Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Download it here: [link] In higher education, we often track student success through grades, credit hours, and retention rates. Flexibility in format and modality such as recorded lectures, alternative assignments, or extended deadlinesmade students feel supported, capable, and seen. Textbook format and cost mattered.

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Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 53

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Successful syllabus While there are mandatory components of a standard syllabus, I also add welcoming elements. I always begin my syllabus with an inclusive and inspirational quote. I incorporate graphs and charts to clarify grading. Think-Pair-Share Students need opportunities to process information during lectures.

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Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 108

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

So instead of having a three-hour class, we've tried to break our lectures down into 10 minutes, followed by an interactive short activity. It's not like we're grading it for huge stakes. Start with your syllabus, make your syllabus accessible and then do one document per week. And the activity is just a content check.

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Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

When forced to redesign his course, Robertson saw an opportunity to move toward a curriculum that offered more flexibility than his linear syllabus ever could. In this system, students choose from a menu of content delivery options (textbook, downloadable study guides, lectures) and interaction options (in-person or online).

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Curriculum Hybrid Courses Lecturing Gamification 156

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

What’s it like going from one course that simply posts a syllabus in the LMS to another that makes more robust use of the tools and features? Clear labels and categories make navigation easy, and having everything accessible, especially the syllabus, lecture materials, and study guides, was a recurring preference. 

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Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), Include a non-graded ‘discussion’ area where students can get to know each other.

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Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

Classes aren’t led by a lone professor lecturing at the front of the classroom, but by teams of educators, with at least three virtual instructors and as many as ten to fifteen assigned to larger classes. Students attend WGU entirely on screen, with instructors engaging with them virtually by email, phone, text and video.

Teaching 177

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 177

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

The concept of gradual release of responsibility is second nature to me when working with students in grades K-12, but in my new role teaching graduate students in an education technology program, I am struggling to model so many of the practices I expect these teachers to use in their own classrooms.

Teaching 163

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 163

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

These adult learners thrive in multimodal contexts which can look like traditional lecture-based settings, hands-on experiential learning, or online coursework. Professional schools cater to a diverse student body with varying learning preferences, needs, and accrediting bodies to answer to (Coble, 2015).

Schools 121

Schools Authentic Assessment Syllabus Evaluation 121

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

So, for those of us that cannot add one more thing to our already packed class schedules, look for ways to bring teamwork to your existing lecture topics. For example, each semester I assign students an individual “creative project” worth a good amount of their overall grade.

Exams 115

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 115

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

First, all students, regardless of their SES (socio-economic status) standing, showed significantly higher levels of retained learning than the control group which used the time-honored lectures, basic active learning techniques, and case approaches. Also review situations and/or results in class that apply to all the groups efforts.

Student Engagement 70

Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 70

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

These adult learners thrive in multimodal contexts which can look like traditional lecture-based settings, hands-on experiential learning, or online coursework. Professional schools cater to a diverse student body with varying learning preferences, needs, and accrediting bodies to answer to (Coble, 2015).

Schools 104

Schools Authentic Assessment Syllabus Evaluation 104

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

So, for those of us that cannot add one more thing to our already packed class schedules, look for ways to bring teamwork to your existing lecture topics. For example, each semester I assign students an individual “creative project” worth a good amount of their overall grade.

Exams 110

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 110

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

They provide a quick way to access a webpage that could be the syllabus, a poll, a list of resources, or a shared online space for a brainstorming activity. Then, the instructor proceeds to conduct a short lecture where course materials such as the syllabus, slides, or videos might be shared with everyone through a QR code (see Figure 1).

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. One-page syllabus On the first day of class, we reviewed their answers to the appreciative inquiry and discussed how we could be colleagues in this course. I prioritized learning over grades.”

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. One-page syllabus On the first day of class, we reviewed their answers to the appreciative inquiry and discussed how we could be colleagues in this course. I prioritized learning over grades.”

