Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Teaching assistants moderated an online discussion forum through Piazza , an online community building and discussion platform, and held recitations, which enabled students to ask questions and ponder ideas. She reflects on her final project, saying, “I no longer felt I was learning to read and write commands and scripts.

Science 218

Science Education Learning Essay 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

After all, while some students might write in to their teacher for help, more-reserved students—perhaps more likely to be female students—might hang back or try to figure it all out by themselves. A big push that we started to do with COVID was to make our website mobile accessible" because some students lacked enough laptops at home.

Communication 192

Communication Learning Students Culture 192

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

“School-wide initiatives can be seamlessly woven into an educator’s blended resources, allowing for content to be personal to their own school and classroom,” Farah writes in an Edutopia blog post. MORE FROM EDTECH: How to keep accessibility in mind for the modern K–12 classroom.

Technology 167

Technology Blended Learning Lecturing Exams 167

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2019

AI-enabled teaching assistants and mobile applications help educators meet that challenge, using input from students to adjust course materials through educational apps, leaving teachers time to conduct the interpersonal aspects of their curricula. Access the full report here.). “It

Intelligence 167

Intelligence Schools Ethics Teaching Assistants 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

For example, if you look at the Jill Watson experiment at Georgia Tech, where they created a virtual teaching assistant, the students in the class didn't know that they were talking to a bot. You're probably one of the only people we’ve talked to on the podcast who also writes murder mysteries. Or you're going to reduce access.

Education 167

Education Quizzes Writing Online Learning 167

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

QuestionWell allows you to input an article, reading, or a video and writes questions based on what you’ve input and your learning outcomes. is an AI-powered teaching assistant designed to help teachers with lesson planning, instructional design, and generating educational content. What can it do? www.eduaide.ai

Multiple Choice Questions 125

Multiple Choice Questions Education Teaching Assistants Learning Outcomes 125

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

Meanwhile, research is also being conducted today to understand how chatbots can be used as teaching assistants. In one study , students were not told which of their teaching assistants were humans and which were robots—and findings suggested students struggled to differentiate the two. (I

Teaching 148

Teaching Instructors Teaching Assistants Counselling 148

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

QuestionWell allows you to input an article, reading, or a video and writes questions based on what you’ve input and your learning outcomes. is an AI-powered teaching assistant designed to help teachers with lesson planning, instructional design, and generating educational content. What can it do? www.eduaide.ai

Multiple Choice Questions 109

Multiple Choice Questions Education Teaching Assistants Learning Outcomes 109

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Teaching assistants moderated an online discussion forum through Piazza , an online community building and discussion platform, and held recitations, which enabled students to ask questions and ponder ideas. She reflects on her final project, saying, “I no longer felt I was learning to read and write commands and scripts.

Science 148

Science Education Learning Essay 148

Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

I always have access to it and I upload my calendar into Google classroom for the students. Brightspace Assignment Release Conditions I use Read&Write for Chrome to translate text to speech and to note feedback at intervals throughout my students’ writing process. I don’t lug mark books back and forth from school anymore.

Teachers 138

Teachers Feedback Social Studies Schools 138

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Students and teachers using the platform have access to and work within Google Suite products including Docs, Sheets, Slides and more. It’s not so much a learning management system as it is a device manager specifically for iPads or, as the company calls it, a “teaching assistant.”

Mobile Devices 156

Mobile Devices Assignments Feedback Quizzes 156

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. Arjun Singh knows the feeling well. You save time in applying the feedback.”

Grades 96

Grades Exams Instructors Teaching Assistants 96

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

How Blockbuster MOOCs Could Shape the Future of Teaching. But these massive open online courses still continue to shape the way people around the world learn and access education. So what do the top courses on MOOC platforms like edX and Coursera tell us about where teaching is heading? The “Year of the MOOC” is long behind us.

Education 131

Education Textbooks Attention Teaching Assistants 131

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

West summarizes their overall attitude as: “Tell me what data is available, give me access to it, give me the time to use it, and give me guidance in using it.”. based developer of Ally, a tool that makes digital content more accessible for learners with special needs. BLACKBOARD'S NEW FRONTEER: Blackboard acquired Fronteer , the U.K.-based

Instructors 150

Instructors Essay Science Teaching Assistants 150

Whiteboard Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

Data Governance Data Protocols : Schools must establish clear rules for handling data, such as using encrypted storage solutions and limiting access to authorized personnel only. For instance, introducing an AI teaching assistant like Jill Watson , developed by Georgia Tech, can start in a single course before expanding school-wide.

