eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2024

Hands-on activities (i.e., Group work fosters collaborative learning through projects and discussions, thereby encouraging students to consider different viewpoints and ideas. Debates and discussions on complex topics enhance critical thinking and reasoning abilities.

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Cognitive Development Students Secondary Education Assignments 304

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

That has sparked a burst of activity by teachers at schools and colleges to change their assignments to make them harder to game with this new tech — and hopefully more human in the process. For instance, on a recent assignment, some of the homework that came in didn’t sound like typical student work he was used to.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Oftentimes the learners fail to understand the vocabulary of the book that sets the obstacles for the reading comprehension, or fail to discuss the topic because they lack active vocabulary. The classroom can be a perfect ground for discussions, imagination training, and language improving activities.

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Art Languages Language Plagiarism 232

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

After 13 years of testing higher-order active learning modalities in the classroom, collecting data, building a database, and analyzing student learning results in bi-annual principles of marketing classes, my colleague and I saw two important results emerge. What are the Necessary Steps to Specifically Help SES Students?

Student Engagement 91

Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 91

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

Alternatively, for an open sort activity, students can be asked to create their own categories based on their understanding. Students process vocabulary by grouping and comparing terms, which facilitates active learning and concept formation. Teachers can assign the template to their learners.

Technology 237

Technology Middle School Middle School Assignments 237

Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2023

Whether you are considering redesigning an entire course, enhancing current in-class activities, or incorporating a more interactive approach to what you are already doing, active learning strategies offer a variety of options that are relevant across all levels and disciplines.

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Active Learning Activities Learning Students 98

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2019

Using Edpuzzle , I was able to turn a passive video into an active learning experience for my students. I could instantly see the number of times students watched each portion of the video as well as when each student watched and completed the assignment. The embedded quizzes enabled me to view student’s responses.

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Quizzes Learning Feedback Assignments 279

Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. qualitative studies in crime or UK business effects of Brexit) and with regard to level/type of publication (e.g.

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Discussions Reading Instructors Lecturing 115

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of online distance education, educators face a crucial challenge: captivating students and igniting their passion for learning within virtual environments. The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of online distance education, educators face a crucial challenge: captivating students and igniting their passion for learning within virtual environments. The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Quizizz allows for both live games and homework assignments, so students can practice at their own pace. When students get a question wrong, they see the correct answer and have the option for Redemption Questions, giving them another chance to learn from their mistakes. Ive seen this firsthand!

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Gamification Multiple Choice Questions Motivation Social Studies 310

Teach Hub

APRIL 3, 2025

Here are a few tried-and-true active learning strategies to keep students engaged and learning. Think-Pair-Share: A Simple Yet Powerful Tool This strategy is a favorite among teachers who incorporate cooperative learning in their classrooms. Students pair up and discuss their responses with a partner.

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Active Learning Activities Learning Critical Thinking 66

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Longtime professor Cathy Davidson is on a mission to promote the practice of active learning. It’s not just about test scores and whether people learn, she argues, but there’s an ethical issue that sometimes gets lost in discussions about teaching. Active learning wins. How does that work? It's a great one.

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Activities Lecturing Exams Active Learning 216

Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. qualitative studies in crime or UK business effects of Brexit) and with regard to level/type of publication (e.g.

Discussions 96

Discussions Reading Instructors Lecturing 96

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. When you do that, you find that active learning was not as present as it should have been.”

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Lecturing Learning Instructors Failure 213

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

And that has led more professors to experiment with flipped classrooms , where they can record short lecture videos that they ask students to watch as homework, leaving more class time for more active learning such as working in groups. Each week, I’d assign several lectures I’d recorded earlier on video.

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Teaching Lecturing Blended Courses Instructors 218

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

Faculty assign homework to expose students to a new concept before they arrive to class, and use class time to ask questions and do more-active learning. They come primed to discuss those things and learn in classroom,” says Barba. “We times more likely to fail compared to their peers in active-learning classes.

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Lecturing Learning STEM Instructors 162

eSchool News

JULY 24, 2023

Students can earn coins through their learning to spend on fun games and avatars. Teachers are able to create classes, assign homework, and track the learning progress of their students. This information can then be used to personalize any learning or to bridge the learning between school and home.

