Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

During the spring 2024 semester, we redesigned our courses to pilot a cross-course group project involving a social sciences course (SSC) titled, “Social Justice Movements in the U.S.”, The updated syllabus will front-load teaching and learning about the social justice movements that may be selected for the collaboration.

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Syllabus Science History Communication 96

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., Proceedings of the national academy of sciences , 111 (23), 84108415.

Plagiarism 111

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1512 (1), 29–45. Behavioral Sciences,12 (12), 511. Procedia Computer Science, 172, 3-8. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113 (16), 4530-4535. 2016), and culturally responsive teaching is a powerful tool for creating robust learning environments (Byrd, 2016).

Culture 128

Culture Syllabus Critical Thinking Intelligence 128

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

For example: designing and promoting the use of a syllabus template, aligning objectives with outcomes, promoting multimodal teaching, offering professional development workshops, serving on faculty committees, implementing accreditation standards, publishing articles, and scheduling specialized one-on-ones with faculty. References Binder, M.

Authentic Assessment 119

Authentic Assessment Syllabus Schools Evaluation 119

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. Now it’s postsecondary instructional designers and instructors. The game-changer is that my peer group has changed.

Teaching 163

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 163

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). language choices for turning in assignments?

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Language 98

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. Yes, I’m one who subscribes to the notion that we college instructors are not just teaching our students a subject, but we’re also preparing them for real-world experiences.

Textbooks 112

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 112

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

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 103

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 103

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., Proceedings of the national academy of sciences , 111 (23), 84108415.

Plagiarism 96

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 96

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 integrating dialogue into the classroom, instructors can help students connect academic content to real-life experiences and current events.

Instructors 96

Instructors Lecturing Syllabus Knowledge 96

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

For example: designing and promoting the use of a syllabus template, aligning objectives with outcomes, promoting multimodal teaching, offering professional development workshops, serving on faculty committees, implementing accreditation standards, publishing articles, and scheduling specialized one-on-ones with faculty. References Binder, M.

Authentic Assessment 101

Authentic Assessment Syllabus Schools Evaluation 101

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. Then, the instructor proceeds to conduct a short lecture where course materials such as the syllabus, slides, or videos might be shared with everyone through a QR code (see Figure 1).

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1512 (1), 29–45. Behavioral Sciences,12 (12), 511. Procedia Computer Science, 172, 3-8. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113 (16), 4530-4535. 2016), and culturally responsive teaching is a powerful tool for creating robust learning environments (Byrd, 2016).

Culture 104

Culture Syllabus Critical Thinking Intelligence 104

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 integrating dialogue into the classroom, instructors can help students connect academic content to real-life experiences and current events.

Instructors 92

Instructors Lecturing Syllabus Knowledge 92

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These questions draw from information on the syllabus (which they are provided with the week before we meet) as well as general trivia like what’s Netflix’s most watched series, what is the most desired corporate stock, etc. Science Edventures: You don’t have to wait for the clock to strike to start teaching.” Newbury, Peter.

Exams 115

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 115

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. Yes, I’m one who subscribes to the notion that we college instructors are not just teaching our students a subject, but we’re also preparing them for real-world experiences.

Textbooks 87

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 87

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These questions draw from information on the syllabus (which they are provided with the week before we meet) as well as general trivia like what’s Netflix’s most watched series, what is the most desired corporate stock, etc. Science Edventures: You don’t have to wait for the clock to strike to start teaching.” Newbury, Peter.

Exams 109

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 109

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

Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2023

To do this, review your late assignment plan, your syllabus, and other policies for ways to increase your compassion and trust in students. ” Ted Lasso I’ve grown and evolved as an instructor in the three years since the pandemic began. ” Ted Lasso Putting things into perspective has been a constructive endeavor.

Teaching 118

Teaching Assignments Syllabus Counselling 118

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

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

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. In these spaces, the teacher is not the only one with knowledge.

Teaching 52

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Problem-Based Learning 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Today, OpenStax—part tech startup, part publishing house, part cognitive science research lab—has a library of three dozen titles. That’s when we really started getting calls from frustrated instructors at community colleges who said, ‘I have a big problem. By the nonprofit’s estimates, more than half of U.S. colleges use at least one.

Textbooks 118

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 118

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Large classes pose tough challenges for instructors and colleges. The stuff isn't rocket science. 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. After all, how do you craft a meaningful experience for 250 people (or more)? Am I giving out more A's and B's?

Teaching 104

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Syllabus 104

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 76

Critical Thinking Interdisciplinary History Syllabus 76

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition. Inclusive language, representation, and proactive instructor support all contributed to students sense of belonging and trust.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 64

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

To achieve this, an instructor must look ahead to a future where students will be able to apply their knowledge or showcase their skills, and then the professor creates a question or problem that recreates the real-life context as closely as possible in an open-ended format without being too rigid or pre-structured (Fink, 2003). Bordelon, D.

Course Design 60

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

To achieve this, an instructor must look ahead to a future where students will be able to apply their knowledge or showcase their skills, and then the professor creates a question or problem that recreates the real-life context as closely as possible in an open-ended format without being too rigid or pre-structured (Fink, 2003). Bordelon, D.

Course Design 56

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 56

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

Below, you’ll find a syllabus intended to help you advance from emergency remote instruction toward more substantive practices and philosophies. But no matter what modes your teaching takes in the future, hopefully this syllabus will be a good way for you to start digging deeper into online education. Jessica Valera, science teacher.

Syllabus 218

Syllabus Lecturing Education Course Design 218

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.

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Syllabus Instructors Activities Teaching Philosophy 110

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

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

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

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Each tester isn’t expected to complete the entire course, but to go through at least a week’s worth of the four- to six-week syllabus (with different testers trying different parts of the course). Other campuses have experimented with giving release time to their own instructors in exchange for reviewing courses.

Testing 166

Testing Lecturing Quizzes Textbooks 166

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 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 202

Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 202

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

“Children, given access to the internet in groups, can learn anything by themselves,” said the the Professor of Educational Technology at the School of Education, Communication, and Language Sciences at Newcastle University. A guiding principle behind the company’s approach to data is “prose, not graphs.”

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Syllabus Instructors Internet Language 137