Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

I would get rid of all lecture halls that are beyond 40 people. We have a sustainable financial model once we're up and running, which means we have a few years where you're growing and adding students and you have faculty development and things like that, so [we needed] startup costs.

Education 164

Education Syllabus Faculty Development Communication 164

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.

Teaching 98

Teaching Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge 98

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. Davidson, 2021; Pritts, 2023) to position AI as a partner in faculty development. Faculty development can include HyFlex training to optimize this balance.

Faculty Development 89

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 89

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

Additionally, I am responsible for leading our faculty development team and teaching classes of my own. When it came time to do his assigned poetry lesson, he decided to write it on—you guessed it—Minecraft. This role also has me reading around 20 articles a day and attempting to synthesize what I learned in some meaningful way.

Teaching 201

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 201

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

, those who encourage students to use AI freely in their writing processes (open-ocean swimmers), and, finally, those who want to embrace AI with guardrails (learning to surf). Open-ocean swimmers have argued that their strategy might equalize the playing field for students or mimic workplace writing processes. What can be done?

Learning 116

Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 116

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). Instructors who use a Lightboard to create instruction for asynchronous online learning can replicate what they would do in a traditional classroom when they draw or write on a whiteboard.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

, those who encourage students to use AI freely in their writing processes (open-ocean swimmers), and, finally, those who want to embrace AI with guardrails (learning to surf). Open-ocean swimmers have argued that their strategy might equalize the playing field for students or mimic workplace writing processes. What can be done?

Learning 111

Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 111

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 97

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 97

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. a reflection, quiz, writing exercise, or note taking activity). What are microlectures? Why are microlectures beneficial?

Instructors 131

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 131

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). Instructors who use a Lightboard to create instruction for asynchronous online learning can replicate what they would do in a traditional classroom when they draw or write on a whiteboard.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

In turn, we can immediately utilize new information to further our faculty assessment reports, professional development, academic writings, and research publication. Ideally, faculty development programs could promote and illustrate that reflection during the action can be learned. what we actually do).

Lecturing 64

Lecturing Faculty Development Laboratory Knowledge 64

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

I know, I know, there are a whole slew of objections we can raise against this approach: I can’t do this in a big lecture. Yes, many of us research and write on questions so advanced or abstract that covering them on the first day is impossible. But we have a legal obligation to cover the syllabus.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 111

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. a reflection, quiz, writing exercise, or note taking activity). What are microlectures? Why are microlectures beneficial?

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

I know, I know, there are a whole slew of objections we can raise against this approach: I can’t do this in a big lecture. Yes, many of us research and write on questions so advanced or abstract that covering them on the first day is impossible. But we have a legal obligation to cover the syllabus.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

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 62

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 62

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 55

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 55

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

Both approaches, learner-centered and transformative, require us to shuttle between various roles: the lecturer, who leads students; the facilitator, who guides them; and perhaps most importantly, the collaborator, who learns from and with them. She is also the author of The Counterintuitive Writer: A Writing Guide for Students.

Learning Outcomes 64

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 64

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

Both approaches, learner-centered and transformative, require us to shuttle between various roles: the lecturer, who leads students; the facilitator, who guides them; and perhaps most importantly, the collaborator, who learns from and with them. She is also the author of The Counterintuitive Writer: A Writing Guide for Students.

Learning Outcomes 59

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 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. Fink developed a worksheet to establish what he refers to as procedures for educative assessment. LoPresto, M.

Course Design 67

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 67

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. Fink developed a worksheet to establish what he refers to as procedures for educative assessment. LoPresto, M.

Course Design 62

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 62