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. I consistently wanted to integrate community building activities for the students to participate in and feel safe and comfortable.

Student Engagement 116

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 116

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

The unusual idea seems in some ways like a publicity stunt to call attention to a the academic major it offers in artificial intelligence — and local TV news stations pounced on the notion that nonhuman classmates would be participating side-by-side in hybrid college classes with T-shirt-clad young people.

Intelligence 211

Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 211

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s a game-changing shift,” says Marc Watkins, a lecturer of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi and director of the university’s AI Summer Institute for Teachers of Writing. Try pausing your lecture and start having debates with your students — get into small group discussions,” he says.

Lecturing 216

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Instead of letting folks create yet another math application or student gradebook add-on, we challenged participants to focus on a timely topic that not enough entrepreneurs are currently tackling: cultural relevance in schools. Photo credit: Devlo Media. Christopher Emdin’s book, “ For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood.

Culture 167

Culture Education Syllabus Attention 167

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. I consistently wanted to integrate community building activities for the students to participate in and feel safe and comfortable.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. 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

AUGUST 13, 2024

We asked them to share their initial thoughts on AI, the tools they had tried, the professional development they had participated in, and their reflections at the end of the semester. It’s as simple as writing something and then asking generative AI to rewrite it for a more polished version.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. 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

AUGUST 13, 2024

We asked them to share their initial thoughts on AI, the tools they had tried, the professional development they had participated in, and their reflections at the end of the semester. It’s as simple as writing something and then asking generative AI to rewrite it for a more polished version.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2021

Since I write about education and tech, I wondered if there were applications in the world that EdSurge covers. Instead each token proves the student passed the course and can contain unique details about how well the student did and information about the class, including the syllabus.

Textbooks 197

Textbooks Education Syllabus Writing 197

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. Those who participate in fully online courses, particularly asynchronous ones, may feel isolated from their instructor, their peers, and the university as a whole. My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster.

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 131

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

His answer is simply class participation, plus in-class and take-home writing assignments. Using evidence from the text, the students will write a short piece answering that question. When the syllabus says no laptops unless you have a disability, it automatically sort of outs those students,” he said.

Reading 163

Reading Teaching Lecturing Syllabus 163

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2019

MTI 558: Teach Writing With Tech. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why.

Syllabus 86

Syllabus Writing Internet Instructors 86

Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

At the heart of composition faculty in particular, but of the entire higher education community as well, are those of us looking for solutions for students using AI to write papers. What many students do not know, is that no one sits down and writes a paper, even a paragraph, without starts and stops. References Helmond, J.

Academic Integrity 116

Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 116

Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

At the heart of composition faculty in particular, but of the entire higher education community as well, are those of us looking for solutions for students using AI to write papers. What many students do not know, is that no one sits down and writes a paper, even a paragraph, without starts and stops. References Helmond, J.

Academic Integrity 111

Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 111

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. They want to read and write and think. The syllabus is structured to inspire confidence and courage. As Ruth Cady sits down to write, she thinks about her professor’s advice: Write your draft like you’re talking to someone in a bar.

Students 176

Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 176

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Savini suggests that we ask ourselves what makes someone else’s writing unclear to us. Relevant and meaningful feedback on writing may vary between cultures, as language is also inextricably tied to culture. What does the language in the syllabus/assignment assume about students (e.g., Image courtesy of Unsplash.

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

They provide a quick way to access a webpage that could be the syllabus, a poll, a list of resources, or a shared online space for a brainstorming activity. Then, the instructor proceeds to conduct a short lecture where course materials such as the syllabus, slides, or videos might be shared with everyone through a QR code (see Figure 1).

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. Those who participate in fully online courses, particularly asynchronous ones, may feel isolated from their instructor, their peers, and the university as a whole. My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster.

Syllabus 109

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 109

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

Coming from educational publishing, there was a strict division between writing and editing and graphic-design work,” says Anagnoson. Previously, her syllabus relied on a series of pamphlets from the Water Education Foundation, a California-based non-profit. It’s still a challenge, as much as they want to participate.”

