Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In our small language department, we each teach a different foreign language (Chinese, French, German, and Spanish), but we share the core learning goal of student understanding of culture. We gave students a similar assignment at the end of the semester, either on their own or in groups.

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Group work Culture Instructors Languages 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

When Suparna Chatterjee was taking a graduate online course at New Mexico State University two years ago, she had to complete an ice-breaker activity where she was asked to create her own superhero. Group work in face-to-face classes can be challenging as it is,” Parra said. She takes the approach of co-designing.

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Culture Teaching Syllabus English 153

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Guidebooks to structure group work. These active learning strategies can work in any course—for any major, in any discipline. Some of the most dynamic thinkers and doers in education today are pioneers in active learning. YouTube videos for extra credit. A tattoo writing exercise. Vocab riddles.

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Active Learning Activities Teaching Multidisciplinary 163

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Over the past several years, these spaces have transformed into collaborative areas that encourage group work, discussions, and hands-on activities, promoting creativity and innovation–ultimately becoming instrumental in shaping well-rounded, adaptable learners.

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Schools Students Hybrid Learning Textbooks 271

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

A variety of other tactics–such as drawings, pictures, manipulatives, sentence frames, short videos, physical activities, and games–can also be used to help students learn vocabulary. Be open and curious about students’ cultures, and engage them with experiences that are familiar. Connect with real-world experiences.

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STEM English Languages Language 328

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

One of the most widely used tools in Onslow, Lumio , allows teachers to easily step in, offering quality pre-made activities and interactive features. Stations and even playlists make it possible for teachers to work with small groups of students while other students stay engaged in various other collaborative and independent activities.

Student Engagement 107

Student Engagement Culture Technology Students 107

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

Online classes most often begin with an “introduce yourself” discussion forum for students to get comfortable working with peers in discussions and other activities. Here are some activities to use in your online courses. Our students have really enjoyed this type of activity in the past as well. Jeopardy Jeopardy!

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Activities Instructors Participation Questions 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

Online classes most often begin with an “introduce yourself” discussion forum for students to get comfortable working with peers in discussions and other activities. Here are some activities to use in your online courses. Our students have really enjoyed this type of activity in the past as well. Jeopardy Jeopardy!

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Activities Instructors Participation Questions 109

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Last summer, not far from the doorsteps of Oakland Unified School District, a group of parents came together to build an academic program from scratch in an effort to close the gap between the education their children were getting in school and the education they deserved.

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Distance Learning Schools Participation Culture 184

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. To teach STEM successfully, students and teachers alike must embrace culture change. It’s a culture change for teachers too. CDW Activity ID. which has 330 students, is not alone.

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STEM Education Learning Spaces Culture 163

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

It is a part of the Lumen Christi Academies , a group of Catholic schools in the San Francisco Bay Area whose mission is to “nurture ethical scholars who will change the world” through active, personalized and student-led learning. However, encouraging students to take ownership for their group members is difficult.

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Metacognitive Skills Learning Assignments Group work 166

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning approaches like lectures and textbooks to innovative methodologies such as active learning and technology integration, these methods aim to promote effective and dynamic learning experiences. What are the 5 methods of teaching? What are the 5 methods of teaching?

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Teaching Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Graduate programs committed to investing in first-generation students can implement changes to the existing, normative culture to be more responsive and inclusive of first-generation students’ needs,” she writes. As she puts it, “You’ve got to make sure that you’re supporting them in the right way.”.

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Students Culture Writing Group work 167

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning allows students to be engaged and active participants in their own learning by sharing ideas, analyzing problems, and finding solutions to them. Collaborative learning benefits students from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Collaborative learning can also promote inclusion, social skills, and respect.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Before any work on the course concepts starts, the focus should be on developing communication and trust in the classroom space. We may not all have the luxury in our class schedules to take an entire week for this, but we must integrate more community building in our existing activities and schedules, especially on the first day.

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Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

At colleges and universities, there's a culture of professors grabbing materials from the web without always citing them. But there are other activities he says are more core to teaching where disclosure should be made, like when AI grading tools are used.

Teaching 217

Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Before any work on the course concepts starts, the focus should be on developing communication and trust in the classroom space. We may not all have the luxury in our class schedules to take an entire week for this, but we must integrate more community building in our existing activities and schedules, especially on the first day.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

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. These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al., 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning allows students to be engaged and active participants in their own learning by sharing ideas, analyzing problems, and finding solutions to them. Collaborative learning benefits students from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Collaborative learning can also promote inclusion, social skills, and respect.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With the rise of globalization and as instructors work to increase their teaching skills to create this necessary sense of belonging among classmates, instructors have an obligation to strategically improve their professional cross-cultural competency skills. And Mittelmeier et al.,

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Instructors Culture Students Skills 116

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

In addition to using technology in my own biology courses, I also work with faculty across the country on how to teach with technology through an inclusive lens. The narrative I often hear centers on how students may resist active learning approaches, a teaching style that often (but not always) is predicated on some technology.

