Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

On the heels of one another, two tech titans recently announced higher-education partnerships that leverage transcription technology to make educational materials more accessible to a broader swath of learners. On April 5, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

Accessibility 138

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2017

These practices often include an exam with a professor monitoring students to reduce cheating. Some examples include learning management systems, lecture capture tools, and early online meeting systems. Take lecture capture for example, even a good 45 minute in-person lecture can put the most engaged students to sleep if put online.

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Exams Lecturing Authentic Assessment Blended Courses 165

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A free online course from Rice University uses attention-grabbing videos, interactive lab activities, dramatic physics demonstrations, engaging instructors and a free online textbook to help high school students prepare for the Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1 Exam. Part 4 will offer a comprehensive exam prep.

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Exams Lecturing Textbooks Instructors 161

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Numerous online resources exist where you can find lecture notes, study guides, and other helpful materials. Cloud storage solutions enable you to access your study materials from anywhere, making it easier to study on the go. homework, lecture notes, practice tests). Start by setting specific, measurable goals for each subject.

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High School High School Study Exams 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

For Rachel Davenport, a senior lecturer at Texas State University, one key area where she has thrown out old assumptions has been testing. Why have I not done open-book exams? Why did I spend a decade giving closed-book exams?” She says she will probably never go back to closed-book exams. “So she asks. “I

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Exams Syllabus Lecturing Testing 178

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

All of my colleagues from graduate school are scattered across the country at different universities, they're all finding it too,” says Rachel Davenport, a senior lecturer at Texas State University andinterim head of the Honor Code Council at the university, which handles issues of academic dishonesty. It's just impossible.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Pandemic-era disruptions have played a role, but so has the broader worry that a reliance on standardized admissions exams may exacerbate disparities among students of different races and income levels. These days more four-year colleges are dropping their SAT and ACT requirements. It did not use demographic data. The algorithm worked.

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Exams English Math Instructors 172

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2021

So does lacking reliable access to a computer. I Feel Ashamed’ To enjoy full access to digital textbooks, video software and other online learning systems, college students ideally would have their own, modern computers, according to Francis. Spotty internet service makes remote learning hard for many college students.

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Students Lecturing Assignments Exams 198

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Additional recommendations for faculty during in-person lectures involve small group interactions and calling upon students to create an atmosphere of engagement and dialogue. For students with disabilities, access to information in an online or hybrid class setting could alter the course of their post-secondary experience.

Disabilities 144

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

When I started teaching data science and artificial intelligence in Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, I was frustrated by how little insight I actually felt I had into how effective my teaching was, until the end-of-semester final exam grades and student assessments came in. This is where machine learning comes in.

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Teaching Instructors Quizzes Intelligence 210

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Instead of reserving them for high-stakes assessments like final exams, some professors now use these tools for routine work like weekly quizzes. million exams. We have 2 to 4 million weekly students who are using the product,” he adds, noting that the company was used in 6 million exams in all of 2019. In October we did 3.5

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In California, students at Chula Vista Elementary School District’s Salt Creek Elementary improved their scores by 137 percent over the state average on California’s performance exams in the first year of introducing a blended learning program. . Blended Learning Programs Improve the Learning Without the Lecture.

Technology 167

Technology Blended Learning Lecturing Exams 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

This technology captures whatever is going on in the classroom and turns it into easily searchable and referenceable video content that students can access anywhere, anytime, on all their devices—which is one piece of the puzzle. And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide.

Study 164

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 164

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

In most cases, what professors ask students to do outside the classrooms is watch video lectures, and Barba thinks that part of the flipped approach needs to go, and that professors are relying too much on such videos as a crutch. STEM has always been lecture heavy,” she says, “and that's the big difference.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Learning Management Systems With learning management systems now installed at nearly all higher education institutions here and abroad, instructors can create course materials, assess student progress and generate custom exams. MOOC critics say that streaming lectures is not terribly innovative.

Online Learning 151

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Instructors 151

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. More importantly, students will have better access to lessons designed specifically for their learning style. — Suren Aloyan , Co-Founder & CEO, PopUp EduTech, Inc.

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Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

This can be a real challenge for procrastinators, multitaskers, responsibility jugglers and anyone tempted to half-listen to a lecture while scrolling through social media—in other words, many people. Students could access chatbot quizzes ahead of exams to help assess their level of understanding.

Student Engagement 200

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Students 200

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Additional recommendations for faculty during in-person lectures involve small group interactions and calling upon students to create an atmosphere of engagement and dialogue. For students with disabilities, access to information in an online or hybrid class setting could alter the course of their post-secondary experience.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Here are three strategies for digital tool use to consider, particularly at the start of a new term or when organizing for exams. For example, faculty often create lecture materials and documents directly in Notability that students can edit immediately. Providing students documents in a format that aligns with this tool is key.

