Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

The deal marks the latest in a series of acquisitions involving digital courseware, the industry parlance for online products that leverage data and technology to personalize the course instruction and feedback that each student receives. Its accounts on Facebook and Twitter are no longer active, as an education industry analyst noticed.

Learning 137

Learning Textbooks Feedback Teaching Assistants 137

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2022

It actually requires some unlearning, and some changes in approach, to create an environment that better encourages students to complete assigned activities. Instructors first need to consider how we use grades in our teaching—and then explore what kinds of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations exist and persist for our students.

Motivation 203

Motivation Reading Instructors Assignments 203

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

In fact, research shows that 80 percent of esports teams are comprised of students who have never before participated in extracurricular activities. This has meant conversations with us about streamlining feedback to teachers and increasing teacher-teacher collaboration. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Language 363

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

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. However, I am dubious that the approaches you describe work with large classes.

Learning 163

Learning Students Assignments Participation 163

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

To scale this capability, IDEO formed IDEO U and developed the capability to teach these skills online. Howard made the case that teaching creativity is not a linear activity, and referenced IDEO U’s “creative confidence pedagogy” that represents their approach to teaching, which includes see, try, share and reflect.

Teaching Assistants 105

Teaching Assistants Learning Beliefs Feedback 105

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In addition to full slideshow lessons, Curipod has interactive activities such as co-writing a fairy tale with AI, getting feedback from a historical figure, a “convince the evil AI ruler” prompt, brain breaks, and more! It offers a resource generator, teaching assistant, feedback bot, and AI chat.

Multiple Choice Questions 109

Multiple Choice Questions Teaching Assistants Education Learning Outcomes 109

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

This reverence may lead to reserved behavior in the classroom, hindering active participation. Rather than engaging in active discourse, they tend to listen attentively to their educators and accept their viewpoints unquestioningly, even if they conflict with their knowledge and understanding.

Feedback 94

Feedback Culture Learning Students 94

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

Law: Given that most evaluation forms are filled out at the end of the semester, a lot of students feel like, "Well even if I provide that feedback, it doesn't really benefit ourselves in that scenario." Was the faculty member or any teaching assistant involved or was that all student mediated? Michael Sano: Hi everybody.

Teaching 121

Teaching Course Evaluations Evaluation Students 121

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2022

If you are teaching a mixed-mode for the first time, your first instinct may be to conduct the course similar to other in-person classes with the remote students simply sitting in. Ideally, mixed-mode instruction should fold the remote students into the classroom activities. How do you know if the remote students can see and hear you?

Feedback 105

Feedback Minute Papers Mobile Devices Discussions 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

This reverence may lead to reserved behavior in the classroom, hindering active participation. Rather than engaging in active discourse, they tend to listen attentively to their educators and accept their viewpoints unquestioningly, even if they conflict with their knowledge and understanding.

Feedback 86

Feedback Culture Learning Students 86

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

College settings foster collaborative learning environments, where students engage in dynamic discussions and group activities. By presenting challenges that are straightforward for humans to solve but difficult for bots to overcome, CAPTCHAs can effectively filter out bots and protect online platforms from malicious activity (Stec, 2023).

Academic Integrity 135

Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 135

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Collaborative Activities Collaborative learning activities are a great way to assist students to think critically, communicate effectively, consider the thoughts and perspectives of others, and work together to solve problems. For short activities, clearly defining the objective and setting a strict timeframe is beneficial.

Assignments 104

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 104

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Specifically, JCT outlines that jobs facilitating 1) skill variety, 2) task identity, 3) task significance, 4) autonomy, and 5) feedback will be the most motivating and interesting. Create a variety of activities and/or assessments such as an oral presentation, case study analysis, paper, or quiz. Re-visit topics or adjust as needed.

Course Design 96

Course Design Teaching Instructors Motivation 96

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

Demonstrate our enthusiasm for teaching the course. Share former students’ feedback about the course. Actively work to develop a deeper understanding of cultural diversity through professional development, reading, film, art, and interactions with others. Tip #3: Reflect on your teaching persona.

Culture 122

Culture Communication Writing Language 122

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In fact, research shows that 80 percent of esports teams are comprised of students who have never before participated in extracurricular activities. This has meant conversations with us about streamlining feedback to teachers and increasing teacher-teacher collaboration. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

Hybrid Learning 294

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Language 294

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The feedback loop, though vital, is time-delayed. As a result, the instruction undergoes constant refinement, ensuring that students are not just passive recipients but active participants in their learning journey. This instantaneous feedback and support prevents these gaps from snowballing into more considerable challenges.

