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Bridging the Gap: Active Learning Strategies for Traditional and Online Classrooms

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I provide specific deadlines for initial contributions and peer feedback to maintain momentum. Measuring Engagement and Refining Strategy One-minute papers serve as powerful self-assessment tools in my traditional classes. This simple exercise reveals gaps in understanding and helps students consolidate their learning.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

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In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value.

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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

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Provide meaningful feedback Another way to achieve both of the above goals, and support student learning, is to provide students with clear, supportive feedback on their work. This recommendation might sound daunting at first, so here are some tips to make providing feedback easier for you and more meaningful for students.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

Faculty Focus

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value.

Fairness 111
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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

Faculty Focus

Provide meaningful feedback Another way to achieve both of the above goals, and support student learning, is to provide students with clear, supportive feedback on their work. This recommendation might sound daunting at first, so here are some tips to make providing feedback easier for you and more meaningful for students.

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Connecting with Online Students

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Be Present Being present in your online course goes beyond delivering the curriculum and providing assignment feedback. Consider using video for announcements, lesson overviews, and feedback. Let students know when they may expect announcements, feedback on assignments (along with where to access them), and office hours.

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Reducing AI Anxiety Starts by Talking with Students 

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Or how they might feel if their instructor used ChatGPT to provide feedback on their assignments? At the end of the discussion, have students write an exit ticket or a minute paper to capture their most important takeaways, any shifts they’ve experienced in their attitudes towards AI, and what they might do moving forward.