Writing 52

Writing Ethics Schools Intelligence 52

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 24, 2023

However, some professors are enthusiastic and see possibilities for brainstorming, breaking blocks to writing, and creating first drafts—essentially preparing students for the world where these technologies are now everyday life. The discourse regarding the position of AI-generated writing in academia is in its early stages.

Intelligence 98

Intelligence Critical Thinking Academic Integrity Peer Review 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 24, 2023

However, some professors are enthusiastic and see possibilities for brainstorming, breaking blocks to writing, and creating first drafts—essentially preparing students for the world where these technologies are now everyday life. The discourse regarding the position of AI-generated writing in academia is in its early stages.

Intelligence 97

Intelligence Critical Thinking Academic Integrity Peer Review 97

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

Students could access chatbot quizzes ahead of exams to help assess their level of understanding. Meanwhile, a human teaching assistant monitored any replies that students sent back to the chatbot. It’s not writing papers for them,” Renick says. “It The chatbot is not doing the coursework for the students.

Student Engagement 200

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Students 200

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

Additionally, providing alternative avenues for communication, such as writing on sticky notes or offering anonymous feedback options, can offer students a sense of safety and anonymity when expressing their thoughts. Be accessible and supportive. Educators can help by designating peer mentors or teaching assistants to offer guidance.

Feedback 94

Feedback Culture Learning Students 94

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

Additionally, providing alternative avenues for communication, such as writing on sticky notes or offering anonymous feedback options, can offer students a sense of safety and anonymity when expressing their thoughts. Be accessible and supportive. Educators can help by designating peer mentors or teaching assistants to offer guidance.

Feedback 86

Feedback Culture Learning Students 86

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. Collaborative Activities Collaborative learning activities are a great way to assist students to think critically, communicate effectively, consider the thoughts and perspectives of others, and work together to solve problems.

Assignments 104

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 104

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Mixed-mode classes present new challenges for faculty who are used to teaching an in-person or online class, where all the students are using one mode of access. You may have to experiment and adjust how you write or put together slides so that they’re accessible by both your in-person and online students.

Feedback 105

Feedback Minute Papers Mobile Devices Discussions 105

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Laura Howard is a senior lecturer in English at Kennesaw State University, where she also coordinates the graduate teaching assistant program and supports faculty by offering coaching and online teaching support. Accessed March 6, 2023. In Lenin and Philosophy and other Essays, 121-176. American Psychological Association.

Faculty Development 111

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. Collaborative Activities Collaborative learning activities are a great way to assist students to think critically, communicate effectively, consider the thoughts and perspectives of others, and work together to solve problems.

Assignments 85

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 85

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Laura Howard is a senior lecturer in English at Kennesaw State University, where she also coordinates the graduate teaching assistant program and supports faculty by offering coaching and online teaching support. Accessed March 6, 2023. In Lenin and Philosophy and other Essays, 121-176. American Psychological Association.

Faculty Development 94

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 94

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2017

Just as professors wouldn’t bring in a teaching assistant they couldn’t talk to or collaborate with, they shouldn’t adopt interactive tools that are mysterious and locked. And they came to Carnegie Mellon looking for other schools that would be interested in putting all of their course materials online—to drive that open access.

Teaching 93

Teaching Ethics Textbooks Laboratory 93

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Kyle Bowen: It is important for institutions to begin to develop these kinds of capabilities, and a lot of that starts with creating an ecosystem for data at your university—being able to access these data, understand where it’s coming from and what the actual data elements mean. So that is still serving in a pedagogical agent.

Learning 86

Learning Intelligence Science Questions 86

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2023

Online teaching has become more popular and accessible for students. As such, more instructors are teaching online courses. The use of modules, a course outline with links to assignments and material, and a clear and simple syllabus help make the class organized and accessible.

Instructors 59

Instructors Syllabus Feedback Assignments 59

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

I'm the world's first android teaching assistant. Maria Bot can only access a pre-approved sliver of the Internet. Such circumstances, he writes, will require that “education be considered a lifelong activity.” But she also reflects some of my biases, obviously, because she’s my teaching assistant,” Barry says.

Teachers 154

Teachers Education Instructors Intelligence 154

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2020

Other tools, like breakout rooms and an interactive white board that everyone can write on, are designed to decrease the sense of distance among students, the instructor said. Additionally, Shorelight hired local, bilingual teaching assistants to staff its student studios.

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Instructors Students Participation Distance Learning 127