eSchool News

MAY 17, 2024

Given that today’s students are digital natives , it makes sense for schools to invest in modern educational technology such as interactive whiteboards. After all, these students likely learned their ABCs and 123s using their parents’ smartphones or tablets. As of 2023, 92 percent of K-12 schools in the U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

There are large lecture halls, hard-wired lecture capture technology, smaller classrooms, casual study spaces and brightly colored swivel chairs. For starters, the space is dedicated to “active learning,” a term that often refers to teaching styles that go beyond a one-way lecture format.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Cost and ease of use won’t matter much if students and instructors won’t be bothered to learn how to use a device. With this single device, instructors can present a slideshow, hold interactive team contests, give a test, and play immersive videos. Interactive whiteboards also encourage active learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

But since the COVID-19 pandemic forced instructors around the world to try online education, something unexpected has happened: Professors have found that there are some online teaching methods that work better than what can be done in the limits of a physical classroom. None of our class time was given to me delivering lectures.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

In fact, many college instructors have been downright grumpy about having been thrown into a new teaching format. Some instructors are so taken by active learning working so effectively that they expect to continue offering courses online, even when the pandemic restrictions completely lift and things are fully back in person.

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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. Finally, instructors assess the student work and give feedback. “I

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

During my early days of teaching in graduate school, educational technology was sold more for its posh than performance. Every new version of Microsoft PowerPoint allowed instructors to embed more and more media and wow students with visually appealing graphics. Provide opportunities for students to reflect.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

So goes the origin story of many education startups born this year, like ClassEDU, which raised $16 million to put some oomph in Zoom classrooms. It was started by one of the co-founders of Blackboard, now a household name in education technology. The platform lets instructors choose how they assign students to specific tables.

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Instructors Learning Motivation Attention 152

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

When professor Lorena Barba talks to other educators about flipping their classrooms, the approach she hears is often similar. 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.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. As we look ahead to the future in edtech, we see an industry marked by significant change and stubborn challenges.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Instead of hearing only from the same six students, instructors get feedback from many more. Our platform is built on Amazon Web Services (AWS), so it made sense for us to use Amazon Transcribe , which is a machine-learning-based ASR service. Source: Echo360. We’re also seeing significant improvements in grades. Chickering and Zelda F.

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Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 164

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

What do you think is important for an instructor to do when using classroom response systems (polling software or clickers)? Studies have suggested that these tools, which allow students to respond in real time to questions provided by an instructor, can improve student learning. Like many education tools, it depends.

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Instructors Multiple Choice Questions Course Design Discussions 144

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As highlighted in our report—published by Just Equations and the California Education Learning Lab—forward-thinking math departments across the country are implementing promising instructional approaches to make calculus classes more engaging and effective for students from various backgrounds.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” I’d send instructors off into virtual classrooms, practically on their own, with little or no support. Sink or swim. All you need is your imagination.”

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2019

Each has a role to play: experience with day-to-day classroom flow, a broad vision of educational goals and advice for integrating technology in a meaningful, supportive way. Ground your refresh in research on how students learn. MORE FROM EDTECH: Here is how K–12 schools can envision the future of education.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

but the ability for me to read their faces and read their body language, all of those kinds of things that a good instructor is doing, doesn't work as well on Zoom. In the mathematics department, we're very committed to active learning. We basically start with active learning and work our way backward from there.

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Lecturing Instructors Communication Questions 168

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

Last year, the company began selling its online curriculum and technology platform, called Forum , to other educational institutions. It includes a video tool where students can interact with one another, and which allows instructors to break up large classes into small-group discussions of up to 12 students.

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Instructors Schools Lecturing Testing 147

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. Instructors can monitor the chat but allow a student-driven community to converse and share. Everything you wanted to know about micro-learning [Web log post]. References: Andriotis, N.

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Online Learning Activities Multidisciplinary Teaching 97

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

It has since added other features, including attendance trackers, gradebooks and presentation tools, to build what it calls an “active learning platform” that lets students interact with their instructors and materials. Last year, Top Hat devoted its energies—and monies—to shoring up its content library.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

Both manufacturers and educators are leveraging the benefits of 3D printers in education. 3D modeling and printers can bring almost any educational concept to life, while building practical skills such as problem-solving, creative coding and design. 3D Printing Engages Students. by Erika Gimbel.

