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?” Online learning is not just another edtech product, but an innovative teaching practice."

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Playlist Activity Description Overview Slideshow This is a slideshow overview of the playlist with instructions and links. Students Warm-up Poll Create a poll or multiple choice question in Mentimeter or Google Classroom to get students thinking about the topic or theme of the video. Explain what happened here.

Blended Learning 397

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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. Andriotis, 2015) 5. References: Andriotis, N.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2020

UWorld, an online learning tool for high-stakes exams, is offering a free, full-length PSAT practice exam that familiarizes students with the format and content of the real test. Each question answered will provide the student with a detailed explanation of the answer choices to help students actively learn and retain concepts.

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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. Andriotis, 2015) 5. References: Andriotis, N.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

After all, in-person was seen as the gold standard, and the question was whether that could be faithfully reproduced online. Now is the time to fully embrace how physical classrooms can be improved by online techniques. Students greatly favored hybrid options, and they preferred digital course materials over print textbooks.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

UWorld , the worldwide leader in online learning to prepare for high-stakes exams, today announced the launch of AP ® (Advanced Placement ® ) Learning Tools , a new College Readiness solution to help educators enhance instruction, improve student performance, and effectively prepare for AP exams. About UWorld.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

Some instructors are so taken by active learning working so effectively that they expect to continue offering courses online, even when the pandemic restrictions completely lift and things are fully back in person. I took a very similar approach when I taught online at The New School in Manhattan a few years ago.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Thats why success in online learning doesnt just rely on intelligence or curriculum. In this blog, well explore 17 study tips for online learning. This is perhaps one of the most important study tips for online learning. Real learning happens when the student engages with the material. What was tough?

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

Whether its a 60-second TikTok on the French Revolution, a deep-dive YouTube documentary on climate change, or a TED Talk about emotional intelligence, young minds are tuning in and learning, often more effectively than traditional methods ever allowed. This is the hidden curriculum of the internet, which aids online learning.

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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.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

On top of all these challenges, higher education itself is, of course, seeing a variety of potential disrupters emerge, all powered at least in part through online learning. Second, schools could use online learning technologies as a sustaining innovation to improve learning and control costs.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

From Distraction to Connection: How Social Media is Changing Education Online learning has exploded in recent years , and with it, the digital ecosystems that surround it. Especially in K12 online schools, its proving to be a tool not just for engagement, but for connection, creativity, and even collaboration. Chief among them?

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Online Learning Ethics Education Learning 52

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Last week the #DLNchat community gathered for a thought experiment around this question: If you could design an online college degree from scratch, how would you do it? Got questions for the #DLNchat community? Or want to share your ideas for a building an online program? Tweet our community with the hashtag #DLNchat !

eLearning 145

eLearning Instructors Participation Discussions 145

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

After the major shifts of the Covid era, the question still remains: What’s next? Some of these tasks might include replying to parent emails without emotional interference, creating differentiated assignments with ease and expertise, and creating interactive lesson components and higher order questions that probe thinking patterns.

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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. Why is classroom learning more effective?

Learning 130

Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Flipping the Classroom Professors who recorded video lectures for online learning during the pandemic are realizing they have a new resource at their disposal. In contrast, flipped learning involves students learning material on their own first, reserving class time for group activities and active learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Here, students engage with instructional content, such as pre-recorded lectures or readings, at home, freeing up class time for interactive activities, discussions, and hands-on exercises. Moreover, inquiry-based learning encourages students to ask questions, explore topics independently, and seek answers through experimentation and research.

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Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

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.

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Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 97

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2019

With more and more students learning remotely, the #DLNchat community set out last week to answer the question: How can universities create meaningful community for online students? DLNchat-ters offered ideas about how to better use tools for online discussions. Use active learning techniques.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

Today, Robertson’s course consists of 150 to 200 online modules, each of which includes a video presentation , a section from his own book Marketing Fundamentals for Future Professionals , and—coming soon—an active learning exercise. Missed questions, he adds, are far more diagnostic than questions answered correctly.

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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 questions do not have right or wrong answers.

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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. “A Randomized Assessment of Online Learning.”

Instructors 116

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

The purpose of online asynchronous teaching is not meant to replicate the in-seat classroom format but to encourage using creative, imaginative, and experimental opportunities in the online environment. The experiential learning experience Engaging students in an experiential learning experience was our way to engage our students.

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Learning Syllabus Assignments Communication 111

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2016

Through consistent support and feedback and flexibility in scheduling, the OPEN NH program , run by the Office of Educational Technology at the New Hampshire Department of Education since 2005, offers high-quality, seven-week online professional development courses that focus on content and pedagogical knowledge, and emphasize active learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2018

Today we're starting out with a big question: What would you do if you could start a college from scratch? But two recent guests on EdSurge Live, a monthly video-based discussion series, have surprisingly concrete answers to this question. A quick example is, let's say a professor asks a student to answer a question.

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Lecturing Art Knowledge Questions 112

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The footage acquired was edited into a series videos demonstrating the power and benefits of HMH’s digital-first, connected solutions in a hybrid learning environment. Epic Charter Schools offers online learning to more than 30,000 students in the state of Oklahoma.

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Education Exams Motivation Elementary School 265

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2019

Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, was hunting for the best way to launch a new online degree , he quickly discovered all the things he didn’t know about the logistics of running an online program. The question was which OPM we were going to work with,” he says, “not whether we were going to work with one.”

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

The purpose of online asynchronous teaching is not meant to replicate the in-seat classroom format but to encourage using creative, imaginative, and experimental opportunities in the online environment. The experiential learning experience Engaging students in an experiential learning experience was our way to engage our students.

Learning 98

Learning Syllabus Assignments Communication 98

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. “A Randomized Assessment of Online Learning.”

Instructors 98

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 98

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

EdSurge: I wanted to talk about online learning. I understand that for University of Central Florida, many of your online students are actually residential students taking a course or two online and the rest in traditional classrooms. What we know is active and collaborative learning works.

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Lecturing Students Faculty Development Collaborative Learning 124

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

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. Questions are displayed with multiple-choice answers, and students must respond within a set time limit.

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Educational Technologies Technology Education Quizzes 130

k12

APRIL 10, 2025

Online learning allows families to shape education around their needsbut that freedom comes with additional responsibilities. Good study habits help students stay organized, motivated, and confident in their learning. The K12 online learning platform has tools you can use for this too.

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Study Motivation Assignments Learning Spaces 52

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2018

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. Dismissing my ignorance, the faculty member insisted that my knowledge of online learning would be the key to unlocking what he had in mind.

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Lecturing English Internet Culture 78

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2024

Should traditional institutions function more like online mega-universities? Our stories don’t always contain neat answers to these big questions. Should calculus be taught differently in the 21st century? But they do offer insights from the smart people who are trying to solve these riddles. Thanks for reading, and happy new year.

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