Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?” ” Challenges with Traditional Live Instruction Traditionally, educators disseminate information in real-time, relying on lectures or mini-lessons. Some teachers do not assign homework.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A teacher’s cognitive engagement is the degree of attention to and investment in their work (Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013). A lecture or mini-lesson followed by a worksheet or pencil and paper practice does not require much design work. What aspects of the assignment would benefit from further development?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Most educators will recognize the signs: students sleeping during class, students watching the clock, students daydreaming when they should be paying attention. Students can then choose which activities to complete in order to meet the assigned requirements.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Most educators will recognize the signs: students sleeping during class, students watching the clock, students daydreaming when they should be paying attention. Students can then choose which activities to complete in order to meet the assigned requirements.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2019

According to research , in a typical classroom lecture students will generally retain only five percent of the material presented. The videos consumed in a flipped classroom are usually lectures pre-filmed by instructors, but less attention has been placed on the learning potential of assigning feature films to students outside of class.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Active learning Lectures and memorization are taking a back seat to active learning. More importantly, students are far more attentive when they use touchscreen technology. In addition, a robust device manager can secure each device from unauthorized users by assigning varying access levels to end users.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

To fix the problem, I planned amazing lessons that would flop because the kids would either stare at me without paying attention or refuse to turn in assignments. I could not believe my eyes because this woman looked exactly like a fifth grader from my first teaching assignment. I remember being so frustrated and ready to quit.

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Teachers Middle School Middle School Failure 325

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

Additionally, providing reading materials at different levels and genres with resources like Newsela and CommonLit , and assigning writing tasks that focus on language development, can strengthen their reading and writing skills. Culturally responsive teaching is also vital for supporting ELs.

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English Blended Learning Language Languages 274

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

To fix the problem, I planned amazing lessons that would flop because the kids would either stare at me without paying attention or refuse to turn in assignments. I could not believe my eyes because this woman looked exactly like a fifth grader from my first teaching assignment. I remember being so frustrated and ready to quit.

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Teachers Middle School Middle School Failure 286

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

Lecture + Digital Formative Assessment I recently attended a local conference and the keynote was delivered by Aaron Polansky , superintendent from Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School in Rochester, Mass. Within his talk he exclaimed, “Lectures are only terrible if you are a terrible lecturer!”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In other words, a professor at this new type of university might assign some lecture videos by an MIT professor as homework, but then the local professor would lead discussions of the material and add his or her own perspective in in-person class sessions. It’s broadening how we think about research,” Henderson said in an interview.

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Lecturing Art Internet Ethics 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

It’s that in some cases attention gets really focused on a set of practices that are untested and can distract from the discussion that we have about teaching. And so when you talk about critiques of the lecture style of teaching, you group that under a practice that lacks authenticity. It’s not to say that anything that’s new is bad.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A well-structured digital study plan can help alleviate this stress by providing a clear path to manage assignments, study sessions, and personal time. Numerous online resources exist where you can find lecture notes, study guides, and other helpful materials. homework, lecture notes, practice tests).

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High School High School Study Exams 167

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

David Peña-Guzman starts off his Friday class at San Francisco State University like any other professor might: students file in and pull out their note-taking materials, and he opens his laptop to begin lecture. For most of the course, there’s no lecture happening at all. For starters, it’s long. and wraps up at 2:30 p.m.

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Reading Teaching Lecturing Syllabus 162

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Most MOOCs, despite the claims of innovation and disruption, consisted of video lectures and text-based assignments. Thus, the impression that most people have of online education is an attempt to create an online lecture.

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Technology Lecturing Instructors Beliefs 160

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

Interactive technologies and multimedia tools now replace traditional textbooks and lectures, creating more dynamic and engaging learning environments. Modern students require interactive and stimulating content to sustain their attention and deepen their learning.

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Teaching Methods Interactive Learning Assignments Participation 179

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Additional attention needs to be given to all types of learners by addressing various learning modalities, intervention paths, and students with Individual Education Plans through technology that is customizable, integrated, and aligned to state standards. Paul Richards, Director of Marketing, PTZOptics and HuddleCamHD.

