Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

Syllabus Inclusions Syllabus inclusionspromise and provide proper guidance throughout the semester with individual teams outside of class. Once decided, be sure to update your syllabus with the revised details of whats expected, how to do it, and what graded parts will be needed.

Student Engagement 73

Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 73

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Best practices for any educator organizing online courses. It’s no secret that virtual education has become more and more widespread, with new online schools popping up regularly and brick-and-mortar institutions adding a blended component. Make sure teachers have the best training available.

Education 279

Education Syllabus Instructors Feedback 279

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Putting ChatGPT on trial I first became aware of ChatGPT last February when I began reading mind-blowing comments of several progressive educators. Going from zero to hero Just days before our fall semester started, I learned that I’d been assigned mythology—a subject I’d not taught before and one without a syllabus. We can’t run away.

English 337

English Syllabus Intelligence Assignments 337

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

As an educator, I’ve witnessed the truth of this statement firsthand. But lessons on social-emotional learning aren’t typically found in a classroom syllabus. So, how do we as educators actively foster these qualities in our students? So, how do we as educators actively foster these qualities in our students?

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Science Syllabus Students Math 316

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Here are popular online resources to teach about using games in education ( click here for updates to the list ): Battleship on Google Sheets Breakouts by BreakoutEdu.com — a bit like Webquests but more comprehensive Breakout Room Template Game Show Templates –Frazzle, Jeopardy, Family Feud, Price is Right, more Gamified Syllabus –a template to create (..)

Gamification 183

Gamification Syllabus Education History 183

eSchool News

JULY 12, 2023

Ellipsis Education , a leader in computer science curriculum for K-12 education, has launched the Curriculum Delivery Platform (CDP) that will provide everything educators need to teach computer science in one place. ” Users new to Ellipsis Education will automatically be set up and ready to use the new CDP.

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Curriculum Syllabus Education Science 194

eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

With understanding and tailored approaches, educators can create a supportive environment for these learners. Planners that break down assignments, scaffolded note-taking templates, or even a syllabus can make all the difference in setting clear expectations. ” can dramatically impact how they feel about school.

Reading 306

Reading Syllabus Learning Intelligence 306

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2021

If I said what the things were that I cut from my syllabus or my department chair duties, I would probably get in trouble. I conclude that there are many, many things in higher education that we simply don’t need to be doing, and shouldn’t be doing, and we should ask for forgiveness rather than permission as we happily cut them away.

Education 189

Education Syllabus Instructors Intelligence 189

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

E-learning via web-based platforms has become so important in order to give teachers and students flexibility with educational resources and the ability to collaborate anywhere. Each type should offer UDL principles to create inclusive and accessible educational experiences.

Learning 306

Learning Universal Design Syllabus Quizzes 306

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2019

It’s called the Open Syllabus Project , and this week its leaders released a new version of their tool that analyzes assignment lists from more than six million syllabi. While the collection doesn’t represent a complete picture of higher education (the U.S. A project run out of Columbia University is working to do just that.

Syllabus 167

Syllabus Assignments History Knowledge 167

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

As November 8 th approached, I made sure to leave extra class time to allow my communications students to discuss the upcoming presidential election, hoping to align their discussions with topics on my syllabus. Some educators take a strong stance and push their own agenda as truth, without providing students with an alternative.

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Syllabus Teachers Counselling Beliefs 226

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Someone who wants to live out my values in practice There is a key difference between an educator saying they want to meet the needs of diverse learners and that instructor actually taking the actions that would meet that goal. Verify that your syllabus contains statements that reflect your values in this area. The Who’s in Class?

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Syllabus Teaching Beliefs Instructors 156

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

(Fellowship of Educators for Equity and Diversity), a nonprofit that aims to attract and retain teachers of color in urban schools across Rhode Island. was one of five new startups launched during Startup Weekend Education in Providence ( SWeduPVD ), an event last week hosted by the Highlander Institute in collaboration with 4.0

Culture 167

Culture Education Syllabus Attention 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Between the barbeque and baristas, the dive bars and dueling pianos, thousands of educators, along with entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and policymakers across the education industry, will descend on Austin, Texas, during the first week of March for SXSW EDU. Who Does Online Education Really Serve? Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m.

Syllabus 115

Syllabus Science Learning Styles Testing 115

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2024

In “Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding-Glass Doors,” Rudine Sims Bishop proposes that educators consider the relationship between reader and texts as possible "mirrors" and "windows," highlighting reader identities and experiences through critical discovery. I never fully saw this part of who I was becoming reflected back to me.

Syllabus 196

Syllabus English Learning Students 196

eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2020

The rapid transition to virtual classrooms due to COVID-19 is presenting many unexpected difficulties for educators, students, and parents. Lingvist Classroom – aggregated statistical tracking that allows educators to monitor the progress of all of their students in one place. Available only in certain language pairs.

Language 185

Language Languages Learning Tools Syllabus 185

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This is a key consideration as I continue refining my courses for future educators. After a semester where I threw out the syllabus, I was left with an inspiring question: How can I make my future courses more practical and still keep the academic writing and the academic requirements intact?

Teaching 277

Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 277

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Colleges and universities in the United States are increasingly integrating technology into developmental education programs, which are designed to bring underprepared students up to college level. Policymakers in Tennessee and Texas, for example, have explicitly encouraged the use of technology in developmental education reform.

