Questions tagged [teaching]
This tag is related to the role and duties of a teacher, an academic instructor, tutor or a teaching assistant.
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Can I aggregate and reformat publicly available data for teaching?
I work and teach in a field where public data is scarce (anatomical MRI processing). I planned to organize a few practical works for students this semester. I had a pretty hard time gathering publicly ...
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How to ask for another university prof for course materials? [duplicate]
Just surfing the net to find useful resources, came across to the university course page, and course materials were well explained. However, when trying to download them, Unfortunately, there was a ...
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What lesson plan is best for mandarin tutoring? [closed]
I am currently employed to offer private tutor to two children, five and nine years old. My job is to provide their parents with a lesson plan and some sets of exercises to complement their material ...
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What is a good ice-breaker question on the first day of the classes?
I will be teaching for the first time and I am wondering
if I should take time to meet & greet with students
if so, what should I ask them? I know some questions are uncomfortable (anything that ...
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Any way to create dynamic pdf from ppt presentation? I would like to upload a pdf version of my PowerPoint presentation lectures [closed]
What software can I use to create pdf version of my PowerPoint presentation slides? My PowerPoint slides have animations, where multiple pictures are shown on one slide. When I use export pdf from the ...
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Alternative ways to use lecture time when only one quarter of the students can attend?
In the upcoming semester, we are going to organise and hold a beginner’s lecture with some peculiar restrictions (due to the COVID-19 crisis):
We can use a lecture hall at two 90-minute slots per ...
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How can I deal with being pressured by my department to pass students who failed?
Due to COVID-19, I have found myself teaching a course online. I worked with the university teaching center to transition the course online, prepared an online classroom, and updated the requirements ...
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Do instructors have the right to know how many students test positive for COVID-19?
My university tests every student.
So they have the data.
I can understand that for privacy,
the names of the students who tested positive are not released to the public or the instructors.
But do ...
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Advice for first time mathematics TA during the COVID-19 pandemic [closed]
I'm set to start my first year as a TA at a large R1 institution. My teaching assignment consists of being a TA for an honors calculus I section. This includes holding a weekly problem solving session ...
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Teaching-oriented lectureship in a research-oriented university
I have been offered a teaching-oriented position in power electronics in a research-intensive university. It is not a tenure-track position. It seems fine considering my career and age at this moment ...
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Dealing with syllabus error as instructor
I hope it will be forgiven that I am going the anonymous-coward route when asking this question.
I am teaching two courses this semester. My university has been mandating lots of evolving changes to ...
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Software tools for orgainising education lab appointments
Due to the Coronavirus situation it is required to adapt teaching activities to reduce risk of infection. Several courses have laboratory assignments that require physical presence. It is therefore ...
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Do STEM professors generally hold training in teaching from faculty of education or not? [duplicate]
I have studied at 4 universities, and in 3 different programs.
I always observed that STEM professors are not good at teaching. I suspect this is because they do not have degrees in pedagogy like MEd ...
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Nice vs. ugly numbers in homework and tests
This question revolves around using integers (−1, 0, 1, 2, 3) or simple fractions (½, ⅓, ⅗) vs. real numbers (−1.254, 42.72) in teaching concepts, assigning homework, and preparing tests for math, ...
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Political Topic all (most) students would agree on [closed]
For a class demonstration, I am seeking a political topic that all of my students (US undergraduate class) would pretty much hold the same opinion on. The original topic from the research I'm basing ...
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Teaching visual tools for visually impaired students?
I am teaching a module related to data visualization. Thus, of course, most of the tools are visual tools, that is, tools for visualizing summaries of the data.
I have visually impaired students, ...
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Is there a point to setting assignment deadlines and late penalties besides practicality?
Traditionally assignments handed in on paper need to be handed in at the same time due to time constraints on the instructor, to prevent plagiarism, to maintain pace since most of the teaching happens ...
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Need help with linear dynamics and kinetic frictional force question [closed]
I have went though my course notes a number of times and have still cannot solve the question below
A penguin slides at a constant velocity of 1.52 ms-1 down an icy incline. The incline slopes above ...
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How to handle students' disrespectfulness?
Related with this problem:
How to deal with unruly, unengaged students who complain about me?
After the chairman spoke to me, I started talking to my students softly (more than needed). I tried many ...
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is it normal to work as an university professor in engineering but have no real professional experience (in the industry)?
I work as a university assistant professor, I teach engineering-related subjects.
However, I have no real professional experience in engineering (in the industry), I've never worked as an engineer or ...
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Teaching with a textbook
In the past, I was only teaching graduate-level courses where I was creating the material myself. It was slides with material from various books, research papers, and my own work. Accompanied by ...
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Can there be context rich problems in Biology?
Context-rich problems are short realistic scenarios giving students a plausible motivation for solving the problem.
As we search research literature, one can see lots of research in context rich ...
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Can I teach the same course I developed at one university at another university as well?
University A hired me to teach a course. It paid the costs of preparation (3 months) and financed tranining sessions to enhance my instructing abilities.
University B now asked me to offer the same ...
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Best practices to teach while wearing a mask
The title of the question pretty much says it all: starting Fall 2020, my university should resume face-to-face classes, requiring that
all faculty, staff, students, and visitors […] wear an ...
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Should a teacher be able to solve all the assignments they give their students themselves?
