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21 great tools for AR and VR in the classroom

eSchool News

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on student engagement and online or hybrid learning strategies related to pandemic teaching. This year’s 10th most-read story focuses on engaging AR and VR tools to use in the classroom. Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories.

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

Scholarly Teacher

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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How One District Takes STEM Learning to the Next Level

Edsurge

At the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) , one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States, we constantly plan new educational programs, prioritizing equitable access and ensuring students graduate prepared for success in college, career and life.

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Recovering Student Engagement at Mid-course Time

Faculty Focus

Below, let me share instructional strategies that I use in my courses (virtual, asynchronous, and in-person) to recover student engagement. I’ve been utilizing mid-semester check-ins for several years now and have noticed that students respond best when I send out informal invitations to reflect on their learning experiences.

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The benefits of active learning

Dangerously Irrelevant

Of course the benefits of active learning are apparent beyond the kindergarten sector. Research has shown that “ most students learn fundamental concepts more successfully, and are better able to apply them, through interactive, collaborative, student-centered learning.”

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Recovering Student Engagement at Mid-course Time

Faculty Focus

Below, let me share instructional strategies that I use in my courses (virtual, asynchronous, and in-person) to recover student engagement. I’ve been utilizing mid-semester check-ins for several years now and have noticed that students respond best when I send out informal invitations to reflect on their learning experiences.

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Using technology to support learning through movement

eSchool News

After all, its easy to imagine how technologies such as AI tools, robots, VR headsets , and computers, for example, can be used to support learning in these settings. Learning and physical activity also work well because of the fun factor. When students are moving, they are having fun. But gymnasiums?