Instructional Design
How can teachers and learners transfer information most effectively? Instructional design, routed in cognitive and behavioral psychology, frequently involves employing new media. Turn to Faculty Focus for the latest developments in instructional design.
August 16, 2010
Nine Ways to Customize Learning Experiences
In every course there are certain core concepts and principles that are important for each student to learn, develop into useful knowledge, and apply appropriately. What’s not important is how ... Read more »
August 9, 2010
Digital Storytelling Brings a Human Connection to Online Education
Once upon a time people told stories to share experiences and to teach. With the growing popularity of distance learning modalities educators have been searching for ways to enhance ... Read more »
July 1, 2010
Group Work: Should Your Top Students Work Together?
One of the common objections to group work is that bright, capable students are held back when they share group activities and grades with students of lesser ability. This is ... Read more »
May 24, 2010
Structuring Blended Courses for Maximum Student Engagement
Blended learning is gaining momentum in higher education…and for a very good reason. According to the U.S. Department of Education, blended learning can improve learning outcomes. To achieve better learning ... Read more »
May 5, 2010
Blended Learning Course Design Begins with Strong Learning Objectives
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the whitepaper Blended Learning Course Design, which provides 10 recommendations for successfully designing a blended course. The following post discusses learning objectives. ... Read more »
April 21, 2010
Six Steps to Designing Effective Service-Learning Courses
A biology class works with a local environmental organization to test water samples from the Chesapeake Bay. A graphics design class helps a non-profit organization build a new website. A ... Read more »
March 31, 2010
Embedding Web 2.0 Tools into Your Course Management System
If Web 1.0 was about information, then Web 2.0 is about sharing information. This second generation of the Web is more personalized, more collaborative, and more engaging. Is it any ... Read more »
March 25, 2010
Teaching Classes That Meet in Blocks
To meet the needs of today’s students, colleges and universities are offering more courses in block time formats. These courses meet once a week for three hours, extended hours over ... Read more »
March 17, 2010
Six Principles of a Successful Course Redesign
Required introductory courses, especially those in math and science, offer special teaching challenges. Frequently, these are courses that must be completed before students can proceed to their chosen majors. A recent ... Read more »
February 15, 2010
Learning Spaces that Facilitate Student Learning
As a college student, I always liked it when I had a course that met in Edwards Hall – if for no other reason than a lot of the classrooms ... Read more »
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Asynchronous Learning and Trends
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Educational Assessment
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Effective Classroom Management
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Effective Teaching Strategies
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Curriculum Development
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Instructional Design
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Faculty Development
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Faculty Evaluation
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Learning Styles
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Distance Learning
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Online Education
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Philosophy of Teaching
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Learning Communities
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Teaching and Learning
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Trends in Higher Education
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Teaching Careers
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Community College
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Academic Leadership
