Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The food choice helps me understand a bit about their cultural background, while knowledge of their career dreams enables me to tailor class topics to their interests. Successful syllabus While there are mandatory components of a standard syllabus, I also add welcoming elements.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 111

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

They dug into the principles of universal design for learning, how instructions can use rubrics to empower students to demonstrate knowledge in many different ways, and how to break up class sessions to make it easier for everyone to participate fully. Start with your syllabus, make your syllabus accessible and then do one document per week.

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Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 217

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work. I know, I know, there are a whole slew of objections we can raise against this approach: I can’t do this in a big lecture. Cover the syllabus later.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

If you are simply going to lecture at students, they do not need to be in the same physical space as you. In fact, a recent study showed that in a HyFlex class, online students were more engaged and felt it was easier to ask questions during lectures compared to in-person students (University of Copenhagen, 2021).

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Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 132

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2024

Websites like Khan Academy or Quizlet provide access to lectures, practice tests, and flashcards among other things. For example, with Quizlet, you can create digital flashcards and practice tests tailored to your syllabus. Take advantage of them if you prefer this style of learning.

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Exams Study Syllabus Testing 158

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

These adult learners thrive in multimodal contexts which can look like traditional lecture-based settings, hands-on experiential learning, or online coursework. Most importantly, adults need consistency, organization, transparency, and a community (Sockalingam, 2012 & Binder, 2023).

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Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work. I know, I know, there are a whole slew of objections we can raise against this approach: I can’t do this in a big lecture. Cover the syllabus later.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Some faculty expressed that using AI tools has significantly reduced the time spent on creating lecture materials, allowing them more time to focus on creating engaging and exciting student activities. Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

My official title is “lecturer,” but that is a far cry from how I teach. It’s easier to provide a syllabus with structured projects and assignments that have assigned due dates and clear grading parameters. I am a faculty member at Loyola University Maryland in the Educational Technology Program for the School of Education.

Teaching 163

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 163

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

First, all students, regardless of their SES (socio-economic status) standing, showed significantly higher levels of retained learning than the control group which used the time-honored lectures, basic active learning techniques, and case approaches. What are the Necessary Steps to Specifically Help SES Students?

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Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 91

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Some faculty expressed that using AI tools has significantly reduced the time spent on creating lecture materials, allowing them more time to focus on creating engaging and exciting student activities. Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

These adult learners thrive in multimodal contexts which can look like traditional lecture-based settings, hands-on experiential learning, or online coursework. Most importantly, adults need consistency, organization, transparency, and a community (Sockalingam, 2012 & Binder, 2023).

Schools 105

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation 105

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

At some point, most instructors were once students, so it’s easy to relate to sitting in a classroom, listening to a lecture, and perhaps feeling your mind wander. By engaging in dialogue students can identify knowledge gaps, challenge their assumptions, and solidify their comprehension with the help of their peers.

Instructors 98

Instructors Syllabus Lecturing Knowledge 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

At some point, most instructors were once students, so it’s easy to relate to sitting in a classroom, listening to a lecture, and perhaps feeling your mind wander. By engaging in dialogue students can identify knowledge gaps, challenge their assumptions, and solidify their comprehension with the help of their peers.

Instructors 98

Instructors Syllabus Lecturing Knowledge 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

They provide a quick way to access a webpage that could be the syllabus, a poll, a list of resources, or a shared online space for a brainstorming activity. They are meant to help students organize existing knowledge, pull relevant information into working memory, and encourage reflection and metacognition.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

If you are simply going to lecture at students, they do not need to be in the same physical space as you. In fact, a recent study showed that in a HyFlex class, online students were more engaged and felt it was easier to ask questions during lectures compared to in-person students (University of Copenhagen, 2021).

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Their aim in teaching was to instill knowledge as if the students were empty vessels into which the professor simply poured content. They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. What could they contribute to their own success?

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Their aim in teaching was to instill knowledge as if the students were empty vessels into which the professor simply poured content. They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. What could they contribute to their own success?

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Clutch Prep was founded on the idea that students would prefer to re-learn a concept from scratch rather than patch the holes in their knowledge. pick your teacher and section (if available) and then upload your syllabus. So, yes, it’s academic video tutorials–Plus. pick the chapter you’re working on. Great stuff.

Textbooks 90

Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 90

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Rachel Davenport, a senior lecturer at Texas State University, has taught so many large classes that she jokes she has trouble readjusting to a small seminar room. Do you feel pressure to put on a show for them in these large lectures? Large classes pose tough challenges for instructors and colleges. Davenport: Yeah, I did.

