Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So what has he learned in more than 20 years from applying his persistence (and much of the money he won from the Nobel) to studying teaching? EdSurge connected with Wieman to find out, and to hear about his more recent efforts to improve how teaching evaluations are done at colleges to make them more useful — and more equitable.

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Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Teaching Evaluations 196

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

The journalism instructor at the University of Minnesota keeps the process simple, with brief questions similar to these: What should keep happening in this class? Gorman suggests that faculty who are hesitant to open the floodgates with open-ended questions instead experiment by asking targeted inquiries about specific course details.

Feedback 187

Feedback Instructors Students Syllabus 187

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

Audience question] Sean, I was wondering if you think whether the alternative credential market is strong enough from a policy perspective to actually be an option when we look at this educational stimulus that we might see. Pickus: That’s one of those questions that as soon as somebody poses it you say, “Oh yeah, that’s right.

Education 182

Education Evaluation Instructors Questions 182

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Curiosity Learning occurs when new situations are presented, open-ended questions are posed, higher-order thinking and imagination are piqued, shared conversations are promoted, and assorted outcomes are possible. Posting students questions and comments communicates that thinking is valued; plus, posts stimulate more questions and comments.

Students 122

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Fairness : Blueprints eliminate the chance of subjective grading and unexpected exam questions, thereby ensuring a more equitable assessment process. Lack of u nexpected q uestions : When the exam content is known in advance, the opportunity for instructors to ask questions that test critical thinking and problem-solving skills is reduced.

Exams 119

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 119

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For reasons I won’t belabor, my teaching stunk. During lectures, I prayed that no one would ask me a question that I couldn’t answer. I expected a reckoning on my course evaluations, but the results were way worse than I expected. Or, “previously, students questioned my knowledge. They always did.

Course Evaluations 122

Course Evaluations Evaluation Gamification Lecturing 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Fairness : Blueprints eliminate the chance of subjective grading and unexpected exam questions, thereby ensuring a more equitable assessment process. Lack of u nexpected q uestions : When the exam content is known in advance, the opportunity for instructors to ask questions that test critical thinking and problem-solving skills is reduced.

Exams 111

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 111