Technology 167

Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With the rise of globalization and as instructors work to increase their teaching skills to create this necessary sense of belonging among classmates, instructors have an obligation to strategically improve their professional cross-cultural competency skills. And Mittelmeier et al.,

Instructors 111

Instructors Culture Students Skills 111

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Dear Bonni, You have shared often about active learning strategies and the impact they have on student learning. However, I am dubious that the approaches you describe work with large classes. The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. You can pose a question for a future column here.

Learning 162

Learning Students Assignments Participation 162

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2019

So argues Marie Cini, president of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, a group working to support programs for these so-called nontraditional students, the real-life versions of the character played by Melissa McCarthy. What is the cultural representation that gets it right? It’s still happening, it’s just quiet.

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Students Culture Skills Attention 157

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. These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al., 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

I know you may be thinking that play is an activity for children, but in his book “Play”, author Stuart Brown reminds us of the positive benefits of play in adulthood , which include reducing stress, fostering relationships, and enhancing one’s mood. You could even set this up as an out-of-class individual assignment or group assignment.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

I know you may be thinking that play is an activity for children, but in his book “Play”, author Stuart Brown reminds us of the positive benefits of play in adulthood , which include reducing stress, fostering relationships, and enhancing one’s mood. You could even set this up as an out-of-class individual assignment or group assignment.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

To build a classroom culture where risk-taking is encouraged for students, a teacher also needs to be willing to try new things. By taking risks, and in some cases even failing in front of our students, we demonstrate that not everything works as planned and prove that we can rebound from any situation.

Teachers 141

Teachers Textbooks Lecturing Social Studies 141

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

As a student of cognitive science, I hold strong to the work of Lev Vygotsky, which suggests the latter and posits technology as a cultural tool. In the SAMR model, technology in the hands of a knowledgeable educator can transcend traditional teaching and learning in four distinct but impactful ways.

Teachers 167

Teachers Feedback Knowledge Beliefs 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

There will be no traditional classrooms, but the large spaces will be subdivided into distinct areas, some designed for research, others for group work, and others for individual study, says Ortiz. Most of the instruction will be blended, with some activities online and the rest in person.

Lecturing 121

Lecturing Science Culture Group work 121

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The food choice helps me understand a bit about their cultural background, while knowledge of their career dreams enables me to tailor class topics to their interests. Small groups work While lecturing is one way to convey information, other methods, like gallery walks, encourage student interaction during the teaching and learning process.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The food choice helps me understand a bit about their cultural background, while knowledge of their career dreams enables me to tailor class topics to their interests. Small groups work While lecturing is one way to convey information, other methods, like gallery walks, encourage student interaction during the teaching and learning process.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 111

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

For teachers without many seasons under their belts, check out this list of 50 classroom procedures ; it’s a good double check to make sure you’ve thought of everything—from group work to digital citizenship to classroom discussion. Perhaps more importantly, I advise my students to start prioritizing and—yes—dropping out of activities.

Teachers 108

Teachers Coaching Testing Discussions 108

Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

Many struggle to actively pay attention. For instance, in the context of a prompt it might look like this, “Now that you’ve read this week’s chapter on conflict management, take an image that represents how you feel about group work. Students are always on their phones. Students then post an image. Clover, D.

Technology 122

Technology Art Learning Students 122

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This can be done through a palm activity . Have students reflect on their strengths, complement each other during group work and other collaborative efforts. Taken for Granted: Improving the Culture of Celebration, Appreciation, and Recognition in Higher Education. Graefe & Unzer. Kezar, A., & Elrod, S.

Confidentiality 92

Confidentiality Instructors Motivation Writing 92

Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

Many struggle to actively pay attention. For instance, in the context of a prompt it might look like this, “Now that you’ve read this week’s chapter on conflict management, take an image that represents how you feel about group work. Students are always on their phones. Students then post an image. Clover, D.

Technology 98

Technology Art Learning Students 98

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

During a breakout activity on the February 7, 2023 EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders session, “ The Hidden Enemies of Strategy: Five Mindsets to Defeat Incrementalism ”, we used Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats to practice mitigating higher education’s most common cognitive bias—the Paradox of Participation.

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Education STEM Active Learning Peer Review 52