Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

Classes aren’t led by a lone professor lecturing at the front of the classroom, but by teams of educators, with at least three virtual instructors and as many as ten to fifteen assigned to larger classes. Students attend WGU entirely on screen, with instructors engaging with them virtually by email, phone, text and video.

Teaching 180

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 180

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

These adult learners thrive in multimodal contexts which can look like traditional lecture-based settings, hands-on experiential learning, or online coursework. Technology is not always the answer, and the ID must evaluate each innovation thoroughly before implementation. The word selective is important. Is an ID a Consultant or Admin?

Authentic Assessment 122

Authentic Assessment Syllabus Schools Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

These adult learners thrive in multimodal contexts which can look like traditional lecture-based settings, hands-on experiential learning, or online coursework. Technology is not always the answer, and the ID must evaluate each innovation thoroughly before implementation. The word selective is important. Is an ID a Consultant or Admin?

Authentic Assessment 105

Authentic Assessment Syllabus Schools Evaluation 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Some faculty expressed that using AI tools has significantly reduced the time spent on creating lecture materials, allowing them more time to focus on creating engaging and exciting student activities. Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Later in life, after nearly three decades of teaching in higher education and serving my division as chair, which included professor evaluations, I came to believe that there were essentially two types of professors: ones who taught their discipline to students and ones who taught students their discipline.

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Some faculty expressed that using AI tools has significantly reduced the time spent on creating lecture materials, allowing them more time to focus on creating engaging and exciting student activities. Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Later in life, after nearly three decades of teaching in higher education and serving my division as chair, which included professor evaluations, I came to believe that there were essentially two types of professors: ones who taught their discipline to students and ones who taught students their discipline.

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Rachel Davenport, a senior lecturer at Texas State University, has taught so many large classes that she jokes she has trouble readjusting to a small seminar room. Do you feel pressure to put on a show for them in these large lectures? Large classes pose tough challenges for instructors and colleges. Davenport: Yeah, I did.

Teaching 117

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Syllabus 117

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

These were not standard end-of-semester evaluations. Together, we weren’t just evaluating survey results. Flexibility in format and modality such as recorded lectures, alternative assignments, or extended deadlinesmade students feel supported, capable, and seen. Textbook format and cost mattered. They asked to be heard.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 64

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The second type of curriculum consists of the set of plans made for guiding learning, which includes the learning experiences and interactions that students have with the content, materials, resources and the process for evaluating mastery of the objectives (Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead & Boschee, 2019).

Course Design 62

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 62

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The second type of curriculum consists of the set of plans made for guiding learning, which includes the learning experiences and interactions that students have with the content, materials, resources and the process for evaluating mastery of the objectives (Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead & Boschee, 2019).

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

In 15 seconds, theyve illustrated a core economics principle better than many lectures. These short lectures often introduce students to ideas theyd never encounter in a regular curriculum, ideas about identity, ethics, global issues, and personal growth. Share your own process of evaluating sources or noticing bias in a post.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52