Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Connecting with students shifts the obligation from the instructor working singularly to create an inclusive environment to one where the class works collectively to build the community. Instructors lead by example, sharing information about themselves, their backgrounds, and their interests, and encourage students to do the same.

Instructors 116

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 116

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2017

Email the instructor at askatechteacher at gmail dot com throughout the week and/or bring up your question at the weekend Google Hangout. For example, it’s 5 weeks instead of 3 and it’s graded–read the syllabus first. Q: What if I can’t figure out how to use some of the tools during the classes?

Questions 79

Questions Online Learning Learning Syllabus 79

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2016

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. For example, it’s 5 weeks instead of 3 and it’s graded–read the syllabus first. Q: What if I can’t figure out how to use some of the tools during the classes?

Questions 79

Questions Online Learning Learning Syllabus 79

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

But Rima Al Tawil (2019) demonstrates that there is a variety of ways in which nonverbal cues make their way into online learning, and it is important for instructors to understand these communication influences to monitor and manage the tone of their courses. By contrast, online students have far more control over time.

Instructors 104

Instructors Communication Syllabus Discussions 104

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster. Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. And while these are all important factors in impacting student success, there are also many psychological challenges students may face in their online education: Isolation.

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 131

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Connecting with students shifts the obligation from the instructor working singularly to create an inclusive environment to one where the class works collectively to build the community. Instructors lead by example, sharing information about themselves, their backgrounds, and their interests, and encourage students to do the same.

Instructors 105

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

Let’s unpack this a bit by looking at the two main components: in-person instruction and online instruction. In-person instruction In-person instruction is the teaching and learning that happens when the students and instructor are together in a physical space. to annotate a recent news article related to the class content (e.g.,

Blended Learning 132

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 132

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

Today, many of my colleagues who remain wedded to the traditional face-to-face teaching modality share some of the same fears I experienced as a beginning online asynchronous instructor. Asynchronous learning doesn’t allow me to meet the diverse needs of my students.” “I’m ‘old-school,’ and I need to see my students on campus.”

Instructors 110

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 110

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

Today, many of my colleagues who remain wedded to the traditional face-to-face teaching modality share some of the same fears I experienced as a beginning online asynchronous instructor. Asynchronous learning doesn’t allow me to meet the diverse needs of my students.” “I’m ‘old-school,’ and I need to see my students on campus.”

Instructors 105

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

Moreover, an instructional designer with administrative privileges, such as senior ID, director, or assistant dean, can work collaboratively with faculty and administration to create important policies and procedures, promote one-stop-shop modalities, and recommend innovative and transformative practices for learning. & Chen, Y.

Schools 122

Schools Authentic Assessment Syllabus Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

The template features an intuitive layout and essential components such as a syllabus, clear assignment guidelines, feedback and grading policies, detailed discussion forums, and links to student support services. The template, housed in Canvas, is easy to update to reflect resource and content information changes.

Feedback 121

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 121

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

But Rima Al Tawil (2019) demonstrates that there is a variety of ways in which nonverbal cues make their way into online learning, and it is important for instructors to understand these communication influences to monitor and manage the tone of their courses. By contrast, online students have far more control over time.

Instructors 88

Instructors Communication Syllabus Discussions 88

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster. Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. And while these are all important factors in impacting student success, there are also many psychological challenges students may face in their online education: Isolation.

Syllabus 108

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 108

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2018

But how should instructors foster rich, inclusive dialogues with diverse students—and do so online where everyone might be anonymous? But the panel on Thursday started off by saying even delivering online education in more flexible ways isn't enough. Shellgren urged educators to think about “anti-frameworks.”

Instructors 92

Instructors Syllabus Learning Discussions 92

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

The template features an intuitive layout and essential components such as a syllabus, clear assignment guidelines, feedback and grading policies, detailed discussion forums, and links to student support services. The template, housed in Canvas, is easy to update to reflect resource and content information changes.

Feedback 110

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 110

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

Moreover, an instructional designer with administrative privileges, such as senior ID, director, or assistant dean, can work collaboratively with faculty and administration to create important policies and procedures, promote one-stop-shop modalities, and recommend innovative and transformative practices for learning. & Chen, Y.

Schools 105

Schools Authentic Assessment Syllabus Evaluation 105

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

QR codes can be used to share materials with students and to engage students in active learning activities. 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. Why are professors not using them in their college classrooms?

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

Let’s unpack this a bit by looking at the two main components: in-person instruction and online instruction. In-person instruction In-person instruction is the teaching and learning that happens when the students and instructor are together in a physical space. to annotate a recent news article related to the class content (e.g.,

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

At Course Hero, we’ve interviewed hundreds of instructors from around the country to share their best lessons. Course Hero is an online learning platform where you can access course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators. You’ve been restoring classic cars since you were a teenager.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

As many #DLNchat -ters pointed out, they are efficient and thus attractive assessment tools for instructors of large courses. There was some discussion about how to use social media to bring learning into the wider virtual world as described in How a Flipped Syllabus, Twitter and YouTube Made This Professor Teacher of the Year.

Assignments 92

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 92

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Students are provided proctored test dates and times early in the course so they can plan their schedules to ensure they will be in person (online or classroom) on the scheduled date of the test. If proctored tests are used in the course this should be noted on the course outline (syllabus), as well as within the LMS. 2020, July 7).

Exams 111

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Students are provided proctored test dates and times early in the course so they can plan their schedules to ensure they will be in person (online or classroom) on the scheduled date of the test. If proctored tests are used in the course this should be noted on the course outline (syllabus), as well as within the LMS. 2020, July 7).

Exams 98

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

The syllabus should be available to students at the beginning of the course and available on the course site for students to reference specific grading policies, course expectations, and course outcomes throughout the length of the course. Online Learning, 22(2), 197-220. Journal of Instructional Research , 7 (1). Abu-Moghli, F.,

Learning 111

Learning Syllabus Assignments Communication 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

The syllabus should be available to students at the beginning of the course and available on the course site for students to reference specific grading policies, course expectations, and course outcomes throughout the length of the course. Online Learning, 22(2), 197-220. Journal of Instructional Research , 7 (1). Abu-Moghli, F.,

Learning 98

Learning Syllabus Assignments Communication 98

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

Or maybe you’re actually kind of intrigued by this whole online learning thing. Either way, if you think it’s time to improve your online teaching game, you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to your summer crash course in online education. Online instructors may serve more as facilitators than as lecturers.

Syllabus 218

Syllabus Lecturing Education Course Design 218