Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. For so many instructors, whether they’re a TA, someone just starting out, or a seasoned professor with decades of experience, the answer is, “no.” Introduce yourself as a scholar and teacher. So, when faculty come to me with a problem, they want an answer. Start strong.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Successful syllabus While there are mandatory components of a standard syllabus, I also add welcoming elements. I always begin my syllabus with an inclusive and inspirational quote. It also enhances the teaching experience for the instructor. The teacher facilitates this rotation to keep the activity dynamic and engaging.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 122

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Key points : Today’s students will undoubtedly encounter generative AI in their careers Two higher-ed instructors have designed a guide for using generative AI in life design and career education See related article: A scholar’s embrace of ChatGPT-4 Innovations that have transformed education have often been met with skepticism.

Ethics 329

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 329

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

A Canvas-specific resource I have found helpful in thinking more creatively about embedding is a CanvasLIVE video featuring Laura Gibbs, an online instructor at the University of Oklahoma: Beautiful Curation: Flickr & Pinterest (+Diigo & Padlet). I would name it something like syllabus-BUSN114.pdf syllabus-BUSN114.pdf)

Syllabus 134

Syllabus Mobile Devices Learning Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

These pedagogies provide instructors a powerful opportunity to create learning environments that effectively support all students, minimize student stress, and support overall student mental health, without sacrificing academic rigor. Described below are three ways that instructors support student well-being and mental health.

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 131

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2025

Their middle school benefits from stable funding, high-quality teachers, and a strong IT department, all leading to discussions about AI in their sixth grade classrooms. Rather than leaving me to play Sherlock Holmes, scrutinizing student prose for malfeasance, Pangram’s findings offer transparency to both student and instructor.

English 148

English Syllabus Ethics Students 148

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. I shared something called “ Meet the Teacher.” So, I moved onto showing them the “About Your Instructor” icon in our LMS.

Student Engagement 116

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 116

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Successful syllabus While there are mandatory components of a standard syllabus, I also add welcoming elements. I always begin my syllabus with an inclusive and inspirational quote. It also enhances the teaching experience for the instructor. The teacher facilitates this rotation to keep the activity dynamic and engaging.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. For so many instructors, whether they’re a TA, someone just starting out, or a seasoned professor with decades of experience, the answer is, “no.” Introduce yourself as a scholar and teacher. So, when faculty come to me with a problem, they want an answer. Start strong.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. I shared something called “ Meet the Teacher.” So, I moved onto showing them the “About Your Instructor” icon in our LMS.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. Rather than dictating course policies and classroom norms, instructors can instead ask: What do you think about this plan? Often, class ends early.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 105

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

“It’s a game-changing shift,” says Marc Watkins, a lecturer of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi and director of the university’s AI Summer Institute for Teachers of Writing. He summed up his view in a recent post he titled, “ Generative AI is Best at Something Teachers Need Least.

Lecturing 216

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. Rather than dictating course policies and classroom norms, instructors can instead ask: What do you think about this plan? Often, class ends early.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

These pedagogies provide instructors a powerful opportunity to create learning environments that effectively support all students, minimize student stress, and support overall student mental health, without sacrificing academic rigor. Described below are three ways that instructors support student well-being and mental health.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

In school, a sense of belonging refers to a general feeling of being accepted, respected, connected, and supported by one’s peers, teachers, and other staff. syllabus) to identify any logistical rigor that may distract students from what is most important about the learning process and outcomes for the course (Supiano, 2022).

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

And he believes that both K-12 and higher-ed instructors can make that happen. He gave an example of two teachers from Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif. The teachers] have created an academic experience as memorable as prom.” But occasionally, moments and the lessons they come with can stick for a lifetime.

Instructors 102

Instructors Syllabus Textbooks Lecturing 102

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Did teachers know that students were reading them? Fast forward more than 25 years, and I’m the one in the teacher’s seat at a college on the Georgia coast. On the other hand, teachers and parents complained that the guides enabled students to skip reading the originals. Sometimes I wonder about those long-gone study guides.

Syllabus 124

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 124

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

As a long-time music teacher and instructional technology coach, modeling has been key to my work for over a decade. 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.

Teaching 163

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 163

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., Teachers College Press. Hammond, Z. Nilson, L. John Wiley & Sons.

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Did teachers know that students were reading them? Fast forward more than 25 years, and I’m the one in the teacher’s seat at a college on the Georgia coast. On the other hand, teachers and parents complained that the guides enabled students to skip reading the originals. Sometimes I wonder about those long-gone study guides.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 119

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 110

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 110

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 Languages 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Implementing these strategies are not only beneficial for teachers, but they also have the power to ease additional challenges for students pursuing a post-secondary degree with a disability. Faculty should consider implementing these strategies during the design phase of their curriculum and syllabus.

Disabilities 144

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

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

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

This summer, Ask a Tech Teacher is holding five Summer Learning classes : Tech-infused Teacher (Certificate edition for CEUs or grad class for college credit ). the Differentiated Teacher (college credit). the Differentiated Teacher (college credit). Also, teachers will embed web tools (i.e., Tech-infused Class.

Teachers 75

Teachers Syllabus Learning Instructors 75

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2019

Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. Here’s a syllabus. By the time educators finish this class, they will be ready to implement many new tools in their classroom. What You Get. 4 virtual meetings. 3 college credits. Click to view slideshow.

Syllabus 90

Syllabus Writing Internet Instructors 90

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

In school, a sense of belonging refers to a general feeling of being accepted, respected, connected, and supported by one’s peers, teachers, and other staff. syllabus) to identify any logistical rigor that may distract students from what is most important about the learning process and outcomes for the course (Supiano, 2022).

Syllabus 101

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 101

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., Teachers College Press. Hammond, Z. Nilson, L. John Wiley & Sons.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

At Course Hero, we’ve interviewed hundreds of instructors from around the country to share their best lessons. For me, office hours listed on the plaque outside your door or listed on the first page of the syllabus sends the message, “Here are the hours when I want to see you, students.” Why do you not keep office hours?

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2017

But I think primarily what really separates successful flipped classes from unsuccessful flipped classes is the level of support and communication that instructors have with their students. There can be an unhealthy dependency of students upon instructors. Don’t try to jump straight into it. What do you mean by that? It was a waste.

Failure 143

Failure Lecturing Syllabus Instructors 143

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 93

Assignments Exams Learning Instructors 93

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

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Implementing these strategies are not only beneficial for teachers, but they also have the power to ease additional challenges for students pursuing a post-secondary degree with a disability. Faculty should consider implementing these strategies during the design phase of their curriculum and syllabus.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2015

In response to extensive interest from readers, Ask a Tech Teacher will be offering Summer PD : June 22nd through July 11th. 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. Q: Who are the teachers for this PD? Absolutely!

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Questions Syllabus Instructors Curriculum 74