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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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

After the first class ends, I like to ask my students to complete one additional task to round out “preview day,” which is to answer several questions in the learning management system. These questions reside in a discussion board so all students can see responses.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

You can pose a question for a future column here. 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. What about when you have 50-60 students in a class?

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

After the first class ends, I like to ask my students to complete one additional task to round out “preview day,” which is to answer several questions in the learning management system. These questions reside in a discussion board so all students can see responses.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 111

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

JULY 18, 2024

Instructors can also ask questions about the school; these may be especially helpful in connecting distance learners to the institution or the field of study. site , where questions are pre-created. We have used these games to develop APA style expertise and program knowledge.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

Instructors can also ask questions about the school; these may be especially helpful in connecting distance learners to the institution or the field of study. site , where questions are pre-created. We have used these games to develop APA style expertise and program knowledge.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2024

These typically short workshops occur in a space separate from and smaller than that of the keynote presentation and allow attendees to dive deeper into a topic than they could as a large group. You may have noticed that attendees in these sessions (yourself included) were more likely to share their thoughts, ideas, and questions.

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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

These typically short workshops occur in a space separate from and smaller than that of the keynote presentation and allow attendees to dive deeper into a topic than they could as a large group. You may have noticed that attendees in these sessions (yourself included) were more likely to share their thoughts, ideas, and questions.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

These sessions often encourage active participation, enabling students to ask questions, share insights, and collaborate with peers. One of the key advantages of classroom learning is the immediate feedback loop it offers. This activity promotes active participation, peer collaboration, and critical thinking.

Learning 130

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

This comes back to 20 years of faculty development where basically we know that, if a professor teaches an online course, they have to go through 80 hours of training to learn to teach online. We have a very high quality standard for the online courses, so that if you ask the question, ‘Do they learn as well?’

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The platform allows students to submit work electronically, receive grades, and track their progress over time. 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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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. Can you identify a content expert to whom you could reach out?

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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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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. using YouTube for flipped learning vs TikTok for student-led tutorials).

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