Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

AI-enabled systems such as adaptive learning platforms, chatbots, and generative tools like ChatGPT can provide students with on-demand explanations, simulate peer discussions, offer low-stakes quizzes, and give instant feedback. Learning Analytics Learning analytics represents another foundational component of the Flipped Classroom 2.0

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Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 89

Faculty Focus

JUNE 10, 2025

But scholars like Maha Bali reminded me that we need to engage with AI in order to discuss its implications and influence its outcomes. I respect my instructors’ hard-earned expertise and original work, and I won’t use their work with GenAI tools without their permission. I value collaboration. References Bali, M.

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Instructors Critical Thinking Plagiarism Intelligence 82

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Gen ed is great, so why is it discussed as a “hurdle.” Currently, she is in a general psychology course, and although she finds the concepts interesting, she is grinding her way through online discussion boards to finish her degree. She is not being asked to manufacture responses to hypothetical scenarios on weekly discussion boards.

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 95

Faculty Focus

JUNE 10, 2025

But scholars like Maha Bali reminded me that we need to engage with AI in order to discuss its implications and influence its outcomes. I respect my instructors’ hard-earned expertise and original work, and I won’t use their work with GenAI tools without their permission. I value collaboration. References Bali, M.

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Instructors Critical Thinking Plagiarism Intelligence 67

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Moreover, issues like digital dividewhere not all students have equal access to technologyraise concerns about equity in education. Platforms like Zoom or Google Classroom enable real-time discussions, while forums foster ongoing dialogue beyond scheduled sessions. Another concern is the varying levels of access to technology.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 135

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This article includes a free, open-access resource for educators: What Your Students Arent Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy. I wanted to change thatnot just by asking better questions, but by building an open-access platform that would amplify student voices and inform actionable change.

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Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 54

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

But it’s not retrieval if they have access to the information they’re trying to retrieve. ” “That’s going to guide our discussion for the day,” she explains. students relying on notes: “It’s tempting for students to want to use their notes at first,” Blunt explains.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Online courses can quickly become overwhelming as the emails, discussion posts, and papers roll in like the next COVID-19 variant. An online class can have a constant presence in your work life and your home life, as access is just a click away. Many faculty are often unprepared for the volume of work that comes with teaching online.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 70

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Online courses can quickly become overwhelming as the emails, discussion posts, and papers roll in like the next COVID-19 variant. An online class can have a constant presence in your work life and your home life, as access is just a click away. Many faculty are often unprepared for the volume of work that comes with teaching online.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 68

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Discussion Forums: Some programs include online forums where students can continue conversations beyond the classroom. Supporting your child in joining these discussions—even casually—can reinforce the material and help them feel part of a learning community. Interactive Games: Learning can (and should!)

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Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

During lockdown students weren’t able to bond and build connections to the institution, or even access support structures,” she said. Here’s how “During lockdown students weren’t able to bond and build connections to the institution, or even access support structures,” Mata said. They remember being lonely.

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Math English Lecturing High School 89

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2020

As teachers embrace their new roles as designers, instructors, and facilitators of online learning, many are grappling the details associated with teaching remotely. If you regularly engage students in discussions about the reading, videos, or current events, leverage your LMS’s functionality to create that experience online.

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Teaching Assignments Discussions Communication 545

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

Teachers have three primary roles – designer, instructor, and facilitator. Most teachers dedicate significant time and energy to their instructor role, explaining complex concepts and processes and modeling specific strategies and skills. A video can also make instruction more accessible.

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Blended Learning Feedback Learning Instructors 498

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching.

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Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 217

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

The instructor can decide if you want to let anyone who has the link be able to collaborate, protect your ideas with a password, or require people to set up accounts before they can engage. This is just one example of a tool that makes it easy for student-to-student interaction without requiring much effort from instructors to set it up.

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Instructors Syllabus Peer Review Students 161

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The goal of UDL is to design “barrier-free, instructionally rich learning environments and lessons that provide access to all students” (Nelson, 2). Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that is based on a scientific understanding of how people learn.

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Universal Design Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning 545

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As an instructor, I have always considered myself to be friendly and approachable. Student perceptions of their instructors’ attitude toward them has been shown to be a predictor of student motivation (Wilson J. Periodically, I will set up a discussion board forum in the LMS. Teaching of Psychology, 33 (2), 91-95. Wilson, R.

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Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 122

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

For teachers without access to virtual reality equipment and software, there are virtual online tours like the ones offered by the Smithsonian National of Natural History Museum or the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) interactive destination tour for kids.

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Online Learning Learning Participation Knowledge 420

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Our discussions culminated in selecting specific challenges to explore in-depth, with the goal of prototyping solutions at the Learning Leaders Summit in Dubai. How do teachers ensure that instruction and facilitation of learning are accessible, inclusive, and equitable?

