Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It’s pretty well known in educational circles that cooperative learning is supported by research, but so many teachers still struggle with it, so when things don’t work well, they give it up. It can be effective to have groups of 4 or 5, a couple of partners, and a few students working alone.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2020

Multimedia learning tools play an important role in classrooms in a number of ways–including, but not limited to, boosting creativity, encouraging student engagement, and helping students learn to collaborate. Natural leaders may emerge during group work as part of a team presentation assignment.

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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

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. Active learning strategies help students take risks and engage deeply with material in a low-pressure environment. What to avoid: Grading active learning activities as if they were summative assessments is inappropriate.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

The narrative I often hear centers on how students may resist active learning approaches, a teaching style that often (but not always) is predicated on some technology. I have watched the mixed results of instructors trying to adopt technology to their progressive teaching needs.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

First, students quickly become accustomed to my knack for active learning techniques. Finally, I have noticed stronger class cohesion with students actively volunteering, responding to questions, and actively engaging in group work. or “If you are walking out on a stage, what background music is playing?”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Dear Bonni, You have shared often about active learning strategies and the impact they have on student learning. However, I am dubious that the approaches you describe work with large classes. The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column.

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Learning Students Assignments Participation 163

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. Active learning strategies help students take risks and engage deeply with material in a low-pressure environment. What to avoid: Grading active learning activities as if they were summative assessments is inappropriate.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Gaggle Speaks

AUGUST 24, 2015

This creates a more active learning experience for everyone. Implement a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD ) policy that allows students to use mobile devices for lessons and collaborative group work. For every tech tool, name a few students as “experts,” giving them a chance to be teachers.

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Technology Blended Learning Mobile Devices Students 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

First, students quickly become accustomed to my knack for active learning techniques. Finally, I have noticed stronger class cohesion with students actively volunteering, responding to questions, and actively engaging in group work. or “If you are walking out on a stage, what background music is playing?”

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Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

Online classes most often begin with an “introduce yourself” discussion forum for students to get comfortable working with peers in discussions and other activities. This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on March 1, 2022 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor!

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Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

Online classes most often begin with an “introduce yourself” discussion forum for students to get comfortable working with peers in discussions and other activities. This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on March 1, 2022 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor!

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Activities Instructors Participation Questions 109

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2024

Breakout sessions allow for students to choose not only a topic they’d like to explore further, but also how they would like to explore it with a small group of their peers. Collaborative learning is something that many of us already utilize in our classrooms in the form of small group work.

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Motivation Instructors Discussions Lecturing 109

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

In fact, the next evolution is facilitating that group work in an intelligent way, assuming people learn well by being in physical and human contact with each other. If adaptive learning is ’learning my way,’ then what we’re building is ’learning my way, together.’ Active learning means practice.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2023

To help encourage attendance, starting in winter 2022, I developed in-class activities designed to reinforce lecture concepts, highlight more difficult concepts, and encourage group work and interaction among the students. Part of creating engagement is fostering an inclusive, active learning community.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2024

Breakout sessions allow for students to choose not only a topic they’d like to explore further, but also how they would like to explore it with a small group of their peers. Collaborative learning is something that many of us already utilize in our classrooms in the form of small group work.

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Motivation Instructors Discussions Lecturing 91

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

A solution: Build support communities among faculty that model inclusive, consensus-building learning environments and model teaching and learning using trauma-informed evidence-based practices. Connected faculty will build connected students who will become connected alumni and that is good for the bottom line.

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STEM Education Active Learning Peer Review 52

Teach Hub

JULY 3, 2024

Encourage Active Participation Create an active learning environment by rewarding punches for student involvement in classroom discussions and group activities. This will not only motivate students to be engaged in their learning but also enhance their communication and teamwork skills.

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Motivation Achievement Classroom Management Fairness 59

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Platforms like Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom allow for real-time discussions, feedback, and group work, making remote and hybrid learning more accessible. As a result, teachers can better support diverse learning styles within a classroom, making instruction more effective.

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Educational Technologies Technology Education Quizzes 130

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

This immediate feedback loop fosters deeper understanding and promotes active learning. Moreover, classroom learning facilitates social interaction and collaboration among students. Additionally, collaborative tools like Google Docs or Padlet can facilitate group work and encourage peer collaboration.

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Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 5, 2023

What he saw was not surprising: classroom after classroom of students who were not engaged and not actively learning. “If they’re not thinking, they’re not learning. How Thinking Classrooms Got Started Liljedahl began to formulate his approach after spending hours observing in dozens of different math classrooms.

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Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Finally, the instructor will plan learning activities and instructions (McTighe & Wiggins, 2012). This may involve lectures, active learning activities, or group work to disseminate information and student learning.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

Building a Digital Learning Culture In a traditional classroom, culture is built through physical presence: greetings at the door, shared lunchtime, or spontaneous group work. But online schools have to work harder to build this same community. Thats where social media can help. But educators are flipping the script.

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Online Learning Ethics Education Learning 52

Edsurge

MAY 20, 2020

It was something of an experimental lecture class, one that used “ active learning ” techniques. We have all of these different setups for active learning,” with students grouped in tables of six, she says. For every lecture there was a little bit of lecturing, but there was also an active learning activity.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

Active learning strategies, where students actively engage in the learning process, promote participation and retention (Freeman et al. These include group discussions, hands-on experiments, problem-solving activities, and creative assessments that encourage critical thinking and peer collaboration.

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Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 64

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

Active learning strategies, where students actively engage in the learning process, promote participation and retention (Freeman et al. These include group discussions, hands-on experiments, problem-solving activities, and creative assessments that encourage critical thinking and peer collaboration.

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