k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Active and Experiential Learning The brain-based learning framework consistently emphasizes the importance of active learning. And while there is some value to lecture and some passive learning strategies, there is a much greater benefit from active learning strategies.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash.

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Teach Hub

MARCH 4, 2024

How do we break this silence and boost student participation in our classroom? Here we’ll dive into strategies to encourage more active participation and examine why participation matters to students and educators. The most widely used strategies use the active learning approach.

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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. Each week, I’d assign several lectures I’d recorded earlier on video.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We formed a committee of stakeholders that included district administrators, site principals, classroom teachers, and other individuals focused on creating more “active” learning spaces. Based on specific grade levels, those kits of parts were designed to support active learning and engagement in the classroom.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 23, 2017

This is not a matter of instructor bias; it is the lecture format itself — when used on its own without other instructional supports — that offers unfair advantages to an already privileged population. via https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/opinion/sunday/are-college-lectures-unfair.html.

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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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Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Without adequate reading, students will be reluctant, or unable, to participate in class discussions and conversations for lack of understanding and fear of not measuring-up to peers (Severe, E., Subsequently, instructor facilitated classroom conversations intended to enhance understanding of course content may stagnate and falter.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2017

S/he Hit Me First : Learn Proactive Solutions to Teach Social Emotional Skills through Daily Conflict presented by Jill Molli, M.A., Educator, Keynote Speaker, Instructor for Conscious Discipline. We need this” are expressed by the hundreds of educators who join in edWeb’s early learning webinars each week. Bailey, Ph.D.,

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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. Select all that apply. What’s the consequence?

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

It serves as a contract between instructors and students (Eberly, Newton, & Wiggins, 2001), outlining the entire semesters expectations, assignments, and deadlines. What if there were more effective ways to get students to not only read it, but to actively engage with it? The syllabus as a tool for learner-centered learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

As its name suggests, Engageli aims to foster social interactions among students and instructors. The Minerva Project, which developed its own online “active learning” platform , Forum, to facilitate courses for its students spread across the world, has been selling it to others.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. Bovill et al., academic journal article or specific industry press).

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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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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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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

The CoderZ professional development program introduces instructors to the concepts of teaching computer science and computational thinking using an online tool. The CoderZ professional development program introduces instructors to the concepts of teaching computer science and computational thinking using an online tool.

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Science Teachers Evaluation STEM 154

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It is quite possible to increase the number of seats in a well-designed online class, but for online instructors to build and facilitate student centered courses based on active learning and inclusive pedagogy, there are some important considerations. 2016, Fischer et al.

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Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Traditional classroom learning is now modernizing Debates remain about online vs. classroom learning Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time.

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Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

This approach improves access and learning as well when students play a role in the design of content, said some of the chat participants. 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. In my experience, blended is best.

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eLearning Instructors Participation Discussions 151

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Furthermore, teaching should aim to prepare students for active civic engagement. Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. Rather than merely agreeing to rules, students actively design them.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

The effectiveness of online learning heavily depends on the level of interaction between instructors and students within virtual classrooms. When students are actively engaged, they have a tendency to perform better and retain information more efficiently.

Instructors 116

Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 116

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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Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Rachel Thelen , The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Noelle Haight , Occupational Therapist and Educator Julia VanderMolen , University of the Pacific Key Statement: Four helpful tips, including backwards design, for the new instructor looking to (re)design their course. Many new instructors face this what now?

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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. These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al.,

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Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

Furthermore, teaching should aim to prepare students for active civic engagement. Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. Rather than merely agreeing to rules, students actively design them.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. Bovill et al., academic journal article or specific industry press).

Discussions 97

Discussions Reading Instructors Lecturing 97

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. We’re also seeing significant improvements in grades. Chickering and Zelda F.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

In the early days of "course cartridges”—an LMS feature that allowed instructors to plug published content right into their courses—online courses were essentially digitized versions of static (textbook) content. Smart courses reflect the shift toward an emerging field called Learning Experience Design. Emphasize Learning-by-Doing.

Multiple Choice Questions 127

Multiple Choice Questions Instructors Textbooks Feedback 127

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

These brief moments set the stage for active learning, focus, trust, and shaping the atmosphere of the entire session. These crucial minutes set the tone, influencing how students perceive the class, their peers, and their role within the learning environment. Consider the First Five Minutes from the students perspective.

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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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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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Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 215

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It is quite possible to increase the number of seats in a well-designed online class, but for online instructors to build and facilitate student centered courses based on active learning and inclusive pedagogy, there are some important considerations. 2016, Fischer et al.

Instructors 98

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

It serves as a contract between instructors and students (Eberly, Newton, & Wiggins, 2001), outlining the entire semesters expectations, assignments, and deadlines. What if there were more effective ways to get students to not only read it, but to actively engage with it? The syllabus as a tool for learner-centered learning.

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Syllabus Students Activities Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

I consistently wanted to integrate community building activities for the students to participate in and feel safe and comfortable. So, I moved onto showing them the “About Your Instructor” icon in our LMS. My goal of last semester was to build community within my classroom from day one and throughout the semester. Roberto, M.

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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. For many university students, participating in an online math course brings about the distressing emotions of a monumental chore. References: Andriotis, N. 2015, September 01).

Online Learning 97

Online Learning Activities Multidisciplinary Teaching 97

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. I've been inspired by the level of engagement of our youngest kids.”

Math 218

Math Reading Quizzes Activities 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Dear Bonni, You have shared often about active learning strategies and the impact they have on student learning. When my students watch his videos, they say they feel like they are sitting in the same Harvard classroom that is being filmed and are participating in the dialog with the other students.

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Learning Students Assignments Participation 163