Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. Inquiry about integrity begins with the question Does this work accurately represent the students skills and understandings?”

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 88

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

But this year, with the arrival of the World Cup, I came prepared, and my students knew it when they saw our sports journalism unit built into the syllabus on the first day. We can consider all of these questions as students report on the games they watch, both at home and from the school cafeteria. they exclaimed. En classe?!”

English 194

English Culture Syllabus Writing 194

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Topics of race, nationality, class, gender and sexual orientation were all folded into my syllabus. We held Socratic seminars rooted in essays by Amy Tan and Daniel José Older. They had so many questions and stories to share on these topics. We analyzed Beyoncé’s Formation video.

Culture 167

Culture Teachers Schools Syllabus 167

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

To stimulate peer-to-peer interaction, each course at Western Governors offers students a chat function where they post questions and where faculty and other students respond. Performance assessment varies, with students submitting essays, videos or presentations to demonstrate they’ve learned the material.

Teaching 167

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It may be the biggest question in college edtech during the pandemic: Should tests be allowed to robotically watch students? Some departments have made tests take-home or open-note, and some have scrapped tests entirely in favor of essays, projects and other assignments that can be done over time. That’s ridiculous,” he says.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Five strategies to foster sense of belonging Be caring and authentic: Syllabus policies and language, as well as introductory comments on the first day of class, set the tone for an entire term. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Include in the conversation a copy of a draft syllabus, required assignments, and any concerns you have about academic integrity. For example, one librarian mentioned that students are more likely to contact library professionals if the instructor includes points in the syllabus for outreach to the librarian.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Assignments 98

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

The syllabus is structured to inspire confidence and courage. She took questions on how not to feel lost in the dark The professor explains the next assignment for the course. Students will need to craft a research question, read relevant sources and synthesize what they learn in a short paper. Who am I gonna be without this?

Students 168

Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 168

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

You can pose a question for a future column here. I have a question regarding how you and others approach accommodations for those who are reluctant, resistant, or defiant to going through official channels at the university. The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. They probably are trying.

Disabilities 126

Disabilities Students Assignments Syllabus 126

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Practice questions monitor understanding to see if you’re ready for summative tests. Every student is assigned a tutor who is available to answer questions if needed. pick your teacher and section (if available) and then upload your syllabus. How to Prepare for the SAT Essay. UWorld’s Unique SAT Prep Site.

Textbooks 95

Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 95

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Five strategies to foster sense of belonging Be caring and authentic: Syllabus policies and language, as well as introductory comments on the first day of class, set the tone for an entire term. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

Syllabus 103

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 103

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

And if those of us asking vital questions about access/cost, academic integrity, and a potential loss of linguistic diversity can be heard without accusations of knee-jerk paranoia. Maybe in a “post plagiarism” world as described by theorists like Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton, we should ask more of these difficult questions.

Plagiarism 116

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 116

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

And if those of us asking vital questions about access/cost, academic integrity, and a potential loss of linguistic diversity can be heard without accusations of knee-jerk paranoia. Maybe in a “post plagiarism” world as described by theorists like Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton, we should ask more of these difficult questions.

Plagiarism 111

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 111

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Where there’s an alternative there must be a standard, so we started our chat creating a list of what those standard assignment are: exams, quizzes, essays, reports, lab manuals and the like. They are a single result to a complex question that is highly dependent on perspective. Bethany Bovard defined the difference in her own words.

Assignments 96

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 96

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

We built our own syllabus, decided what topics interested us and recruited experts to talk to us about those topics. We argued about adaptive-learning technologies or interviewed senior advisors in the Department of Education, and wrote essays asking, “ Do virtual environments hinder democratic participation?

Students 89

Students Syllabus Essay Ethics 89

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

The Instant Answers feature enables students to connect with their tutor for quick answers to questions they struggle with. Study.com includes standards alignment in the Collection Details that can be found under the Syllabus tab. How to Prepare for the SAT Essay. Here’s more information on that option. Things to know.

Exams 83

Exams Quizzes Textbooks Syllabus 83