Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

And you’ve definitely assessed your students against them. They help ensure that we’re on the right track in fostering our students’ intellectual, emotional, and in some cases spiritual growth. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only? We need them. My list addresses that risk.

Learning Outcomes 59

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 59

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

consider how it might be used as a tool for enhancing student learning and engagement. Most of today’s college students grew up with computers in their homes, laptops in their classrooms, and cell phones in their pockets. A key theme here is the organization and consistent use of the LMS by faculty.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2018

For a family of four, the number is $117,400, according to a study from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. When it comes to higher ed, it’s increasingly hard on low-income families and students working to make ends meet on their path to a degree. The people who weren’t in tech are the ones being displaced by tech.”

Students 149

Students Faculty Development Instructors Motivation 149

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Around the semester midpoint you may be noticing that some of your students are becoming overwhelmed, may lack motivation, or feel disconnected from the class. Below, let me share instructional strategies that I use in my courses (virtual, asynchronous, and in-person) to recover student engagement. Sound familiar?

Student Engagement 131

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. A century later, AI is no longer fiction but a dynamic force in community college education, reshaping how faculty teach, and students learn. Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 88

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

But it’s increasingly unclear if online learning is living up to its promise for students, even as digital learning makes its way into more institutions’ offerings. EdSurge: Di, I'd love to start off with referencing some of the research that you've done in this space around how distance learning students need additional support.

Instructors 130

Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 130

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Announced this week, the new offering was made possible because Lumen Learning purchased the higher education assets of a coaching company for instructors called Faculty Guild. The idea is that instructors participate in the coaching service while they are trying a new teaching approach in their courses.

Coaching 136

Coaching Textbooks Instructors Faculty Development 136

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2017

When students interact with digital learning environments, they leave behind trails of data. But what can these data traces actually tell us about the students who left them, and how do we translate them into meaningful action? At the same time, GSU also invested in more computer monitors.

Ethics 146

Ethics Faculty Development Students Instructors 146

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

That’s not a new finding, and it’s something most instructors already know, but it’s the size of the difference that’s often underestimated. 126) And that’s what prompted a faculty research team at North Carolina State University to undertake a qualitative analysis of a collection of feedback students had prepared for faculty. (p.

Teachers 105

Teachers Instructors Faculty Development Feedback 105

Edsurge

JULY 4, 2019

Many college students travel to study and grow. The higher education landscape is dotted with opportunities to connect with and learn from fellow colleagues, faculty, developers and entrepreneurs, all working on new ideas and tools to support teaching and learning. So why shouldn’t you? What gives?

Instructors 142

Instructors Faculty Development Feedback Study 142

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

That’s not a new finding, and it’s something most instructors already know, but it’s the size of the difference that’s often underestimated. 126) And that’s what prompted a faculty research team at North Carolina State University to undertake a qualitative analysis of a collection of feedback students had prepared for faculty. (p.

Teachers 95

Teachers Instructors Faculty Development Feedback 95

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Staying more holistic when developing my teaching—whether facilitating learning in person or online—has been central in my reading motivations. Even the book that I wrote about productivity was envisioned initially by the publisher as for online instructors, and then they asked if I would be willing to broaden the audience.

Online Learning 211

Online Learning Reading Teaching Philosophy Learning 211

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. A century later, AI is no longer fiction but a dynamic force in community college education, reshaping how faculty teach, and students learn. Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 78

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 78

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

“ According to the latest research on college students and mental health, three out of 10 students have struggled with depression in the last two weeks, and over one in four have expressed issues with anxiety. Described below are three ways that instructors support student well-being and mental health.

Syllabus 97

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 97

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

How can I best support students with very poor writing skills when the class is not one specifically focused on writing? We professors sometimes misjudge the skill level students will start from on the first day of class on a variety of fronts. He shared: “I always like to remember and remind students that writing is thinking.

Writing 155

Writing Skills Teaching Essay 155

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Do they respect you?

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2023

Traditionally, the one-size-fits-all approach to assessment has been dominant, with all students completing the same activities throughout the course. This method, however, often leads to a lack of student engagement and, consequently, less effective learning.

