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. Designing an inclusive syllabus. References and Resources Almog, N. CEI (2022).

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work. But we have a legal obligation to cover the syllabus. Cover the syllabus later. I am happy to discuss in more detail—email me!—but

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Is a ‘desk scan’ necessary for a syllabus quiz? 2) how many faculty or staff have been furloughed or fired? For instance, some of the petitions charge that Proctorio can see into the computer files of students, but he said that because the tool works inside a web browser, it cannot possibly get to that data.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

I was literally handed a syllabus the week before I taught, and no one in five years ever saw me teach a class. So that issue of that first and second year, right now, the way to make it cost effective is to not pay the faculty very much, and our argument is that's leading to a lot of students dropping out.

Education 163

Education Syllabus Faculty Development Communication 163

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. In fact, teaching is where professors receive the least training, if any at all (Fertig, 2012).

Course Design 64

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 64

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. 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

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

was surprised to find out that the professor listed on his syllabus and featured in his video lectures passed away in 2019. Also joining us is Joshua Eyler, director of faculty development at the University of Mississippi. And I’m learning from lectures recorded before his passing….

Teaching 176

Teaching Syllabus Lecturing Faculty Development 176

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2025

So, how can students develop the capacity and the resilience to engage with them and share their viewpoints so that people understand where theyre coming from? Improving class discussions doesnt have to mean completely overhauling a syllabus, though, Gannon says. Norell sometimes uses an activity similar to musical chairs.

Discussions 204

Discussions Art Instructors Participation 204