Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Although faculty development programs and curriculum designers have been calling for such (assessment practice) forms of assessment, today, we are more in need of it than ever before. This can be discussed for each assessment depending on its specifications.

Authentic Assessment 133

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 133

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Include a non-graded ‘discussion’ area where students can get to know each other. This appreciation is often mentioned in end-of-term evaluations. For those using Canvas, a Course Evaluation Checklist is available to use as a guide for designing effective and accessible courses. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Although faculty development programs and curriculum designers have been calling for such (assessment practice) forms of assessment, today, we are more in need of it than ever before. This can be discussed for each assessment depending on its specifications.

Authentic Assessment 111

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2023

Assignment options included: online discussions journals research analyses video explorations current event analyses This approach meant that, by the end of the course, students had completed three of each assignment type and 15 mastery quizzes. The five assignment options provided a diverse array of opportunities for student engagement.

Student Engagement 97

Student Engagement Assignments Instructors Students 97

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This paper will investigate some key principles and advantages of collaborative learning, explore some of the challenges, and discuss best practices for effectively implementing collaborative learning activities in the classroom. Peer evaluation can also promote personal accountability. Incorporate individual accountability.

Collaborative Learning 115

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This paper will investigate some key principles and advantages of collaborative learning, explore some of the challenges, and discuss best practices for effectively implementing collaborative learning activities in the classroom. Peer evaluation can also promote personal accountability. Incorporate individual accountability.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

As we re-evaluated our teaching, we sought new ways to teach culture, and above all, ways to develop our students’ ability to make cultural connections, a skill that is part of the learning goals of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Language 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

As we re-evaluated our teaching, we sought new ways to teach culture, and above all, ways to develop our students’ ability to make cultural connections, a skill that is part of the learning goals of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Language 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Another benefit of an Online Learning Community is the mentoring provided to faculty that can improve teaching methods and strategies (Zhadko & Ko, 2023). As a result, the university’s online faculty are well prepared to provide the institution’s unique signature academic experience for its online students. REL 2013–003).

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Another benefit of an Online Learning Community is the mentoring provided to faculty that can improve teaching methods and strategies (Zhadko & Ko, 2023). As a result, the university’s online faculty are well prepared to provide the institution’s unique signature academic experience for its online students. REL 2013–003).

Online Learning 97

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 97

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 6, 2024

The most frequently asked question when discussing tenure revolves around the number of pubs that you need. The tenure binder tells a story, the story of who you are as a faculty member. Tenure is about more than meeting a specific number of publications. You are more than your pubs.

Learning 64

Learning Peer Review Ethics Evaluation 64

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The second type of curriculum consists of the set of plans made for guiding learning, which includes the learning experiences and interactions that students have with the content, materials, resources and the process for evaluating mastery of the objectives (Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead & Boschee, 2019).

Course Design 60

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The second type of curriculum consists of the set of plans made for guiding learning, which includes the learning experiences and interactions that students have with the content, materials, resources and the process for evaluating mastery of the objectives (Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead & Boschee, 2019).

Course Design 59

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 59

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 6, 2024

The most frequently asked question when discussing tenure revolves around the number of pubs that you need. The tenure binder tells a story, the story of who you are as a faculty member. Tenure is about more than meeting a specific number of publications. You are more than your pubs.

Learning 52

Learning Peer Review Ethics Evaluation 52

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Scholastica Student Success Improving success for pre-health students Joe Fritsch, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Institutional Strategy & Effectiveness, Mississippi State University University Research Supporting undergraduate research and challenging assumptions R.

Interdisciplinary 52

Interdisciplinary Science Participation Art 52

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2025

Unfortunately, the most common form of feedback that instructors receive, the mandatory end-of-semester evaluation, is primarily intended to assess faculty rather than the teaching and learning experience. Before the evaluation, the facilitator and the instructor identify three or four open-ended questions to structure the MSF.

Instructors 86

Instructors Feedback Evaluation Students 86

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2025

Unfortunately, the most common form of feedback that instructors receive, the mandatory end-of-semester evaluation, is primarily intended to assess faculty rather than the teaching and learning experience. Before the evaluation, the facilitator and the instructor identify three or four open-ended questions to structure the MSF.

Instructors 80

Instructors Feedback Evaluation Students 80