Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Although faculty development programs and curriculum designers have been calling for such (assessment practice) forms of assessment, today, we are more in need of it than ever before. Make students aware of what artificial intelligence can and cannot do for them while studying and doing their academic work.

Authentic Assessment 111

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

Providing opportunities for professional development in relational practices can improve student engagement and retention. Foster Emotional Intelligence: Colleges should invest in developing emotional intelligence among faculty and staff.

Motivation 105

Motivation Counselling Intelligence Failure 105

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

Grades are not a measure of intelligence. This was invented by Linda Nilson, who's a legendary faculty developer and thought leader about teaching and learning. In that book, Feldman lays out a number of criteria for what might constitute equity. They're a measure of your ability to take an assessment about something.

Grades 200

Grades Exams Feedback Testing 200

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

Providing opportunities for professional development in relational practices can improve student engagement and retention. Foster Emotional Intelligence: Colleges should invest in developing emotional intelligence among faculty and staff.

Motivation 102

Motivation Counselling Intelligence Failure 102

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

This comes back to 20 years of faculty development where basically we know that, if a professor teaches an online course, they have to go through 80 hours of training to learn to teach online. In terms of learning, they’re not [missing out]. And, frankly, we don’t require that training of the face-to-face. They’re in our coffee shops.

Lecturing 124

Lecturing Students Faculty Development Collaborative Learning 124

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

Why You Should Engage in the Circular Model of Reflection By some accounts, Schons reflective practice has ushered and advanced that professional practitioners such as scholar-teachers exhibit a form of intelligence, a complex form of professional creativity. Interestingly, Schon would probably agree with the above.

Lecturing 64

Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge Laboratory 64

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Professors must consider how the group work will build on intelligence, expertise, and character. Collaborative learning activities need to be thoroughly designed to support specific learning goals. Form groups strategically. A group should typically have three to five members to make it easy to manage.

Collaborative Learning 116

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 116

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What follows is a case study that can be adapted by a wide range of academic programs, such as faculty development centers, university learning centers, and writing centers. Testing the water: AI boot camps As a low-stakes, first step, programs can offer AI-familiarizing experiences during summer or winter breaks.

Learning 116

Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Professors must consider how the group work will build on intelligence, expertise, and character. Collaborative learning activities need to be thoroughly designed to support specific learning goals. Form groups strategically. A group should typically have three to five members to make it easy to manage.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What follows is a case study that can be adapted by a wide range of academic programs, such as faculty development centers, university learning centers, and writing centers. Testing the water: AI boot camps As a low-stakes, first step, programs can offer AI-familiarizing experiences during summer or winter breaks.

Learning 111

Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

Generative AI (GenAI) is a subset of artificial intelligence that uses machine learning models to create new, original content, such as images, text, or music, based on patterns and structures learned from existing data. This includes the OER faculty development course Forward Facing Assessments , downloadable free of charge from BCcampus.

Study 124

Study Writing Evaluation Instructors 124

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

Generative AI (GenAI) is a subset of artificial intelligence that uses machine learning models to create new, original content, such as images, text, or music, based on patterns and structures learned from existing data. This includes the OER faculty development course Forward Facing Assessments , downloadable free of charge from BCcampus.

Study 114

Study Writing Evaluation Instructors 114