Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Meanwhile, in my online section of the same course, students worked through carefully crafted modules at their own pace, their participation in discussion boards ebbing and flowing unpredictably. One of the most powerful techniques in my traditional classroom is the think-pair-share discussion format.

Active Learning 66

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 66

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The troubling part is that, according to Best Colleges, the majority of students report their instructors have not openly discussed the use, let alone potential impact of AI on education, careers, or the very disciplines students are investing their time and treasure in pursuing. The responses reveal a mixture of apprehension and optimism.

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The troubling part is that, according to Best Colleges, the majority of students report their instructors have not openly discussed the use, let alone potential impact of AI on education, careers, or the very disciplines students are investing their time and treasure in pursuing. The responses reveal a mixture of apprehension and optimism.

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Encourage student participation. We know that active participation in class can improve student learning but participation does not always mean speaking. At the end of class, ask students to share their muddiest point or summarize the big ideas from that class period in a minute paper. How might this work?

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Active participation from the instructor during a class activity holds equal significance. Discuss practical applications. Many instructors have a tendency to overload students with new information during the final minutes of class. An instructor can ask students to take out their mobile phones and check for the answers.

Attention 122

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2022

These sessions are conducted with some students in-person and others using Zoom or other conferencing tools to view and participate at a distance. How do you fold the remote students into discussions and activities? But you can adapt the types of interactions and discussions you have in a class to be inclusive of the remote students.

Feedback 105

Feedback Minute Papers Mobile Devices Discussions 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Encourage student participation. We know that active participation in class can improve student learning but participation does not always mean speaking. At the end of class, ask students to share their muddiest point or summarize the big ideas from that class period in a minute paper. How might this work?

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111