Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Rachel Thelen , The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Noelle Haight , Occupational Therapist and Educator Julia VanderMolen , University of the Pacific Key Statement: Four helpful tips, including backwards design, for the new instructor looking to (re)design their course. Many new instructors face this what now?

Instructors 52

Instructors Curriculum Quizzes Lecturing 52

Edsurge

JULY 1, 2017

The old arrangement strongly suggested—and really only supported—interactions between student and instructor or student and computer. Now, as an active-learning classroom, the default arrangement is for students to work in teams—six team stations for up to 36 students.

Active Learning 145

Active Learning Activities Learning Instructors 145

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

Motivation 111

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 111

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Traditional classroom learning is now modernizing Debates remain about online vs. classroom learning Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time.

Learning 130

Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The food choice helps me understand a bit about their cultural background, while knowledge of their career dreams enables me to tailor class topics to their interests. It also enhances the teaching experience for the instructor. What inclusive instructors do: Principles and practices for excellence in college teaching.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

We have used these games to develop APA style expertise and program knowledge. Instructors can also ask questions about the school; these may be especially helpful in connecting distance learners to the institution or the field of study. All these options generate an ideal environment for team building in the online classroom.

Activities 111

Activities Instructors Participation Questions 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The food choice helps me understand a bit about their cultural background, while knowledge of their career dreams enables me to tailor class topics to their interests. It also enhances the teaching experience for the instructor. What inclusive instructors do: Principles and practices for excellence in college teaching.

Syllabus 110

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 110

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

We have used these games to develop APA style expertise and program knowledge. Instructors can also ask questions about the school; these may be especially helpful in connecting distance learners to the institution or the field of study. All these options generate an ideal environment for team building in the online classroom.

Activities 108

Activities Instructors Participation Questions 108

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

These activities work together to engage students, activate their prior knowledge, and prepare them for new content. An anticipatory set, for example, might ask students to brainstorm times when they applied knowledge in real-world settings.

Counselling 89

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 89

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

It’s worth noting, though, that the courses that were large tended to emphasize knowledge-based material. He offers a free set of resources for instructors who wish to use the ANTH 101 materials. In online courses, the size of the class matters less than the reasons that students cite for enrolling.

Learning 163

Learning Students Assignments Participation 163

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2023

The shift to emergency remote teaching in 2020 was a challenging time for students and instructors. However, we think that it would be a mistake to abandon the accommodating policies many instructors have adopted. References: D’Agostino, S. Should professors still record lectures? Inside Higher Ed. link] Holstead, C.E.

Student Engagement 101

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Exams 101

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2024

Breakout sessions allow for students to choose not only a topic they’d like to explore further, but also how they would like to explore it with a small group of their peers. Collaborative learning is something that many of us already utilize in our classrooms in the form of small group work. References Bolkan, S., Goodboy, A.

Motivation 105

Motivation Instructors Discussions Lecturing 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Flexible participation options: Allow students to choose how they engage, including online discussion boards, written reflections, video reflections, or in-class individual or group work. Retrieval practice and Blooms taxonomy: Do students need fact knowledge before higher-order learning? References Agarwal, P. Ambrose, S.

Plagiarism 121

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 121

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

These activities work together to engage students, activate their prior knowledge, and prepare them for new content. An anticipatory set, for example, might ask students to brainstorm times when they applied knowledge in real-world settings.

Counselling 67

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 67

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2024

Breakout sessions allow for students to choose not only a topic they’d like to explore further, but also how they would like to explore it with a small group of their peers. Collaborative learning is something that many of us already utilize in our classrooms in the form of small group work. References Bolkan, S., Goodboy, A.

Motivation 86

Motivation Instructors Discussions Lecturing 86

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Flexible participation options: Allow students to choose how they engage, including online discussion boards, written reflections, video reflections, or in-class individual or group work. Retrieval practice and Blooms taxonomy: Do students need fact knowledge before higher-order learning? References Agarwal, P. Ambrose, S.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

People learn new knowledge most easily if it relates in some way to previous learning (Ambrose et al., Does it “fit” into what the learner knows about how the world works? I Hate Group Work!”: Addressing students’ concerns about small-group learning. 2010; Bransford et al., 2018, García et al., 2015, Chu et al.,

Assignments 131

Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2024

Students will also find problems testing their knowledge of angles and their properties, as well as transformations and scale drawings. Instructors can increase student engagement with group work on managing household finances, organising shopping trips and planning menus, for example.

Math 78

Math Exams Secondary Education Testing 78

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

This knowledge has been argued for over a decade now and is supported by evidence and data published in the peer-reviewed literature, some of which could be argued that if the experiments analyzed had been conducted as randomized controlled trials of medical interventions, they may have been stopped for the benefit.

Education 52

Education STEM Active Learning Peer Review 52

EAB

MAY 23, 2023

We do it through data, we do it through focus group work, we do it through storytelling through our publications, and we do it through resources and tools and through our presentation, keynotes, workshops, and institutes. Mentioned was focus group work. So we give voice to the data through our focus group work.

Student Engagement 52

Student Engagement Students Questions Syllabus 52

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A physician attends to a patient with their medical knowledge, training, and experience. Arrive early to make sure the technology is working properly and greet students as they enter the virtual classroom. This also helps with a problem instructors seem to face with online synchronous classes—students being on camera.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A physician attends to a patient with their medical knowledge, training, and experience. Arrive early to make sure the technology is working properly and greet students as they enter the virtual classroom. This also helps with a problem instructors seem to face with online synchronous classes—students being on camera.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

By creating a learning environment tailored to various majors, addressing barriers, and demonstrating real-world applications, instructors can make the classroom “YOUnique.” These strategies will help students build confidence to apply biological knowledge in their careers.

Interdisciplinary 61

Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 61

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

By creating a learning environment tailored to various majors, addressing barriers, and demonstrating real-world applications, instructors can make the classroom “YOUnique.” These strategies will help students build confidence to apply biological knowledge in their careers.

Interdisciplinary 59

Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 59