Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Without adequate reading, students will be reluctant, or unable, to participate in class discussions and conversations for lack of understanding and fear of not measuring-up to peers (Severe, E., They may also feel underprepared for reading focused non-fiction, informational texts that require more attention than a casual fiction novel.

Instructors 87

Instructors Assignments Participation Students 87

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Teachers are constantly battling for students attention, often losing that battle to smart phones. Active and Experiential Learning The brain-based learning framework consistently emphasizes the importance of active learning. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

Science 130

Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Meanwhile, in my online section of the same course, students worked through carefully crafted modules at their own pace, their participation in discussion boards ebbing and flowing unpredictably. Instead, we need to reimagine active learning for both spaces, maintaining the core principles while adapting the execution.

Active Learning 82

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 82

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2024

This encoding involves attention and perception, allowing the brain to filter and focus on relevant information. Providing meaningful choices can help create flexible pathways for learners, allowing them to actively participate in their learning and develop the skills needed to connect and understand new information effectively.

Knowledge 195

Knowledge Participation Discussions Writing 195

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2019

The online university advertises its video-based online courses as active-learning seminars, so these class sizes are modeled after their counterparts at many traditional face-to-face colleges. We can’t allow for any would-be critics to be dismissive” because of a belief that students aren’t receiving attention from professors.

Lecturing 162

Lecturing Beliefs Attention Participation 162

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Highlighting or Underlining : Merely marking text with highlighters or underlining without actively processing or synthesizing the information. While these methods may draw attention to key points, they do not necessarily promote understanding or retention. What are the active learning strategies?

Study 130

Study Activities Critical Thinking Active Learning 130

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

But it was just one student, and most seemed to be paying attention. And I was like, ‘But I've been here the whole time, and I've actively paid attention and done it.’ Active Learning Strategies I still had one more class to go on my visit. I'm gonna have to pay a bit more attention to structure,” he told me. “We

Instructors 213

Instructors Lecturing Students Textbooks 213

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

These brief moments set the stage for active learning, focus, trust, and shaping the atmosphere of the entire session. These crucial minutes set the tone, influencing how students perceive the class, their peers, and their role within the learning environment. Consider the First Five Minutes from the students perspective.

Interdisciplinary 110

Interdisciplinary Activities Active Learning Participation 110

Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

When the Grading Stack Becomes Too Much As the classroom quiets and the last student heads out the door, you finally take a breathonly to be met with the overwhelming sight of papers piled high, waiting for your attention. Some teachers may choose to just spot-check for accuracy and grade for participation.

Students 52

Students Peer Review Math Assignments 52

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.

Reading 150

Reading Teachers Learning English 150

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Without adequate reading, students will be reluctant, or unable, to participate in class discussions and conversations for lack of understanding and fear of not measuring-up to peers (Severe, E., They may also feel underprepared for reading focused non-fiction, informational texts that require more attention than a casual fiction novel.

Instructors 93

Instructors Assignments Participation Students 93

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Dear Bonni, You have shared often about active learning strategies and the impact they have on student learning. When my students watch his videos, they say they feel like they are sitting in the same Harvard classroom that is being filmed and are participating in the dialog with the other students.

Learning 163

Learning Students Assignments Participation 163

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Beyond straight academics, Reconstruction classes often feature “brain breaks” and “body breaks,” Etienne says, since young children need frequent movement and typically have shorter attention spans. Etienne, too, has been impressed with 4- and 5-year-olds’ ability to learn and participate in the classes, young as they are.

Math 218

Math Reading Quizzes Activities 218

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.

Instructors 116

Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

These brief moments set the stage for active learning, focus, trust, and shaping the atmosphere of the entire session. These crucial minutes set the tone, influencing how students perceive the class, their peers, and their role within the learning environment. Consider the First Five Minutes from the students perspective.

Interdisciplinary 97

Interdisciplinary Activities Active Learning Participation 97

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Some educators worry that it will keep students from paying attention. New AI tools can make audio recordings of lectures and automatically create summaries and flashcards of the material. Try pausing your lecture and start having debates with your students — get into small group discussions,” he says.

