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. If you recognize it as a space for conversation, rather than a lecture, you’ll design your course with that in mind.”

Teaching

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

Faculty assign homework to expose students to a new concept before they arrive to class, and use class time to ask questions and do more-active learning. They come primed to discuss those things and learn in classroom,” says Barba. “We times more likely to fail compared to their peers in active-learning classes.

Lecturing

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. In addition, classroom manipulatives, such as counting blocks, geometric shapes, and measuring tools, play a crucial role in hands-on learning experiences.

Teaching

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For years, the global learning platform Kahoot has been growing its foothold in the K-12 space through acquisitions and add-ons to its popular quiz platform. And no, it’s not more quizzes. Kids, to introduce young children to foundational skills and concepts like social-emotional learning, math and reading.

Math

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

When students are actively engaged, they have a tendency to perform better and retain information more efficiently. By applying these techniques, instructors can create interactive videos that are not only captivating but also effective in enhancing student learning. Spencer Willis, Jr.

Instructors

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Just as a carpenter needs various tools to create a masterpiece, educators recognized for their teaching excellence possess an intricate toolbox that includes active learning techniques, inclusive teaching practices, community-building morals, and engaging instruction. Anatomical Sciences Education 13 (1): 48–58.

Laboratory

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

With authoring software, instructional designers can steer online students through a mixtape of digital content—videos, graphs, weblinks, PDFs, drag-and-drop activities, PowerPoint slides, quizzes, survey tools and so on. Online learning is not just another edtech product, but an innovative teaching practice.

Online Learning

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.

Plagiarism

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Just as a carpenter needs various tools to create a masterpiece, educators recognized for their teaching excellence possess an intricate toolbox that includes active learning techniques, inclusive teaching practices, community-building morals, and engaging instruction. Anatomical Sciences Education 13 (1): 48–58.

Laboratory

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

When students are actively engaged, they have a tendency to perform better and retain information more efficiently. By applying these techniques, instructors can create interactive videos that are not only captivating but also effective in enhancing student learning. Spencer Willis, Jr.

Instructors

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

VR tools, such as Oculus, allow students to explore virtual worlds, while AR tools like Google Expeditions overlay digital information onto the real world, offering new ways to learn about history, science, and geography. Students access the LMS via their devices, complete tasks, and receive feedback.

Educational Technologies

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. Mobile learning is best for: Delivering microlearning content such as short videos/animations, how-to-guides, games, and low-stakes tasks (i.e. Any task that is conducive to time efficiency.

Online Learning

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Student response systems take these benefits a step further by helping students visualize their learning within the context of the larger community. Conducting regular assessments using real-time polls and quizzes allow students to understand how well they’re doing and where they may need to place additional effort. link] Zengaro, S.,

Course Design

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.

Plagiarism

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. Mobile learning is best for: Delivering microlearning content such as short videos/animations, how-to-guides, games, and low-stakes tasks (i.e. Any task that is conducive to time efficiency.

Online Learning

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex. PowerPoints, brief lectures or lecture videos, images, diagrams, quizzes, and interactive activities can be utilized to deliver prelusive course content. Anatomical Sciences Education 10 (3): 215–23.

Exams

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Student response systems take these benefits a step further by helping students visualize their learning within the context of the larger community. Conducting regular assessments using real-time polls and quizzes allow students to understand how well they’re doing and where they may need to place additional effort. link] Zengaro, S.,

Course Design

Faculty Focus

MARCH 27, 2025

They have after all been in school for the last 13 years and they have become really good at taking quizzes and exams and writing essays with thesis statements. As professors, we should enforce due dates to give students the time to learn content in a meaningful and retrievable way. NPJ Science of Learning 6 (November):32.

Assignments

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

For instance, students might work together to design and build a model bridge, integrating concepts from science, engineering, and mathematics. Another example is inquiry-based learning, where students investigate questions, problems, or scenarios to deepen their understanding of a topic.

Learning

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Recent studies in the Science of Teaching and Learning suggest four strategies for information acquisition that markedly improve learning facts and vocabulary. One of the key elements of active learning is exerting mental effort to recall information, without relying on notes or other props. 107-125). Miller, M.

Learning

Faculty Focus

MARCH 27, 2025

They have after all been in school for the last 13 years and they have become really good at taking quizzes and exams and writing essays with thesis statements. As professors, we should enforce due dates to give students the time to learn content in a meaningful and retrievable way. NPJ Science of Learning 6 (November):32.

Assignments

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

STEM should be a catalyst for active learning. Wish this wasn’t locked down behind AEA PD Online (with quizzes!) Belie-Blank – Spencer CSD is doing math-science extracurricular with 6-8 graders. Embrace the chaos, embrace messy learning. Kim Reynolds & Mary Andringa. Exploring Iowa Archaeology ).

STEM

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex. PowerPoints, brief lectures or lecture videos, images, diagrams, quizzes, and interactive activities can be utilized to deliver prelusive course content. Anatomical Sciences Education 10 (3): 215–23.

Exams

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

For example, block 99:50 AM for watching a science video and taking notes, followed by 10-10:45 AM for math practice. Add short breaks to reset the brain and longer breaks for meals and screen-free activities. Use Active Learning, Not Passive Consumption Watching lectures or reading textbooks might feel productive, but its passive.

Study