Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

In a world where AI skills and fluency will be necessary and marketable, colleges and universities have made efforts to embrace AI in the classroom (e.g., What college instructors are needed for, he said, is to motivate our students to learn. He said that students have had access to the information we teach prior to AI.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Tim Carson, Skilled Trades and OER Advocate First, allow me to tell you why I don’t typically read books about online learning. Then, after I have really heightened your curiosity and you can barely stand the suspense anymore, I will share a few books that I have found beneficial in growing my skills as an educator.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

In a world where AI skills and fluency will be necessary and marketable, colleges and universities have made efforts to embrace AI in the classroom (e.g., What college instructors are needed for, he said, is to motivate our students to learn. He said that students have had access to the information we teach prior to AI.

Instructors 111

Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

Applied learning involves authentic tasks that require students to use the skills and knowledge bases accrued through coursework to solve real-world problems or meet real-world needs. Applied work honors the goals and needs of students from a very practical standpoint.

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Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy Knowledge 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

Applied learning involves authentic tasks that require students to use the skills and knowledge bases accrued through coursework to solve real-world problems or meet real-world needs. Applied work honors the goals and needs of students from a very practical standpoint.

Instructors 104

Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy Knowledge 104

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Generative AI and Your Discipline After a sense of initial impressions, our guiding framework asks you to think broadly about your discipline and the skills students acquire in your program. As you think about your discipline relative to generative AI, consider: What fundamental skills do students need in your courses or disciplines?

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

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). important and/or intriguing content and skills) and engaging activities and assignments. Instructors can and should provide teasers for the upcoming big learning moments (e.g.,

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