Blended Learning 460

Blended Learning Learning Universal Design Motivation 460

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

But pulling off these “assignment makeovers,” as some instructors are calling them, turns out to be challenging, and what works differs significantly depending on the subject matter and type of assignment. Some of those instructors are using tools that attempt to detect text written by bots, such as GPTZero and a new tool by Turnitin.

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Instructors Assignments Writing History 148

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As an instructor, I have always considered myself to be friendly and approachable. Student perceptions of their instructors’ attitude toward them has been shown to be a predictor of student motivation (Wilson J. Periodically, I will set up a discussion board forum in the LMS. Teaching of Psychology, 33 (2), 91-95. Wilson, R.

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Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 98

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2024

said SREB President Dr. Stephen Pruitt during a conference to discuss the group’s first meeting. The commission’s first meeting generated discussions about what, exactly, AI looks like at different levels of education and how to integrate it in useful and actionable ways for students, educators, and stakeholders. “We

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Skills Laboratory Education Fairness 328

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

As the capacity of AI grows to complete increasingly complex tasks, we (as college instructors) may wonder what we can offer our students in the age of AI. Why College Instructors Matter: A Student’s Perspective I had a conversation with one of my students recently about this exact question. Schoeder, 2024).

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 114

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2024

Faculty discussions The importance of fostering safe spaces in online spaces cannot be overstated. Engaging in open and ongoing discussions with educational leaders becomes an imperative for creating policies that uphold the safety and well-being of all those who are working in online spaces. References Coleman, M. link] Costa, S.

Instructors 128

Instructors Counselling Confidentiality Communication 128

eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

As Tax Day approaches, Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors media-rich content to teach key concepts about taxation in the United States. The day provides a great opportunity for teachers to discuss the history of taxation in the United States, and to show students how taxes impact buying power.”

High School 285

High School High School Social Studies Teachers 285

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2015

With that in mind, certain strategies, tips, and guidelines have been proven to help instructors begin what can seem like an overwhelming task—teaching a course without ever even needing to physically see her students. Discussion boards encourage critical and creative thinking and supports students in their own reflections and inquiries.

Education 279

Education Syllabus Instructors Feedback 279

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Before school libraries would begin to morph into multimedia digital information centers, they supported student literacy-building practices by providing access to their on-site book collections. Access to audiobooks and online tutorials. The Evolution of the School Library. Workshops on internet and information literacy.

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Schools Essay Instructors Critical Thinking 357

eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

Our accredited program provides fall, spring, and full-year courses that contain group projects, discussions, labs, and much more,” said President & CEO of VHS Learning Carol DeFuria. “Schools use VHS Learning to provide their students with high-quality online courses.

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High School High School Teachers Instructors 246

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It helps instructors deliver cohesive learning experiences through structured content and interactivity. This enables the instructor to assign coursework that keeps their students moving forward on their unique learning path. With Connect, students and instructors are provided with continuous support — in or out of the classroom.

High School 270

High School High School Schools Instructors 270

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2024

Faculty discussions The importance of fostering safe spaces in online spaces cannot be overstated. Engaging in open and ongoing discussions with educational leaders becomes an imperative for creating policies that uphold the safety and well-being of all those who are working in online spaces. References Coleman, M. link] Costa, S.

Instructors 115

Instructors Counselling Confidentiality Communication 115

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Better outcomes for Alaska students start with access to teachers utilizing research-grounded, evidence-based instructional practices in the science of reading,” said Jason Mendenhall, President of State Solutions Division at NWEA. Instructors will provide support to participants through feedback and dialogue.

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Teachers Coaching Textbooks Participation 255

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

They include everything instructors need to teach a subject, including lessons, e-books, bell ringers, quizzes, and tests. All content is available via a digital platform that allows students to access lessons even in poor bandwidth environments. Poptential course packages are standards-based and developed by teachers.

History 246

History Curriculum Social Studies Quizzes 246

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For instructors who have had the opportunity to participate in pedagogy learning groups, there may be a lot of overlap in what they already know about teaching and what changes AI might bring to the classroom. Instructors across the disciplines question how and where their students will use AI.

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Teaching Instructors Knowledge Writing 208

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

I NDIANAPOLIS, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — When teaching about the labor movement in the United States, instructors often focus on Cesar Chavez and Peter McGuire to illustrate the rise of unions and workers’ rights. They include everything instructors need to teach a subject, including lessons, e-books, bell ringers, quizzes, and tests.

History 246

History Curriculum Social Studies Teachers 246

eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2021

InSpace allows instructors to maintain the natural flow of a face-to-face class in a virtual space and empowers students to control how they engage. Users seamlessly switch from communal class discussions to private conversations or group work, similar to a lab or classroom.

Education 246

Education Instructors Participation Science 246

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This trend underscores the growing popularity of online education as a means of accessing higher education opportunities. Online education has revolutionized the way individuals access and engage with learning opportunities, providing flexibility and convenience that traditional institutions cannot always offer.

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Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Mobile Devices Gamification Science STEM 341