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

For instance, at the bare minimum, we expect our students to read our course syllabus, listen to our lectures, engage with us and their peers, and complete and submit all assignments on time. Some common expectations students have shared with me include: “Please grade my work in a timely manner.” “I I expect you to be polite.”

Instructors 107

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 107

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

For instance, at the bare minimum, we expect our students to read our course syllabus, listen to our lectures, engage with us and their peers, and complete and submit all assignments on time. Some common expectations students have shared with me include: “Please grade my work in a timely manner.” “I I expect you to be polite.”

Instructors 105

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

With over 348,000 students answering 14,5000 discrete practice problems, 90% of whom improve their grades, it seems like a no-brainer. pick your teacher and section (if available) and then upload your syllabus. Geared for college-level classes, this also works well for high school AP classes. pick the chapter you’re working on.

Textbooks 94

Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 94

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Rachel Davenport, a senior lecturer at Texas State University, has taught so many large classes that she jokes she has trouble readjusting to a small seminar room. Do you feel pressure to put on a show for them in these large lectures? Large classes pose tough challenges for instructors and colleges. Davenport: Yeah, I did.

Teaching 109

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Syllabus 109

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

The syllabus is structured to inspire confidence and courage. Then they read and discuss a poem, “What You Missed that Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade,” which starts like this: Mrs. Nelson explained how to stand still and listen to the wind, how to find meaning in pumping gas, how peeling potatoes can be a form of prayer.

Students 178

Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 178

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Download it here: [link] In higher education, we often track student success through grades, credit hours, and retention rates. Flexibility in format and modality such as recorded lectures, alternative assignments, or extended deadlinesmade students feel supported, capable, and seen. Textbook format and cost mattered.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Educative assessments enhance the quality of learning and go beyond audit-ive-type assessment that is generally used for the sole purpose of awarding a grade (Fink, 2003). Step nine is deciding on a grading system which should incorporate a full range of the learning goals and activities, but not necessarily grading everything.

Course Design 60

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Educative assessments enhance the quality of learning and go beyond audit-ive-type assessment that is generally used for the sole purpose of awarding a grade (Fink, 2003). Step nine is deciding on a grading system which should incorporate a full range of the learning goals and activities, but not necessarily grading everything.

Course Design 58

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 58

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

An editorial team researched the materials needed in the lecture hall settings where physics, anatomy, sociology and biology are taught, then recruited professors to write and review relevant textbooks, paying them flat fees upfront rather than royalties based on sales.

Textbooks 119

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

In 15 seconds, theyve illustrated a core economics principle better than many lectures. These short lectures often introduce students to ideas theyd never encounter in a regular curriculum, ideas about identity, ethics, global issues, and personal growth. But what sets them apart is their emotional and intellectual impact.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

You recorded your lectures or gathered via video call with however many students you could reach each week. At last, final grades—or pass/fail marks —are turned in. Below, you’ll find a syllabus intended to help you advance from emergency remote instruction toward more substantive practices and philosophies. Key Concepts.

Syllabus 218

Syllabus Lecturing Education Course Design 218

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Concerns that have plagued other new online education operations—how to grade student work at scale, how to link learning with college credit—are the very questions that leaders of these programs reject. Instead, they ask what relevance grades, credit or credentials could possibly have to Greek mythology or feminist philosophy.

Art 218

Art Instructors Study Reading 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Coursera to Charge Fees for Previously Free Courses Once hailed as a portal for free learning materials, accessible to anyone with an internet connection, Coursera announced this year plans to charge if learners want to submit assignments to be graded for certain courses.

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Syllabus Lecturing Assignments Course Design 130

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Boyer uses a “flipped syllabus” in which students' final grades are based on the points they've earned—not lost—throughout the semester. Boyer uses a “flipped syllabus” in which students' final grades are based on the points they've earned—not lost—throughout the semester. The great thing about geography is.

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Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 147