Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This project started with a deceptively simple question: What arent our students telling us? I wanted to change thatnot just by asking better questions, but by building an open-access platform that would amplify student voices and inform actionable change. Not because they lacked courage, but because they didnt feel invited to speak.

Disabilities 54

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 54

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

They also addressed audience questions about how to get faculty motivated to adjust their courses to improve accessibility. Audience question]: So I had a question about students with ADHD. Del Tufo: That's a great question. Audience question]: I'm a doctoral student in digital education leadership.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), consider how it might be used as a tool for enhancing student learning and engagement. across the course.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

These spaces contain questions that we wish to answer—no, actually, that we feel compelled to answer. She encourages us to allow our students to dwell in this liminality, to embrace it, learning to explore the robust and playful opportunity it presents to ask questions and engage in problem solving.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 111

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. Of course, all of the course material can be studied from your computer.

Exams 158

Exams Study Syllabus Essay 158

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

When forced to redesign his course, Robertson saw an opportunity to move toward a curriculum that offered more flexibility than his linear syllabus ever could. In this system, students choose from a menu of content delivery options (textbook, downloadable study guides, lectures) and interaction options (in-person or online).

Curriculum 151

Curriculum Hybrid Courses Lecturing Gamification 151

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

These spaces contain questions that we wish to answer—no, actually, that we feel compelled to answer. She encourages us to allow our students to dwell in this liminality, to embrace it, learning to explore the robust and playful opportunity it presents to ask questions and engage in problem solving.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

David Peña-Guzman starts off his Friday class at San Francisco State University like any other professor might: students file in and pull out their note-taking materials, and he opens his laptop to begin lecture. For most of the course, there’s no lecture happening at all. For starters, it’s long. and wraps up at 2:30 p.m.

Reading 161

Reading Teaching Lecturing Syllabus 161

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Consequently, the syllabus can be enlarged when classes take advantage of multimedia means -as it happened. Lack of variety -not related to the content but the format: video, text, website, lecture, and so on. . It can be called the multimedia learning hypothesis (Mayer, 2005). There’s no doubt, it’s frustrating for anyone.

Learning 156

Learning Textbooks Lecturing Syllabus 156

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), consider how it might be used as a tool for enhancing student learning and engagement. across the course.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

We may not have a storefront window to attract attention, but we do have something that students see before the start of the semester that can grab their attention, set the tone, and get them excited about entering the class…your syllabus! Exhibit 2: Thompson’s Barbie themed class syllabus (Spring 2024). Let Them Play!

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

We may not have a storefront window to attract attention, but we do have something that students see before the start of the semester that can grab their attention, set the tone, and get them excited about entering the class…your syllabus! Exhibit 2: Thompson’s Barbie themed class syllabus (Spring 2024). Let Them Play!

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

One question you might ask yourself before designing in-person instruction is: “Why does everyone need to be together in the same physical space?” If you are simply going to lecture at students, they do not need to be in the same physical space as you. They could annotate the class syllabus in a Google Doc or use Hypothes.is

Blended Learning 132

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 132

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 still grappling with these questions. Our students are current K-12 educators who have a passion for technology.

Teaching 161

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 161

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. A Review of What Instructional Designers Do: Questions Answered and Questions Not Asked. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Schwier, R, Campbell. Pollard, R. &

Schools 122

Schools Authentic Assessment Syllabus Evaluation 122

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

Classes aren’t led by a lone professor lecturing at the front of the classroom, but by teams of educators, with at least three virtual instructors and as many as ten to fifteen assigned to larger classes. Students attend WGU entirely on screen, with instructors engaging with them virtually by email, phone, text and video.

Teaching 167

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 167

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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Partner Introductions: I begin our first class with introductions where I will introduce myself and then have students partner up and ask each other a series of questions that I have placed on the overhead. These questions range from their majors to the current shows they are watching.

