Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

Like many others teaching college classes across the country, Sharyn Hardy spent the last few days figuring out how to translate her carefully crafted classroom lectures into lessons that her students can learn online. But the burden may be especially heavy for adjunct instructors like Hardy.

Instructors 173

Instructors Lecturing Course Evaluations Evaluation 173

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

Among the topics addressed were what colleges have learned from campuses in China, where COVID-19 hit sooner; whether the pandemic might lead to more adoption of microcredentials and other alternative higher-ed models; and whether colleges should do more to evaluate tech-teaching skills when evaluating faculty members.

Education 188

Education Evaluation Instructors Questions 188

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. Lack of u nexpected q uestions : When the exam content is known in advance, the opportunity for instructors to ask questions that test critical thinking and problem-solving skills is reduced. The average usefulness score for exam blueprints was 2.9

Exams 119

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. Lack of u nexpected q uestions : When the exam content is known in advance, the opportunity for instructors to ask questions that test critical thinking and problem-solving skills is reduced. The average usefulness score for exam blueprints was 2.9

Exams 111

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

For example, in a biology course, instructors can watch students interact with thousands of 3D models, such as those found on Sketchfab or virtual programs such as BioDigital. Additionally, students can follow along virtually as instructors point out different structures.

Lecturing 126

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 126

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

For example, in a biology course, instructors can watch students interact with thousands of 3D models, such as those found on Sketchfab or virtual programs such as BioDigital. Additionally, students can follow along virtually as instructors point out different structures.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 98