Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2023

Lecturing has long been the primary method of conveying information to groups of students. It gives instructors great control over what is taught within a limited time, allowing them to explain complex concepts and clarify confusing points for students. These cues help navigate the content and organize the information for students.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Minute Papers Students 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2023

Lecturing has long been the primary method of conveying information to groups of students. It gives instructors great control over what is taught within a limited time, allowing them to explain complex concepts and clarify confusing points for students. These cues help navigate the content and organize the information for students.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Minute Papers Students 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. Connect to students Study after study shows that key to a student’s success is their connection to a faculty member. Take a few minutes to get ready (open your slides, organize the handouts, etc.) Learn your students’ names.

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2022

These sessions are conducted with some students in-person and others using Zoom or other conferencing tools to view and participate at a distance. Mixed-mode classes present new challenges for faculty who are used to teaching an in-person or online class, where all the students are using one mode of access.

Feedback 105

Feedback Minute Papers Mobile Devices Discussions 105

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

I was watching as a few of my students took notes while the remaining students sat passively, perhaps hoping my animated gestures and pacing would somehow osmotically transfer my explanation of classical conditioning into their brains. Yet simply abandoning these proven engagement strategies isn’t the answer.

Active Learning 86

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 86

Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Instructors first determine what students should know, understand, and be able to do by the end of the course (Cline et al., Next, based on the desired goals and objectives, the instructor will determine assessments to ensure that students meet intended course outcomes (McTighe & Wiggins, 2012). 2023; McTighe & Wiggins, 2012).

Instructors 52

Instructors Curriculum Quizzes Lecturing 52