Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

These active learning strategies can work in any course—for any major, in any discipline. A theater professor can be inspired by an organic chemistry professor; an anatomy professor can share a strategy with an economics lecturer; and more. Guidebooks to structure group work. A tattoo writing exercise. Vocab riddles.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

Of course the benefits of active learning are apparent beyond the kindergarten sector. They also tend to report greater collaboration skills, greater feelings of belongingness, higher levels of academic engagement, greater motivation to learn, and higher levels of self-efficacy. Related Posts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Live lecture classes are back at most colleges after COVID-19 disruptions, but student engagement often hasn’t returned to normal. To see what teaching is like on campus these days, I visited Texas State University in October and sat in on three large lecture classes in different subjects.

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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

JANUARY 7, 2019

This practice helps to keep students engaged, allows them to test their knowledge without impacting their grades , and provides Dr. Perumal with valuable insights into what material students are struggling with. You said classroom content and activities become searchable through your platform. Source: Echo360.

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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.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2016

This week, we’re taking you on a virtual tour of some of the latest developments and trends in K-12 learning, including flipped and blended learning, marketplace updates, and flexible learning spaces and their influence on active learning. This new tool makes the flipped classroom more social.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Students enroll in courses seamlessly, with attendance and grades plugged-in to an institution’s central records automatically. Hill conceded that while “it’s not sexy and is often bashed, without it, students can’t get their grades or find their assignments.” MOOC critics say that streaming lectures is not terribly innovative.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

And so when you talk about critiques of the lecture style of teaching, you group that under a practice that lacks authenticity. One of the things that is apparent as you start to read about the lecture-versus-active learning debates is that everyone is defining those terms in very different ways. Do I need this?

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

His choice: modular learning. In this system, students choose from a menu of content delivery options (textbook, downloadable study guides, lectures) and interaction options (in-person or online). Keeping students on track through a range of grading strategies. Video stream lectures allow same-day access for online students.

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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. Such a class for 400 students may require very different staffing than a traditional large lecture, he adds. It takes a team."

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Shifting practices regarding grades may inspire students to take risks and study for the sake of learning. Flipping the Classroom Professors who recorded video lectures for online learning during the pandemic are realizing they have a new resource at their disposal. And college enrollments are down overall.

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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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Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2023

One concern is that more accommodating course policies may disincentivize in-person attendance, which may undermine the development of a rich classroom learning environment ( Holstead, 2022 ; Sloan, et al., Throughout the 18 lectures, there were 14 activities each worth five points (11 counted towards the grade; 13.75% of the overall grade).

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Edsurge

JULY 6, 2023

A New Analysis Dives Into the Research Flipped learning had a big moment during the pandemic, when many professors decided it made a lot of sense to ask students to watch recorded lecture videos on their own, then use class time for active learning. But does this model of instruction actually work?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Because these vary between subject area, grade level, and situation, you’ll need to talk with your team, and record these needs so you can revisit them later. They allow me to not only minimize the complexity of digital learning, but also help ensure that when students do use them, they are doing so as part of an active learning process.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth. One effective teaching technique within active learning is problem-based learning (PBL).

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

This practice helps to keep students engaged, allows them to test their knowledge without impacting their grades , and provides Dr. Perumal with valuable insights into what material students are struggling with. You said classroom content and activities become searchable through your platform. Source: Echo360.

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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?

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

He says Forum is designed to support an “active-learning” pedagogical approach where an instructor (or a TA) engages every student and provides timely feedback. And, most importantly of all, “no lecturing.” Nelson also doesn’t expect to sell the platform universally.

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Place-based instructional practices draw on experiencing the land, the stories, and the primary sources that inspire active learning and promotes civic responsibility. If your experience was like mine, you likely learned most history through reading and taking notes through lecture. Staff before students?

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Following defined student learning outcomes in a pre-course ensures alignment with the main course objectives, providing clarity, focus, and relevance to the content covered. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

QR codes can be used to share materials with students and to engage students in active learning activities. They provide a quick way to access a webpage that could be the syllabus, a poll, a list of resources, or a shared online space for a brainstorming activity. The exercise could involve recall practice.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Active learning: Engage in active learning techniques such as participating in class discussions, asking questions, and seeking clarification on challenging topics.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Active learning: Engage in active learning techniques such as participating in class discussions, asking questions, and seeking clarification on challenging topics.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

At its core, classroom learning provides a structured environment conducive to focused study and exploration. Within this setting, instructors deliver curriculum content through lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and other instructional methods tailored to meet the diverse needs of learners.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

Giving clear rubrics and expectations is meant to make grading more transparent and fair, and groups including the Transparency in Learning & Teaching project advocate for the notion. Ethan Mollick, an associate professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania, is the one who coined the term homework apocalypse.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Traditional courses consist of midterm and final exams, but a learning-centered course requires a more sophisticated approach (Fink, 2003). Educative assessments enhance the quality of learning and go beyond audit-ive-type assessment that is generally used for the sole purpose of awarding a grade (Fink, 2003).

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Traditional courses consist of midterm and final exams, but a learning-centered course requires a more sophisticated approach (Fink, 2003). Educative assessments enhance the quality of learning and go beyond audit-ive-type assessment that is generally used for the sole purpose of awarding a grade (Fink, 2003).

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Following defined student learning outcomes in a pre-course ensures alignment with the main course objectives, providing clarity, focus, and relevance to the content covered. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

In classrooms, AI’s trajectory is evident: 1980s grading software evolved into 2020s virtual tutors, shifting from peripheral aids to central tools (Baylor & Ryu, 2003). Algorithmic bias in grading systems can exacerbate inequities, disproportionately affecting marginalized learners (O’Neil, 2016). 2023; Topol, 2019).

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

In classrooms, AI’s trajectory is evident: 1980s grading software evolved into 2020s virtual tutors, shifting from peripheral aids to central tools (Baylor & Ryu, 2003). Algorithmic bias in grading systems can exacerbate inequities, disproportionately affecting marginalized learners (O’Neil, 2016). 2023; Topol, 2019).

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

In 15 seconds, theyve illustrated a core economics principle better than many lectures. This platform, originally built for entertainment, is now quietly functioning as an after-school tutor by promoting informal learning. Instead of blackboards and lectures, you get transitions, music, animation, and visual metaphors.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Start with small daily goals like finishing a video lecture or solving five math problems. Long-term goals could focus on improving grades or mastering a subject over a semester. Use Active Learning, Not Passive Consumption Watching lectures or reading textbooks might feel productive, but its passive.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Ten years ago two Colorado chemistry teachers unleashed a brash concept on a K-12 landscape where few questioned the age-old formula of lecture, homework, assess, repeat. A New York Times headline went so far as to call it a “ Death Knell for the Lecture ,” while other mainstream media outlets scrambled to cover the craze.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2024

Can these innovative credentials offer an alternative to traditional degrees, diplomas and grades, to help meet student and employer demand for skills? Brownlee Teacher Photo / Shutterstock Microcredentials are incremental qualifications that demonstrate skills, knowledge or experience in a specific subject area or capability.

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