Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

It’s a powerful tool that’s reshaping our approach to education, especially in the realm of self-paced learning. AI empowers educators to provide students with tailored learning paths, immersive experiences, and real-time feedback—elements that boost engagement and facilitate deeper learning.

Student Engagement 111

Student Engagement eLearning Authentic Assessment Instructors 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Then, by sharing their music online and enlisting feedback, they connect with their peers in a meaningful way. Learning the trumpet or drums is great and playing an instrument is a valued skill. It’s thrilling to see students with virtually no music background venture into this learning space.

Mobile Devices 167

Mobile Devices STEM Disabilities Motivation 167

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

In a recent survey, undergraduate students reported several concerns around Canvas use, including: Too much variability and lack of consistency across instructors and courses – all faculty use it differently which leads to challenges in finding information, resources, assignments, etc. So how do we begin to address these concerns?

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

It's made for a much more natural and fluid learning space. Stop by Booth 547 to learn how Vivi turns wireless screen mirroring into a powerful educational tool for the 21st-century classroom. Have you seen your instructors' practices change? Heading to ISTE? Is the technology easy to use?

Attention 153

Attention Instructors Student Engagement Feedback 153

Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

In basic form, assessment for learning entails assessment where pre-emptive, future-oriented comments (called feedforward) are given to learners to guide improvement in future performances. This contrasts with the typical assessment arrangement where feedback is considered a product offered to the student in exchange for what they submit.

Feedback 54

Feedback Lecturing Laboratory Students 54

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

Thus, it’s pressing for instructors to collaborate on concrete ways to create a welcoming tone and build rapport in digital spaces. But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? Acknowledge our interest in meeting and learning from them. Let students know something about us.

Culture 122

Culture Communication Languages Language 122

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

The deal marks the latest in a series of acquisitions involving digital courseware, the industry parlance for online products that leverage data and technology to personalize the course instruction and feedback that each student receives. In other words, they can dictate and tweak the rules that defined the adaptive learning experience.

Learning 132

Learning Textbooks Feedback Teaching Assistants 132

Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2023

After their presentation or performance, the class discusses what they saw and provides feedback on the experience, or may ask follow-up questions of the students in the center; then, the inner and outer groups switch roles and the process may be repeated. They are like “fish in a fishbowl” because they can be seen from all angles.

Active Learning 138

Active Learning Activities Learning Students 138

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

Thus, it’s pressing for instructors to collaborate on concrete ways to create a welcoming tone and build rapport in digital spaces. But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? Acknowledge our interest in meeting and learning from them. Let students know something about us.

Culture 98

Culture Communication Languages Language 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Challenge teaching assumptions : Through peer feedback and reflection, faculty can identify and modify ingrained teaching habits to enhance student engagement. To this end, we prefer using the narrative log as it enables the observer to document the timing of behaviors, techniques, and actions of both the observed instructor and the students.

Evaluation 102

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 102

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Challenge teaching assumptions : Through peer feedback and reflection, faculty can identify and modify ingrained teaching habits to enhance student engagement. To this end, we prefer using the narrative log as it enables the observer to document the timing of behaviors, techniques, and actions of both the observed instructor and the students.

Evaluation 96

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 96

Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2023

After their presentation or performance, the class discusses what they saw and provides feedback on the experience, or may ask follow-up questions of the students in the center; then, the inner and outer groups switch roles and the process may be repeated. They are like “fish in a fishbowl” because they can be seen from all angles.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Activities Learning Students 98

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Learning-centered teachers create environments that positively impact students through shared governance of the learning space. In learner-centered pedagogical practices, the focus and attention is on learning what and how the student is learning (Weimer, 2013). Jossey-Bass.

Teaching 52

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Problem-Based Learning 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

In that sense, online learning has the potential to be a global cultural exchange. Instead of imposing a single cultural framework, digital classrooms can encourage students to bring their own backgrounds into the learning space. Not all families have equal access to technology, stable internet, or a quiet learning space.

Culture 52

Culture Schools Languages Language 52