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 87

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 87

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

I’m wondering if you might recommend what top three books would you suggest I read outside of ‘Urgency for Teachers,’ ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed,’ ‘The New Education?’ Staying more holistic when developing my teaching—whether facilitating learning in person or online—has been central in my reading motivations.

Online Learning 205

Online Learning Reading Teaching Philosophy Learning 205

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. This is the humdinger.

Teaching 121

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 121

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. References and Resources Almog, N.

Syllabus 130

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 130

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

Your pursuit of this kind of assignment reminds me of an interview I did for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast with Ken Bain , author of "What the Best College Teachers Do." For complex final assignments to work well, instructors need to encourage students to start small and break the assignment up into smaller pieces.

Assignments 195

Assignments Grades History Ethics 195

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 67

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 67

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Zheng (2022) defines a microlecture as “a short video, usually produced by the instructor, that explains a single key concept or a specific skill.” Second, microlectures are personal (that is, they convey a sense of “instructor presence”). What should faculty consider with regards to captioning and sharing microlectures?

Instructors 131

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 131

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2017

An advisor, like a teacher, serves as an important guide, but a student must take personal responsibility for his or her decisions in a broader social context. Embedded learning analytics are not like rotisserie ovens: you can’t set them and forget them. Between 2014 and 2016, online enrollment at the institution increased by 56 percent.

Ethics 141

Ethics Faculty Development Students Instructors 141

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

So we did a follow-up study, interviewing both online instructors and the students enrolled in online courses to understand why students are withdrawing from online courses in a massive way, and why students struggle in terms of their performance. Students complain that they don't always see their instructors. It is more inclusive.

Instructors 126

Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 126

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. This is the humdinger.

Teaching 94

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 94

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

My husband, Dave, and I have now been thrust into the role of teachers for our two kids—one in kindergarten and the other in second grade—for the past couple of months. Their actual teachers are amazing. Additionally, I am responsible for leading our faculty development team and teaching classes of my own.

Teaching 195

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 195

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The discussion tackled plenty of thorny issues facing K-12 and college instructors these days, including how to respond to pressures to ban books in schools, how to make classrooms a welcoming place for debate as schools and colleges grow more diverse, and how to respond to misinformation that students bring to classroom conversations.

History 170

History Culture Discussions High School 170

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. References and Resources Almog, N.

Syllabus 88

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 88

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Zheng (2022) defines a microlecture as “a short video, usually produced by the instructor, that explains a single key concept or a specific skill.” Second, microlectures are personal (that is, they convey a sense of “instructor presence”). What should faculty consider with regards to captioning and sharing microlectures?

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2018

Since I can never seem to avoid changing my classes each time I teach them, I’m anticipating how the new semester will bring me new learning as a teacher. Provide guidance from my experience as a teacher and faculty developer and reach out to others when my expertise is lacking.

Art 108

Art Science Teaching Mobile Devices 108

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

At this stage, the observer collects notes describing what is observed without making any judgment about the performance of the teacher. To this end, we prefer using the narrative log as it enables the observer to document the timing of behaviors, techniques, and actions of both the observed instructor and the students.

Evaluation 86

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 86

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

At this stage, the observer collects notes describing what is observed without making any judgment about the performance of the teacher. To this end, we prefer using the narrative log as it enables the observer to document the timing of behaviors, techniques, and actions of both the observed instructor and the students.

Evaluation 82

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 82

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Research from the University of Kansas Center for Research in Learning identifies key conditions for successful inclusion, including teachers’ philosophical commitment to meeting the needs of all students and collaboration with institutions to assess student needs and monitor progress. Relational competence in teacher education.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Research from the University of Kansas Center for Research in Learning identifies key conditions for successful inclusion, including teachers’ philosophical commitment to meeting the needs of all students and collaboration with institutions to assess student needs and monitor progress. Relational competence in teacher education.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 24, 2024

While students tend to think of papers as merely a means of regurgitating what they read and “giving the instructor what they want,” asking students to create BookSnaps recasts the entire exercise as an opportunity for personal expression.

Learning 100

Learning Students Textbooks Instructors 100

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

I am an instructor teaching [biology] in [first year of university]. I am an instructor who teaches a [second year nutrition] course to [university] students. Annie Prud’homme-Généreux is an educational developer and instructor at the University of British Columbia. Medical Teacher , 34 (6), e421-e444.

Study 117

Study Writing Evaluation Instructors 117

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

This framework is focused on facilitating collaboration, sharing knowledge and expertise, and providing support and guidance to faculty through the OLC. Her unique credentials as a teacher educator include chairing the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC), the largest educator licensing agency in the U.S.,

Online Learning 106

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 106

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

I am an instructor teaching [biology] in [first year of university]. I am an instructor who teaches a [second year nutrition] course to [university] students. Annie Prud’homme-Généreux is an educational developer and instructor at the University of British Columbia. Medical Teacher , 34 (6), e421-e444.

Study 100

Study Writing Evaluation Instructors 100

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

This framework is focused on facilitating collaboration, sharing knowledge and expertise, and providing support and guidance to faculty through the OLC. Her unique credentials as a teacher educator include chairing the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC), the largest educator licensing agency in the U.S.,

Online Learning 89

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 89

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 24, 2024

While students tend to think of papers as merely a means of regurgitating what they read and “giving the instructor what they want,” asking students to create BookSnaps recasts the entire exercise as an opportunity for personal expression.

Learning 59

Learning Students Textbooks Instructors 59

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Support is sometimes available from veteran professors, faculty development offices and workshops or training to assist professors in the challenging work of course and curriculum development and implementation. The teachers standards must be clear and assessment must be practical. The first is to stay flexible.

Course Design 59

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 59

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Support is sometimes available from veteran professors, faculty development offices and workshops or training to assist professors in the challenging work of course and curriculum development and implementation. The teachers standards must be clear and assessment must be practical. The first is to stay flexible.

Course Design 55

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 55