Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

It is historically one of the most vexing problems in education that there is a tradeoff between scale and achievable quality of instruction : As class sizes grow larger, the ability of a teacher to provide the type of personalized guidance shown by learning science research to be most effective is diminished.

Teaching 211

Teaching Instructors Quizzes Intelligence 211

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Interactive Lectures: Instead of passive listening, interactive lectures involve activities such as quizzes, polls, or small group discussions interspersed throughout the lecture to keep students engaged and reinforce key concepts. This approach maximizes classroom time for interactive, hands-on learning experiences.

Active Learning 137

Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Quizzes 137

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

QuizGecko: Versatility and Innovation Among the leading AI-powered quiz generators, QuizGecko is a versatile tool that can transform text, documents, or URLs into captivating interactive quizzes. Riddle: User-Friendly Engagement A user-friendly quiz maker, Riddle offers an intuitive interface for crafting engaging quizzes.

Quizzes 148

Quizzes Gamification Teaching Methods Feedback 148

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

There are many interactive tools available that can be used to create quizzes, games, and simulations. Let’s explore some specific examples of interactive tools and activities that can enhance student engagement and provide valuable feedback: Quizzing tools are effective in reinforcing key concepts and assessing student understanding.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

There are many interactive tools available that can be used to create quizzes, games, and simulations. Let’s explore some specific examples of interactive tools and activities that can enhance student engagement and provide valuable feedback: Quizzing tools are effective in reinforcing key concepts and assessing student understanding.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Interactive Lectures : Teachers intersperse lectures with interactive activities like polls, quizzes, or discussions to keep students engaged and reinforce key concepts. Interactive Games : Educational games or quizzes provide a fun and engaging way for students to review material and reinforce learning.

Active Learning 130

Active Learning Activities Teaching Critical Thinking 130

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

quizzes and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students’ heads (e.g., lectures)” (p. In Future Wise: Educating Our Children for a Changing World , David Perkins noted that “the achievement gap is much more concerned with mastering content than with providing lifeworthy content.

Quizzes 143

Quizzes Learning Lecturing Students 143

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“We are excited to help students practice for the National Civics Bee through quizzing and conversations with Khanmigo,” said Kristen DiCerbo, Khan Academy’s chief learning officer. Khanmigo includes important guardrails to encourage proper use of the innovative AI tool. ” The course format is partially synchronous.

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Math Middle School Middle School Essay 258

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. The majority of online learning environments are no more than video-hosting platforms with quizzes and a discussion forum. The answer may be that we need to balance massiveness with miniaturization.

Online Learning 159

Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 159

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. What are the six effective teaching strategies?

Teaching 130

Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2018

Louis showed dramatic benefits on student achievement —even increasing students’ grades from a C to an A. quizzes, clickers and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students heads (e.g., Scientists have demonstrated the power of retrieval, or bringing information to mind, for more than 100 years.

Science 165

Science Feedback Gamification Learning 165

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Founded in 2012, Nearpod started as an “interactive lecture” platform for iPads that has since evolved to support all devices. The company also offers reading exercises, quizzes, vocabulary games, and tools that let students write and animate their own videos. Combined, the two companies claim they will reach more than 7 million U.S.

Education 158

Education Quizzes Lecturing Culture 158

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is an educational environment where students work together in smaller groups to achieve a common goal. Together, they create knowledge and achieve learning outcomes (Downing, 2017; Ramos, Cattaneo, de Jong, Espadeiro, 2022). Group processing also allows the group to identify and examine areas of improvement.

Collaborative Learning 116

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 116

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

While large classes emphasize broad-reaching strategies like lectures and group activities, small classes enable individualized instruction and deeper exploration of topics (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Building a sense of community across campuses is crucial (Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning, 2021).

Teaching 88

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 88

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Effective teachers care about the student, their goals, and their achievement of goals. I watched her during one of the quizzes and she paid attention to all the characteristics that would eventually make her a top-notch typist but were now slowing her down to about half of any other 4th grader. You see it right away. An Infographic.

Teachers 140

Teachers Failure Quizzes Knowledge 140

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Students earned points for every assignment that they completed to minimum specifications and for quizzes. Students have insight into the effort they have invested, the learning they have achieved, the hurdles they have cleared, and the personal goals they have attained. The two measures are correlated.

Grades 122

Grades Instructors Motivation Metacognitive Skills 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is an educational environment where students work together in smaller groups to achieve a common goal. Together, they create knowledge and achieve learning outcomes (Downing, 2017; Ramos, Cattaneo, de Jong, Espadeiro, 2022). Group processing also allows the group to identify and examine areas of improvement.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

While large classes emphasize broad-reaching strategies like lectures and group activities, small classes enable individualized instruction and deeper exploration of topics (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Building a sense of community across campuses is crucial (Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning, 2021).