Lecturing 154

Lecturing Exams Assignments Textbooks 154

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

So, for those of us that cannot add one more thing to our already packed class schedules, look for ways to bring teamwork to your existing lecture topics. Leaning in on the great group work and connections formed during the semester provides an opportunity for a group final exam, and greatly diffuses any anxiety.

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2023

To bring students back to the classroom, it can be tempting to scale back some course accommodations, such as not recording lectures or providing material online ( D’Agostino, 2022 ). I shifted to more written, reflective assignments and turned my proctored exams into open-book, take-home exams. 2020 ); Moores, et al.,

Student Engagement 102

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Exams 102

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2021

But to earn a fully-accredited degree, students in online pilot programs must take additional exams to qualify—credentials that don’t carry the same academic standing as those awarded on campus. Michael Wang, CEO of Beacon Education, a Beijing company I consult with that delivers U.S.

Distance Learning 169

Distance Learning Exams Science Lecturing 169

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

So, for those of us that cannot add one more thing to our already packed class schedules, look for ways to bring teamwork to your existing lecture topics. Leaning in on the great group work and connections formed during the semester provides an opportunity for a group final exam, and greatly diffuses any anxiety.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

PowerPoints, brief lectures or lecture videos, images, diagrams, quizzes, and interactive activities can be utilized to deliver prelusive course content. At the Louisiana State School of Veterinary Medicine, a veterinary anatomy pre-course correlated with improved exam grades and reduced anxiety (McNulty and Lazarus, 2018).

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In lecture-based classes, combine lecturing with interactive activities such as Q&A sessions, pair/group work (two to four students) to go over muddy questions, summarize key points, or draw an infographic to demonstrate understanding of what was just covered in smaller segments throughout the class.

Motivation 126

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

Students may feel relief as they hand in an exam, but the moment marks the beginning of stress and anxiety for instructors and teaching assistants, who may need to grade hundreds of tests in a short time. To use Gradescope, a grader scans exams or assignments into the platform and each question is given a rubric.

Grades 96

Grades Exams Instructors Teaching Assistants 96

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Many educators are wondering about whether grading policies should be relaxed because of how stressed everyone is, and with so many students facing tough life circumstances of tech access. Too many of us take it for granted that students are going to have access to the internet. [Or What is your position on that?

Failure 148

Failure Feedback Students Exams 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

Its array of question styles, including multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and fill-in-the-blank, facilitates swift quiz and exam question creation from various document formats such as PDFs, DOCs, and PPTs. But what sets QuizGecko apart is its innovative use of AI.

Quizzes 148

Quizzes Gamification Teaching Methods Feedback 148

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. More importantly, students will have better access to lessons designed specifically for their learning style. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

Hybrid Learning 280

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Language 280

Edsurge

JULY 18, 2017

Students have steadily headed to larger schools, where they believed they had more access to more academic resources. But if Bentley was going to compete with bigger schools, its students still needed more options in terms of class choice and access to high quality academic content.

Schools 138

Schools Coaching Mobile Devices Social Studies 138

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

This technology captures whatever is going on in the classroom and turns it into easily searchable and referenceable video content that students can access anywhere, anytime, on all their devices—which is one piece of the puzzle. And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide.

Study 99

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 99

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In lecture-based classes, combine lecturing with interactive activities such as Q&A sessions, pair/group work (two to four students) to go over muddy questions, summarize key points, or draw an infographic to demonstrate understanding of what was just covered in smaller segments throughout the class.

Motivation 111

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 111

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Interactive displays enable dynamic presentations and engagement, while educational software offers personalized learning experiences and access to a wealth of resources. One example is the use of visual aids such as charts, diagrams, and multimedia presentations to supplement lectures and reinforce key concepts.

Textbooks 130

Textbooks Metacognitive Skills Education Teaching Methods 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2017

Everyone took notes and used those to study for exams. OneNote can even tape lectures and then search the recording for keywords. This is great for students who don’t have access to the Internet (or WiFi) at home. If students wanted to share notes, they had to find a copy machine.

Education 0

Education Exams Internet Lecturing 0

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth. Additionally, interactive whiteboards have become essential modern teaching tools in many classrooms.

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Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning. Incorporate individual accountability.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 116

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

They provide a quick way to access a webpage that could be the syllabus, a poll, a list of resources, or a shared online space for a brainstorming activity. Then, the instructor proceeds to conduct a short lecture where course materials such as the syllabus, slides, or videos might be shared with everyone through a QR code (see Figure 1).

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98