STEM 167

STEM Learning Math Learning Styles 167

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. Instructors can monitor the chat but allow a student-driven community to converse and share. Everything you wanted to know about micro-learning [Web log post]. References: Andriotis, N.

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Online Learning Activities Multidisciplinary Teaching 85

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

That has led him to promote active learning — and to look for better ways to evaluate teaching. With declining student math scores and “math wars” waging over instruction this year, EdSurge headed over to Harvard to observe instructors at work trying to update the calculus curriculum. Will the ideas catch on?

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Exams Essay Reading STEM 144

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2019

But faculty can provide opportunities for students to find common ground with one another—and instructors. Instructors should remember to convey emotion with chats. Instructors should remember to convey emotion with chats. Use active learning techniques. Arnold had similar advice: “Get real with them!

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Failure Instructors Discussions Culture 135

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

“But they’re learning through songs, poems and dance” related to Black history and Black life. In another, the instructor uses historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to teach letters of the alphabet—for the letter “f,” the kids discuss Fisk University. They’re not just passively staring at a screen.”

Math 218

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Now that such tools are out there, Watkins suggests that professors look for more ways to do active learning in their classes, and to put more of what he called “intentional friction” in student learning so that students are forced to stop and participate or to reflect on what is being said.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

The good news is educational technology is making it far easier to not just improve academic outcomes, but to help students thrive through what should be one of the most formative experiences many of us will have in our lifetimes. They also allow instructors to generate a steady stream of signals we can use to support our students.

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Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

–Jessica Campos, Instructional Technology Coach, Mesquite Independent School District In the 2024 to 2025 school year, districts will be asking more questions about evidence of impact when they’re evaluating and selecting education technology solutions. Schenker, Ed.D., –Diane M. Vrobel, Ed.

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Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 337

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

Yet, while technology exists in the world of higher education, it’s not clear that technology is actually making courses smarter. Smart courses reflect the shift toward an emerging field called Learning Experience Design. Emphasize Learning-by-Doing. Designed Adaptivity.

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Multiple Choice Questions Instructors Textbooks Feedback 127

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Students get the best of both worlds where they can engage the instructor and other students but still have the flexibility of online work,” said White. Build program strategy that forms human connections among learners and between learners and instructors. In my experience, blended is best. Relationships,” she said. “It

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eLearning Instructors Participation Discussions 151

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

The mission of the OLC DLIAwards is to discover student-centered active learning solutions that advance the world of digital learning for all students,” says Kathleen Ives, the CEO and executive director of the Online Learning Consortium. As a math instructor, Fulé knows full well the powerful potential of multiplication.

Math 119

Math Instructors Testing Feedback 119

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

And then actually later on I repeated this, but I presented this material in what we call an active learning environment, where rather than just telling students that they had to answer a question, they had to figure out a question about how something behaved and then get feedback on that. And 10 percent of them actually remembered it.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education. Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 91

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Encouraging Active Learning : One recent book focuses on making sure writing assignments are done in way that promotes active learning, where students learn by doing rather than passively receiving information. He provides an overview of the distinct goals and writing products within various areas of study.

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Writing Skills Teaching Essay 155

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education. Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles.

Faculty Development 86

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 86

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

The good news is educational technology is making it far easier to not just improve academic outcomes, but to help students thrive through what should be one of the most formative experiences many of us will have in our lifetimes. They also allow instructors to generate a steady stream of signals we can use to support our students.

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Instead of hearing only from the same six students, instructors get feedback from many more. Our platform is built on Amazon Web Services (AWS), so it made sense for us to use Amazon Transcribe , which is a machine-learning-based ASR service. Source: Echo360. We’re also seeing significant improvements in grades. Chickering and Zelda F.

Study 94

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 94

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2019

The announcement, from The Minerva Project, enters a longstanding debate about whether online education can drastically cut the cost of education by reducing the number of instructors needed to teach. This is not an operation where one person does it. It takes a team."

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