Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

You can pose a question for a future column here. I like being able to see when assignments are due, as it helps me recognize the need to block off time in my calendar for grading. I grew tired of uploading the syllabus as a file within our LMS, only to need to upload a new version every single semester. syllabus-BUSN114.pdf)

Syllabus 136

Syllabus Mobile Devices Learning Assignments 136

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. The pressure students feel to get high grades and the pressure for teachers to give them are both real. Miller, Murdock, Grotewiel, 2017).

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 88

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

All too often, they would wind up needing to ask their instructor a question about the assignment but had no time to receive an answer before the deadline passed. In my academic coaching work with students whose grades are slipping, it’s not unusual for me to hear a student describe working on their schoolwork while at their jobs.

Online Learning 189

Online Learning Instructors Coaching Mobile Devices 189

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

But the experiment points to interesting possibilities — and raises ethical questions — about how the latest AI tech might be used to improve teaching. One friend of his, for instance, recently told him about a course where everyone in the class had an average grade of only 60 percent by midterms. he says.

Intelligence 212

Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 212

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), Posting grades and feedback weeks or months after assignment submission is frustrating for students, especially for assignments that build on one another.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2015

What I want to do today is go over the most common questions I’ve gotten regarding sign ups: Q: What is the cost to register? Email the instructor at askatechteacher at gmail dot com throughout the week and/or bring up your question at the weekend Google Hangout or TweetUp. Curriculum Companion Webinars–Grades 3-5.

Questions 76

Questions Syllabus Instructors Curriculum 76

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

The following includes a few strategies and examples to ensure clarity: A clear, inclusive syllabus with a course calendar of class activities, routines, materials, links to rubrics, etc. This form of scaffolding mitigates course-related student distress (GCU, 2023). guidelines, principles, rules, self-talk).

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 131

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2017

To help you make your decision, I want to share the most common questions I’ve gotten regarding sign ups: Q: What is the cost to register? Email the instructor at askatechteacher at gmail dot com throughout the week and/or bring up your question at the weekend Google Hangout. Curriculum Companion Webinars–Grades 3-5.

Questions 79

Questions Online Learning Learning Syllabus 79

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2016

What I want to do today is go over the most common questions I’ve gotten regarding sign ups: Q: What is the cost to register? Email the instructor at askatechteacher at gmail dot com throughout the week and/or bring up your question at the weekend Google Hangout or TweetUp. Curriculum Companion Webinars–Grades 3-5.

Questions 79

Questions Online Learning Learning Syllabus 79

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2019

You can pose a question for a future column here. Dear Bonni, My question is how to prepare yourself for a doctorate in leadership in higher ed, even when you are over 50! I have created what I’m calling my “prep syllabus” and hope to set a solid foundation for myself. This was already evident to her through the grade book.

Syllabus 139

Syllabus Writing Schools Research Methods 139

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Download it here: [link] In higher education, we often track student success through grades, credit hours, and retention rates. This project started with a deceptively simple question: What arent our students telling us? Theyre asking us not to fix everything, but to see them, to ask good questions, and to respond with care.

Disabilities 53

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Feedback 53

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), Posting grades and feedback weeks or months after assignment submission is frustrating for students, especially for assignments that build on one another.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. Ask students to complete a pre-semester survey. How might this work?

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. The second question I ask in one form or another is, “Do your students know that this is what you want for them?” Another way of asking the question is, “Do you talk to them about this?” So, when faculty come to me with a problem, they want an answer. Start strong.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

They can also connect with a student, which allows them to request access to the student’s academic and financial information, such as midterm grades or financial aid details. Helping first-gen students and their families navigate college shows great potential, but are those really the users who are logging in to check on grades?

Syllabus 156

Syllabus Exams Instructors Study 156

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

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

We all have that one teacher who seems to take months to grade even a single test. We spend the entire semester wondering what our grade is. Is that a real A, or an A based on turning in the syllabus? Socrative helps counteract this slow grading syndrome. For Michigan senior Jackie, this is the product’s best feature. “I

Quizzes 145

Quizzes Textbooks Syllabus Students 145

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

At each point, McLeod recommends educators ask questions to assess if the changes are in fact contributing to shifting practices. As we traveled around the country last year chronicling stories from educators, we saw many teachers and administrators that living the answers to these questions every day in their classrooms and schools.

Learning 164

Learning Interdisciplinary Syllabus Blended Learning 164

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. Ask students to complete a pre-semester survey. How might this work?

