Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2021

During the past decade, online education has been driven by enrollments, especially out-of-state enrollments. Online courses have been developed as cash cows for years, by many of the institutions that have them at all. In a purely asynchronous format, even that basic goal has not been easily achieved.

Online Learning 194

Online Learning Faculty Development Learning Instructors 194

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education.

Faculty Development 88

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Dear Bonni, In the midst of this current COVID situation, I'm looking to up my game … as an educator … especially in the online environment. I’m wondering if you might recommend what top three books would you suggest I read outside of ‘Urgency for Teachers,’ ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed,’ ‘The New Education?’

Online Learning 211

Online Learning Reading Teaching Philosophy Learning 211

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is an educational environment where students work together in smaller groups to achieve a common goal. Students’ access to educational materials, technology, space, and accommodation of different kinds can lead them to complete the collaborative task successfully. Provide necessary resources. Gutiérrez, I.,

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Once upon a time, educators worried about the dangers of CliffsNotes — study guides that rendered great works of literature as a series of bullet points that many students used as a replacement for actually doing the reading. Today, that sure seems quaint. Most of the tools are free, and do their work in seconds with the click of a button.

Study 213

Study Lecturing Instructors Students 213

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

As higher education professionals, we are still struggling to process the convergence of crises, fear, and violence we have witnessed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe many faculty have not had the time, space, or support to process feelings of grief and loss.

Faculty Development 111

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

Notedly, when educators engage in reflection, it is usually in the form of John Dewey : We do not learn from experiencewe learn from reflecting on experience. Not to be overlooked is when educators circulate their knowing-in-action with and for others, this signifies beyond-action, cultivating double-loop learning for all to benefit from.

Lecturing 54

Lecturing Faculty Development Laboratory Knowledge 54

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education.

Faculty Development 78

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 78

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The landscape of higher education has witnessed a significant shift in recent years, with an increasing number of students opting for nontraditional avenues to pursue their academic goals. This trend underscores the growing popularity of online education as a means of accessing higher education opportunities.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Distance learning is viewed today as a parallel learning modality, and is both valued and entrenched in higher education (Marcus. The preparation of faculty in online pedagogy and the appropriate use of tools for asynchronous learning to quickly build capacity was a start (Tucker & Quintero-Ares, 2021). 2022; Nworie,2021).

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is an educational environment where students work together in smaller groups to achieve a common goal. Students’ access to educational materials, technology, space, and accommodation of different kinds can lead them to complete the collaborative task successfully. Provide necessary resources. Gutiérrez, I.,

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Edsurge

JULY 4, 2019

The higher education landscape is dotted with opportunities to connect with and learn from fellow colleagues, faculty, developers and entrepreneurs, all working on new ideas and tools to support teaching and learning. EdSurge also regularly hosts meetups and workshops on online learning and higher education technology.

Instructors 142

Instructors Faculty Development Feedback Study 142

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The landscape of higher education has witnessed a significant shift in recent years, with an increasing number of students opting for nontraditional avenues to pursue their academic goals. This trend underscores the growing popularity of online education as a means of accessing higher education opportunities.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Announced this week, the new offering was made possible because Lumen Learning purchased the higher education assets of a coaching company for instructors called Faculty Guild. It was the first ever acquisition by the Portland, Ore.-based based company, which did not disclose details of the deal.

Coaching 136

Coaching Textbooks Instructors Faculty Development 136

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

As higher education professionals, we are still struggling to process the convergence of crises, fear, and violence we have witnessed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe many faculty have not had the time, space, or support to process feelings of grief and loss.

Faculty Development 94

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 94

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The network links educators across disciplines who are interested in using games and other forms of interactive teaching to improve student success. BMCC associate professors of English Joe Bisz and Carlos Fernandez stimulated the formation of CGN when they were awarded a 2007/08 CUNY faculty development grant to study how.

Game-Based Learning 164

Game-Based Learning STEM Math English 164

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

She specializes in faculty development and training, distance education, and instructional design. The post Using the LMS Effectively to Reduce Logistical Challenges for Students appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Distance learning is viewed today as a parallel learning modality, and is both valued and entrenched in higher education (Marcus. The preparation of faculty in online pedagogy and the appropriate use of tools for asynchronous learning to quickly build capacity was a start (Tucker & Quintero-Ares, 2021). 2022; Nworie,2021).

