Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), consider how it might be used as a tool for enhancing student learning and engagement.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

About a month into each semester, Gayle Golden sets aside a little time to ask her students about their learning. Golden collects the results, which students give anonymously, then studies the feedback and makes a list of all the information she’s received. During the next class period, she discusses the findings with her students.

Feedback 195

Feedback Instructors Students Syllabus 195

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

One big barrier to sustaining education via remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic has been students’ unequal access to advanced technology tools. But educators who want to make sure they reach every student don’t have to resort to mailing printed worksheets. Of course, these programs may take significant time to develop.

Distance Learning 212

Distance Learning Syllabus Internet Learning 212

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), consider how it might be used as a tool for enhancing student learning and engagement.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2021

That idea was explained to me by a second-year medical student at the University of Minnesota, Carmen Aguirre. He decided to experiment with awarding NFTs to students last semester in the high school finance course he teaches. One student was named a liaison and asked each classmate to give the teacher a number grade from.7

Textbooks 197

Textbooks Education Syllabus Writing 197

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2016

20,000 dollars of student debt, 14 months, one thesis, two internships, $1,500 dollars worth of textbooks, and countless sleepless nights later and I finally earned those two little letters following my name. case studies and articles I had purchased over the years). The Double-Dipping Problem.

Textbooks 123

Textbooks Syllabus Course Design Communication 123

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2023

However, as a former instructor of online courses, I have seen first-hand the power of introducing a librarian to a group of online students and how such exposure can lead to curiosity on a topic and deepen student learning. With that exposure, the librarian can suggest additional activities and anticipate student reference needs.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Back in 2018, I decided to take the plunge and move to an OER textbook. At the time I made my OER commitment, there were limited open textbook options available. After bouncing around a few, I finally settled on OpenStax , a free online textbook platform through Rice University. Receive extra credit!

Textbooks 116

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 116

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Within the Providence Public School District, nearly 92 percent of students are people of color while the teaching force is almost 80 percent white. Close to 30 percent of Providence students are English Language Learners, and yet most of them are being taught by teachers who don’t speak their native language.

Culture 167

Culture Education Syllabus Attention 167

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Poor planning left my students and me burnt out at the end of most terms. For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. Where do you start? It wasnt an effective system.

Syllabus 112

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 112

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Colleges and universities in the United States are increasingly integrating technology into developmental education programs, which are designed to bring underprepared students up to college level. Our interviewees described numerous examples of technology use in developmental education instruction and student support.

Technology 158

Technology Education Syllabus Counselling 158

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

My experience teaching with videos supports the idea that students not only learn more deeply but also faster. Consequently, the syllabus can be enlarged when classes take advantage of multimedia means -as it happened. It might be important to point out that my students are 17 years old and over.

Learning 156

Learning Textbooks Lecturing Syllabus 156

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Back in 2018, I decided to take the plunge and move to an OER textbook. At the time I made my OER commitment, there were limited open textbook options available. After bouncing around a few, I finally settled on OpenStax , a free online textbook platform through Rice University. Receive extra credit!

Textbooks 104

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 104

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Students and teachers were not the only ones to return to class this week. On their syllabus: networking and identifying the latest market trends in the education industry that can drive a company’s growth—and, of course, financial returns. Is It Supplemental? Does This Matter?) says DreamBox CEO Jessie Woolley-Wilson.

Education 148

Education Textbooks Syllabus Schools 148

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Poor planning left my students and me burnt out at the end of most terms. For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. Where do you start? It wasnt an effective system.

Syllabus 101

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 101

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Open” textbooks. Such are the tools that many education entrepreneurs are building—and which educators are increasingly adopting—to improve outcomes for students. But what do students themselves think of such “innovations”? Our aim: to amplify the voices of students from all backgrounds to shape how higher education is evolving.

Syllabus 107

Syllabus Students Essay Languages 107

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The pandemic is changing the way tests and quizzes are conducted at colleges across the country, with the rapid adoption of new tools that proponents say catch cheating, but in ways that many students say amount to an unacceptable invasion of their privacy. More than 60,000 students across the U.S. Students on other campuses agree.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

Can college students tell the difference between a human teaching assistant and a chatbot? Here’s the scenario: Last year in an online course on artificial intelligence with 400 students, two chatbots joined 13 human TAs to answer student questions about the course and its content.

Teaching 145

Teaching Syllabus Teaching Assistants Textbooks 145

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

In fact, it is the reason his sought-after courses now are able to accommodate up to 1,400 people per semester—offering each student a learning experience that is more flexible, personalized, and engaging than ever before. Different students have different approaches to learning, he says. His choice: modular learning.