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Education Learning Teaching Methods Social Studies 246

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

I’ve been utilizing mid-semester check-ins for several years now and have noticed that students respond best when I send out informal invitations to reflect on their learning experiences. By informal, I mean posting a short video inviting them to participate in a discussion forum, journal entry, or an anonymous online poll.

Student Engagement 131

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

It serves as a contract between instructors and students (Eberly, Newton, & Wiggins, 2001), outlining the entire semesters expectations, assignments, and deadlines. Have them write down their thoughts individually, then pair up to discuss their responses. Yet, many students simply arent motivated to read it.

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Syllabus Students Activities Instructors 124

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 121

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 121

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

My journey as an educator began thirty years ago and—I’ll admit—references to personalized learning were never mentioned or formally discussed back then. Specifically, this looked like: Establishing definitions and elements of Project/Problem Based Learning and Authentic, Active Learning Experiences.

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Teachers Learning Peer Review Students 167

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

After a few of the district’s schools participated in a pilot program with the digital reading platform Actively Learn, Stanley got a look at teacher surveys and other program details. “I How do we prepare students to do that more actively? The Actively Learn platform provides opportunity for both approaches.

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Reading Teachers Learning English 151

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

The narrative I often hear centers on how students may resist active learning approaches, a teaching style that often (but not always) is predicated on some technology. In my experience, graduate training in STEM tends to lack any discussion of this. Provide opportunities for students to reflect. Leverage partners.

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Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

–Michael Arquin, Founder, KidWind The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has presented districts everywhere with new teaching and learning opportunities. Suggest short exercise breaks or simple activities they can do between classes to boost their mood and cognitive function. This year at St.

Schools 338

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 338

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. It seems as if a quick scan of one of the assigned pages is the best effort.

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Instructors Assignments Participation Students 99

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

I still assign readings. What Didn’t Work (and Why) Let’s be real—this approach has a learning curve. Here’s what I learned the hard way: Bad paradox = bad discussion If the question is too vague or too clever, students freeze. Have students pair up and discuss both sides for five minutes. Make it messy.

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Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 64

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Lots of these augmented reality applications build on the notion of active learning and experiential learning naturally.” One commenter even suggested just giving up on doing tests and assignments and trying to find new ways of assessing student knowledge. “I

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Exams Testing Ethics Activities 199

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

Indeed, studies have shown that video learning has positive outcomes on multiple levels, including increased motivation and deeper learning, and can specifically impact students’ ability to facilitate discussions and identify problems.

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Teaching Teaching Methods Lecturing Special Education 161

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

For example, a professor might have to toggle between a learning management system ( LMS) for grading, an e-reader that delivers the textbook, a platform used to present information in class, an app that helps with student participation and a homework solution for out-of-class assignments.

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Authentic Assessment Instructors Textbooks Lecturing 154

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Community-based learning encourages students to find and solve local issues. And the related place-based learning sees students explore the history and culture of their own region. The concepts inherent to active learning are not new. Many schools are still wedded to the test scores, drill and kill.”

Learning 167

Learning Problem-Based Learning History Lecturing 167

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

However, in conversations with faculty, many discuss that although they take the time to write or discuss explicit feedback with their students, the students may not read it or if they do read it, they don’t apply the feedback given to future course assignments which can lead to frustration from faculty leading to a ‘what’s the point then?’

Feedback 119

Feedback Reading Disabilities Assignments 119

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Dear Bonni, You have shared often about active learning strategies and the impact they have on student learning. Starting each class session by asking students to recall what was discussed in the previous session. The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column.

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Learning Students Assignments Participation 164

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning approaches like lectures and textbooks to innovative methodologies such as active learning and technology integration, these methods aim to promote effective and dynamic learning experiences. What are the 5 methods of teaching? What are the 5 methods of teaching?

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Teaching Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2023

They serve as a bridge between theory and practice, promote active learning and the development of practical skills that improve their teaching methods. You can use these cases to facilitate classroom discussion and allow students to grapple with real-world situations. The case studies are in full text and downloadable.

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Study Teachers Peer Review Instructors 163

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

We found that grouping students into small groups for instruction, discussions, collaboration on tasks, solving problems and building structures brought to life our LAUSD student code of conduct. There were over 16,000 hours of gameplay in the Level Up Los Angeles Minecraft world, and we received 287 submissions from more than 1,100 students.

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