Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. You might be surprised by what you learn.

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Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This article includes a free, open-access resource for educators: What Your Students Arent Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy. The book, co-authored with students, offers actionable strategies and insights to help create more inclusive and humane learning environments.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Banning the use of technology for exams can create an inaccessible, discriminatory learning experience. Students need opportunities to learn with and about AI.

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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? Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Banning the use of technology for exams can create an inaccessible, discriminatory learning experience. Students need opportunities to learn with and about AI.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The greater the access to higher education, the more dynamic a curriculum must be to effectively and equitably educate and elevate the learning experiences of all students. Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says.

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Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 67

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The greater the access to higher education, the more dynamic a curriculum must be to effectively and equitably educate and elevate the learning experiences of all students. Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says.

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Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 62

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

You learned how to Zoom, or Hangout, or Team up. So this summer might be the right time to learn a little more about online pedagogy. Or maybe you’re actually kind of intrigued by this whole online learning thing. Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom ,” by Rena M.

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Syllabus Lecturing Education Course Design 218

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 9, 2022

During the 2020 global pandemic, Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs) were challenged with maintaining access to learning and student attendance. 2016); however, the model should be accompanied by a course design that applies the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to augment accessibility.

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Universal Design Course Design Learning Syllabus 116

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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. I send them to the emails the school has on record and I also post the email to our Learning Management System (LMS).

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Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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. I send them to the emails the school has on record and I also post the email to our Learning Management System (LMS).

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Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98