals and the like.

Assignments 93

Assignments Exams Learning Instructors 93

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

pick your teacher and section (if available) and then upload your syllabus. Let’s discuss cost a bit more because money is always something to consider before committing. How to Prepare for the SAT Essay. pick the school you attend (if available) so the program can match you to their textbook. Things to know.

Textbooks 86

Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 86

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

I embrace progress; I do not want to teach in elbow patches from a dusty syllabus. An autumn breeze rustled the leaves outside the walls of our ivy-covered, brick-and-mortar academies. I’ve stopped trying to make blue books happen. Will such tableaus exist in a future where students’ writing partners and mentors at nearly all stages are AI?

Plagiarism 116

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 116

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

We built our own syllabus, decided what topics interested us and recruited experts to talk to us about those topics. We argued about adaptive-learning technologies or interviewed senior advisors in the Department of Education, and wrote essays asking, “ Do virtual environments hinder democratic participation?

Students 83

Students Syllabus Essay Ethics 83

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

I embrace progress; I do not want to teach in elbow patches from a dusty syllabus. An autumn breeze rustled the leaves outside the walls of our ivy-covered, brick-and-mortar academies. I’ve stopped trying to make blue books happen. Will such tableaus exist in a future where students’ writing partners and mentors at nearly all stages are AI?

Plagiarism 111

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 111