Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

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 developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles.

Faculty Development 86

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 86

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

In creating a course shell, regardless of the course modality (face-to-face, hybrid, or online), it can be helpful to understand the things that students find most frustrating (and most helpful) about faculty use of the LMS. Many faculty don’t include due dates, which can lead to missed deadlines. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

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. The idea is that instructors participate in the coaching service while they are trying a new teaching approach in their courses.

Coaching 129

Coaching Textbooks Instructors Faculty Development 129

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

In creating a course shell, regardless of the course modality (face-to-face, hybrid, or online), it can be helpful to understand the things that students find most frustrating (and most helpful) about faculty use of the LMS. Many faculty don’t include due dates, which can lead to missed deadlines. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2017

However, this emphasis should not detract from the primary mission of educational institutions: to ethically develop and realize both individual and socio-cultural potentialities. To whatever extent an educational technology is considered neutral, there are better and worse ways of putting it into practice.

Ethics 144

Ethics Faculty Development Students Instructors 144

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Lightboard technology was invented by Michael Peshkin (Rogers and Botnaru, 2019). A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

So we did a follow-up study, interviewing both online instructors and the students enrolled in online courses to understand why students are withdrawing from online courses in a massive way, and why students struggle in terms of their performance. Students complain that they don't always see their instructors. It is more inclusive.

Instructors 133

Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 133

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Then we also have continued our webinars series with our Center for Faculty Development and Innovation. What are some of the accessibility needs college students have that instructors, researchers and course designers should be thinking about when moving courses online?

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

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 187

Assignments Grades History Ethics 187

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

A harsh debate can leave students (and instructors) feeling upset, or make them discouraged about participating in future conversations. Considering these high stakes, students and instructors may be tempted to avoid tough subjects altogether, or only discuss them with like-minded folks. But there’s another option.

Instructors 170

Instructors Beliefs Confidentiality Discussions 170

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2018

JD Yaske, a board member and programming class instructor at Gameheads, an Oakland-based nonprofit that teaches game design to low-income youth and those of color, said the program doesn’t specifically target any racial or gender demographic, but wants to bring more diversity to major gaming companies.

Students 151

Students Faculty Development Instructors Motivation 151

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

Additionally, I am responsible for leading our faculty development team and teaching classes of my own. The learning management system (LMS) I use allows the instructor to see the course from a student’s view. Increasingly, the pressures of my work overshadowed my desire to ‘perform’ as an excellent homeschooling teacher.

Teaching 194

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 194

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Lightboard technology was invented by Michael Peshkin (Rogers and Botnaru, 2019). A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

It just had levels on it — the instructor would circle the level that he had completed and use some highlighters to show what skills he's good at doing, what skills he needs to continue to work on. This was invented by Linda Nilson, who's a legendary faculty developer and thought leader about teaching and learning.

Grades 194

Grades Exams Feedback Testing 194

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

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. Salamone also recommended the Writing Across the Curriculum Clearinghouse, which looks fantastic.

Writing 155

Writing Skills Teaching Essay 155

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The discussion tackled plenty of thorny issues facing K-12 and college instructors these days, including how to respond to pressures to ban books in schools, how to make classrooms a welcoming place for debate as schools and colleges grow more diverse, and how to respond to misinformation that students bring to classroom conversations.

History 170

History Culture Discussions High School 170

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2018

Provide guidance from my experience as a teacher and faculty developer and reach out to others when my expertise is lacking. Do you have a question about teaching in a higher education context? Focus on the joy and the pain that can come from the pursuit of good teaching.

Art 113

Art Science Teaching Mobile Devices 113

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2020

When our faculty develop courses, it’s like something at the Culinary Institute of America—gourmet meals. Instructors have access to the necessary websites, tools and training sessions to prepare for online teaching. We’ve won awards for our online teaching. That’s not what we’re doing here,” he says.

Lecturing 107

Lecturing Disabilities Faculty Development Instructors 107

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

I am an instructor teaching [biology] in [first year of university]. I am an instructor who teaches a [second year nutrition] course to [university] students. Annie Prud’homme-Généreux is an educational developer and instructor at the University of British Columbia. Here is a proposed prompt. J., & Magjuka, R.

Study 124

Study Writing Evaluation Instructors 124

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

I am an instructor teaching [biology] in [first year of university]. I am an instructor who teaches a [second year nutrition] course to [university] students. Annie Prud’homme-Généreux is an educational developer and instructor at the University of British Columbia. Here is a proposed prompt. J., & Magjuka, R.

Study 114

Study Writing Evaluation Instructors 114

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2025

While students should be concerned about their mental health and allowed to take a step back when a conversation is too much, some instructors say theyre also missing out on valuable lessons. Many instructors incorporate small changes into classes that help students feel more comfortable.

Discussions 203

Discussions Art Instructors Participation 203