Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This article is from The Teaching Professor. For reasons I won’t belabor, my teaching stunk. Like any good millennial, I started by googling “how to recover from poor teaching evaluations” and “is tenure still possible after low evaluations” but found nothing. Usually, courses improve each time you teach them.

Course Evaluations 122

Course Evaluations Evaluation Gamification Lecturing 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Incorporating four simple practices through collaborative learning communities could be a game changer for teachers willing to embrace a more humane approach to teaching and learning. Likewise, students develop a deeper sense of efficacy and connection to the students they teach and the profession of teaching.

Students 111

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This article is from The Teaching Professor. For reasons I won’t belabor, my teaching stunk. Like any good millennial, I started by googling “how to recover from poor teaching evaluations” and “is tenure still possible after low evaluations” but found nothing. Usually, courses improve each time you teach them.

Course Evaluations 111

Course Evaluations Evaluation Gamification Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. Data-driven insights Incorporating recent Teaching Evaluation (TEVAL) data provides a nuanced understanding of the utility of exam blueprints in veterinary anatomy courses. indicating higher student preference for this teaching method.

Exams 119

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. Data-driven insights Incorporating recent Teaching Evaluation (TEVAL) data provides a nuanced understanding of the utility of exam blueprints in veterinary anatomy courses. indicating higher student preference for this teaching method.

Exams 111

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2025

Unfortunately, the most common form of feedback that instructors receive, the mandatory end-of-semester evaluation, is primarily intended to assess faculty rather than the teaching and learning experience. The MSF asks students simple, direct questions focused on the teaching and learning process in their current course.

Instructors 90

Instructors Feedback Evaluation Students 90

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2025

Unfortunately, the most common form of feedback that instructors receive, the mandatory end-of-semester evaluation, is primarily intended to assess faculty rather than the teaching and learning experience. The MSF asks students simple, direct questions focused on the teaching and learning process in their current course.

Instructors 83

Instructors Feedback Evaluation Students 83

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

A shift to more remote teaching and learning has provided an opportunity to explore alternative methods, most of which involve digital modalities of content delivery. For example, Herman (2020) notes that student perception of online courses was overall negative (which could lead to decreased teaching evaluations). Schaberg, C.

Lecturing 126

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 126

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

A shift to more remote teaching and learning has provided an opportunity to explore alternative methods, most of which involve digital modalities of content delivery. For example, Herman (2020) notes that student perception of online courses was overall negative (which could lead to decreased teaching evaluations). Schaberg, C.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 98