Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Lumen Learning, a company that sells low-cost OER textbooks and courseware, plans to start offering professional development services for faculty that can be bundled with its titles. In other words, some of its textbooks are now sold with coaching on how to teach with OER more effectively.

Coaching 129

Coaching Textbooks Instructors Faculty Development 129

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2018

I have experimented with writing open textbooks, thanks to the inspiration I received from Robin DeRosa on episodes 183 and 195. Provide guidance from my experience as a teacher and faculty developer and reach out to others when my expertise is lacking. Do you have a question about teaching in a higher education context?

Art 113

Art Science Teaching Mobile Devices 113

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 111

Learning Students Textbooks Reading 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

However, we have often been frustrated by the lessons proposed in our language textbooks for learning about culture; these lessons usually come in the form of disconnected short readings with comprehension questions. The instructor can then adjust the course as needed. This tipped the instructor to spend more time on these issues.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Language 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

However, we have often been frustrated by the lessons proposed in our language textbooks for learning about culture; these lessons usually come in the form of disconnected short readings with comprehension questions. The instructor can then adjust the course as needed. This tipped the instructor to spend more time on these issues.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Language 98