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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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The Future of Canvas

eSchool News

Steve Daly Ryan Lufkin Shiren Vijiasingam More Highlights from InstructureCon23: The company and Khan Academy announced a partnership that brings Canvas, the anchor of the Instructure Learning Platform, and Khan Academy’s AI-powered student tutor and teaching assistant, Khanmigo.

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Tired of Awkward Silences? Upgrade your Think-Pair-Share

Faculty Focus

His key idea was The person doing the learning is the person doing the work. Although I knew the active learning benefits of a technique like TPS, I struggled to implement it well. I thought about how to get my students to do more work in my large lecture-based classes.

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Ace Your Semester: Harnessing AI for a Head Start

Faculty Focus

It’s like having a teaching assistant that never sleeps! Just imagine: while you’re enjoying that last sip of summer iced coffee, your AI assistant is tirelessly crafting rubrics, tailoring assignments, and whipping up questions that will make your students’ heads spin—in a good way, of course. Look no further.

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5 Higher-Ed Innovators Share Challenges, Ideas for the Future of Digital Learning

Edsurge

However, they were more open to having their teaching assistants try new approaches. So he implemented new approaches with teaching assistants for an introduction to biology course. Molinaro says he tried approaching faculty, but found they were hesitant to change.

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How to Engage Students and Support Learning in Large Classes

Edsurge

The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. Dear Bonni, You have shared often about active learning strategies and the impact they have on student learning. You can pose a question for a future column here. What about when you have 50-60 students in a class?

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Ace Your Semester: Harnessing AI for a Head Start

Faculty Focus

It’s like having a teaching assistant that never sleeps! Just imagine: while you’re enjoying that last sip of summer iced coffee, your AI assistant is tirelessly crafting rubrics, tailoring assignments, and whipping up questions that will make your students’ heads spin—in a good way, of course. Look no further.

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