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. Start strong. Patusky, K.,

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

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 111

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 111

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, 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

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. Start strong. Patusky, K.,

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

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