Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

Reimagining the traditional “syllabus day” to an engaged “preview day” provides an opportunity to set a desired tone for the semester. In the final 20 minutes of class, I tend to shift focus to the syllabus. Since I reimagined “syllabus day” to “preview day,” I have seen some positive outcomes.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As an instructor, I have always considered myself to be friendly and approachable. Student perceptions of their instructors’ attitude toward them has been shown to be a predictor of student motivation (Wilson J. If they have not opened the course syllabus or were not in class on the first day, this could be addressed in the email.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. However, how do I know how inclusive I am in my teaching? The first step in making this goal of reaching diverse learners is to reflect on what it means to be inclusive in teaching, and letting that guide our teaching.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Ever wonder why students dont read the syllabus, despite the time and effort we put into creating it? It serves as a contract between instructors and students (Eberly, Newton, & Wiggins, 2001), outlining the entire semesters expectations, assignments, and deadlines. Use Notebook LM to create a podcast of your syllabus.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As an instructor, I have always considered myself to be friendly and approachable. Student perceptions of their instructors’ attitude toward them has been shown to be a predictor of student motivation (Wilson J. If they have not opened the course syllabus or were not in class on the first day, this could be addressed in the email.

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Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 98

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

In the early days of online education, I imagined that virtual classrooms would follow the same basic model as in-person ones, with an instructor leading the same number of students typical in a campus class. Colleges found new ways of scaling, rethinking how teaching is done online. teach remote students.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Here’s an inconvenient truth about inclusive teaching: there are no quick fixes. Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. In other words, we need to take the time to create inclusive learning communities if we’re going to make the most of teaching and learning. It’s inconvenient because faculty are stressed.

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Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2015

With that in mind, certain strategies, tips, and guidelines have been proven to help instructors begin what can seem like an overwhelming task—teaching a course without ever even needing to physically see her students. Prepare syllabus and assignment due dates carefully and well in advance so that students know what to expect and when.

Education 279

Education Syllabus Instructors Feedback 279

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

In a face-to-face class, students see the instructor and other students and, even if not interacting with them directly, know they are not alone. But asynchronous courses, and especially asynchronous independent study courses, present a different scenario with challenges for both instructors and students. Who is my instructor?”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The student and professor both shared the story last week during a session on culturally-responsive teaching in online courses at the 2017 OLC Accelerate Conference, in Orlando. Instructors should make sure students have the opportunity to build their own learning experiences, Parra argues.

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Culture Teaching Syllabus English 151

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Here’s an inconvenient truth about inclusive teaching: there are no quick fixes. Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. In other words, we need to take the time to create inclusive learning communities if we’re going to make the most of teaching and learning. It’s inconvenient because faculty are stressed.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

When I started as an adjunct faculty member, I had no teaching experience. I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. These are three essential things that adjunct faculty (and all faculty) need to know about teaching when getting started.

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Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

The journalism instructor at the University of Minnesota keeps the process simple, with brief questions similar to these: What should keep happening in this class? Experts say it’s an effective strategy for improving teaching and learning quickly—sometimes as soon as the very next class period. What should we start doing in this class?

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Feedback Instructors Students Syllabus 191

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

When I started as an adjunct faculty member, I had no teaching experience. I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. These are three essential things that adjunct faculty (and all faculty) need to know about teaching when getting started.

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Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

The concept of gradual release of responsibility is second nature to me when working with students in grades K-12, but in my new role teaching graduate students in an education technology program, I am struggling to model so many of the practices I expect these teachers to use in their own classrooms.

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Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 162

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Reflecting on my first year as a full-time clinical assistant professor, I feel that I have experienced significant growth in my teaching. I am also grateful for the kind and seasoned colleagues who have taken the time to share their favorite, creative, and engaging teaching techniques with me.

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Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 122

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The following is the latest installment of the new EdSurge advice column about teaching in higher education. This semester—at the same institution—I will be teaching 2 online graduate courses: a brand new one on Canvas, and an existing one on Blackboard. I, too, teach between Canvas and Blackboard.

