Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Measuring Engagement and Refining Strategy One-minute papers serve as powerful self-assessment tools in my traditional classes. For example, at the end of our discussion on memory formation, I ask students to quickly write down the most important concept they learned and one question they still have.

Active Learning 65

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 65

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

At the end of the discussion, have students write an exit ticket or a minute paper to capture their most important takeaways, any shifts they’ve experienced in their attitudes towards AI, and what they might do moving forward. Minute Paper. University of Sydney. Educational-innovation.sydney.edu.au. Tophat.com.

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Many instructors have a tendency to overload students with new information during the final minutes of class. An instructor should devote the last minutes of class to summarize the topic that was taught and to find out any student doubts or questions on the topic. Small Changes in Teaching: The Last 5 Minutes of Class”.

Attention 122

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

At the end of the discussion, have students write an exit ticket or a minute paper to capture their most important takeaways, any shifts they’ve experienced in their attitudes towards AI, and what they might do moving forward. Minute Paper. University of Sydney. Educational-innovation.sydney.edu.au. Tophat.com.

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Many instructors have a tendency to overload students with new information during the final minutes of class. An instructor should devote the last minutes of class to summarize the topic that was taught and to find out any student doubts or questions on the topic. Small Changes in Teaching: The Last 5 Minutes of Class”.

Attention 100

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 100

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2022

If they choose to bring it directly into class, I urge them to write it down so that they’ll remember it. Occasionally I make afterthoughts a warm-up exercise, asking everyone to write a one-minute paper about something from last week’s classes that they would like to return to, and to briefly explain why.

Ethics 97

Ethics Minute Papers Syllabus Course Evaluations 97

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. At the end of class, ask students to share their muddiest point or summarize the big ideas from that class period in a minute paper. How might this work?

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119