Curriculum 156

Curriculum Hybrid Courses Lecturing Gamification 156

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Bean backpack along with my textbooks and kelly green Trapper Keeper. Were they merely handy summaries that students used to review before a test? Did teachers know that students were reading them? On the other hand, teachers and parents complained that the guides enabled students to skip reading the originals.

Syllabus 124

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 124

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Clutch Prep calls themselves “the video version of textbooks” but really, that doesn’t give you the full flavor of what they offer. Their academic how-to videos are textbook-specific so you pick the ones used in your classes, even by your teacher. Videos cover each chapter and can be used as a preview or review.

Textbooks 95

Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 95

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This is not the kind of refresh that comes from revising a syllabus, choosing a new textbook, or working out the details of a group project. This needs to be about you and what will enable you to stand excitedly before students the next time you teach. We mustn’t settle for less when students need our best.

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Quizzes Textbooks Motivation 126

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

As the lazy days of summer start to dwindle, it’s time to trade in beach reads for textbooks and flip-flops for sensible shoes. Imagine having a digital assistant that never sleeps, helping you draft syllabi, create lesson plans, and even answer those tricky student emails. But fear not!

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Bean backpack along with my textbooks and kelly green Trapper Keeper. Were they merely handy summaries that students used to review before a test? Did teachers know that students were reading them? On the other hand, teachers and parents complained that the guides enabled students to skip reading the originals.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 119

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. The engaging video summaries of textbook material provide access to more than a thousand full-length college courses.

Exams 83

Exams Quizzes Textbooks Syllabus 83

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

As the lazy days of summer start to dwindle, it’s time to trade in beach reads for textbooks and flip-flops for sensible shoes. Imagine having a digital assistant that never sleeps, helping you draft syllabi, create lesson plans, and even answer those tricky student emails. But fear not!

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Poor planning left my students and me burnt out at the end of most terms. For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. Where do you start? It wasn’t an effective system.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 111

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

Author Dan Heath says creating more moments like these in the classroom can help students learn. For students, it might take place at prom or a big basketball game. who have their students hold a mock trial on whether or not “Lord of the Flies” author William Golding libeled human nature. To Heath, that’s a “tragedy.”

Instructors 107

Instructors Syllabus Textbooks Lecturing 107

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Poor planning left my students and me burnt out at the end of most terms. For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. This may not sound particularly innovative, especially since many teachers provide a calendar in the syllabus. Where do you start? It wasn’t an effective system.

Exams 105

Exams Syllabus Course Outline Attention 105

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. There are multiple pathways to holding students accountable for their evidence of learning; one is to focus on cheating, the other is to focus on integrity.

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 88

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This is not the kind of refresh that comes from revising a syllabus, choosing a new textbook, or working out the details of a group project. This needs to be about you and what will enable you to stand excitedly before students the next time you teach. We mustn’t settle for less when students need our best.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Quizzes Textbooks Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This article includes a free, open-access resource for educators: What Your Students Arent Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy. The book, co-authored with students, offers actionable strategies and insights to help create more inclusive and humane learning environments.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

Welcome to the Hidden Curriculum of the Internet We often imagine learning as something that happens within school walls, books opened, teachers talking, students taking notes. Today, students are absorbing knowledge everywhere, all the time, even when they dont realize it. Students actually remember this stuff. And guess what?

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

EAB’s Tara Zirkel is joined by Pueblo Community College VP of Student Success, Dr. Heather Speed, to examine changes Pueblo made to boost enrollment heading into the fall semester. Our special guest today is Heather Speed, vice president for Student Success at Pueblo Community College. What does your student body look like?

Coaching 97

Coaching Communication Instructors Questions 97

Lab to Class

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Education, especially formalized education in schools, has long held that in order for students to learn effectively, they must have solid study routines, consistent teachers, and unified textbooks. The routine of school prepares students for the routines of a typical working day. Humans like to know what to expect.

Study 52

Study Lecturing Learning Activities 52

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

That's something that hasn't really been knowable, since no one's been able to collect every syllabus out there and analyze the reading lists on them to see what pops as the top ranked. It's called the Open Syllabus Project and it's run out of a public policy center at Columbia University.

Syllabus 123

Syllabus Textbooks Assignments Education 123

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Just as it is important for doctors, so too is it important in making a difference for our students and their success. Before the term Welcome email A welcome email is correspondence that you send to students before the start of the term. The syllabus is great way to show your positive and encouraging bedside manner to the class.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111