Gaggle Speaks

AUGUST 24, 2015

Conversations about technology in education always seem to be focused on the reasons why students need this or that technology. It’s rare when anyone considers the other—and perhaps more important—angle: Students want to learn with technology. They want to learn at a comfortable speed.

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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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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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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

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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Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

Options for creating virtual trivia games, both live and asynchronous, include Crowdpurr and Jackbox.tv , which both use mobile technology to create trivia games for participants. The post Creating Connections: Team-Building Activities for the Online Classroom appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

Options for creating virtual trivia games, both live and asynchronous, include Crowdpurr and Jackbox.tv , which both use mobile technology to create trivia games for participants. The post Creating Connections: Team-Building Activities for the Online Classroom appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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Activities Instructors Participation Questions 109

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Beyond academics, classrooms cultivate a sense of community and belonging, where diverse perspectives enrich the learning experience. This sense of belonging fosters a supportive learning environment where students feel valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential. Why is classroom learning more effective?

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Learning Instructors eLearning Learning Styles 130

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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Lecturing Students Faculty Development Collaborative Learning 136

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 62

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.

Interdisciplinary 60

Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 60