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Syllabus Mobile Devices Learning Assignments 138

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.

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Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 337

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. Described below are three ways that instructors support student well-being and mental health.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This model has become more common in the past year as a result of the pandemic and as colleges look for different ways to reach their students while teaching remotely. All too often, they would wind up needing to ask their instructor a question about the assignment but had no time to receive an answer before the deadline passed.

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Online Learning Instructors Coaching Mobile Devices 183

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), For instance: One instructor might have clearly labeled modules containing content for each week, while another might use one module for all handouts and another for all assignments. across the course.

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Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Cavazos , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Ryan McBride , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Key Statement: Student-faculty partnerships can foster asset-based approaches in teaching and learning that challenge implicit linguistic bias and enhance students’ linguistically diverse resources. 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020).

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Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Reflecting on my first year as a full-time clinical assistant professor, I feel that I have experienced significant growth in my teaching. I am also grateful for the kind and seasoned colleagues who have taken the time to share their favorite, creative, and engaging teaching techniques with me.

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Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 110

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching. Luckily our team had a lot of resources already put out there for them, but we did do a special curation of those on a teaching and learning continuity page.

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Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2021

It’s solution: Create a new marketplace where instructors can find them. Co-founder Micheal Feldstein believes that creating a common, open-source platform to distribute courseware can help make the materials cheaper for students and help professors continually refine their teaching. A key premise of the Lexington, Mass.-based

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Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 174

Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

This article is part of a series on innovative teaching methods in higher education. Among that 11 percent, an even smaller portion tell their instructor. And some instructors even view the requisitions as as an infringement to academic freedom. Check back for more stories in the coming weeks.

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Accessibility Disabilities Instructors Syllabus 157

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Washington (2019) studied the face-to-face instructor experience, and we already had anecdotal information, along with some survey data, from our own faculty regarding their use and preferences regarding the LMS. Seasoned instructors who have successfully used the LMS can also offer insights from their experiences. 2 (2019): 255–75.

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Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

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. So, I moved onto showing them the “About Your Instructor” icon in our LMS.

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Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), For instance: One instructor might have clearly labeled modules containing content for each week, while another might use one module for all handouts and another for all assignments. across the course.

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Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall. The tools are coming fast, though.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2021

We’re about to start year 3 of teaching in the pandemic, and it seems like an appropriate time to think back to March 2020 to think about what new things I’ve started to adjust to COVID-19 disruptions, what I stopped doing and what I plan to continue for 2022. And I’m more capable of being fully present with the people and tasks that need me.

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Education Syllabus Instructors Intelligence 183

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2023

However, as a former instructor of online courses, I have seen first-hand the power of introducing a librarian to a group of online students and how such exposure can lead to curiosity on a topic and deepen student learning. Be open to a discussion of the course you teach or plan to teach. I begin with a caveat.

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Syllabus Instructors Learning Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2023

Online teaching has become more popular and accessible for students. As such, more instructors are teaching online courses. In-person classes often have this built into the first week of classes and instructors and professors share information about themselves. Why did you take this course? What do you do for fun?

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Instructors Syllabus Assignments Feedback 59

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

But whether they teach in-person or online, faculty can take steps to safeguard their courses against academic dishonesty. She recalled one instructor who told her that 11 students in her class of 35 turned in the exact same assignment using materials from Course Hero, a website where students can share and access course study materials.

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Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 148

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Teaching in higher education involves far more than delivering content. Furthermore, teaching should aim to prepare students for active civic engagement. Rather than dictating course policies and classroom norms, instructors can instead ask: What do you think about this plan? Often, class ends early.

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Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 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.

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Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. The class was a required course in my field that I would go on to be responsible for teaching as a graduate student and, later, as a professor. Faculty may be overloaded with other teaching, research, and service requirements. Mental i llness.

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