Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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. So what has he learned in more than 20 years from applying his persistence (and much of the money he won from the Nobel) to studying teaching? Well, I always hesitate to use myself as data.

Teaching 203

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Teaching Evaluations 203

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. We accept transfer credit for students, why don’t we accept transfer courses for adjuncts?”

Instructors 173

Instructors Lecturing Course Evaluations Evaluation 173

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

During lectures, I prayed that no one would ask me a question that I couldn’t answer. I expected a reckoning on my course evaluations, but the results were way worse than I expected. The students hated me. Is there always a student who objects to the workload and the difficulty of the reading? They always did.

Course Evaluations 121

Course Evaluations Evaluation Gamification Lecturing 121

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2017

Inspired by the long-running radio show This American Life , he tags along with his students to better understand their lives and struggles on his Life101 podcast. Recent episodes include “How to Approach Your Teaching Like a Master Chef,” and “Creating a Welcoming Classroom for Special Ed Students.”

Education 155

Education Ethics Teaching Evaluations Lecturing 155

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

During lectures, I prayed that no one would ask me a question that I couldn’t answer. I expected a reckoning on my course evaluations, but the results were way worse than I expected. The students hated me. Is there always a student who objects to the workload and the difficulty of the reading? They always did.

Course Evaluations 109

Course Evaluations Evaluation Gamification Lecturing 109

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

Faculty and pedagogists alike have been aware of the illness and many attempted to replace the traditional lecture with some alternative learning approaches which have been housed under various buzzwords such as “flipped classroom” (Milman, 2012), “experiential learning” (Wurdinger, 2005), and “blended learning” (Pavla, 2014).

Lecturing 126

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 126

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

Faculty and pedagogists alike have been aware of the illness and many attempted to replace the traditional lecture with some alternative learning approaches which have been housed under various buzzwords such as “flipped classroom” (Milman, 2012), “experiential learning” (Wurdinger, 2005), and “blended learning” (Pavla, 2014).

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 98