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It may be the biggest question in college edtech during the pandemic: Should tests be allowed to robotically watch students? Is a ‘desk scan’ necessary for a syllabus quiz? The issue involves so-called automated proctoring services. Olsen says some professors may be using the Proctorio tool too aggressively. “Is

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

To offset students’ feelings of being “the only one” and to help develop feelings of connection, instructors in online courses may make use of strategies such as personal online introductions by faculty and students, discussion assignments, group projects, occasional video lectures, and Zoom office hours. Who is my instructor?”

Instructors 105

Instructors Syllabus Assignments Feedback 105

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Partner Introductions: I begin our first class with introductions where I will introduce myself and then have students partner up and ask each other a series of questions that I have placed on the overhead. These questions range from their majors to the current shows they are watching.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

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. The entry ticket asks students to answer a question. The questions do not have right or wrong answers. Why are professors not using them in their college classrooms?

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

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. A Review of What Instructional Designers Do: Questions Answered and Questions Not Asked. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Schwier, R, Campbell. Pollard, R. &

Schools 105

Schools Authentic Assessment Syllabus Evaluation 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. They asked questions throughout class sessions and expected students to engage with the content. I began by crafting a few questions for my students using a process known as appreciative inquiry [AI]. [2]

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

An Easy First Step: The Inclusive Survey Like a typical “getting-to-know” survey, the inclusive survey is an instructor-developed set of questions administered to students during Week 1 of class. Types and Purpose of Inquiry Inclusive Survey Question Cultural Inquiry. How can I make this course a positive learning experience for you?

Instructors 111

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

I would get rid of all lecture halls that are beyond 40 people. There's no reason for people to gather in a big room where people can't have a discussion and ask questions anymore. I was literally handed a syllabus the week before I taught, and no one in five years ever saw me teach a class.

Education 163

Education Syllabus Faculty Development Communication 163

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

An Easy First Step: The Inclusive Survey Like a typical “getting-to-know” survey, the inclusive survey is an instructor-developed set of questions administered to students during Week 1 of class. Types and Purpose of Inquiry Inclusive Survey Question Cultural Inquiry. How can I make this course a positive learning experience for you?

Instructors 105

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. They asked questions throughout class sessions and expected students to engage with the content. I began by crafting a few questions for my students using a process known as appreciative inquiry [AI]. [2]

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 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. You might be thinking , I use dialogue all the time by asking my students questions. Questions like, “Have you encountered this before?”

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Syllabus 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. You might be thinking , I use dialogue all the time by asking my students questions. Questions like, “Have you encountered this before?”

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Syllabus Knowledge 98

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

To do so, he claimed, faculty need to move away from the usual mindset of taking a textbook, identifying modules and organizing lectures designed around a cookie cutter curriculum. Heath also called upon college and university instructors to think about ways their lessons can leave a lasting memory on students. Or they still find value in __.

Instructors 99

Instructors Syllabus Textbooks Lecturing 99

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

One question you might ask yourself before designing in-person instruction is: “Why does everyone need to be together in the same physical space?” If you are simply going to lecture at students, they do not need to be in the same physical space as you. They could annotate the class syllabus in a Google Doc or use Hypothes.is

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

I selected OpenStax because of the many resources they provided, such as PowerPoint lecture slides, instructor solution files, and even LMS cartridges for online classes. Students leave our discussion with a greater understanding of the concepts and now are more comfortable approaching me in the future with any question.

Textbooks 116

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 116

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Practice questions monitor understanding to see if you’re ready for summative tests. Every student is assigned a tutor who is available to answer questions if needed. pick your teacher and section (if available) and then upload your syllabus. Videos cover each chapter and can be used as a preview or review.

Textbooks 95

Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 95

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The average student gets just two of the ten questions right. For me, office hours listed on the plaque outside your door or listed on the first page of the syllabus sends the message, “Here are the hours when I want to see you, students.” But failure is the whole point of the exercise. Why do you not keep office hours?

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

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? I stop every 10 or 15 minutes and I ask the students a question that they have to work on.

Teaching 109

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Syllabus 109