Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment. Occasionally, we paused the lecture to pose a thought-provoking question, encouraging students to discuss it with a partner before sharing their insights with the class.

Teaching 85

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 85

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

They’re all adults enrolled in the university’s online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program. She took questions on how not to feel lost in the dark The professor explains the next assignment for the course. Students will need to craft a research question, read relevant sources and synthesize what they learn in a short paper.

Students 178

Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 178

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The average student gets just two of the ten questions right. PEEK INSIDE COLLEGE CLASSROOMS: Discover interdisciplinary teaching insights from our growing community of college educators. But failure is the whole point of the exercise. I’ve set the quiz so that it’s incredibly challenging,” says Branch.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Through the use of humor, storytelling, or stimulating questions, instructors can create a space where students build up confidence and are equal and active participants in the learning process. Allowing students to share epiphanies they had encourages them to share and can sometimes lead to interdisciplinary connectivity.

Activities 111

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Through the use of humor, storytelling, or stimulating questions, instructors can create a space where students build up confidence and are equal and active participants in the learning process. Allowing students to share epiphanies they had encourages them to share and can sometimes lead to interdisciplinary connectivity.

Activities 98

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I try to engage students at the beginning of class with an important question, then present on that topic for 15-20 minutes with interesting impactful slides. Collaborate Encourage students to ask questions, share their ideas, and participate in class discussions. Attention and Effort. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Barnard P.J.

Attention 122

Attention Students Quizzes Interdisciplinary 122

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I try to engage students at the beginning of class with an important question, then present on that topic for 15-20 minutes with interesting impactful slides. Collaborate Encourage students to ask questions, share their ideas, and participate in class discussions. Attention and Effort. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Barnard P.J.

Attention 111

Attention Students Quizzes Interdisciplinary 111

Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This may involve lectures, active learning activities, or group work to disseminate information and student learning. Team teaching can also lead to a deeper understanding of the content taught, as team members will often offer each other new insight and ask questions of the subject matter to gain a deeper understanding. Winhoven, M.

Instructors 52

Instructors Curriculum Quizzes Lecturing 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Before the pandemic, like many of my peers, I had been a great believer of the lecture hall, with its sense of tradition and history. However, it wasn’t until I started lecturing online, and noticed the flow of real-time comments via chat, that I realized how inclusive it could be. Instead of the static talk-down with “any questions?”

Lecturing 217

Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 217

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Before the pandemic, like many of my peers, I had been a great believer of the lecture hall, with its sense of tradition and history. However, it wasn’t until I started lecturing online, and noticed the flow of real-time comments via chat, that I realized how inclusive it could be. Instead of the static talk-down with “any questions?”

Lecturing 203

Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 203

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

From the moment ChatGPT hit the scene, articles proclaimed the death of the college essay , and students have begun questioning the need to develop skills in writing. For many educators, this disruption raises questions about the role of writing in their disciplines. What gives us reason for hope comes down to how we define writing.

Writing 122

Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 25, 2025

Awe as a Catalyst for Curiosity and Interdisciplinary Learning in Online Higher Education Integrating awe into online curricula can be a powerful catalyst for curiosity and interdisciplinary learning.

Interdisciplinary 95

Interdisciplinary Education Instructors Communication 95

Faculty Focus

MARCH 25, 2025

Awe as a Catalyst for Curiosity and Interdisciplinary Learning in Online Higher Education Integrating awe into online curricula can be a powerful catalyst for curiosity and interdisciplinary learning.

Interdisciplinary 95

Interdisciplinary Education Instructors Communication 95

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

From the moment ChatGPT hit the scene, articles proclaimed the death of the college essay , and students have begun questioning the need to develop skills in writing. For many educators, this disruption raises questions about the role of writing in their disciplines. What gives us reason for hope comes down to how we define writing.

Writing 105

Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 105

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Each project at Thomas’ school is driven by a question, broken up into “advanced inquiry targets,” or sub-questions that students explore through research and tasks. These tasks are then recorded, shared and discussed with advisors using a special learning management system, called Headrush.

Beliefs 148

Beliefs Learning Students Interdisciplinary 148

EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

Each neighborhood team of teachers uses the new classrooms to provide more individualized instruction and have their students pursue hands-on learning activities and work on ­interdisciplinary projects. Students move back and forth all day in their neighborhoods to get their projects done,” Cryer says.

Learning 120

Learning Elementary School Elementary School Learning Spaces 120