Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

She recalled one instructor who told her that 11 students in her class of 35 turned in the exact same assignment using materials from Course Hero, a website where students can share and access course study materials. Searching for a particular phrase can often take an instructor to the website where it was taken from.

Academic Integrity 147

Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 147

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Dr. Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design. Inclusive language, representation, and proactive instructor support all contributed to students sense of belonging and trust.

Disabilities 54

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 54

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. Rather than dictating course policies and classroom norms, instructors can instead ask: What do you think about this plan? Often, class ends early.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 98

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. Co-create classroom norms with your students.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Often, there are suggestions on what AI can do, but instructors might struggle with figuring out how to use it effectively. However, with numerous upgrades and increasing faculty engagement, hopefully, instructors are now more comfortable using it as a valuable tool for preparing and managing the semester efficiently. Look no further.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

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. Co-create classroom norms with your students.

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

Instructional designers are experts who use their flexibility, knowledge, and skills in theory and practice to help faculty adapt to new ways of educating students (Pollard & Kumar, 2022). An Example of the Working Relationships Between Instructional Designers and Instructors. Retrieved [5/31/24] from [link] Carliner, S. &

Schools 122

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation 122

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

But it wasn’t until her current gig, serving as an instructor for a course on water supply and demand in California, that she got her feet wet with open educational resources. Previously, her syllabus relied on a series of pamphlets from the Water Education Foundation, a California-based non-profit. But those materials were not ideal.

Textbooks 119

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Students as Learners and Teachers (SaLT) is an innovative teaching approach where students and instructors collaborate to improve educational experiences ( Cavazos et al., What does the language in the syllabus/assignment assume about students (e.g., 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020).

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Often, there are suggestions on what AI can do, but instructors might struggle with figuring out how to use it effectively. However, with numerous upgrades and increasing faculty engagement, hopefully, instructors are now more comfortable using it as a valuable tool for preparing and managing the semester efficiently. Look no further.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

In-person instruction In-person instruction is the teaching and learning that happens when the students and instructor are together in a physical space. Tip: Ask students to construct new knowledge (e.g., Tip: Ask students to construct new knowledge (e.g., The key thing here is having people together in the same physical space.

Blended Learning 132

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 132

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

At some point, most instructors were once students, so it’s easy to relate to sitting in a classroom, listening to a lecture, and perhaps feeling your mind wander. By engaging in dialogue students can identify knowledge gaps, challenge their assumptions, and solidify their comprehension with the help of their peers.

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Syllabus Knowledge 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

At some point, most instructors were once students, so it’s easy to relate to sitting in a classroom, listening to a lecture, and perhaps feeling your mind wander. By engaging in dialogue students can identify knowledge gaps, challenge their assumptions, and solidify their comprehension with the help of their peers.

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Syllabus Knowledge 98

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., Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors.

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

It’s easier to provide a syllabus with structured projects and assignments that have assigned due dates and clear grading parameters. Each student is focused on different pieces of the content, learning through various means at unique paces, and has different experiences and prior knowledge to draw upon.

Teaching 161

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 161

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

Instructional designers are experts who use their flexibility, knowledge, and skills in theory and practice to help faculty adapt to new ways of educating students (Pollard & Kumar, 2022). An Example of the Working Relationships Between Instructional Designers and Instructors. Retrieved [5/31/24] from [link] Carliner, S. &

Schools 105

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation 105

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. They are meant to help students organize existing knowledge, pull relevant information into working memory, and encourage reflection and metacognition.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

I often think of standard assessments as ‘show me what you know’ and alternative assessments as ‘demonstrate what you can do with that knowledge.’” As many #DLNchat -ters pointed out, they are efficient and thus attractive assessment tools for instructors of large courses. Bethany Bovard defined the difference in her own words. “I

Assignments 96

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 96

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

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., Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

In-person instruction In-person instruction is the teaching and learning that happens when the students and instructor are together in a physical space. Tip: Ask students to construct new knowledge (e.g., Tip: Ask students to construct new knowledge (e.g., The key thing here is having people together in the same physical space.