Teaching 85

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 85

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. Dr. Dimple J.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

However, by integrating interactive features like quizzes, hotspots, and branching storylines within the video content, instructors can create interactive videos that transform passive viewing into active learning experiences, resulting in improved student performance by up to 30 percent. Dr. Spencer Willis, Jr.

Instructors 116

Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. Hence, in contrast to traditional lengthy lectures, microlearning helps move information from working memory to long-term memory more effectively. Ekanayake Ms.

Student Engagement 107

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 107

eSchool News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Rather than sit-and-get lectures, EZWrite encourages students to manipulate content, explore concepts, and solve problems, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Team Post on EZWrite splits the board into side-by-side workspaces, allowing teams to compete in real-time quizzes and activities.

Schools 137

Schools Learning Quizzes Lecturing 137

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 6, 2016

‘Highly linear,’ self-paced, one-size-fits-all courses; videos made by experts; and an online platform to ‘deliver’ them, including quizzes. Moreover, lectures inspire students less than other methods, and lead to less study afterwards. And there we have it. Khan Academy? K12 and Connections Academy?

High School 69

High School High School Lecturing Quizzes 69

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

At some point, most instructors were once students, so it’s easy to relate to sitting in a classroom, listening to a lecture, and perhaps feeling your mind wander. Connection and belonging: Building a classroom community Research shows that students learn better when they feel they belong, which translates to higher achievement.

Instructors 98

Instructors Syllabus Lecturing Knowledge 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

At some point, most instructors were once students, so it’s easy to relate to sitting in a classroom, listening to a lecture, and perhaps feeling your mind wander. Connection and belonging: Building a classroom community Research shows that students learn better when they feel they belong, which translates to higher achievement.

Instructors 98

Instructors Syllabus Lecturing Knowledge 98

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

And often, free tech tools for teachers do a great job of achieving learning objectives. This interactive approach transforms traditional lectures into collaborative sessions, fostering a more inclusive and participatory classroom atmosphere. Educational apps and software play a crucial role in diversifying instructional methods.

Technology 130

Technology Teaching Learning Teaching Methods 130

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. Dr. Dimple J.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Students earned points for every assignment that they completed to minimum specifications and for quizzes. Students have insight into the effort they have invested, the learning they have achieved, the hurdles they have cleared, and the personal goals they have attained. The two measures are correlated.

Grades 98

Grades Instructors Motivation Metacognitive Skills 98

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2019

The idea is that each semester, professors will create hypotheses for what might lead to better learning in their courses, adapt their course materials to try to achieve that result, monitor student behavior to see if it worked, and then analyze the results and make adjustments based on what happened.

Learning 164

Learning Quizzes Assignments Science 164

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

However, by integrating interactive features like quizzes, hotspots, and branching storylines within the video content, instructors can create interactive videos that transform passive viewing into active learning experiences, resulting in improved student performance by up to 30 percent. Dr. Spencer Willis, Jr.

Instructors 98

Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 98

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Within this setting, instructors deliver curriculum content through lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and other instructional methods tailored to meet the diverse needs of learners. Another example is the use of educational games or quizzes to reinforce concepts and assess understanding.

Learning 130

Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

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. Not only does group work improve my mood, but studies show that students engaged in group work display increased individual achievement compared to students working alone.(Johnson,

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. Hence, in contrast to traditional lengthy lectures, microlearning helps move information from working memory to long-term memory more effectively. Ekanayake Ms.

Student Engagement 84

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 84

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. Not only does group work improve my mood, but studies show that students engaged in group work display increased individual achievement compared to students working alone.(Johnson,

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

These assessments can include quizzes, minute papers, surveys, and other methods to track student progress (Zakrajsek, 2016). This may involve lectures, active learning activities, or group work to disseminate information and student learning. Designing a new course using the backwards design approach can be intimidating.

Instructors 52

Instructors Curriculum Quizzes Lecturing 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

An editorial team researched the materials needed in the lecture hall settings where physics, anatomy, sociology and biology are taught, then recruited professors to write and review relevant textbooks, paying them flat fees upfront rather than royalties based on sales. Tutor pushes beyond simple multiple-choice quizzes.

Textbooks 119

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Start with small daily goals like finishing a video lecture or solving five math problems. Use Active Learning, Not Passive Consumption Watching lectures or reading textbooks might feel productive, but its passive. Pause during lectures to take notes or reflect on what was just said. Watch your favorite movie.

Study 52

Study Online Learning Learning Motivation 52