Online Learning 97

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 97

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

When I talked with Josh Eyler, director of faculty development and director of the think forward quality enhancement plan at the University of Mississippi, about the problem with grades on the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, he urged us to recognize that: “The more we focus on grades, the less we focus on learning.”

Assignments 196

Assignments Grades History Ethics 196

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This is especially true for higher education. As educators, in order to advance our assessment methods so that it serves the learning of our students, it’s important to prioritize aligning the intended learning outcomes with assessment tasks. She obtained her PhD in chemistry education from Bremen University/Germany.

Authentic Assessment 133

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 133

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2017

The desire to understand and improve learning has led many educators to consider the value and utility of this information. When we hear about scaling innovation in higher education, the emphasis is almost always on quantity and increasing the production of post-secondary credentials.

Ethics 146

Ethics Faculty Development Students Instructors 146

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

With the rapid spread of COVID-19, educators across the country and around the world have been tasked with shifting to emergency remote teaching—a move from in-person to remote classes made necessary by pressing circumstances. Other programs provide a standalone workshop or course about education technology.

Teaching 218

Teaching Disabilities Evaluation Internet 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

There are plenty of things students complain about, but no other educational technology has drawn as much organized protest in recent months. Our job as teachers and professors is not to surveil and police our students, but it’s to educate them,” he says. 2) how many faculty or staff have been furloughed or fired?

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2023

An interesting exercise we do during our faculty development program is reminisce about the very first day we taught as a teacher. She has executed more than 150 faculty development programmes and has been instrumental in the training of more than 5,000 teachers.

Teaching 115

Teaching Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge 115

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

And the way the grading system in education works has long bothered him. The book, which is due out this summer, is called “ Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices that Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education.” What did educators do before the current system?

Grades 201

Grades Exams Feedback Testing 201

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

She specializes in faculty development and training, distance education, and instructional design. The post Using the LMS Effectively to Reduce Logistical Challenges for Students appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

Even more distressing is the one in 20 college students who had created a suicide plan in the past year (Higher Education Today, 2022).” Education Reform, 2014): Provide visual, verbal/audio, and cognitive cues (i.e., CBE – Life Sciences Education, 13 : 453-468. Available: [link] Education Reform (2014).

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Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 131

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2018

But educators and higher-ed institutions may be able play a part to get more underrepresented students into the talent pipeline for the tech industry. Just because someone talks a different way than you, it doesn’t mean their coding skills or art skills are different than yours,” he continued. And if it is, that could be a good thing.”

Students 149

Students Faculty Development Instructors Motivation 149

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Deborah Appleman: I [used to be] a high school English teacher, but at Carleton I'm in the educational studies department. So on the first day of my educational psychology class, I say … my job isn't to make sure that you're never uncomfortable. Or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity. That's become harder to do.

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History Culture Discussions High School 178

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

This educational context, so different from my own growing up, has always intrigued me. Additionally, I am responsible for leading our faculty development team and teaching classes of my own. While I have always wanted to be a parent, I've never wanted to homeschool my kids.

Teaching 199

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 199

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2020

And so a number of individuals, including Daniel Stanford, who's the director of faculty development and technology innovation at the Center for Teaching and Learning at DePaul University. That is something that seems like an educational teachable moment for professors and teachers.

Instructors 207

Instructors Teaching Multiple Choice Questions Ethics 207

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This is especially true for higher education. As educators, in order to advance our assessment methods so that it serves the learning of our students, it’s important to prioritize aligning the intended learning outcomes with assessment tasks. She obtained her PhD in chemistry education from Bremen University/Germany.

Authentic Assessment 111

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Exploring peer observation models, their stages, and practical methods and resources for use in higher education are all part of this process. In our discussion, we will focus on formative -developmental observations because we are interested in practices that help in the improvement of teaching practices in educational institutions.

Evaluation 98

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 98

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

We heard from Albat and Stephanie Del Tufo, assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, who studies individual differences in learning, language and literacy. Then we also have continued our webinars series with our Center for Faculty Development and Innovation.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

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. Resources Bartlett, J.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Exploring peer observation models, their stages, and practical methods and resources for use in higher education are all part of this process. In our discussion, we will focus on formative -developmental observations because we are interested in practices that help in the improvement of teaching practices in educational institutions.

Evaluation 93

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 93

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The following is the first full installment of the new EdSurge advice column about teaching in higher education. Thanks to Josh Eyler, director of the Center for Faculty Development at Rice University, and Matt Salamone, associate professor of mathematics at Bridgewater State University for suggesting that.

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Writing Skills Teaching Essay 155