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How Teaching Should Change, According to a Nobel-Prize-Winning Physicist

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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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How a Pandemic Could Change Higher Education

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What this crisis is clearly doing is it’s testing which things need to be in-person and which things can be online. Audience question] Has there been any conversation in higher ed about technology integration being part of faculty evaluation? All faculty can discount those evaluations from any review process.

Education 179
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Exam Blueprints: A Student-centric Approach to Assessment 

Faculty Focus

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. Online courses : The virtual learning environment often lacks the cues and guidance found in a traditional classroom. on a scale of 1 to 5.

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Exam Blueprints: A Student-centric Approach to Assessment 

Faculty Focus

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. Online courses : The virtual learning environment often lacks the cues and guidance found in a traditional classroom. on a scale of 1 to 5.

Exams 111