Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In our small language department, we each teach a different foreign language (Chinese, French, German, and Spanish), but we share the core learning goal of student understanding of culture. Our introductory students often come to us with varying degrees of understanding of the languages and cultures that we teach.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Language 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In our small language department, we each teach a different foreign language (Chinese, French, German, and Spanish), but we share the core learning goal of student understanding of culture. Our introductory students often come to us with varying degrees of understanding of the languages and cultures that we teach.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Language 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Lack of planning, preparation, and support can lead to chaos, unproductive, and disorganized group work. The targeted knowledge and skills may only be effectively built if the group work is designed correctly. Professors must consider how the group work will build on intelligence, expertise, and character.

Collaborative Learning 115

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Lack of planning, preparation, and support can lead to chaos, unproductive, and disorganized group work. The targeted knowledge and skills may only be effectively built if the group work is designed correctly. Professors must consider how the group work will build on intelligence, expertise, and character.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

After all, the original promise of teaching on the internet was to reach remote students who couldn’t easily get to a campus. He’s currently leading another evolution in online teaching, as the institution moves into adaptive learning. They’re in our libraries, in our learning spaces and they’re working together in many cases.

Lecturing 128

Lecturing Students Faculty Development Collaborative Learning 128

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The word workshop implies that work will be done by the participants. This means the center of attention should be on the students doing work, not on the expert talking about their expertise. Many experts are bad at teaching workshops because they are used to lecturing. Principle 3: Small group work is ideal.

Lecturing 97

Lecturing Participation Discussions Group work 97

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The word workshop implies that work will be done by the participants. This means the center of attention should be on the students doing work, not on the expert talking about their expertise. Many experts are bad at teaching workshops because they are used to lecturing. Principle 3: Small group work is ideal.

Lecturing 95

Lecturing Participation Discussions Group work 95