Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Dropbox Paper or Google Docs : these mainstream collaborative word-processing tools let instructors invite students to collaborate on assignments or group work. Introduce Social Annotation as a Means to Engage Writer, teacher, and Harvard Ph.D. Trello : a virtual stack of index cards where students can add their ideas.

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Instructors Syllabus Peer Review Students 160

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. During a gallery walk, each group answers a prompt, posting their findings on large poster papers that are then placed around the classroom.

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Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 118

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. During a gallery walk, each group answers a prompt, posting their findings on large poster papers that are then placed around the classroom.

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Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., Teachers College Press. Hammond, Z.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Implementing these strategies are not only beneficial for teachers, but they also have the power to ease additional challenges for students pursuing a post-secondary degree with a disability. Faculty should consider implementing these strategies during the design phase of their curriculum and syllabus.

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Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., Teachers College Press. Hammond, Z.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 96

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2017

It’s just an unfortunate artifact of the kind of educational system they grow up with, that students go to class expecting the teacher to do work for them. I just spend a little bit of space in the syllabus [explaining the format], maybe a paragraph and explain that this is how we’re going to do the class. It was a waste.

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