Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2024

How can we ensure that every student, regardless of their background or individual learning preferences, has the opportunity to connect with the material in a meaningful way? Meaning-making is how individuals interpret, understand, and integrate new information into their existing knowledge framework. What is meaning-making?

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Knowledge Participation Discussions Writing 195

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. The key difference?

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Active Learning Activities Learning Critical Thinking 67

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Effective teaching strategies encompass a variety of approaches tailored to engage students and promote meaningful learning experiences. One such technique is active learning, where students participate actively in the learning process through discussions, problem-solving tasks, and hands-on activities.

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Teaching Teaching Methods Learning Styles Critical Thinking 130

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Encouraging active learning and study strategies is essential for promoting deeper understanding, critical thinking skills, and academic success. What are the active learning strategies? This promotes teamwork, communication skills, and peer learning. PBL fosters inquiry, creativity, and independent learning.

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Study Activities Critical Thinking Active Learning 130

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

At the TCEA Convention & Exposition, thousands of educators from various parts of the world get together to connect, gain knowledge, and improve their craft while becoming familiar with new advances in education technology. The event’s focus is not only on ed tech but also on good teaching, good learning, and good leadership with ed tech.

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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

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

As Crisp said, “New degree programs should honor the knowledge and skill students bring to the table by eliminating lectures over content that is repetitive from other courses or life experiences.”. . — ecrisp (@ecrisp) November 13, 2018. The design of a program should also be adaptable to the diversity of students who may enroll.

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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.

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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

MARCH 4, 2025

Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment. This approach not only bridged the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application but also provided a platform for students to actively engage with complex subjects.

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Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 91

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2018

Gamification is a live application of some learning theories such as social learning, collaborative learning, active learning, problem-targeted learning and constructivist theories. It adds value and promotes social learning – as learners can freely interact with experienced panelists.

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Gamification Teaching Teachers Blended Learning 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment. This approach not only bridged the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application but also provided a platform for students to actively engage with complex subjects.

Teaching 87

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 87

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2024

Collaborative learning is something that many of us already utilize in our classrooms in the form of small group work. Techniques such as think-pair-share and traditional group projects are common and quite beneficial to student learning as they provide opportunities for students to learn with and from each other.

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Motivation Instructors Discussions Lecturing 109

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Adaptive learning basically is an individualized track through a body of knowledge. If adaptive learning is ’learning my way,’ then what we’re building is ’learning my way, together.’ What we know is active and collaborative learning works. Active learning means practice.

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Lecturing Students Faculty Development Collaborative Learning 124

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Overall, education technology represents a transformative force in modern education, reshaping how knowledge is delivered, consumed, and managed. It also supports collaborative learning, as students can work on group projects within shared documents, participate in discussion threads, and ask questions directly within the class stream.

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Educational Technologies Technology Education Quizzes 130

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Collaborative Learning: Encouraging collaborative learning through group projects, discussion forums, and peer reviews can enhance student engagement. Online platforms should facilitate easy communication and collaboration among students. These activities promote critical thinking and application of knowledge.

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Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Collaborative Learning: Encouraging collaborative learning through group projects, discussion forums, and peer reviews can enhance student engagement. Online platforms should facilitate easy communication and collaboration among students. These activities promote critical thinking and application of knowledge.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2024

Collaborative learning is something that many of us already utilize in our classrooms in the form of small group work. Techniques such as think-pair-share and traditional group projects are common and quite beneficial to student learning as they provide opportunities for students to learn with and from each other.

Motivation 91

Motivation Instructors Discussions Lecturing 91

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Acknowledge diverse knowledge bases. One person speaks at a time. Maintain confidentiality. Hold yourself and others to high standards. Recognize that no one knows everything and everyone can improve. Adapted from Garibays (2015) Recommendations: Respect others opinions in discussions. Critique ideas, not people.

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Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

Several strategies can help learners participate more fully in the learning environment, including collaborative learning, visual/spatial supports, and individualized instruction. Furthermore, collaborative learning can greatly benefit neurodiverse learners. Offer multiple modes of content delivery (e.g.,

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

Several strategies can help learners participate more fully in the learning environment, including collaborative learning, visual/spatial supports, and individualized instruction. Furthermore, collaborative learning can greatly benefit neurodiverse learners. Offer multiple modes of content delivery (e.g.,

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Acknowledge diverse knowledge bases. One person speaks at a time. Maintain confidentiality. Hold yourself and others to high standards. Recognize that no one knows everything and everyone can improve. Adapted from Garibays (2015) Recommendations: Respect others opinions in discussions. Critique ideas, not people.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 98

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Giving Directions How students engage in active learning usually has steps or at a minimum some guidance. When you have gone through the time and effort to coordinate a quality collaborative learning task, resist the natural tendency to slip into a teacher-directed mode every time a student seeks your help.

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Group work Assignments Questions Communication 52

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Use Active Learning, Not Passive Consumption Watching lectures or reading textbooks might feel productive, but its passive. Real learning happens when the student engages with the material. Active learning is one of the good study habits that every student enrolled in K12 online education must develop.

Study 52

Study Online Learning Learning Motivation 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

When used mindfully, platforms like Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, and even TikTok can unlock deeper learning, build community, and inspire creative expression. Social Media as a Platform for Collaborative Learning Learning is social. And social media, by design, connects people. But educators are flipping the script.

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Online Learning Ethics Education Learning 52

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

These strategies will help students build confidence to apply biological knowledge in their careers. Active learning strategies, where students actively engage in the learning process, promote participation and retention (Freeman et al.

Interdisciplinary 64

Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 64

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

These strategies will help students build confidence to apply biological knowledge in their careers. Active learning strategies, where students actively engage in the learning process, promote participation and retention (Freeman et al.

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Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 62