Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

One of the things that is apparent as you start to read about the lecture-versus-active learning debates is that everyone is defining those terms in very different ways. For some, it would be talking from minute one till the end of class, but for others it would be mostly talking, some activity, some other kind of mix.

Art 167

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. Active learning strategies help students take risks and engage deeply with material in a low-pressure environment. These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al.,

Plagiarism 119

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 119

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

Study 164

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 164

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2021

At the Institute for Teaching and Leading , a professional learning organization that I co-founded, many of our partner districts are focused less on deficits and more on active learning, which we call the asset-based mindset. Move to a competency-based focus.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Incorporate mindfulness into lessons: Introduce brief mindfulness or meditation activities during online classes to help students manage stress and improve concentration. Promote physical activity : Encourage students to stay physically active, even when learning from home.

Schools 333

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 333

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. Active learning strategies help students take risks and engage deeply with material in a low-pressure environment. These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al.,

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Active learning: Engage in active learning techniques such as participating in class discussions, asking questions, and seeking clarification on challenging topics. Actively reviewing and summarizing lecture notes, textbooks, and supplementary materials will deepen understanding and retention.

Failure 98

Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Active learning: Engage in active learning techniques such as participating in class discussions, asking questions, and seeking clarification on challenging topics. Actively reviewing and summarizing lecture notes, textbooks, and supplementary materials will deepen understanding and retention.

Failure 96

Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 96

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2019

“Validation is critical in using relationships to build academic success, especially for diverse students,” Costa also said, adding: “For our new traditional students who are often first generation, hearing our human stories of failure and challenge is critical to building trust. Use active learning techniques.

Failure 132

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

How do faculty get to the point where ‘helpful’ feedback is provided, students are ‘feedback literate,’ feedback is actively received, and students apply the feedback? Student appreciates feedback as an active process and student elicits information to improve learning. Molloy et al.

Feedback 119

Feedback Reading Disabilities Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Classroom response systems make the practice of regular “temperature checks” an impactful and efficient activity in even the largest classrooms. As the team found, small but critically timed interventions like this can make the difference between success and failure. At the start of a class you might ask: How are you doing?

Course Design 128

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

From the start, access has been the defining achievement of online learning. For a couple of decades, I championed online learning for its ability to uproot entrenched ideas in education, especially by engaging students in active learning, a pedagogical style rarely practiced on campus. Or so I thought.

Education 143

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

Study 99

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 99

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Classroom response systems make the practice of regular “temperature checks” an impactful and efficient activity in even the largest classrooms. As the team found, small but critically timed interventions like this can make the difference between success and failure. At the start of a class you might ask: How are you doing?

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

How do faculty get to the point where ‘helpful’ feedback is provided, students are ‘feedback literate,’ feedback is actively received, and students apply the feedback? Student appreciates feedback as an active process and student elicits information to improve learning. Molloy et al.

Feedback 98

Feedback Reading Disabilities Assignments 98

Edsurge

JULY 8, 2022

The idea was fear of failure would motivate students to do whatever it takes to stay above water academically. Active Learning Faculty Support I wondered what made the difference. If your department doesn’t support active learning , why should you? One of them will not graduate.”

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