Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Our main thought with this program was finding a way to align students’ intrinsic motivation with the core skills required to succeed in education and in life. not something being done to students), individualized learning incorporates interest and motivation, but also necessitates working on the skills a student needs most.

Learning 166

Learning Syllabus Social Studies Students 166

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. syllabus) to identify any logistical rigor that may distract students from what is most important about the learning process and outcomes for the course (Supiano, 2022).

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2024

Maybe even a rewarding one (yes, you read that right). For example, with Quizlet, you can create digital flashcards and practice tests tailored to your syllabus. Plus, it also helps keep you motivated and accountable. Use Time-Management Tools Let’s start with the basics: time management.

Exams 158

Exams Study Syllabus Essay 158

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. At this point, I still have not reviewed the syllabus with them and instead begin a community building activity.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 98

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! Franklin, D.

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! Franklin, D.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Fatigue, economic precarity, mental health struggles, low motivation, and self-doubt also significantly influence students ability to engage with course content. One underutilized but powerful strategy for fostering classroom connection and motivation begins on the very first day of class. Yet these are not the only factors at play.

Syllabus 104

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 104

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus. Now, think about your students.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Morrow was surprised to read that Ruiz had finished in 11th place in the New York Marathon. The Motive It is unknown whether Ruiz intended to cheat in New York or if the opportunity merely presented itself and she took it. Integrity is often talked about as a coin that reads cheated on one side and didnt cheat on the other.

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 88

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Fatigue, economic precarity, mental health struggles, low motivation, and self-doubt also significantly influence students ability to engage with course content. One underutilized but powerful strategy for fostering classroom connection and motivation begins on the very first day of class. Yet these are not the only factors at play.

Syllabus 97

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 97

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These questions draw from information on the syllabus (which they are provided with the week before we meet) as well as general trivia like what’s Netflix’s most watched series, what is the most desired corporate stock, etc. When students read their names in a test question they smile, and some even exclaimed, “I made it!” Johnson, R.

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. syllabus) to identify any logistical rigor that may distract students from what is most important about the learning process and outcomes for the course (Supiano, 2022).

Syllabus 96

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 96

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These questions draw from information on the syllabus (which they are provided with the week before we meet) as well as general trivia like what’s Netflix’s most watched series, what is the most desired corporate stock, etc. When students read their names in a test question they smile, and some even exclaimed, “I made it!” Johnson, R.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Or read a transcript below, lightly edited for clarity. Because this class is so integral to future careers, and because they’re so grade-motivated in order to have the best applications possible, I think you're going to see a lot of students on task and engaged,” she said. And I can only really police it to that level.

Lecturing 205

Lecturing Students Attention Syllabus 205

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus. Now, think about your students.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It is important these welcome messages not simply repeat the syllabus; students can read that themselves. Instead, they set the tone for the course and motivate students. Students are likelier to remember where I am from and where I live when they associate this information with images than if I read them bullet points.

Instructors 101

Instructors Communication Syllabus Discussions 101

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

I'm excited to read more! There was some discussion about how to use social media to bring learning into the wider virtual world as described in How a Flipped Syllabus, Twitter and YouTube Made This Professor Teacher of the Year. DLNchat — Bethany Bovard (@bethanybovard) April 24, 2018. The short answer: they’re easy.

Assignments 97

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

These web-based classes offer motivated students a self-paced, self-directed path to achieving their college dreams in an affordable, flexible, quality ecosystem that prepares them for future careers in fields they love. Study.com includes standards alignment in the Collection Details that can be found under the Syllabus tab.

Exams 83

Exams Quizzes Textbooks Mobile Devices 83

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It is important these welcome messages not simply repeat the syllabus; students can read that themselves. Instead, they set the tone for the course and motivate students. Students are likelier to remember where I am from and where I live when they associate this information with images than if I read them bullet points.

Instructors 84

Instructors Communication Syllabus Discussions 84

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

When updates or corrections are needed, it’s easy to change the files, and there’s little profit motive to do so unnecessarily. (Print copies cost between $25 and $65, though only eight percent of students using OpenStax for class purchase a print version.) That means faculty can adapt them to their own tastes and purposes.

Textbooks 119

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

Heres why that matters: High Engagement: Students voluntarily watch videos, read posts, and follow creators that interest them. Skill Demos: Whether its cooking, coding, or speed-reading, TikTok is packed with how-to content in digestible doses. Watch one TED Talk about motivation? And guess what?

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

However, this comparison is not appropriate for several reasons: Unprecedented user growth ChatGPT’s rapid and diverse user growth has been the fastest in tech history, far outpacing the limited adoption of highly motivated students who embraced MOOCs. Ready to embrace AI?

Plagiarism 52

Plagiarism Instructors Evaluation Academic Integrity 52

EAB

MAY 23, 2023

I don't know if either of you read his article in the Hechinger Report on. Yes, we did read the report and thank you for mentioning that. So advisors will say, "Well, we're creating a syllabus with all this information. So it's attached to the course syllabus because we need to make the information inescapable.

Student Engagement 52

Student Engagement Students Questions Syllabus 52

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. The syllabus is great way to show your positive and encouraging bedside manner to the class.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

The first day of class should be much more than “syllabus day” – the first day of class is hugely important in setting the tone for the entire semester in many ways. The first day of class is a day on which we can nurture our students’ voices and promote their engagement and intrinsic motivation for learning (Saucier, 2020).

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Activities Teaching Philosophy 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. The syllabus is great way to show your positive and encouraging bedside manner to the class.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

The first day of class should be much more than “syllabus day” – the first day of class is hugely important in setting the tone for the entire semester in many ways. The first day of class is a day on which we can nurture our students’ voices and promote their engagement and intrinsic motivation for learning (Saucier, 2020).

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Activities Teaching Philosophy 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I find it much more engaging than reading a book,” says Engers, a 29-year-old data scientist, when asked why he does it. Each tester isn’t expected to complete the entire course, but to go through at least a week’s worth of the four- to six-week syllabus (with different testers trying different parts of the course).

Testing 166

Testing Lecturing Quizzes Textbooks 166

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Using the HyFlex model can motivate students to become accustomed to the benefits available, such as the convenience of attendance from any location. Students can comment on readings in the margins or type answers to questions using text, audio, videos, website links, or pictures during class for everyone to review and reply.

Universal Design 116

Universal Design Course Design Learning Syllabus 116

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Or read a transcript below, lightly edited for clarity. There's always a villain or two, in these books they're usually an administrator who is operating and maybe from different motives and in “The Shakespeare Requirement,” as I recall, there's an administrator who is simply absent. We start with Julie Schumacher.

English 123

English Writing Culture Syllabus 123

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Boyer uses a “flipped syllabus” in which students' final grades are based on the points they've earned—not lost—throughout the semester. Boyer uses a “flipped syllabus” in which students' final grades are based on the points they've earned—not lost—throughout the semester. Every week there is a book reading quiz.

Syllabus 147

Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 147

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2025

In the past, his prompts have asked students about specific readings theyve done or the cause and effect of certain events. Student motivation, students desire to take what [they see as] a risk in participating in class I don't think students are in the same place in terms of their willingness to engage.

Discussions 206

Discussions Art Instructors Participation 206