Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2021

Administrators at the University of Florida are so concerned that professors will refuse to teach in person this semester that they’re asking students to use an app to report any professor who teaches online instead. Students can report instructors not in person via the gators safe app. ????They UF do better.

Teaching 218

Teaching Instructors Teaching Evaluations Students 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He devoted the bulk of his time and energy to studying how to improve teaching. “I In fact he had been pursuing research to improve physics teaching for years, as a parallel area of work that people hadn’t paid much attention to. Wieman has led efforts to improve science teaching. Well, I always hesitate to use myself as data.

Teaching 196

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Teaching Evaluations 196

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?

Feedback 187

Feedback Instructors Students Syllabus 187

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. Andersen says. “I

Instructors 164

Instructors Lecturing Course Evaluations Evaluation 164

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

Colleges around the country have shut down and moved teaching online, and no one knows when it will be safe to reopen and resume normal operations. At Duke, we stood up three websites right away— Keep Teaching , Keep Learning , and Keep Working —and one for staff, one for faculty, and one for students.

Education 182

Education Evaluation Instructors Questions 182

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. Rigidity : The use of blueprints can make it difficult for instructors to adjust exam content based on evolving student needs and class performance. on a scale of 1 to 5.

Exams 119

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. Rigidity : The use of blueprints can make it difficult for instructors to adjust exam content based on evolving student needs and class performance. on a scale of 1 to 5.

Exams 111

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 111