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Why Professors Should Ask Students For Feedback Long Before the Semester Is Over

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The journalism instructor at the University of Minnesota keeps the process simple, with brief questions similar to these: What should keep happening in this class? Golden collects the results, which students give anonymously, then studies the feedback and makes a list of all the information she’s received.

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How Teaching Should Change, According to a Nobel-Prize-Winning Physicist

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So what has he learned in more than 20 years from applying his persistence (and much of the money he won from the Nobel) to studying teaching? EdSurge connected with Wieman to find out, and to hear about his more recent efforts to improve how teaching evaluations are done at colleges to make them more useful — and more equitable.

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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success 

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Curiosity Learning occurs when new situations are presented, open-ended questions are posed, higher-order thinking and imagination are piqued, shared conversations are promoted, and assorted outcomes are possible. Posting students questions and comments communicates that thinking is valued; plus, posts stimulate more questions and comments.

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How a Pandemic Could Change Higher Education

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Barbara Oakley: I send out an email to almost two million people each week, my “Chili Friday Email,” and I do get feedback. Pickus: That’s one of those questions that as soon as somebody poses it you say, “Oh yeah, that’s right. Department of Education … is now allowing virtual accreditation visits to count.

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Exam Blueprints: A Student-centric Approach to Assessment 

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Fairness : Blueprints eliminate the chance of subjective grading and unexpected exam questions, thereby ensuring a more equitable assessment process. Lack of u nexpected q uestions : When the exam content is known in advance, the opportunity for instructors to ask questions that test critical thinking and problem-solving skills is reduced.

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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success 

Faculty Focus

Curiosity Learning occurs when new situations are presented, open-ended questions are posed, higher-order thinking and imagination are piqued, shared conversations are promoted, and assorted outcomes are possible. Posting students questions and comments communicates that thinking is valued; plus, posts stimulate more questions and comments.

Students 111
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Exam Blueprints: A Student-centric Approach to Assessment 

Faculty Focus

Fairness : Blueprints eliminate the chance of subjective grading and unexpected exam questions, thereby ensuring a more equitable assessment process. Lack of u nexpected q uestions : When the exam content is known in advance, the opportunity for instructors to ask questions that test critical thinking and problem-solving skills is reduced.

Exams 111