Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Faculty development in higher education looks the same today as it did 30 years ago: educators attend face-to-face workshops and consultations in an attempt to find new strategies and ideas for improving learning. But the way faculty teach is drastically different from what it was even five years ago.

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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.” Suppose that…?

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Assignments Grades History Ethics 196

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

A case study is a short story followed by (or interspersed with) guiding questions that put students in the shoes of a key player in the narrative so they can practice the skills of thinking in that discipline. I am a scientist, so for me, cases are tools to help learners practice the skill of thinking like a scientist.

Study 124

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

A case study is a short story followed by (or interspersed with) guiding questions that put students in the shoes of a key player in the narrative so they can practice the skills of thinking in that discipline. I am a scientist, so for me, cases are tools to help learners practice the skill of thinking like a scientist.

Study 111

Study Writing Evaluation Instructors 111