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How Online Instructors Can Avoid ‘Burnout’

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It was just one example of how she—and many online instructors—feel like they must be always on call when they teach an online course. Well, we know the reality: it’s very difficult to do that, and that’s not really what online teaching is.” And then all the sudden we’re teaching online.

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How to Motivate Students to Actually Do Homework and Reading

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Instructors first need to consider how we use grades in our teaching—and then explore what kinds of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations exist and persist for our students. Two common concerns that I’ve come across are that: Grading takes up too much time for instructors, and that.

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Big Deals—Khan Academy Boosts National Civics Bee, AI Tackles Campus Safety, and Stanford Offers Online Math

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.” National Civics Bee Teams Up With Khan Academy This year, for the first time, students who advance to the local competitions will receive free tutoring support through Khan Academy’s new AI-powered tutor and teaching assistant, Khanmigo. ” The course format is partially synchronous.

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When Colleges Sign ‘Inclusive Access’ Textbook Deals, Can Students and Professors Opt Out?

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For example, a contract between Cengage and Central Washington University gave Cengage the right to terminate its inclusive access program if the university failed “to achieve purchases for at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the students enrolled” in relevant courses.

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

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TPS is also a lower-stake activity than most group work, since the learning takes place in an environment that the teacher controls, where the students are encouraged to share their communal learning with the whole class under the direct supervision of the instructor. International Journal of Science Education , 45 (15), 1241–1261.

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

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Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To address the disparity between in-person and remote students, instructors can implement strategies that ensure both groups feel equally engaged.

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To address the disparity between in-person and remote students, instructors can implement strategies that ensure both groups feel equally engaged.