Remove Academic Development Remove Education Remove Exams
article thumbnail

What Student Leaders Think About the Future of Education

Edsurge

EdSurge Independent was created in 2016 as a way to change that by providing college and university students a platform to share their ideas, concerns, excitement and frustrations with the way technology shapes teaching and learning in higher education. You can find the full report here , and a snapshot of highlights below.

Fairness 164
article thumbnail

Lessons Learned While Coaching Nursing Students During and After the Pandemic: An Experiential Story

Faculty Focus

There is no doubt that educating nurses during the pandemic was a challenge, unlike anything we had ever experienced. While some may have taken a pre-requisite course via online format, none were prepared for the purely virtual education that they were to receive. Nursing students also weren’t prepared.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Lessons Learned While Coaching Nursing Students During and After the Pandemic: An Experiential Story

Faculty Focus

There is no doubt that educating nurses during the pandemic was a challenge, unlike anything we had ever experienced. While some may have taken a pre-requisite course via online format, none were prepared for the purely virtual education that they were to receive. Nursing students also weren’t prepared.

article thumbnail

Pecha Kucha is the Answer

Faculty Focus

Student exam performance then becomes a matter of cramming course content into short-term memory, without ever really mastering, considering, or owning the course material in a meaningful way. In this educational quagmire, Pecha Kucha is an answer. Pecha Kucha (Japanese for chit-chat) is nothing new in academic circles.

Lecturing 122
article thumbnail

Assigning “Accountability Partners” to Support Student Engagement, Learning, and Growth

Faculty Focus

To whom and for what are students accountable in higher education? Accountability Partners also meet with us for midterm conferences, which we hold in lieu of midterm exams or assignments. We often neglect to put accountability and relationships at the forefront of education, but this class highlighted its importance.

article thumbnail

Pecha Kucha is the Answer

Faculty Focus

Student exam performance then becomes a matter of cramming course content into short-term memory, without ever really mastering, considering, or owning the course material in a meaningful way. In this educational quagmire, Pecha Kucha is an answer. Pecha Kucha (Japanese for chit-chat) is nothing new in academic circles.

article thumbnail

Assigning “Accountability Partners” to Support Student Engagement, Learning, and Growth

Faculty Focus

To whom and for what are students accountable in higher education? Accountability Partners also meet with us for midterm conferences, which we hold in lieu of midterm exams or assignments. We often neglect to put accountability and relationships at the forefront of education, but this class highlighted its importance.