Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Meanwhile, in my online section of the same course, students worked through carefully crafted modules at their own pace, their participation in discussion boards ebbing and flowing unpredictably. Deadlines for each phase keep the momentum going, while incorporating peer evaluation into the final grade ensures consistent participation.

Active Learning 72

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 72

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Teaching is regarded as a noble profession. The amalgamation of all these traits is what makes our teaching interesting. Let’s explore some of these methods to help engage students in our teaching: Pose an interesting question. This type of technique hardly wavers their attention away from the teaching.

Attention 122

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

When I started as an adjunct faculty member, I had no teaching experience. 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. Encourage student participation.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

When I started as an adjunct faculty member, I had no teaching experience. 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. Encourage student participation.

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Teaching is regarded as a noble profession. The amalgamation of all these traits is what makes our teaching interesting. Let’s explore some of these methods to help engage students in our teaching: Pose an interesting question. This type of technique hardly wavers their attention away from the teaching.

Attention 105

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 105

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Will it spell the end of countless jobs or create new horizons for teaching, research, and meaningful work? Asking a series of questions at the start for students to reflect on individually or with a partner (“ think-pair-share ”) will increase the likelihood of participation. Will AI save or enslave us?

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Will it spell the end of countless jobs or create new horizons for teaching, research, and meaningful work? Asking a series of questions at the start for students to reflect on individually or with a partner (“ think-pair-share ”) will increase the likelihood of participation. Will AI save or enslave us?

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119