The start of a new year is often met with excitement, while the start of a new semester has its fair share of stress for both students and faculty. Whether you’re hitting the books or leading the class, finding ways to manage stress is crucial for a successful and positive academic experience. Here are some …
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Navigating the Challenges of Faculty Recruitment and Retention
Recruiting and retaining top-notch faculty staff is a critical challenge for universities today. The success and reputation of an institution largely depend on the quality and dedication of its faculty members. However, the competition for talented educators is fierce, and once they’re on board, retaining them can be equally challenging. Thankfully, there are strategies for …
How Artificial Intelligence Can Boost Your University’s Effectiveness
Universities have increasingly embraced new technologies in the realms of academic and administrative processes. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving to be an effective tool to carry out complex tasks more efficiently and with greater accuracy than human intervention. While some are wary of automating certain processes, the advantages of incorporating AI to handle institutional research …
“Future proofing” your faculty: professional development
Developing faculty members into better professors is one of the most important roles of any university. It is important to create and maintain engaging and meaningful professional development plans to ensure that faculty members have the necessary skills to teach college students. The role of faculty members at universities is far more complex than many …
Leveraging technology for blended class environments
By choosing the right technology tools, providing support, and creating an infrastructure conducive to blended learning, educational institutions can navigate this digital landscape and offer students a dynamic and effective learning experience. Technology is the backbone of blended classrooms and plays a pivotal role in ensuring its success. Administrators should focus on the following key …
Mastering Blended Learning: success strategies for educators and administrators
Perhaps you’re contemplating adopting a blended model into your curriculum. It’s never too early to prepare for the next term, so it’s worth exploring the foundation of blended learning, understanding its various models, and the crucial role of technology in this transformative educational approach.In the post pandemic years, blended learning, the fusion of in-person and …
Overcome your survey’s Achilles heel: question bias
Creating course evaluation surveys is an important part of assessing the learning experience of your students, and it’s important to design the survey in a way that will provide accurate and useful feedback. One of the major challenges in creating a successful course evaluation survey is avoiding question-related biases that can distort results. Here are …
Modeling Positive Learning Habits
As a college professor, it is essential to create the optimal learning environment for your students. To do this, it is important to model positive learning habits in the classroom. The following are five ways to model positive learning habits in the classroom as a college professor. Collaboration and creativity Professors should strive to model …
SmartEvals is empowering beyond the classroom
With college campuses undergoing a great deal of change due to the pandemic, it is important to use innovative tools to improve campus life. SmartEvals has innovative tools that can be used to evaluate beyond just classroom performance. They can also be used to measure quality of laboratory and other facilities available on campus, and …
Maximizing your Fall 2023 semester preparations
As the fall semester of 2023 is quickly approaching, professors across the nation are preparing for their students’ return. With the upcoming semester comes new challenges, opportunities, and experiences to be had by both instructors and students. It is an exciting yet overwhelming time, making thoughtful preparation the key to success. Since the climate of …