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Or, a neurodiverse student who struggles with verbal communication and is not able to show their true understanding of the course content when the instructor cold calls them as a form of assessment.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Or, a neurodiverse student who struggles with verbal communication and is not able to show their true understanding of the course content when the instructor cold calls them as a form of assessment.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

That’s when we really started getting calls from frustrated instructors at community colleges who said, ‘I have a big problem. Commercial texts and tools make it too easy for some faculty to outsource their teaching and course design, Smith says, although he’s empathetic to part-time instructors whose workloads outweigh their resources.

Textbooks 117

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 117

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Engaging in ungrading disrupts the approach to learning where instructors have all the power (Rapchak et al., As with any teaching strategy, ungrading is not a one-size-fits-all solution as the implementation of ungrading can vary widely, with different instructors, disciplines, and institutions adopting different practices and methods.

Syllabus 52

Syllabus Instructors Feedback Assignments 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

With all AATT Summer Learning classes, you get as much time as you need with the instructor to mentor and coach–even on topics not included in the syllabus. You want to change that. You want personalized help. Technology in education is the greatest show on earth. Well, at least in the classroom. You want to be part of it.

Teachers 79

Teachers Syllabus Learning Instructors 79

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Large classes pose tough challenges for instructors and colleges. Because they get a question answered, but me too because I can look it up and figure it out or it tells us where there's holes in the knowledge. Once that's there, I think the ways that it comes across, it can be as early as in my syllabus and on our LMS site.

Teaching 109

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Syllabus 109

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In these spaces, the teacher is not the only one with knowledge. Instead the spaces are collaborative environments where instructors must use multiple pedagogical techniques to facilitate learning (Boss & Linder, 2016). Implementation and Strategies The first year I utilized cogen, I integrated these dialogues into my syllabus.

Teaching 52

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Problem-Based Learning 52

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Dr. Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design. Inclusive language, representation, and proactive instructor support all contributed to students sense of belonging and trust.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The Role of Student Interest and Prior Knowledge Student interest and prior knowledge are valuable to consider because of the considerable impact they have on the student learning experience. Course design must address the basic proposition that knowledge cannot be divorced from human interest (Macdonald, 1975).

Course Design 64

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 64

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The Role of Student Interest and Prior Knowledge Student interest and prior knowledge are valuable to consider because of the considerable impact they have on the student learning experience. Course design must address the basic proposition that knowledge cannot be divorced from human interest (Macdonald, 1975).

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

Blogs 7 missteps university leaders must avoid in their AI approach Every historic innovation that has shaped the way people access and use knowledge, from the printing press to the internet, has brought transformative changes to universities. For instructors, this means devising assignments that incorporate AI but push beyond its limits.

Plagiarism 52

Plagiarism Instructors Evaluation Academic Integrity 52

EAB

MAY 23, 2023

So advisors will say, "Well, we're creating a syllabus with all this information. So it's attached to the course syllabus because we need to make the information inescapable. Or how much has your experience at the college contributed to your knowledge about which jobs are the most in demand in your local labor market?"

Student Engagement 52

Student Engagement Students Questions Syllabus 52

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

With classes about to begin for a new semester at colleges and universities across the world, instructors and students are preparing for the common experience of the first day of class. As instructors, we should prepare to rock the first day of class every semester as we introduce ourselves and our content to a new cohort of students.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Activities Teaching Philosophy 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Decolonize my syllabus , decolonize my curriculum, decolonize my classroom—for some time now, the term “decolonization” has been the buzzword around campus, as students and certain faculty demand inclusion and diversity in education. [The Library of Trinity College Dublin. Photo by PhotoFra.]

Lecturing 217

Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 217

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

During two intense hours, three adult students and an instructor read aloud from the “Odyssey.” Or,” the instructor counters, “it’s a healthy response to a guest who seems emotionally laden.” It’s the moment, the instructor says, when “you get at what’s at stake.” Seminars are free, and instructors volunteer.

Art 218

Art Instructors Study Reading 218