Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2023

An interesting exercise we do during our faculty development program is reminisce about the very first day we taught as a teacher. Whether you are a new teacher or an experienced one, close your eyes for a moment and relive that first lecture again. There are many lessons we can draw from the memory of that first lecture.

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Teaching Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

This article explores AI’s historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively. How can it enhance teaching without diminishing faculty agency? What are its merits and limitations? Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 89

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 89

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

This article explores AI’s historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively. How can it enhance teaching without diminishing faculty agency? What are its merits and limitations? Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 82

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 82

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Unlike the end-of-semester feedback, when gathering formative feedback on what’s helping or hindering student learning might be too late, mid-term analysis of our teaching and student learning may help motivate students and enhance their learning. as an example, let’s look at teaching with case studies. Sound familiar?

Student Engagement 131

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

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

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. One thing University of Central Florida has become known for is large lecture classes.

Lecturing 125

Lecturing Students Faculty Development Collaborative Learning 125

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Universities are increasingly concerned about student success during this era of the Great Disengagement, and faculty success (more specifically, providing care to faculty so they can succeed and in turn support the needs of students) should be an equal priority.

Faculty Development 112

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 112

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

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

That change in pricing, mixed with concerns about cheating by professors new to teaching online, has led to an explosion in the use of test surveillance services. The company recently created an online Proctorio Academy to teach professors best practices in using the tool. 2) how many faculty or staff have been furloughed or fired?

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Unlike the end-of-semester feedback, when gathering formative feedback on what’s helping or hindering student learning might be too late, mid-term analysis of our teaching and student learning may help motivate students and enhance their learning. as an example, let’s look at teaching with case studies. Sound familiar?

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2020

Viruses don’t respect academic quarters,” says Beth Kalikoff, director for the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning at the University of Washington’s Seattle campus. This week, meanwhile, more than 200 colleges have shifted from in-person teaching to online classes due to the coronavirus. Is That Online Teaching?

Lecturing 104

Lecturing Disabilities Faculty Development Instructors 104

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching. Luckily our team had a lot of resources already put out there for them, but we did do a special curation of those on a teaching and learning continuity page. It's just crazy.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

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. You would go to a university and you would study for four years, and you'd go to lectures and go to your discussion groups. And the way the grading system in education works has long bothered him.

Grades 199

Grades Exams Feedback Testing 199

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Universities are increasingly concerned about student success during this era of the Great Disengagement, and faculty success (more specifically, providing care to faculty so they can succeed and in turn support the needs of students) should be an equal priority.

Faculty Development 96

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 96

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. In my work with faculty, I recommend a five-step process for making microlectures: Plan, Create, Record, Caption, and Share. What are microlectures?

Instructors 131

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 131

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most of us have the experience of registering for a workshop only to discover that it is a lecture or (worse) an advertisement for the presenter. Principle 2: A workshop is not a lecture. Many experts are bad at teaching workshops because they are used to lecturing. Principle 3: Small group work is ideal.

Lecturing 96

Lecturing Participation Discussions Group work 96

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most of us have the experience of registering for a workshop only to discover that it is a lecture or (worse) an advertisement for the presenter. Principle 2: A workshop is not a lecture. Many experts are bad at teaching workshops because they are used to lecturing. Principle 3: Small group work is ideal.

Lecturing 94

Lecturing Participation Discussions Group work 94

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

I would get rid of all lecture halls that are beyond 40 people. There's nothing wrong with the actual teaching by an adjunct. I was literally handed a syllabus the week before I taught, and no one in five years ever saw me teach a class. Your model is small, not some project that hopes for mass scale through technology.

Education 160

Education Syllabus Communication Faculty Development 160

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning. Build students’ collaboration skills.

Collaborative Learning 115

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

Therefore, Schon has designed reflection-during-action in which we learn to frame and reframe unexpected outcomes, talking-back and back-talking to ourselves while teaching simultaneously. Thus, I paid attention and reflected during the action in order to construct adjustments, while doing hybrid-teaching at the same time.

Lecturing 64

Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge Laboratory 64

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more? References Bradbury, N. Advances in Physiology Education , 40 (4), 509–513.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

To fill immediate gaps, smaller academic programs, such as Critical Thinking Initiatives and Centers for Teaching and Learning, can help campus communities begin engaging with generative AI thoughtfully while fostering student success and workplace readiness. Faculty were paid a small stipend for their participation.

Learning 116

Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning. Build students’ collaboration skills.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on August 8, 2022 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! I probably shouldn’t admit this, but when I was just beginning my teaching career, I had one clear goal on the first day of class: scare the living crap out of my students.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

To fill immediate gaps, smaller academic programs, such as Critical Thinking Initiatives and Centers for Teaching and Learning, can help campus communities begin engaging with generative AI thoughtfully while fostering student success and workplace readiness. Faculty were paid a small stipend for their participation.

Learning 111

Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on August 8, 2022 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! I probably shouldn’t admit this, but when I was just beginning my teaching career, I had one clear goal on the first day of class: scare the living crap out of my students.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. In my work with faculty, I recommend a five-step process for making microlectures: Plan, Create, Record, Caption, and Share. What are microlectures?

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more? References Bradbury, N. Advances in Physiology Education , 40 (4), 509–513.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Here, then, are 10 very basic, practical strategies for new faculty to consider during their early exploratory quests in the profession, based upon my experience of faculty development over the past 40 years. However, institutions vary in their commitment to faculty development.

Faculty Development 61

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 61

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Here, then, are 10 very basic, practical strategies for new faculty to consider during their early exploratory quests in the profession, based upon my experience of faculty development over the past 40 years. However, institutions vary in their commitment to faculty development.

Faculty Development 53

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 53

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on September 30, 2019 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. Unless you inherited your courses from someone else, you’ve developed lists of them. All rights reserved.

Learning Outcomes 64

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Students 64

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on September 30, 2019 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. Unless you inherited your courses from someone else, you’ve developed lists of them. All rights reserved.

Learning Outcomes 59

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Students 59

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Need for Effective Curriculum Design in Higher Ed Most class or instructional level curriculum is designed by professors, however, most professors have not received formal training in teaching or designing courses. In fact, teaching is where professors receive the least training, if any at all (Fertig, 2012).

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Need for Effective Curriculum Design in Higher Ed Most class or instructional level curriculum is designed by professors, however, most professors have not received formal training in teaching or designing courses. In fact, teaching is where professors receive the least training, if any at all (Fertig, 2012).

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The problem: Faculty and students alike are dealing with massive and varied post-traumatic stress issues due to the increase in gun violence on our campuses, the COVID-19 shutdown, and an increasingly divisive political environment. We also attend AAC&U STEM conferences together and have built a real friendship.

Education 52

Education STEM Active Learning Peer Review 52

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Aaron Ansuini had a question for the professor teaching his online course at Concordia University, so he decided to shoot him an email. He had been enjoying the video lectures by the professor, François-Marc Gagnon, and Ansuini searched online for his email address. And I’m learning from lectures recorded before his passing….

Teaching 181

Teaching Syllabus Lecturing Faculty Development 181