Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

I hope to facilitate a clearer understanding of both experiential and applied learning so that instructors can use these approaches strategically, when appropriate to course goals, to help their students develop intellectually, personally, and professionally.

Instructors 104

Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy Knowledge 104

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

To provide you with a little bit of context, I think it’s important to rewind the story all the way back to when I first entered the field of education. As a bit of a too-long-didn’t-read (TLDR), I worked as a K-12 educator, an instructional developer, and a post-secondary instructor. online chat, discussion boards).

Feedback 111

Feedback Secondary Education Teaching Philosophy Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

They are not actively participating in their own education. The best student goals have little to do with the instructors. If the students wrote goals and were given ways to achieve them, and if the instructor mentioned the course objectives every week, would the students see their part in learning differently? Responsibility.

Writing 116

Writing Teaching Assignments Essay 116

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In line with this reasoning is our notion of “Trickle-Down Engagement,” which states that as our engagement increases as instructors, our students’ engagement will consequently increase, as will their learning in the course (Saucier et al., Practitioners in Higher Education. Adult Higher Education Alliance. King-White, D.

Course Design 142

Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 142

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Introduction Generative AI in higher education has been widely discussed following the record-breaking uptake of ChatGPT in November 2022 (Dwivedi et al., We offer two initial check-in questions to educators. This is a theoretical exercise without one right answer, but your response reveals key foci as an instructor.

Ethics 102

Ethics Multidisciplinary Course Design Confidentiality 102

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In line with this reasoning is our notion of “Trickle-Down Engagement,” which states that as our engagement increases as instructors, our students’ engagement will consequently increase, as will their learning in the course (Saucier et al., Practitioners in Higher Education. Adult Higher Education Alliance. King-White, D.

Course Design 98

Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

They told me a good education would guarantee a bright future. Didn’t my parents tell me a college education would ensure a bright future? One day, I came across The Importance of Living by Lin Yutang, who critiqued the Chinese education system. In that moment, I knew I wanted to become a teacher educator.

Grades 90

Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 90

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Have you faced any skepticism internally at your university for having a sitcom effectively be a teaching material? One of the fellow instructors in our first year seminar program came in and observed it and she loved it so much she started using it, which I think is always a good endorsement. I have not.

Teaching Philosophy 167

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Ethics Syllabus 167

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

With classes about to begin for a new semester at colleges and universities across the world, instructors and students are preparing for the common experience of the first day of class. As instructors, we should prepare to rock the first day of class every semester as we introduce ourselves and our content to a new cohort of students.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Activities Teaching Philosophy 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

With classes about to begin for a new semester at colleges and universities across the world, instructors and students are preparing for the common experience of the first day of class. As instructors, we should prepare to rock the first day of class every semester as we introduce ourselves and our content to a new cohort of students.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Activities Teaching Philosophy 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2017

There is an entire network of amazing educators and leaders willing to share their insights.” Approaching online course development from perspective of teaching philosophy in general (and not development) can be a more useful inroad for faculty.” -Ben So what have Loop members learned in a year of exchanging knowledge?

Learning 133

Learning Teaching Philosophy Discussions Culture 133

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

A kid who does not do their homework normally will not watch the lectures at home even if you hold them accountable,” educator Chris Aviles has written in a screed against the model’s hype. Think of flipped as the operating system of education. Think of flipped as the operating system of education.

Lecturing 155

Lecturing Learning Teaching Philosophy Active Learning 155

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

While we should challenge students to think about topics outside their comfort zones, this challenge should be met with appropriate support on behalf of the instructor (see Saucier et al., Ultimately, content disclosures serve as an explicit demonstration of instructors’ regard for their students’ well-being. 2022 for a review).

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Course Design Instructors Teaching Philosophy 119

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

While we should challenge students to think about topics outside their comfort zones, this challenge should be met with appropriate support on behalf of the instructor (see Saucier et al., Ultimately, content disclosures serve as an explicit demonstration of instructors’ regard for their students’ well-being. 2022 for a review).

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Course Design Instructors Teaching Philosophy 111