Technology 155

Technology Education Syllabus Counselling 155

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

EdSurge recently spoke with four educators to see what they were most excited about. I think the phenomena of the infographic syllabus has been an effort by many teachers to make that document more accessible, more real,” she explains. “We My colleague turned our syllabus into an infographic using a not-free, not-collaborative tool.

Syllabus 167

Syllabus Teachers Course Outline English 167

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

What’s it like going from one course that simply posts a syllabus in the LMS to another that makes more robust use of the tools and features? Clear labels and categories make navigation easy, and having everything accessible, especially the syllabus, lecture materials, and study guides, was a recurring preference.  2 (2019): 255–75.

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

The most effective educational tools and services are ones developed and informed by those with firsthand experience in schools. Having that prior experience has been a huge advantage in building products for educators. One of the sessions is dedicated to examining education standards.

Syllabus 157

Syllabus Education Failure Knowledge 157

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The following is the latest installment of the new EdSurge advice column about teaching in higher education. I grew tired of uploading the syllabus as a file within our LMS, only to need to upload a new version every single semester. I would name it something like syllabus-BUSN114.pdf syllabus-BUSN114.pdf)

Syllabus 136

Syllabus Mobile Devices Learning Assignments 136

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2021

Since I write about education and tech, I wondered if there were applications in the world that EdSurge covers. My first step, naturally, was to reach out to an educator who knows the NFT space. And that includes in education. That fun factor has been embraced by other education groups as well. A New Kind of Diploma?

Textbooks 198

Textbooks Education Syllabus Writing 198

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

To help cultivate responsible decision-making in classrooms, educators should consider the following questions: How can I help students evaluate situations to identify the potential benefits and consequences of different decisions? family, peers, school, community) ( CASEL ). Responsible Decision-Making.

Learning 370

Learning Syllabus Evaluation Discussions 370

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Even the term “general education,” as the curriculum is called at that point, feels generic—and almost like a commodity. Schubert speaks the language of both higher education and business. I think that education—and no one seems to want to admit this—education just takes time, and that just takes people and labor.

Education 161

Education Syllabus Faculty Development Communication 161

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Key points : Today’s students will undoubtedly encounter generative AI in their careers Two higher-ed instructors have designed a guide for using generative AI in life design and career education See related article: A scholar’s embrace of ChatGPT-4 Innovations that have transformed education have often been met with skepticism.

Ethics 335

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 335

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

While statistics show that the 2015-2016 academic year ushered in an increasing number of students with disabilities in higher education, countless students do not inform their university about their disability. Faculty should consider implementing these strategies during the design phase of their curriculum and syllabus.

Disabilities 144

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

The concept of gradual release of responsibility is second nature to me when working with students in grades K-12, but in my new role teaching graduate students in an education technology program, I am struggling to model so many of the practices I expect these teachers to use in their own classrooms.

Teaching 163

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 163

eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Key points: With the right AI tools, teachers can enhance their classroom instruction Tracking AI in education Enhancing learning through AI and human educators For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Teaching is an uphill battle that grows harder and more exacting as the years roll by.

Quizzes 286

Quizzes Lecturing Ethics Exams 286

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

What’s it like going from one course that simply posts a syllabus in the LMS to another that makes more robust use of the tools and features? Clear labels and categories make navigation easy, and having everything accessible, especially the syllabus, lecture materials, and study guides, was a recurring preference.  2 (2019): 255–75.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Nearly a thousand of the education industry’s C-level executives, private equity fund managers and investors gathered at BMO Capital’s “ Back to School ” conference in New York City. Few, if any educators were present (ironic, given the back-to-school theme). Students and teachers were not the only ones to return to class this week.

Education 143

Education Textbooks Syllabus Schools 143

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Make it Easy for Students to Interact It can be a delicate balance to try to not overwhelm students by the quantity of educational technology we use in a class, while still keeping things interesting through the element of surprise. The Marginal Syllabus project is just one example of the power of this type of collaboration.

Instructors 163

Instructors Syllabus Peer Review Students 163

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

It’s the largest portfolio initiative for teaching eportfolios in higher education that’s focused on what am I doing to improve student learning,” says Gerry Hanley, assistant vice chancellor at California State University’s chancellor's office. A few repositories like the Open Syllabus Project collect syllabi from around the world.

Teaching Portfolio 167

Teaching Portfolio Teaching Syllabus Peer Review 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2021

As someone who has dedicated her career to helping educators leverage online and blended learning to transform their classrooms, this pandemic has certainly provided an opportunity to do the work I love most. In a pre-COVID-19 world, it was not an easy task for any educator to completely shift what instruction looked like in their classroom.

Blended Learning 196

Blended Learning Failure Syllabus Schools 196

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2020

For some educators that sudden shift led to some soul searching about what college teaching was all about. In her syllabus written before the pandemic, she had planned a final exam with a series of physics problems for students to work out.

Exams 182

Exams Essay Syllabus Writing 182

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Since he has been forced to teach online during COVID, to students who are struggling with job losses and disruptions, he has realized that most students want to learn, even if they may not meet the strict requirements on the syllabus. “I But these silver linings come inside a dark cloud.

Exams 181

Exams Syllabus Lecturing Testing 181