Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of online distance education, educators face a crucial challenge: captivating students and igniting their passion for learning within virtual environments. The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

The days of standing in front of the classroom and “lecturing” are long gone. Video is also proving to have solid results when it comes to learning outcomes—from higher test scores to increased engagement with learning materials to increased comprehension. Write an Engaging Script With These Six Tips.

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Teaching Teaching Methods Lecturing Special Education 160

Edsurge

JULY 6, 2023

It’s a big indicator that, since the 1970s, “the gender reversal in education has been astonishingly swift,” writes author Richard V. It’s the next step,” says Shelly Ruff, a former fifth grade teacher who found out her teenage son has used ChatGPT to write his essays. Where Does That Leave Boys?

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Reading Essay Lecturing Writing 146

Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

In the book What the Best College Teachers Do , Ken Bain describes how sustaining students’ attention helps to facilitate learning. I write on the printout how much time I plan to take for each section of content and for each interactive exercise. I then might lecture for around 15 to 20 minutes.

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Lecturing Attention Questions Study 183

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Ensuring my students have ample time for independent reading and writing. Making documentation of learning and communication streamlined and accessible for all learners. After all, students are interacting with content, and sure, it’s probably better than simply watching a lecture and sitting quietly.

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Distance Learning Multiple Choice Questions Learning Critical Thinking 218

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As I sat in a lecture attended by all first-year students at our college, I noticed the scale of a troubling trend: the rise of “snapnotes.” Even before the pandemic, students often arrived at college without learning how to take effective notes. The most common reason given was that it was easier than taking notes on paper.

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Instructors Lecturing Writing Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As I sat in a lecture attended by all first-year students at our college, I noticed the scale of a troubling trend: the rise of “snapnotes.” Even before the pandemic, students often arrived at college without learning how to take effective notes. The most common reason given was that it was easier than taking notes on paper.

Instructors 111

Instructors Lecturing Writing Critical Thinking 111

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.

Activities 111

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 111

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

And he can’t just turn assignments into one-on-one discussions with students to see if they’re keeping up with material or even have students do writing in class while he can watch them work. We have to seriously now ask ourselves, when does it make sense to have students writing?” What About Writing Classes?

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Assignments Instructors Writing History 148

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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Student Engagement Lecturing Students Exams 102

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

The collaboration consists of exploring future course content through think/pair/share exercises (sometimes writing a response on a small white board and holding it up) or responding to mini-research prompts. First, students quickly become accustomed to my knack for active learning techniques.

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Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 124

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.

Activities 98

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 98

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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Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. a reflection, quiz, writing exercise, or note taking activity). Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education.

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Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 131

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

The collaboration consists of exploring future course content through think/pair/share exercises (sometimes writing a response on a small white board and holding it up) or responding to mini-research prompts. First, students quickly become accustomed to my knack for active learning techniques.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

We also asked faculty who were using AI to share how it impacted their teaching and learning. Some faculty expressed that using AI tools has significantly reduced the time spent on creating lecture materials, allowing them more time to focus on creating engaging and exciting student activities.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

eSchool News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Rather than sit-and-get lectures, EZWrite encourages students to manipulate content, explore concepts, and solve problems, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills. BenQ Boards Increase Multimodal Learning BenQ Boards feature audio, visual, and touch tools that help teachers enhance lessons that include all learning modalities.

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Schools Learning Quizzes Lecturing 143

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

We also asked faculty who were using AI to share how it impacted their teaching and learning. Some faculty expressed that using AI tools has significantly reduced the time spent on creating lecture materials, allowing them more time to focus on creating engaging and exciting student activities.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. a reflection, quiz, writing exercise, or note taking activity). Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education.

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Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 98

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2017

Don’t even think of lecturing to these college students. The 14 students who just finished up the spring session of EdSurge Independent want something more active, and they want to have a voice as colleges rethink how they teach and support people on their campuses. In no sense does anybody learn well from a lecture.

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Lecturing Students Discussions Essay 93

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.

Learning 130

Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

This article aims to share ideas and strategies that can help reduce barriers to learning, ensuring equal access to education and the opportunity for all students to achieve their full potential, regardless of ability. Students With Disabilities In Higher Education: a Biographical-narrative Approach To The Role Of Lecturers.

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Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

This article aims to share ideas and strategies that can help reduce barriers to learning, ensuring equal access to education and the opportunity for all students to achieve their full potential, regardless of ability. Students With Disabilities In Higher Education: a Biographical-narrative Approach To The Role Of Lecturers.

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Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2018

Today, with our professors lecturing in satellite campuses across Asia—from the Pacific to the ancient Biblical lands—we have entered a new age of U.S. Active learning about the world demands that students not only absorb global lessons from books and lectures, but they must go out and experience what’s happening elsewhere.

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Lecturing English Internet Culture 81

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Step four in Finks guide consists of the teaching and learning activities, which in order to create significant learning opportunities, must incorporate active learning. Active learning thus includes the act of students doing things which requires experiential opportunities and reflective dialogue.

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Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 62

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Step four in Finks guide consists of the teaching and learning activities, which in order to create significant learning opportunities, must incorporate active learning. Active learning thus includes the act of students doing things which requires experiential opportunities and reflective dialogue.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

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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Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Overreliance on AI risks undermining critical thinking; Pritts (2023) warns that tools generating papers may erode analytical skills, echoing SoTL calls for active learning (Davidson, 2021). Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 90

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Start with small daily goals like finishing a video lecture or solving five math problems. Use Active Learning, Not Passive Consumption Watching lectures or reading textbooks might feel productive, but its passive. Real learning happens when the student engages with the material.

Study 52

Study Online Learning Learning Motivation 52

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Overreliance on AI risks undermining critical thinking; Pritts (2023) warns that tools generating papers may erode analytical skills, echoing SoTL calls for active learning (Davidson, 2021). Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction.

Faculty Development 84

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 84

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

In a field where lecture-based learning is the norm, I began to reflect on my own education experience and what kept me engaged. They saw the value in learning this way and appreciated having the ability to control their own learning. Pausing to write, replaying to clarify a statement—everything is in the students’ hands.

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Active Learning Activities Feedback Learning 279

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2024

Young Mimi Thian / Unsplash A far-reaching meta-analysis looked at flipped learning, an approach that has become more popular since the pandemic that asks students to watch lecture videos at home so that class time can be used for active learning. Does it really work? What does that mean for men in higher ed today?

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Exams Education Essay Lecturing 163