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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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Actively Learn is a freemium online education platform that allows students to read a book (or some other document), make comments, answer questions posed by the teacher, and even collaborate with others. What is Actively Learn. I like that student research done through Actively Learn can be merged into Google Docs.

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Active Learning Activities Social Studies Learning 138

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 138

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

This year, schools are placing a focus on supporting students’ individual needs and recovering pandemic learning loss. Because of this, we will see an increase in edtech to support learning, better accommodations for students, a focus on wellbeing, and new approaches to teaching that engage with students’ interests and future careers.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2024

In secondary education, challenging students with abstract thinking, encouraging debate and discussion, and assigning independent projects are key strategies for promoting deeper learning. This approach provides a variety of activities and assignments that cater to different learning styles and levels of cognitive development.

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Cognitive Development Students Secondary Education Assignments 307

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Students who generally struggle to read at grade level could engage with this assignment in ways equal to their classmates who read at or above grade level. Each time I return to an assignment, I add strategies, like polling, discussion boards, and partner work to make the experience more engaging.

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Blended Learning Multiple Choice Questions Learning Discussions 397

eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

This year, schools are placing a focus on supporting students’ individual needs and recovering pandemic learning loss. Because of this, we will see an increase in edtech to support learning, better accommodations for students, a focus on wellbeing, and new approaches to teaching that engage with students’ interests and future careers.

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Education Motivation Game-Based Learning Reading 322

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.

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Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 78

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Key points: Today’s students deserve modern tech tools that suit their learning styles and tendencies 5 of the biggest education trends in 2024 65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024 For more news on edtech trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page It’s 2024! This means units are always updated and ready to serve.

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Learning Styles Participation Hybrid Learning Attention 329

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

During my early days of teaching in graduate school, educational technology was sold more for its posh than performance. But there has been progress, both with the tools themselves and the teaching practices we employ to incorporate technology into the classroom. How do we do that? Provide opportunities for students to reflect.

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Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

For our purposes, we are going to say that student engagement is the ability for a teacher to draw the attention or interest of students for the sake of learning. Plan and teach with enthusiasm The first step is to begin with yourself. But it does mean that your authentic joy and happiness will shine through your teaching.

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Student Engagement Teachers Students Attention 312

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

These app essentials will help keep high school students engaged while learning language arts, and teach them how to form the arguments and enhance learning comprehension. The idea is the main component in argument forming, and actively learn teaches students how to communicate by asking and answering questions.

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Art Language Languages Plagiarism 234

eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2016

The true benefit comes from using videos as a teaching tool to deliver direct instruction at home so teachers are free to reinvent classroom time. Truly personalized learning. One way to foster student engagement and to facilitate active learning is to give students the opportunity to choose what they will do to learn and practice.

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Lecturing Instructors Assignments Active Learning 264

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.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Activities Learning Students 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The following is the first full installment of the new EdSurge advice column about teaching in higher education. I realize that sounds completely obvious, but it was not something I have always remembered to integrate into my own teaching. You can pose a question for a future column here.

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Writing Skills Teaching Essay 156

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

What are the 5 methods of teaching? 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?

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Teaching Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2019

I want students to enjoy learning and to walk out of my classroom with a new level of confidence. Technology allows me to do this because it lets me bring a whole new level of compassion to my teaching. Here are three ways I use technology to personalize learning for all of my students.

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Quizzes Learning Feedback Assignments 279

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

Rolling chairs are an essential part of Steelcase Active Learning centers. This is my active learning center, no longer the traditional classroom we remember. I’ve been teaching for more than three decades and my students are achieving at unprecedented levels.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies. By immersing students in dynamic activities, stimulating discussions, and collaborative endeavors, educators can transcend the limitations of the digital realm and revolutionize online teaching.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies. By immersing students in dynamic activities, stimulating discussions, and collaborative endeavors, educators can transcend the limitations of the digital realm and revolutionize online teaching.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The study — which involved 811 undergraduate students at Florida International University, a large public university in Miami — is perhaps the biggest randomized study of active learning methods in calculus, says Laird Kramer, a physicist at the university and one of the study’s authors. Its conclusion?