Textbooks 118

Textbooks Instructors Syllabus History 118

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Below is just a small sample of the range of activities and conversations they engaged in, as described by Andrew Rikard , an undergraduate at Davidson College and the facilitator of the inaugural cohort: “We built our own syllabus, decided what topics interested us and recruited experts to talk to us about those topics. Personal blog).

Syllabus 100

Syllabus Students Essay Languages 100

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

Then write a press release or design a news report video to inform others about what they learned. Asynchronous online instruction is when teaching and learning do not take place at the same time or place, such as going through an online tutorial or participating in an online discussion forum.

Blended Learning 132

Blended Learning Lecturing Learning Education 132

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2022

I typically don’t describe the idea in the syllabus. If they choose to bring it directly into class, I urge them to write it down so that they’ll remember it. I also make clear that afterthoughts definitely count toward quality participation points. I’d like to share one way to encourage more learning between class meetings.

Ethics 98

Ethics Minute Papers Syllabus Course Evaluations 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

The template features an intuitive layout and essential components such as a syllabus, clear assignment guidelines, feedback and grading policies, detailed discussion forums, and links to student support services. Identify and communicate the technical skills necessary for successful course participation to prepare students.

Feedback 121

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 121

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

The template features an intuitive layout and essential components such as a syllabus, clear assignment guidelines, feedback and grading policies, detailed discussion forums, and links to student support services. Identify and communicate the technical skills necessary for successful course participation to prepare students.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

Teach Writing with Tech (closed–only open for groups of five). With all AATT Summer Learning classes, you get as much time as you need with the instructor to mentor and coach–even on topics not included in the syllabus. Each participant has their own personal page that serves as their class digital portfolio.

Teachers 72

Teachers Syllabus Learning Instructors 72

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

Then write a press release or design a news report video to inform others about what they learned. Asynchronous online instruction is when teaching and learning do not take place at the same time or place, such as going through an online tutorial or participating in an online discussion forum.

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Lecturing Learning Education 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2017

If you’re looking for help specifically with using technology to add creativity and zing to your writing lessons, take Teach Writing with Tech. You participate from your computer, wherever that is. For example, it’s 5 weeks instead of 3 and it’s graded–read the syllabus first. Q: Where is it held?

Questions 72

Questions Online Learning Learning Syllabus 72

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2016

If you’re looking for help specifically with using technology to add creativity and zing to your writing lessons, take Teach Writing with Tech. You participate from your computer, wherever that is. For example, it’s 5 weeks instead of 3 and it’s graded–read the syllabus first. Q: Where is it held?

Questions 72

Questions Online Learning Learning Syllabus 72

Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2023

These courses are geared towards supporting freshmen in their transition to college by introducing them to academic discourse and college-level writing and research, among other skills. Many colleges and universities around the country offer First-Year Seminars (FYS) or First-Year Experiences (FYE).

Critical Thinking 83

Critical Thinking Interdisciplinary Syllabus History 83

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Over multiple semesters, more than 2,000 students voluntarily participated in IRB-approved surveys and follow-up interviews. Many were enrolled in leadership-focused sections of FSHN 101 and 120 and took on active roles in the analysis, writing, and design of the final open-access book: What Your Students Arent Telling You.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 64

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

Teach Writing with Tech. It was run like a flipped classroom where class members read, tested and experimented from resources available in the weekly syllabus. They require enough participants to fill the posting lags inherent to communicating with non-visual methods. The Tech-infused Classroom. The Differentiated Teacher.

Gamification 68

Gamification Syllabus Failure Internet 68

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Since professors typically require use of these tools to participate in class, students complain that they are essentially being charged to turn in their assignments. So in 2012, OpenStax raised $5 million in grant support to produce five titles for large introductory classes.

Textbooks 118

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 118

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Decolonize my syllabus , decolonize my curriculum, decolonize my classroom—for some time now, the term “decolonization” has been the buzzword around campus, as students and certain faculty demand inclusion and diversity in education. Chat offers real-time parallel participation. [The Library of Trinity College Dublin.

Lecturing 217

Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 217

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Decolonize my syllabus , decolonize my curriculum, decolonize my classroom—for some time now, the term “decolonization” has been the buzzword around campus, as students and certain faculty demand inclusion and diversity in education. Chat offers real-time parallel participation. [The Library of Trinity College Dublin.

Lecturing 202

Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 202