Teaching 110

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 110

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

HSC clarified their questions with SSC then conducted a literature and policy review; developed two policy briefs at any level (local, state, federal); and presented them to their SSC partners who chose the brief that best addressed the social justice movement and their studies of social sciences.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Science History Communication 105

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Perhaps they are nervous about asking questions because they don’t want to be seen as a student who doesn’t understand the material. You could include personal information and/or a photo, in addition to the course syllabus and other course-related information. It may even be that the student is simply shy. Wilson, J. Wilson, R.

Instructors 122

Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

For example: designing and promoting the use of a syllabus template, aligning objectives with outcomes, promoting multimodal teaching, offering professional development workshops, serving on faculty committees, implementing accreditation standards, publishing articles, and scheduling specialized one-on-ones with faculty. Pollard, R. &

Schools 122

Schools Authentic Assessment Syllabus Evaluation 122

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

For example, a course that has two big tests worth 80 percent of a student’s grade can create anxiety because the stakes are so high. If educators must test students, changing the questions can help foil potential cheaters as well, said Millet. Reducing students’ test anxiety can help, Millet said.

Academic Integrity 146

Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 146

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Once my family moved to the mainland from Honolulu when I was in third grade, I don’t remember ever having any Asian or biracial teachers through elementary, middle or high school, or even in college or graduate school. Topics of race, nationality, class, gender and sexual orientation were all folded into my syllabus.

Culture 166

Culture Teachers Schools Syllabus 166

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Five strategies to foster sense of belonging Be caring and authentic: Syllabus policies and language, as well as introductory comments on the first day of class, set the tone for an entire term. The good news is that research points us to several aspects of inclusive and supportive classroom environments that positively impact belongingness.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

To stimulate peer-to-peer interaction, each course at Western Governors offers students a chat function where they post questions and where faculty and other students respond. In a dramatic departure from convention, grading is not performed by instructors or TA’s, but by “evaluators,” experts who don’t interact with students directly.

Teaching 177

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 177

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. Most of our grade was supposed to come from a single class project, but no assignment instructions were ever posted. But what about this assignment that was worth so much of our grade? This poses the question: How can we best serve our online students?

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 131

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

The following includes a few strategies and examples to ensure clarity: A clear, inclusive syllabus with a course calendar of class activities, routines, materials, links to rubrics, etc. This form of scaffolding mitigates course-related student distress (GCU, 2023). guidelines, principles, rules, self-talk).

Syllabus 97

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 97

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Partner Introductions: I begin our first class with introductions where I will introduce myself and then have students partner up and ask each other a series of questions that I have placed on the overhead. These questions range from their majors to the current shows they are watching.

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

HSC clarified their questions with SSC then conducted a literature and policy review; developed two policy briefs at any level (local, state, federal); and presented them to their SSC partners who chose the brief that best addressed the social justice movement and their studies of social sciences.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Science History Communication 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

Their answers to this question will guide you in how you teach the class. In general terms, you want them to know you’ll do your best to make their summer experience worthwhile, get them through the material, and help them pass the required exams with the grades they need. Start and end classes on time.

Motivation 154

Motivation Schools Syllabus Students 154

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

The instructor typically arrives, distributes a syllabus outlining course policies and expectations, explains assignments and grading criteria, and may include a brief activity or icebreaker. While this structured approach provides clarity, one must question whether it sufficiently addresses the evolving needs of todays students.

Syllabus 104

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 104

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Partner Introductions: I begin our first class with introductions where I will introduce myself and then have students partner up and ask each other a series of questions that I have placed on the overhead. These questions range from their majors to the current shows they are watching.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. The second question I ask in one form or another is, “Do your students know that this is what you want for them?” Another way of asking the question is, “Do you talk to them about this?” So, when faculty come to me with a problem, they want an answer. Start strong.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

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. Keeping students on track through a range of grading strategies. Missed questions, he adds, are far more diagnostic than questions answered correctly.

Curriculum 156

Curriculum Hybrid Courses Lecturing Gamification 156

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

An Easy First Step: The Inclusive Survey Like a typical “getting-to-know” survey, the inclusive survey is an instructor-developed set of questions administered to students during Week 1 of class. Types and Purpose of Inquiry Inclusive Survey Question Cultural Inquiry. How can I make this course a positive learning experience for you?

Instructors 108

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 108

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

They asked questions throughout class sessions and expected students to engage with the content. I began by crafting a few questions for my students using a process known as appreciative inquiry [AI]. [2] I prioritized learning over grades.” They worked side-by-side with students to interact with the discipline.

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105