Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

The following includes a few strategies and examples to ensure clarity: A clear, inclusive syllabus with a course calendar of class activities, routines, materials, links to rubrics, etc. Provide frequent written and verbal reminders.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

In general terms, you want them to know you’ll do your best to make their summer experience worthwhile, get them through the material, and help them pass the required exams with the grades they need. Go over the syllabus at the start of class so they know what must be covered and then don’t get off topic during class time.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Do exams still serve a purpose? 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. But why, then, do so many courses still rely on exams? In other words, exams do serve a purpose.

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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. Based on student feedback, make necessary adjustments and/or remind students of the shared agreements (Lovett, et al.,

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 103

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2023

Ideas for manageable connection principles include getting to know each other, empathy, communication, and feedback. The use of modules, a course outline with links to assignments and material, and a clear and simple syllabus help make the class organized and accessible. This starts with giving good organization to your online course.

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Instructors Syllabus Assignments Feedback 59

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

They provide a quick way to access a webpage that could be the syllabus, a poll, a list of resources, or a shared online space for a brainstorming activity. Then, the instructor proceeds to conduct a short lecture where course materials such as the syllabus, slides, or videos might be shared with everyone through a QR code (see Figure 1).

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Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

I use this system where I activate a question every 10 or 15 minutes and they answer the question and then I get immediate feedback. I give them this exam review that they work on, hopefully. Once that's there, I think the ways that it comes across, it can be as early as in my syllabus and on our LMS site.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The basic components of integrated course design include: analyzing situational factors, formulating learning goals, designing feedback and assessment, and selecting learning activities. The third step in the initial design phase is to think about and plan the feedback and assessment procedures.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The basic components of integrated course design include: analyzing situational factors, formulating learning goals, designing feedback and assessment, and selecting learning activities. The third step in the initial design phase is to think about and plan the feedback and assessment procedures.

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