A moment ago, I happened upon https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/99712/almost-impossible-sudoku-like-puzzle which explicitly mentioned that this student was given a puzzle in math class that ...
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How to deal with unruly, unengaged students who complain about me?
I got a job 6 months ago as a university lecturer. I was assigned two subjects with the same students. Due to COVID-19, classes are online and lectures are recorded.
From the beginning, the majority ...
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How to deal with students who refuse to do anything except take exams?
This is a follow up to my previous question. Some context:
I teach at a new Fachhochschule-type institute, where my course is 5-day, 1 hour/day course to 20+ students.
I am actively teaching, ...
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Including unofficial teaching experiences in CV
I'm going to apply for a PhD Program and for writing my CV, I'm wondering either include my experience in teaching some courses in online learning platforms or not?
Can such experiences be regarded as ...
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It is worth to get a bachelor degree in education? [closed]
What can I do with a bachelor degree in education and what are the pros and cons of getting a degree in education?
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Where can I find standard high school textbooks used in the US and UK? [closed]
So for example, India has this government organization called The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). They produce their textbooks which are also available to download for ...
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Is it ethical to use already existing material to complement teaching?
As background, I have a MSc in Chemical Engineering, and I am currently teaching in one of the first Fachhochschule-type institutes that have been established in my country. This institute stands as ...
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Is there any journal in which I can publish educational articles not a research article? [closed]
I want to publish an educational article about some non-standard approach to Lagrangian Mechanics, but the problem is that I have written it in my country language (not in English) so I want to know ...
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Is it a bad idea to use other professors' Youtube videos as lectures?
I am a graduate student at an American university, and I have been assigned to teach an online math class. I have noticed that there are many lecture videos available on Youtube made by actual ...
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Graduate admission for mature Computer Science school teacher [closed]
The mother of my friend is a senior computer science high school teacher in India. She did a masters in Information Technology around 25 years ago in India and wants to restart her education. She want'...
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definition of “knowledge point”
I've been seeing the phrase "knowledge point" everywhere for a long time, including research papers.
Is "knowledge point" a term in pedagogy or some other related field? If yes, what's the definition ...
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Hand writing on Powerpoint presentation [closed]
I have a mathematical online course that has programming sections. It has transitions between Python, Matlab, R, and Powerpoint. Powerpoint has equations and questions. I want to draw some arrows and ...
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Confusion - “CV including a summary of teaching experience”
I am going to apply for a visiting lecturer position at a US university. The job posting is mentioning that applicants should send (email) CV including a summary of teaching experience, and a teaching ...
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Untrue negative comments on RateMyProfessor website
I pay close attention to how my rating scores/comments are like on the RateMyProfessor website. Very rarely I reported inappropriate comments (which violated site guidelines) for removals, and the ...
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MSc in education for an assistnat professor in computer science
What are your thoughts about getting an MSc in education while being an assistant professor? my UK university requires assistant professors to go through a number of courses, and upon completing them ...
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When and how should the content of courses in a sequence overlap?
My Computer Science department uses a three-course sequence (A, B, C) in which A is optional. Because both A and B are on-ramps, their contents overlap a good deal, and students who take the slower, ...
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Tablet/e-writer/pressure pad for writing with normal pen and paper, but electronic output
I would like to be able to create short 'video tutorials' or 'video lectures' where I draw on the screen and record my voice. I know that I can use OBS software to capture an application window and my ...
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Is it ethical for professors to ask graduate students to teach? [closed]
Universities require a doctorate degree to apply for a faculty position which involves both teaching and research. Even if the professor did not receive any formal training in pedagogy, it is expected ...
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Is a PhD really required to teach? [duplicate]
Do teachers really need a PhD to teach? I guess the origin of this requirement was that people with PhD's were probably the only source of knowledge (unless someone is willing to go to a library, get ...
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How much reading is appropriate to give to students? [closed]
I'm designing an introductory undergraduate course on social science which is mostly based on not-so technical textbooks and articles (little math involved). Essays will be the key form of evaluation. ...
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What are the benefits and drawbacks of timed online exams? [closed]
I have seen several ideas for online exams but one thing that is not fully discussed is what are the advantages and disadvantages of timed exams? This will be helpful to many, especially during these ...
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Journal Club - How to encourage students to ask questions to the presenters (peers)
We are running a journal club online due to the current COVID-19 situation. The students have to pick a paper and present it online to teachers and their peers. However, I would like to make the ...
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Creating video recordings of R Studio and R console
I am teaching a course of Methods in the Study of Animal Behaviour and, of course, a large part of the course is dedicated to Statistics and R scripting. COVID-19 emergency and lockdowns are pointing ...
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How to cope with YouTube and use it as an aid for effective teaching
YouTube rules the roost. It is first resource that people refer to when they want to learn something new. After all, who would teach me how to replace a RAM on my laptop or to change the new ...
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How can I politely reply and educate students with unreasonable requests?
I am a professor at uni, and I have been experiencing a number of unreasonable requests from students on these days, some of them arguing that they need a special treatment due to the current Covid-19 ...
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Cheating tendencies for open- versus closed-book online exams
Like many faculty, I am forced to give online exams for the first time this semester. (See I need help adapting my academic workflow to the COVID-19/coronavirus crisis – where do I start? for ...