Teaching 106

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Syllabus 106

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Dr. Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design. Flexibility in format and modality such as recorded lectures, alternative assignments, or extended deadlinesmade students feel supported, capable, and seen.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 64

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

An editorial team researched the materials needed in the lecture hall settings where physics, anatomy, sociology and biology are taught, then recruited professors to write and review relevant textbooks, paying them flat fees upfront rather than royalties based on sales.

Textbooks 118

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 118

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The Role of Student Interest and Prior Knowledge Student interest and prior knowledge are valuable to consider because of the considerable impact they have on the student learning experience. Course design must address the basic proposition that knowledge cannot be divorced from human interest (Macdonald, 1975).

Course Design 62

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 62

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The Role of Student Interest and Prior Knowledge Student interest and prior knowledge are valuable to consider because of the considerable impact they have on the student learning experience. Course design must address the basic proposition that knowledge cannot be divorced from human interest (Macdonald, 1975).

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

The syllabus is structured to inspire confidence and courage. Todd explains how students can start to add their threads to this web of knowledge. I’m not 18 and going into a big lecture hall. During the semester, students read “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,” “The Secret Life of Bees” and “They Say/I Say.”

Students 176

Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 176

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In these spaces, the teacher is not the only one with knowledge. Implementation and Strategies The first year I utilized cogen, I integrated these dialogues into my syllabus. Traditionally, the instructor is seen as an authority and having all the knowledge and power.

Teaching 52

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Problem-Based Learning 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

Today, students are absorbing knowledge everywhere, all the time, even when they dont realize it. Bite-Sized, Yet Effective: Micro-learning formats fit into students’ fast-paced lives, offering knowledge in seconds rather than hours. In 15 seconds, theyve illustrated a core economics principle better than many lectures.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

Lab to Class

OCTOBER 1, 2023

This article will discuss the benefits of both extremes and suggest how teachers can utilize both approaches to give their students consistently good teaching but also prepare them to adapt that knowledge to a wider array of contexts. Imagine a student doctor who listens to a lecture on a new form of surgery. Absolutely not.

Study 52

Study Lecturing Learning Activities 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Decolonize my syllabus , decolonize my curriculum, decolonize my classroom—for some time now, the term “decolonization” has been the buzzword around campus, as students and certain faculty demand inclusion and diversity in education. at the end, I was able to modify my lecture according to the comments flowing in. Photo by PhotoFra.]

Lecturing 217

Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 217

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Decolonize my syllabus , decolonize my curriculum, decolonize my classroom—for some time now, the term “decolonization” has been the buzzword around campus, as students and certain faculty demand inclusion and diversity in education. at the end, I was able to modify my lecture according to the comments flowing in. Photo by PhotoFra.]

Lecturing 202

Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 202

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A physician attends to a patient with their medical knowledge, training, and experience. Attach your class syllabus (if ready) Encourage students to reach out to you if they have any questions and identify the best method for them to do this—email, phone, Learning Management System, etc. If you haven’t already, try a “visual syllabus.”

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

He doesn’t get paid, but he helps improve the quality of courses by catching mistakes in quizzes and pointing out befuddling bits of video lectures, which can then be clarified before professors release the course to students. “I Wesley Engers has an unusual hobby: beta testing online courses from well-known colleges and universities.

Testing 166

Testing Lecturing Quizzes Textbooks 166

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A physician attends to a patient with their medical knowledge, training, and experience. Attach your class syllabus (if ready) Encourage students to reach out to you if they have any questions and identify the best method for them to do this—email, phone, Learning Management System, etc. If you haven’t already, try a “visual syllabus.”

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2022

One long-established repository of skills knowledge is called the Occupational Information Network, or O*NET system. If, for example, an accountant puts in a bit of time to review the skills profile for her profession, she will be contributing to the knowledge of everyone in the workforce-training world. Sounds reasonable enough.

Skills 190

Skills Intelligence Syllabus Languages 190

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The arts and humanities,” Andrews says, “allow us to question what we take as given knowledge.” So Wellmon threw out his syllabus. Talking so earnestly about books might feel a little corny. A little luxurious. Even a little subversive. That longing for exploration has nothing to do with academia, has nothing to do with schooling.

Art 218

Art Instructors Study Reading 218

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Boyer uses a “flipped syllabus” in which students' final grades are based on the points they've earned—not lost—throughout the semester. Boyer uses a “flipped syllabus” in which students' final grades are based on the points they've earned—not lost—throughout the semester. He loved the scope and implications of his subject.

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Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 146