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Tierney King
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Faculty Focus Live

We're here to bring instructors and teachers inspiration, energy, and creative strategies that they can utilize in their everyday teaching.

  1. MAY 1

    Streamline Your Teaching and Workload with Artificial Intelligence

    We are back on the conversation of artificial intelligence (AI) since we’re seeing AI being used more and more in our everyday lives. In this episode, we dive into how AI can offer assistance to faculty overwhelmed by escalating workloads. We’ll explore the practical applications of AI in higher education, from enhancing teaching practices, drafting course materials, and helping assess student learning. Additionally, don't forget to check out the recommended resources where you’ll find an arr...

    17 min

  2. APR 17

    Wandering Minds: Improving Retention through Retrieval Practices, Interleaving, and Microactivities

    Have you ever looked at your students and saw their eyes glaze over, knowing they most likely are not retaining anything you’re saying? So, what tools can you implement to help your students retain more of what you teach in class? Today, we’re going to go through study skills you can provide to your students to enhance their recall, and we’ll cover interleaving and microlectures. Research says you have 15 minutes of attention span before minds start to drift and wander. What can you do to inc...

    17 min

  3. APR 3

    Unlocking Teaching Excellence: Strategies for Growth

    What can you do to propel your teaching career, and what advice do some of our great higher ed instructors have for you? In this episode, you’ll be reminded of the importance of remaining open to learning, how to seek mentorship, and how to foster meaningful connections within your academic circle. Additionally, we’ll cover prioritizing work-life quality over monetary incentives, along with truly understanding your teaching methods and recognizing both your strengths and weaknesses. Through i...

    16 min

  4. MAR 20

    Class Adjourned: The Importance of Ending Well

    We always talk about the beginning of the course and setting the tone, but what about the end of the course? How can you make your course memorable? How can you make your end-of-course project meaningful? Today, we’ll look at it from multiple perspectives. First, we’ll look inward and outward and ask ourselves pertinent closing questions. Next, we’ll look at how an end-of-semester service learning project can make students feel empowered and feel as if the class work they are doing is meaning...

    17 min

  5. MAR 6

    The Art of Meaningful Assessment: From Choice Boards to AI-Driven Dialogues

    Today, we’re going to explore innovative assessment strategies that enhance student learning. We’ll talk about reflection and how to use feedback as a tool for growth and knowledge, and then we’ll talk about asynchronous online teaching assessments such as a weekly choice board or brochure. Finally, we’ll talk about the integration of generative AI in assessment practices. Whether you teach in-person or online, these ideas offer new ways to reveal student understanding and better connect comp...

    13 min

  6. FEB 21

    A Quest for Knowledge: Making Learning Irresistible through Gamification Strategies

    In this episode, we dive into the power of gamification in education, exploring how it can transform student engagement and motivation. We start by examining the role of failure as a motivating tool within gamified learning, proposing that challenges and setbacks can be reconfigured as stepping stones toward success. We also talk about strategies, such as playful openers, game-infused instruction, and storified assessments, to spark interest and sustain engagement among students, especially r...

    16 min

  7. FEB 7

    Teaching Tomorrow: Unleashing the Synergy Between Humans and Robots

    In this episode, we dive into the rapidly evolving landscape of generative AI tools in education. Dr. Jayne Lammers emphasizes the importance of collaborative exploration, urging teachers and colleagues to embark on a collective learning journey together. We also discuss specific AI tools such as Claude, Bing, Bard, TeachAI, Magic School, and more, and how educators can use these tools for brainstorming sessions, language translation, and lesson planning. “We are all learning how to use ...

    21 min

  8. JAN 24

    My Classroom is a Safe Place: Empowering Trans-spectrum Students

    Last summer, I attended our Teaching Professor Annual Conference, one of my favorite conferences that we host. If you haven’t been to it, I highly recommend attending it this year in New Orleans. You can check it out at www.TeachingProfessorConference.com. When I attended last year, I went to a session by Jonathan Howle about empowering trans-spectrum students. He said something that I’ll never forget. He said, “Your space and your class may be the only safe space that a student has. Your cla...

    18 min
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We're here to bring instructors and teachers inspiration, energy, and creative strategies that they can utilize in their everyday teaching.

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  • Creator
    Tierney King
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    82
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 Faculty Focus Live
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