Lecturing 216

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It is quite possible to increase the number of seats in a well-designed online class, but for online instructors to build and facilitate student centered courses based on active learning and inclusive pedagogy, there are some important considerations. Smaller class sizes can help ensure that each learner gets the attention they need.

Instructors 116

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

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 147

Education Students Hybrid Courses Blended Courses 147

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

They were not really paying attention, and their lack of engagement made it apparent that Zoom was not the right way to teach people,” recalls Avida. The Minerva Project, which developed its own online “active learning” platform , Forum, to facilitate courses for its students spread across the world, has been selling it to others.

Instructors 157

Instructors Learning Motivation Attention 157

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

Do you know that when teachers fail to hook students’ attention on that first day, engagement remains a struggle for the rest of the semester (Roberto, 2021)? I consistently wanted to integrate community building activities for the students to participate in and feel safe and comfortable. References Bentrim, E.M. &

Student Engagement 115

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 115

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. For many university students, participating in an online math course brings about the distressing emotions of a monumental chore. References: Andriotis, N. 2015, September 01).

Online Learning 91

Online Learning Activities Multidisciplinary Teaching 91

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. District leaders must make time for teachers to participate in PLCs on a regular basis.

Teaching 128

Teaching Achievement Learning Feedback 128

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.

Instructors 95

Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 95

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It is quite possible to increase the number of seats in a well-designed online class, but for online instructors to build and facilitate student centered courses based on active learning and inclusive pedagogy, there are some important considerations. Smaller class sizes can help ensure that each learner gets the attention they need.

Instructors 97

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 97

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

Do you know that when teachers fail to hook students’ attention on that first day, engagement remains a struggle for the rest of the semester (Roberto, 2021)? I consistently wanted to integrate community building activities for the students to participate in and feel safe and comfortable. References Bentrim, E.M. &

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Furthermore, teaching should aim to prepare students for active civic engagement. Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. Participate fullycommunity growth depends on every voice.

Syllabus 103

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 103

Faculty Focus

JUNE 27, 2024

We know that engagement is an essential part of learning. For years, folks have correctly pointed out that the term “active learning” is redundant. When learning is the game, you’ve got to be on the field, actively engaged. Emotional engagement reveals students’ attitudes toward learning. and Houser, M.

Student Engagement 68

Student Engagement Students Participation Secondary Education 68

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. For many university students, participating in an online math course brings about the distressing emotions of a monumental chore. References: Andriotis, N. 2015, September 01).

Online Learning 76

Online Learning Activities Multidisciplinary Teaching 76

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Furthermore, teaching should aim to prepare students for active civic engagement. Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. Participate fullycommunity growth depends on every voice.

Syllabus 96

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 96

Faculty Focus

JUNE 27, 2024

We know that engagement is an essential part of learning. For years, folks have correctly pointed out that the term “active learning” is redundant. When learning is the game, you’ve got to be on the field, actively engaged. Emotional engagement reveals students’ attitudes toward learning. and Houser, M.

Student Engagement 59

Student Engagement Students Participation Secondary Education 59

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). The diverse needs of in-person and virtual students must be balanced to ensure equitable learning experiences.

Teaching 80

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 80

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). The diverse needs of in-person and virtual students must be balanced to ensure equitable learning experiences.

Teaching 77

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 77

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].”

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].”

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

k12 Online Schools

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Incorporating live polls, quizzes, and breakout sessions encourages active participation and helps maintain student attentiveness. It has been observed that students are not as attentive in online classes compared to offline classes. How will you overcome this?

Quizzes 52

Quizzes Attention Internet Education 52

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

I believe we’ll see increased attention to students’ mental health and, with it, an increase in the attention paid to the mental health crisis and severely limited resources in our schools. The coming year is the time to work on meeting kids where they are, including making sure we’re supporting their mental health needs.

Learning 180

Learning Coaching Reading Science 180

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2018

The substantial advantage is we have developed a method called ‘fully active learning,’ which makes sure that everybody in the classroom is deeply processing at least 75 percent of the time, which requires quite a lot of engagement, and making sure that people are doing secondary activities that are also involved with deprocessing.

Lecturing 115

Lecturing Art Knowledge Questions 115