Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In line with this reasoning is our notion of “Trickle-Down Engagement,” which states that as our engagement increases as instructors, our students’ engagement will consequently increase, as will their learning in the course (Saucier et al., Renken is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kansas State University.

Course Design 142

Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 142

eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

Peer Review and Team Review tools enabled students to easily complete and evaluate both self-assessments and team assessments, inspiring teamwork and learning integration. Rochester Institute of Technology : Sandra Connelly, Instructor.

Online Learning 120

Online Learning Quizzes eLearning Learning 120

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Professors in the department of kinesiology at Cal Poly Tech Humboldt have observed growth in student performance and comprehension by designing content-specific episodes that begin by considering the basic building block of an instructor-generated podcast. The principal focus of the second body is to convey new information.

Instructors 111

Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 111

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. As college professors and instructors, we are the content experts and instructional leaders of our courses. If so, please list below.

Instructors 105

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 105

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

I selected OpenStax because of the many resources they provided, such as PowerPoint lecture slides, instructor solution files, and even LMS cartridges for online classes. Many OER providers trust in a peer review system to help eliminate publishing costs. I’m here to tell you that concern is valid.

Textbooks 116

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 116

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Professors in the department of kinesiology at Cal Poly Tech Humboldt have observed growth in student performance and comprehension by designing content-specific episodes that begin by considering the basic building block of an instructor-generated podcast. The principal focus of the second body is to convey new information.

Instructors 96

Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 96

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Teaching example: In one of my recent courses, I included a “workshop day” for students to peer review each other’s drafts of case conceptualizations. Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the national academy of sciences , 111 (23), 84108415.

Plagiarism 123

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 123

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

I selected OpenStax because of the many resources they provided, such as PowerPoint lecture slides, instructor solution files, and even LMS cartridges for online classes. Many OER providers trust in a peer review system to help eliminate publishing costs. I’m here to tell you that concern is valid.

Textbooks 104

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 104

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As an educator, Jared Cotton has worn nearly as many hats as Dr. Seuss’s Bartholomew Cubbins—elementary math and science teacher, assistant principal, principal, district director of assessment and accountability, assistant superintendent, superintendent. Students must make the time to practice and to peer-review each others' work.

Writing 128

Writing Feedback Exams Middle School 128

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. For instructors serving diverse, often underserved populations, AI raises critical questions: How has it evolved into a pedagogical tool? What are its merits and limitations?

Faculty Development 92

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 92

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., 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020). 2024; Montenegro & Jankowski, 2017; Tinto, 2017; Winklemes, 2016).

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

More instructors are experimenting with adaptive-learning systems in their classrooms. They must be peer-reviewable. Our algorithms work," I would argue that that's alchemy, that's not science. And then publishing in peer-review journals, so the rest of the people can see the math. They must be transparent.

Peer Review 110

Peer Review Ethics Science Intelligence 110

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. For instructors serving diverse, often underserved populations, AI raises critical questions: How has it evolved into a pedagogical tool? What are its merits and limitations?

Faculty Development 89

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 89

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In line with this reasoning is our notion of “Trickle-Down Engagement,” which states that as our engagement increases as instructors, our students’ engagement will consequently increase, as will their learning in the course (Saucier et al., Renken is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kansas State University.

Course Design 98

Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Jud Dunham, director of product management for Elsevier, said in an email interview that he expects the main use case will be for professors to take personal notes on digital scholarly journal articles, though the company hopes professors will also use the feature in the peer review process as well.

Laboratory 79

Laboratory Peer Review Instructors Science 79

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Teaching example: In one of my recent courses, I included a “workshop day” for students to peer review each other’s drafts of case conceptualizations. Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the national academy of sciences , 111 (23), 84108415.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2023

As an instructor of teacher education, I pitched a FYS related to teaching, but also hoping to engage students who weren’t necessarily interested in becoming a certified teacher. My recent opportunity to teach a First-Year Seminar was educational for both me and my students.

Critical Thinking 89

Critical Thinking Interdisciplinary History Syllabus 89

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

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 98

Syllabus Instructors Activities Teaching Philosophy 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Students met with instructors online via web conference platforms such as Webex or Zoom, working towards preset schedules, mandatory participation , and attendance according to required structures. According to the UDL core principle of engagement, instructors should provide different means of participation. Schwartz, J.

Universal Design 116

Universal Design Course Design Learning Syllabus 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

While we should challenge students to think about topics outside their comfort zones, this challenge should be met with appropriate support on behalf of the instructor (see Saucier et al., Ultimately, content disclosures serve as an explicit demonstration of instructors’ regard for their students’ well-being. Boysen, 2017).

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Course Design Instructors Teaching Philosophy 119

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

While we should challenge students to think about topics outside their comfort zones, this challenge should be met with appropriate support on behalf of the instructor (see Saucier et al., Ultimately, content disclosures serve as an explicit demonstration of instructors’ regard for their students’ well-being. Boysen, 2017).

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Course Design Instructors Teaching Philosophy 111

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2025

–Levi Belnap, CEO, Merlyn Mind The year 2025 is set to transform science education by implementing AI-driven learning platforms. This gap can lead to uneven integration of AI in classrooms, where students sometimes outpace their instructors in understanding.

Ethics 350

Ethics Writing Feedback Knowledge 350