Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors.

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

But it wasn’t until her current gig, serving as an instructor for a course on water supply and demand in California, that she got her feet wet with open educational resources. Previously, her syllabus relied on a series of pamphlets from the Water Education Foundation, a California-based non-profit. But those materials were not ideal.

Textbooks 119

Textbooks Instructors Syllabus History 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Or, a neurodiverse student who struggles with verbal communication and is not able to show their true understanding of the course content when the instructor cold calls them as a form of assessment.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Or, a neurodiverse student who struggles with verbal communication and is not able to show their true understanding of the course content when the instructor cold calls them as a form of assessment.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

The syllabus should be available to students at the beginning of the course and available on the course site for students to reference specific grading policies, course expectations, and course outcomes throughout the length of the course. References Authement, R. S., & Dormire, S. SAGE Open Nursing , 6 , 2377960820937290.

Learning 111

Learning Syllabus Assignments Communication 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

The syllabus should be available to students at the beginning of the course and available on the course site for students to reference specific grading policies, course expectations, and course outcomes throughout the length of the course. References Authement, R. S., & Dormire, S. SAGE Open Nursing , 6 , 2377960820937290.

Learning 98

Learning Syllabus Assignments Communication 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Dr. Tony Zhang from Gies College of Business offered perspective on AI, ChatBot technology, and ethical academic support tools. Inclusive language, representation, and proactive instructor support all contributed to students sense of belonging and trust. These findings dont argue against academic rigor.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 64

EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

Realizing this potential, however, will require instructors to rethink learning objectives and understand what AI can and cannot do. The Sentient Syllabus Project , an academic collaborative exploring the use of AI in higher education, challenges instructors and students alike to observe the principle that "an AI cannot pass a course."

Plagiarism 52

Plagiarism Instructors Evaluation Academic Integrity 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2019

But could a show like the Good Place actually belong on a college syllabus? We watch the episode and talk through it and do activities linked to it to help them think through what exactly are ethics and why is that relevant to them. It's a really exciting day for them because it's so different from what we normally do. I have not.

Teaching Philosophy 167

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Ethics Syllabus 167