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The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Generate Case Studies for the Classroom - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
The focus of this article is to share examples of AI input prompts to generate case studies as a learning tool to help students learn course topics and learning outcomes.
The Silent Crisis: Bullying Among Nurse Educators in Higher Education - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
While nursing education should promote professional growth, collaboration, and mentorship, many nurse educators—especially those in tenure-track positions—experience bullying from colleagues, senior faculty, or administrators. These hostile work environments have profound consequences, leading many talented educators to leave academia entirely or return to clinical practice.
Building Connections and Shaping Futures by Fostering Cohort Success - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
How do you cultivate connection, retention, and career development among busy, online STEM students? Here, we share five strategies that have helped us successfully create a sense of community in our program.
How You Can Habituate the Circular Model of Reflection: Before-Action, During-Action, After-Action, and Beyond-Action - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
Learn how to implement the Circular Model of Reflection—before, during, after, and beyond action—to enhance your teaching, improve decision-making, and boost learning outcomes.
AI as an Educational Ally: Innovative Strategies for Classroom Integration - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
According to a recent survey by Anthology (2023), 60% of students in the US have used AI tools, with 10% reporting weekly use 38% using them monthly. Instead of fearing AI, we should actively explore its potential in the classroom, emphasizing how it can enrich the learning experience.
5 High-Presence Teaching Tactics for Active Online Learning - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
Within the Purdue Global’s Math Department within the School of Multidisciplinary and Professional Studies, many innovative and inspiring ideas are combined with active learning tactics to promote high-presence teaching in the online classroom.
The Role of Microlearning and Andragogy in Enhancing Online Student Engagement - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
As students and educators adapt to digital platforms, student engagement has emerged as a key concern in online learning. Two such approaches—microlearning and andragogy—offer promising solutions to enhance student engagement and knowledge retention.
5 Strategies to Create Inclusive Learning Environments for International Students - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
Discover five key strategies to create inclusive, supportive learning environments for international students in higher education. Enhance classroom participation, peer support, and a sense of belonging.
Designing College Curricula for Student Success - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
Curriculum design in higher education is essential for student success. This article explores course design types and Fink's model, emphasizing the need for active learning, student interests, and clear goals to create engaging courses.
Mid-Semester Course Corrections: Using the MSF Model to Engage Students and Improve Courses - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
The Midterm Student Feedback (MSF) model builds on the practice of informal, mid-semester “check-ins” to provide robust, actionable, contextualized feedback when it is still possible for faculty to make changes to a course that can improve the student experiences.
Can We Teach Talent? How Mindsets Can Foster Entrepreneurial Success - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
Can entrepreneurship be taught? This article explores the role of a growth mindset in entrepreneurship education, highlighting how trial, error, and persistence shape entrepreneurial success.
Beyond Evaluation: Using Peer Observation to Strengthen Teaching Practices - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
Peer observation is a valuable university practice with mutual benefits for the observer and observee, with an emphasis on learning, reflection, and improvement to enhance teaching methods and overall practices.
AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
This article explores AI's historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively.
Reviving Wonder: How a Sense of Awe Enhances Lifelong Learning in Online Higher Education - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
When we can show students that the extraordinary has a place in their online academic journey, educators can ignite a sense of awe, thus leading to elevated learning, collaboration, critical thinking, and ideas exchange.
From Feedback to Feedforward: Using AI-Powered Assessment Flywheel to Drive Student Competency - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
Discover how Generative AI can enhance student competency through the assessment flywheel model, providing personalized feedforward comments and automating low-stakes formative assessments for deeper learning.
Course-Correcting Mid-Semester: A Three Question Feedback Survey - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
In this teaching tip, I provide a simple structure for crafting an open-ended series of questions that ask students to provide anonymous feedback focused on teaching effectiveness that will help instructors respond to each semesters’ students based on their present needs.
Supporting Non-Major Biology Students: Making the Classroom YOUnique - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
This article explores how strategies—fostering engagement, connecting biology to real-world contexts, and to students’ majors—can support non-major biology students. These strategies will help students build confidence to apply biological knowledge in their careers.
Tired of Awkward Silences? Upgrade your Think-Pair-Share - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
In recent years, I’ve dialed in a 3-step process for discussion in my face-to-face classes, which has helped me create an engaged classroom climate. It’s Think-Pair-Share (TPS), with some upgrades.
Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Age of AI - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
We explore the three cognitive moves of concentric thinking—prioritization, translation, and analogy—and show how low stakes, informal writing assignments can leverage these moves to enhance teaching and learning in the AI era.
Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods.
Engaging Students in Collaborative Research and Writing Through Positive Psychology, Student Wellness, and Generative AI Integration - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
In higher education, one of the greatest challenges is getting students not only engaged in learning but also excited about research.