Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

They are asking themselves questions like, “Is this helping me get through this specific assignment or this specific test because I’m trying to navigate five classes and applications for internships” — but at the cost of learning? “A Has this person used AI when there was a ban in the class?”

Study 212

Study Lecturing Instructors Students 212

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. For instructors serving diverse, often underserved populations, AI raises critical questions: How has it evolved into a pedagogical tool? Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 84

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 84

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

They also addressed audience questions about how to get faculty motivated to adjust their courses to improve accessibility. Then we also have continued our webinars series with our Center for Faculty Development and Innovation. Audience question]: So I had a question about students with ADHD.

Accessibility 217

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 217

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2020

Use Polls to Keep Students Engaged There are many tools available to pose multiple-choice questions to students remotely. And so a number of individuals, including Daniel Stanford, who's the director of faculty development and technology innovation at the Center for Teaching and Learning at DePaul University.

Instructors 207

Instructors Teaching Multiple Choice Questions Ethics 207

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

It can also lead to a slew of similar questions being sent to the professor, who then must spend time addressing those questions either individually or with the class the next time they meet. She specializes in faculty development and training, distance education, and instructional design. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Two recent studies, both asking different research questions and using different methodologies, offer still more evidence that the relationship between teachers and students is an integral part of the learning experience. The team used the data pool to answer two questions: (1) What do students value in their interactions with instructors?

Teachers 105

Teachers Instructors Faculty Development Feedback 105

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. Here, students are required to conduct an actual performance instead of simply providing an answer to a question or responding to a prompt.

Authentic Assessment 133

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 133

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. As I imagined his predicament, one question came to mind, What is the root cause of this fear? Stage fright? Performance anxiety?

Teaching 115

Teaching Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge 115

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

You can pose a question for a future column here. Kerry Moore, assistant professor of social work at Vanguard University of Southern California Let me start by saying that I hear this question frequently. The fact that you are inquiring means that you care about supporting your students in developing these vital skills.

Writing 154

Writing Skills Teaching Essay 154

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Two recent studies, both asking different research questions and using different methodologies, offer still more evidence that the relationship between teachers and students is an integral part of the learning experience. The team used the data pool to answer two questions: (1) What do students value in their interactions with instructors?

Teachers 97

Teachers Instructors Faculty Development Feedback 97

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2018

As conversations began about how I might make the greatest contribution, I quickly identified the sense of meaning and purpose I get out of addressing questions that people have about teaching through my Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Do you have a question about teaching in a higher education context?

Art 113

Art Science Teaching Mobile Devices 113

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

It can also lead to a slew of similar questions being sent to the professor, who then must spend time addressing those questions either individually or with the class the next time they meet. She specializes in faculty development and training, distance education, and instructional design. Melissa Samaniego, Ed.D.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Lesson Observation : This includes observing a teaching session with all its happenings such as teaching strategies, students engagement, modes of interaction, indicators of learning, assessment tasks, questioning techniques, and learning activities.

Evaluation 102

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 102

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. Here, students are required to conduct an actual performance instead of simply providing an answer to a question or responding to a prompt.

Authentic Assessment 111

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Lesson Observation : This includes observing a teaching session with all its happenings such as teaching strategies, students engagement, modes of interaction, indicators of learning, assessment tasks, questioning techniques, and learning activities.

Evaluation 96

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 96

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

I recommend looking at your current teaching content with a question, “What’s the most important information I want students to learn here?” Anna Conway, EdD is a professor and faculty developer at Des Moines Area Community College.

Student Engagement 131

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It may be the biggest question in college edtech during the pandemic: Should tests be allowed to robotically watch students? 2) how many faculty or staff have been furloughed or fired? The issue involves so-called automated proctoring services. 3) how many positions are currently frozen?”.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

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 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

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. As I imagined his predicament, one question came to mind, What is the root cause of this fear? Stage fright? Performance anxiety?

Teaching 98

Teaching Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge 98

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 131

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 131

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

You can pose a question for a future column here. Additionally, I am responsible for leading our faculty development team and teaching classes of my own. The best thing about the experience for us has been getting to overhear their teachers referring to our kids by name and addressing their unique challenges and passions.

Teaching 198

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 198

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 175

History Culture Discussions High School 175

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

There's no reason for people to gather in a big room where people can't have a discussion and ask questions anymore. 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 159

Education Syllabus Faculty Development Communication 159

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

These spaces contain questions that we wish to answer—no, actually, that we feel compelled to answer. She encourages us to allow our students to dwell in this liminality, to embrace it, learning to explore the robust and playful opportunity it presents to ask questions and engage in problem solving. Cover the syllabus later.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

To help answer that question, we recently brought two online learning experts to EdSurge Live, a monthly video-based town hall event, to talk about their work and research in online education, and what’s needed to better serve students in the digital space. Then we tried to answer the question, why this is happening?

Instructors 128

Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 128

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

For example, a professor could have students watch a microlecture and submit questions before class so that they know what to review or address at the start of class (Scagnoli, 2012). Finally, microlectures allow faculty to create a library of reusable content (Scagnoli, 2012). iPads are also great for creating microlectures!

Instructors 131

Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 131

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

These spaces contain questions that we wish to answer—no, actually, that we feel compelled to answer. She encourages us to allow our students to dwell in this liminality, to embrace it, learning to explore the robust and playful opportunity it presents to ask questions and engage in problem solving. Cover the syllabus later.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

They start and end the semester with a faculty member, and then the faculty member will observe. And we really believe that peer facilitation allows students to ask that question that they really wanted to ask. They're really observing the facilitators to coach and supervise them.

Instructors 178

Instructors Beliefs Confidentiality Discussions 178

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 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

I recommend looking at your current teaching content with a question, “What’s the most important information I want students to learn here?” Anna Conway, EdD is a professor and faculty developer at Des Moines Area Community College.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

The EAB fellowship has allowed me to focus, on behalf of Ball State University, on the question: What does meaningful faculty development look like at every career milestone?

Culture 52

Culture Faculty Development Participation Research Design 52

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 98

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

As teacher/facilitator you should move around the groups, ensuring that they have understood the questions and are progressing through them at an appropriate pace. Principle 7: Carefully design discussion questions in advance. The best questions need crafting and design. Ensure that every question is divergent and open.

Lecturing 97

Lecturing Participation Discussions Group work 97

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

As teacher/facilitator you should move around the groups, ensuring that they have understood the questions and are progressing through them at an appropriate pace. Principle 7: Carefully design discussion questions in advance. The best questions need crafting and design. Ensure that every question is divergent and open.

Lecturing 95

Lecturing Participation Discussions Group work 95

Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

While many of our conversations have focused on what generative AI means for student assignments and learning outcomes, there’s another question faculty are askingoften individually and quietly: How can we leverage AI in our own academic and administrative work? And more importantly, should we?

Assignments 80

Assignments Testing Course Design Writing 80

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Although Lightboard videos have also been useful in traditional brick-and-mortar settings for students as just in time review after classroom sessions (Schweiker, Griggs, Levonis, 2020), online learning presents a different challenge because the instructor is not available in real-time to answer questions or elaborate on difficult concepts.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2024

It’s a fact that you won’t always know the answer to every question you might be asked. It can be extremely valuable for students to understand how questions can be answered. Learn to ask good questions. Questions that ask only who, what, or when don’t requirement much engagement from students. Never try to bluff.

Teaching 93

Teaching Exams Assignments Failure 93