Student Engagement 97

Student Engagement Assignments Instructors Students 97

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 24, 2024

While this playful interaction between users may seem like the antithesis of serious learning, Tara Martin (2017) found a way to channel student interest in sharing annotated images toward an educational purpose by creating what she calls a BookSnap. Expressing a passage as an image will thus help students retain its meaning.

Learning 109

Learning Students Textbooks Instructors 109

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Around the semester midpoint you may be noticing that some of your students are becoming overwhelmed, may lack motivation, or feel disconnected from the class. Below, let me share instructional strategies that I use in my courses (virtual, asynchronous, and in-person) to recover student engagement. Sound familiar?

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

I've been having trouble coming up with a good project for the students to work on. I want the students to do something historical, obviously—depict an event or person, perhaps—but I understand that not everyone is equally creative in the arts. What do I do? I feel weird about testing them on genocide.”

Assignments 196

Assignments Grades History Ethics 196

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training. Some lightboards can be setup to be one button studios controlled exclusively by the instructor.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. They also addressed audience questions about how to get faculty motivated to adjust their courses to improve accessibility. However, that is obviously very costly.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In many classrooms these days, student discussion can grow so heated that passion threatens to overwhelm productive conversation. A harsh debate can leave students (and instructors) feeling upset, or make them discouraged about participating in future conversations. But there’s another option. It's either this or it's this.

Instructors 180

Instructors Beliefs Confidentiality Discussions 180

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Traditional instructional videos are often long, address a variety of content, or lack meaningful opportunities for students to engage with the content. Long videos can make it challenging for students to remain focused and attentive. Second, microlectures are personal (that is, they convey a sense of “instructor presence”).

Instructors 131

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 131

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Do they respect you?

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training. Some lightboards can be setup to be one button studios controlled exclusively by the instructor.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

At the university where I teach, a number of our students come from a home schooling environment. As students would share their experiences, I often realized that the home schools in my imagination were vastly different from what these young people described. The ways in which students synthesized their learning was phenomenal.

Teaching 199

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 199

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

That became clear a few years ago, when a particularly bright student in a calculus class Talbert was teaching bombed the first exam. The student knew the material, but she just wasn’t a good test-taker. The same thing happened on the second exam, and now the student had no way to do any better in the class than a C.

Grades 201

Grades Exams Feedback Testing 201

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Eighteen students crammed themselves into a stuffy classroom assigned for my first-year seminar course on a sunny day in September. These students appeared motivated to learna direct contrast to the disengagement narrative that permeates todays education circles.

Motivation 64

Motivation Students Instructors Failure 64

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

. — Robert Groven, director of the Minnesota Urban Debate League, has been coaching high school debate competitions for more than 30 years, and he’s noticed a marked shift in student behavior in the past decade or so. And I need to preface it by saying I love my students, I'm here for my students. But so much has changed.

History 178

History Culture Discussions High School 178

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Traditional instructional videos are often long, address a variety of content, or lack meaningful opportunities for students to engage with the content. Long videos can make it challenging for students to remain focused and attentive. Second, microlectures are personal (that is, they convey a sense of “instructor presence”).

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2018

We have talked about grading and assessment , digital literacy , open education , caring for students , cultural competence , how people learn , and productivity. Provide guidance from my experience as a teacher and faculty developer and reach out to others when my expertise is lacking.

Art 115

Art Science Teaching Mobile Devices 115

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

This isolation can hinder their professional development and growth, especially if they do not take the time to reflect on their own teaching methods and practices. Ultimately, student learning is impacted. One effective practice that can break this cycle is peer observation.

Evaluation 98

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The landscape of higher education has witnessed a significant shift in recent years, with an increasing number of students opting for nontraditional avenues to pursue their academic goals. While distance learning offers students unparalleled flexibility, concerns regarding classroom engagement persist among online educators.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

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. We gave students a similar assignment at the end of the semester, either on their own or in groups.

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. We gave students a similar assignment at the end of the semester, either on their own or in groups.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Language 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

This isolation can hinder their professional development and growth, especially if they do not take the time to reflect on their own teaching methods and practices. Ultimately, student learning is impacted. One effective practice that can break this cycle is peer observation.

Evaluation 93

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 93