Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. Described below are three ways that instructors support student well-being and mental health.

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 131

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018 Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. But Im not talking about a list of chapters or exams and papers with their due dates.

Syllabus 110

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 110

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching. Luckily our team had a lot of resources already put out there for them, but we did do a special curation of those on a teaching and learning continuity page. It's just crazy.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018 Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. But Im not talking about a list of chapters or exams and papers with their due dates.

Syllabus 99

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 99

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

That’s the approach the College Board is taking this spring with its adapted AP exams. For example, a philosophy professor at University of Notre Dame designed an introductory course that draws on “ interactive digital essays ” published on mobile-friendly web pages attached to the online syllabus, reports Inside Higher Ed.

Distance Learning 212

Distance Learning Syllabus Internet Learning 212

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. 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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Observation Activity: This activity comes from James Peter Newbury, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, who shares an image on the overhead during class and then asks students, “What do you notice? What do you wonder (Newbery, 2023)?”

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

But whether they teach in-person or online, faculty can take steps to safeguard their courses against academic dishonesty. And if they do see cheating, faculty can call out those incidents as teaching moments. Faculty can also give students practice exams so they can see how they’re doing, Millet suggested. One option?

Academic Integrity 146

Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 146

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus. oral exam)?

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018. For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Faculty should consider implementing these strategies during the design phase of their curriculum and syllabus. The post Strategies for Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Higher Education appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Most common accommodations by students with disabilities.

Disabilities 144

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Observation Activity: This activity comes from James Peter Newbury, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, who shares an image on the overhead during class and then asks students, “What do you notice? What do you wonder (Newbery, 2023)?”

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

Their answers to this question will guide you in how you teach the class. 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. I’ve talked about best practices for teaching.

Motivation 154

Motivation Schools Syllabus Students 154

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

Experts say it’s an effective strategy for improving teaching and learning quickly—sometimes as soon as the very next class period. And research shows that professors who collect early-term feedback, and who use it to make changes to their courses with the help of a consultant, can raise their end-of-semester teaching evaluations.

Feedback 196

Feedback Instructors Students Syllabus 196

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. Described below are three ways that instructors support student well-being and mental health.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018. For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved.

Exams 105

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 105

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

This includes the provision of electronic access to the course syllabus, reading and viewing materials, assessments, the course calendar, grades, course evaluations, discussion boards, and other important course materials. Course management technology organizes and presents course structure and materials on an electronic platform.

Technology 155

Technology Education Syllabus Counselling 155

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

She has been recognized with several awards for her teaching, and students regularly sing her praises (she was named “Best Professor at Texas State University” in 2013 by readers of Study Break magazine.). So, they teach each other. I give them this exam review that they work on, hopefully. You’ve won several teaching awards.

Teaching 109

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Syllabus 109

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

Syllabus 101

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 101

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.

Assignments 97

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 97

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Banning the use of technology for exams can create an inaccessible, discriminatory learning experience.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Banning the use of technology for exams can create an inaccessible, discriminatory learning experience.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

For example, I have a class of 20 students, and I teach synchronously online. Surprisingly, this simple “posting a session summary” practice has become a best practice for me in every course I teach, and after several of my colleagues saw what I was doing, it has become a best practice for them as well. Flexible student attendance.

Exams 111

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus. oral exam)?

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

Depending upon the level of service subscribed to, students can view videos, take practice quizzes and exams, and get credit for classes passed through a proctored exam. All they need is an internet connection and a webcam (for proctored exams). Take quizzes and proctored exams available in your subscription.

Exams 83

Exams Quizzes Textbooks Mobile Devices 83

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Faculty should consider implementing these strategies during the design phase of their curriculum and syllabus. The post Strategies for Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Higher Education appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Most common accommodations by students with disabilities.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

pick your teacher and section (if available) and then upload your syllabus. Not only does Clutch Prep have videos to supplement academic textbooks, they offer a course to assist preparation for MCAT exams. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. pick the chapter you’re working on. Great stuff.

Textbooks 94

Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 94

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2022

That’s after years of pandemic disruptions where classes couldn’t be held in person, and teaching was forced online for long periods, in an era many students refer to as Zoom University. Or, will this moment force a change in the way college teaching is done? Do students believe that all this college lecturing is worth hearing?

Lecturing 205

Lecturing Students Attention Syllabus 205

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

For example, I have a class of 20 students, and I teach synchronously online. Surprisingly, this simple “posting a session summary” practice has become a best practice for me in every course I teach, and after several of my colleagues saw what I was doing, it has become a best practice for them as well. Flexible student attendance.

Exams 98

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

In my work supporting faculty, I have learned that professors always appreciate strategies to make their teaching more efficient. 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. References Brown, P. Educause Review.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2023

Online teaching has become more popular and accessible for students. As such, more instructors are teaching online courses. 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.

Instructors 59

Instructors Syllabus Feedback Assignments 59

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Need for Effective Curriculum Design in Higher Ed Most class or instructional level curriculum is designed by professors, however, most professors have not received formal training in teaching or designing courses. In fact, teaching is where professors receive the least training, if any at all (Fertig, 2012).

Course Design 62

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 62

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Need for Effective Curriculum Design in Higher Ed Most class or instructional level curriculum is designed by professors, however, most professors have not received formal training in teaching or designing courses. In fact, teaching is where professors receive the least training, if any at all (Fertig, 2012).

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Lab to Class

OCTOBER 1, 2023

This article will discuss the benefits of both extremes and suggest how teachers can utilize both approaches to give their students consistently good teaching but also prepare them to adapt that knowledge to a wider array of contexts. This should be a sign for every teacher that they need to add more variety of practice into their lesson.

Study 52

Study Lecturing Learning Activities 52

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Although not necessarily for every student, every session, offering Zoom sessions can create an inclusive and equity-focused teaching option. Image courtesy of Wix Equity via Zoom as a Standard Attendance Option Allowing a Zoom option can create an inclusive and equity-focused teaching opportunity. Equity-focused teaching.

Disabilities 52

Disabilities Exams Instructors Syllabus 52