Intelligence 122

Intelligence Ethics Feedback Assignments 122

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

Shiva Kintali: As a teaching assistant at Georgia Tech and while teaching at Princeton, I developed an interest in helping my students learn mathematical concepts in a fun and intuitive way. I observed that students have different readiness levels, but the way we teach is week-by-week lectures with homework.

Textbooks 107

Textbooks Intelligence Math Beliefs 107

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Specifically, JCT outlines that jobs facilitating 1) skill variety, 2) task identity, 3) task significance, 4) autonomy, and 5) feedback will be the most motivating and interesting. Create a variety of activities and/or assessments such as an oral presentation, case study analysis, paper, or quiz. Re-visit topics or adjust as needed.

Course Design 87

Course Design Teaching Instructors Motivation 87

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

College settings foster collaborative learning environments, where students engage in dynamic discussions and group activities. By presenting challenges that are straightforward for humans to solve but difficult for bots to overcome, CAPTCHAs can effectively filter out bots and protect online platforms from malicious activity (Stec, 2023).

Academic Integrity 111

Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The feedback loop, though vital, is time-delayed. As a result, the instruction undergoes constant refinement, ensuring that students are not just passive recipients but active participants in their learning journey. This instantaneous feedback and support prevents these gaps from snowballing into more considerable challenges.

Intelligence 110

Intelligence Ethics Feedback Assignments 110

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). This setting typically requires the use of technology, structured activities, and clear organization to manage the diverse needs of a larger audience.

Teaching 82

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 82

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Collaborative Activities Collaborative learning activities are a great way to assist students to think critically, communicate effectively, consider the thoughts and perspectives of others, and work together to solve problems. For short activities, clearly defining the objective and setting a strict timeframe is beneficial.

Assignments 84

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 84

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). This setting typically requires the use of technology, structured activities, and clear organization to manage the diverse needs of a larger audience.

Teaching 79

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 79

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

That’s enough to give most instructors pause and has set off a flurry of activity in reimagining how we assess learning in order to reduce the risk of student cheating. Or how they might feel if their instructor used ChatGPT to provide feedback on their assignments?

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

Demonstrate our enthusiasm for teaching the course. Share former students’ feedback about the course. Actively work to develop a deeper understanding of cultural diversity through professional development, reading, film, art, and interactions with others. Tip #3: Reflect on your teaching persona.

Culture 96

Culture Communication Writing Language 96

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

So then, why do so many educators lecture and click through PowerPoints for 30-,40-, or even 60-minutes at a time with no breaks or learning activities? One study found that students perceived the phone polls as engaging, making them think and providing feedback on their learning (Voelkel & Bennett, 2014).

Lecturing 102

Lecturing Attention Students Discussions 102

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

That’s enough to give most instructors pause and has set off a flurry of activity in reimagining how we assess learning in order to reduce the risk of student cheating. Or how they might feel if their instructor used ChatGPT to provide feedback on their assignments?

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

So then, why do so many educators lecture and click through PowerPoints for 30-,40-, or even 60-minutes at a time with no breaks or learning activities? One study found that students perceived the phone polls as engaging, making them think and providing feedback on their learning (Voelkel & Bennett, 2014).

Lecturing 94

Lecturing Attention Students Discussions 94

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 31, 2016

CanaryFlow is a classroom workflow platform that makes it easy for K-12 teachers to create lessons, add and grade assignments, upload resources, comment on student work or class activities, and schedule events. All account activity is quickly synced across all devices. classes can be shared with teaching assistants and co-teachers.

Assignments 84

Assignments Testing Grades Classroom Management 84

Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

We wanted faculty to feel supported engaging in the work of effective mathematics teaching, students to feel that they had increased opportunities to get help with class activities and assignments, and the LAs themselves to feel valued and gain meaningful experiences through their work in the classroom. Education Sciences, 8 (4), 168.

Learning 98

Learning Instructors Math STEM 98

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2017

Just as professors wouldn’t bring in a teaching assistant they couldn’t talk to or collaborate with, they shouldn’t adopt interactive tools that are mysterious and locked. And we should acknowledge that this is a really active and interesting frontier of science we're in. That isn't to say that we should stop making products.

Teaching 96

Teaching Ethics Textbooks Laboratory 96

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2020

Additionally, Shorelight hired local, bilingual teaching assistants to staff its student studios. When a student has a question—whether distributed across five classrooms or remote classrooms organized in their homes—we want that feedback to be immediate to a professor,” Hoehn-Saric says.

Instructors 133

Instructors Students Participation Distance Learning 133