Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

We have created a set of guiding questions to serve as a framework for developing your approach to generative AI. Although the capabilities of generative AI tools will continue to expand, our guiding questions are designed to maintain relevance despite shifts in technologies. We offer two initial check-in questions to educators.

Ethics 102

Ethics Multidisciplinary Course Design Confidentiality 102

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

To accompany this teaching philosophy, I adopt ungrading 2 in all my courses. Ask for questions to ensure every student understands how to complete the assignment. 4 Some typical questions in the mid-term reflection include: What were your goals for this course? Steps: Provide explicit instructions in class.

Grades 93

Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 93

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2019

And NBC even created a series of short animated videos starring this Clemson professor explaining basic ideas of moral philosophy that they’ve put on the network’s YouTube channel. Which raises the question: how much should colleges use pop culture in their courses? I have not.

Teaching Philosophy 167

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Ethics Syllabus 167

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

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Ten years ago two Colorado chemistry teachers unleashed a brash concept on a K-12 landscape where few questioned the age-old formula of lecture, homework, assess, repeat. Ryan Hull, the middle school teacher in Kansas, practices what he calls the “in-flip,” where students watch videos in class, “so that when they have questions, I’m here.”.

Lecturing 155

Lecturing Learning Teaching Philosophy Active Learning 155

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Approaching online course development from perspective of teaching philosophy in general (and not development) can be a more useful inroad for faculty.” -Ben Others are currently figuring how to get started, or sometimes even just decide what questions to consider if they plan to initiate an adaptive learning experiment.

Learning 133

Learning Teaching Philosophy Discussions Culture 133

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