Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2021

The university added new options to its campus safety app, called Gator Safe, asking students to report any “face-to-face/online course concern,” such as if “instructor modified the class to virtual.” Many faculty members have requested to teach online for the spring, out of concern for their health as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

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Teaching Instructors Teaching Evaluations Students 218

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a cloud of uncertainty over higher education. Colleges around the country have shut down and moved teaching online, and no one knows when it will be safe to reopen and resume normal operations. We’re now in a situation where work, life and education are starting to blur.

Education 188

Education Evaluation Instructors Questions 188

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

The journalism instructor at the University of Minnesota keeps the process simple, with brief questions similar to these: What should keep happening in this class? Between weeks five and eight—and after students have received results from a major assessment—instructors ask students to weigh in on how their learning is progressing.

Feedback 196

Feedback Instructors Students Syllabus 196

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

Like many others teaching college classes across the country, Sharyn Hardy spent the last few days figuring out how to translate her carefully crafted classroom lectures into lessons that her students can learn online. But the burden may be especially heavy for adjunct instructors like Hardy.

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Instructors Lecturing Course Evaluations Evaluation 173

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He devoted the bulk of his time and energy to studying how to improve teaching. “I I just could make a bigger difference in education,” he says. Education research wasn’t new to Wieman, who these days is an emeritus professor of physics and of education at Stanford University.

Teaching 203

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Teaching Evaluations 203

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. While some educators swear by their effectiveness, others argue that they limit creativity and could potentially facilitate cheating. They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. on a scale of 1 to 5.

Exams 119

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. While some educators swear by their effectiveness, others argue that they limit creativity and could potentially facilitate cheating. They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. on a scale of 1 to 5.

Exams 111

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 111