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Instructors Lecturing STEM Study 201

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

Video is also proving to have solid results when it comes to learning outcomes— from higher test scores to increased engagement with learning materials to increased comprehension. Here are five ways video can have a powerful impact on teaching and learning: 1. Combined, these play a significant role in teaching a subject.

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Teaching Teaching Methods Lecturing Special Education 160

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2024

To address this, I designed an assignment for my online, college-level Fundamentals of Marketing course that teaches business students the essentials of branding and social media strategy and provides hands-on experience with GenAI tools. The assignment was divided into several components.

Teaching 111

Teaching Ethics Assignments Students 111

Teach Hub

APRIL 3, 2025

There could be several reasons for thisyou might be teaching a new grade level, your students may not be as receptive, or the strategies just dont feel as relevant anymore. Here are a few tried-and-true active learning strategies to keep students engaged and learning.

Active Learning 70

Active Learning Activities Learning Critical Thinking 70

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2024

To address this, I designed an assignment for my online, college-level Fundamentals of Marketing course that teaches business students the essentials of branding and social media strategy and provides hands-on experience with GenAI tools. The assignment was divided into several components.

Teaching 109

Teaching Ethics Assignments Students 109

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Discovery Education’s award-winning products and services have long been recognized as the “teacher’s choice” for their high-quality digital content, grab-and-go lessons, and teaching tools that drive deep student learning in all K-12 topics.

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Student Engagement Education Social Studies Art 255

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Eyler certainly spends a lot of time thinking about teaching, since his day job is now the director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Rice University. By offering a guided tour through a variety of theories about human learning, he may just cause you to rethink what teaching even is.

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Art Science Teaching Failure 167

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

Key points: Tech tools can create more engaging and effective learning experiences A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 How multimedia and interactive tech transform engagement For more news on digital tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In 2010, I began my teaching career as a high school English teacher.

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Technology Middle School Middle School Assignments 233

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Longtime professor Cathy Davidson is on a mission to promote the practice of active learning. And she says the stakes for improving classroom teaching are higher than many people realize. The latest book she co-authored—“The New College Classroom”—is a surprisingly lively read for a how-to book on teaching.

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Activities Lecturing Exams Active Learning 216

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

APRIL 20, 2025

For any task that feels impossible, adding pieces of social engagement and active learning can be a significant variable toward success. Make it Mobile Mobile devices may not be optimal (or encouraged) for completing every assignment in a course, but there are benefits to matching course activities to mobile use.

Online Learning 96

Online Learning Activities Multidisciplinary Teaching 96

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

If leaders direct their attention to hiring and retention practices, professional development, and personnel assignments and procedures, working conditions and morale improve. This eliminates redundancies and makes it much simpler to support and train teachers in a way that really impacts teaching and learning.

Teaching 128

Teaching Achievement Learning Feedback 128

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Crafting an effective teaching experience parallels the art of carpentry as both require a diverse and well-equipped toolbox. Not only do they simplify complex concepts but also significantly enhance teaching and learning (Chan & Fok, 2009; Onyeaka et al., 2022; Ouyang et al., 2006; Saxena et al.,

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Laboratory Teaching Exams Quizzes 124

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. They’re part of the group doing flipped learning.” It has been implemented so variably.”

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Lecturing Learning Instructors Failure 213

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

Faculty members need a philosophy of teaching statement when applying for jobs and throughout their time in higher education. Yes, ChatGPT could write it and it might look a little like this: My philosophy of teaching is centered on the belief that all students have the potential to learn and succeed. What is working?

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Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Universal Design 111

eSchool News

JULY 24, 2023

This is a great addition to the many resources now available in our BenQ Boards and is another step in bridging the gap between traditional teaching methods and cutting-edge technology that will help teachers shape the future of learning.” Students can earn coins through their learning to spend on fun games and avatars.

Education 246

Education Learning Teaching Methods Social Studies 246

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

For any task that feels impossible, adding pieces of social engagement and active learning can be a significant variable toward success. Make it Mobile Mobile devices may not be optimal (or encouraged) for completing every assignment in a course, but there are benefits to matching course activities to mobile use.

Online Learning 83

Online Learning Activities Multidisciplinary Teaching 83