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Distance Learning Hybrid Learning Accessibility Culture 362

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Today, as an associate teaching professor of economics at Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania, Wooten is on the flip side of the camera; he creates his own short educational videos to enhance traditional reading materials and lectures. I value my lecture time,” says Wooten. “I Review key terms and definitions. “I

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Curriculum Lecturing Study Instructors 160

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Jasselle Cirino’s classroom might surprise those accustomed to traditional lectures. While you’re reading this, different parts of your brain are working to tune out background noises, pay less attention to other people in the room, and overall keep you focused on these words. But learning doesn’t take place in a vacuum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2017

Nurture Attention Spans: Over the decades, our attention spans have decreased due to increased exposure to websites, smartphones, and apps. Now, our attention spans last around 8 seconds before we decide if we should stay focused or pay attention to something else. Why not embrace creativity early on, in the classroom?

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Learning Styles Education Attention Lecturing 122

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Part 1: Pedagogical approaches Backward design Set the course goals and lesson objectives, then plan activities, assignments, and evaluations/assessments that align with the goals and objectives. For example, pause for one or two of the above activities after lecturing for eight to 10 minutes. Provide variety in assignments.

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Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

My hesitation was rooted in three main assumptions I made about my students: They lack the focus needed to complete self-directed assignments. Some are unmotivated to do an assignment without direct guidance. Historically, I approached this lesson through direct instruction, building a presentation to support a lecture.

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Learning Assignments Students Motivation 160

Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2022

As the teacher lectures, I’m scribbling down everything that I see on the board, verbatim, in my notebook. I’m paying attention. Even as adults, we often do the same, we just don’t assign a letter grade for contribution. We still assign value, though. There’s a huge whiteboard at the front of the room.

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Math Assignments Discussions Culture 218

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

Since we no longer need to lecture in class each day, our attention has shifted to coaching students like Layla in how to collaborate, manage time wisely, plan ahead and reflect on their progress. In effect, this has freed us to focus on students’ self-management skills.

Blended Learning 218

Blended Learning Middle School Middle School Motivation 218

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

Attention feels more frayed and fragile during live video lessons for all of us. That’s especially true for our learners who experience challenges to sustained attention when in the physical classroom. Ask students how they are feeling about assignments or specific strategies and why they are feeling that way. Let’s be frank.

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Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The days of checking books out of the library, traditional style lecturing, and writing papers with a pen are continuously becoming pastimes. Including videos in your lesson plan is a great way to modernize traditional lectures or PowerPoint presentations. It’s also a fun twist on a normal assignment, making it more enjoyable.

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eLearning Teaching Lecturing Learning Styles 119

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Artificial Intelligence–AI–has been around a long time, but caught everyone’s attention with the launch of generative AI, ChatGPT, and DALL-E. Automated Grading: AI can automate the scoring of assessment tests, homework, essays and other assignments. This saves teachers time, while giving students quicker feedback.

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Education Essay Critical Thinking Intelligence 183

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

This can be a real challenge for procrastinators, multitaskers, responsibility jugglers and anyone tempted to half-listen to a lecture while scrolling through social media—in other words, many people. And so they’ve designed systems, strategies and tools to better hold the attention of their students, many of whom are working adults.

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Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Students 198

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The school is drawing attention. Camille Farrington of the University of Chicago says the effectiveness of competency-based learning is unproven, but it is worth exploring because the traditional way of teaching, with lectures and books, isn’t effective with many students. Nathan Deal see something worth emulating.

Schools 166

Schools Learning Math Assignments 166

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Part 1: Pedagogical approaches Backward design Set the course goals and lesson objectives, then plan activities, assignments, and evaluations/assessments that align with the goals and objectives. For example, pause for one or two of the above activities after lecturing for eight to 10 minutes. Provide variety in assignments.

Motivation 111

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 111

eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? AI frees up teachers time to give more individual attention and students time for more than foundational knowledge attainment. Guide School prepares adults who feel called to this new role. The guide profession is different from the conventional teaching profession.

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Teachers Knowledge Lecturing Blended Learning 161

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

He is a professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University whose expertise as a digital storyteller has won him widespread attention for his videos, which have been translated into more than 20 languages, viewed by more than 20 million people and featured at conferences and film festivals around the world.

Learning 163

Learning Students Assignments Participation 163

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

But with Mosyle, teachers can refocus students’ attention. We’re seeing more projects coming out of our classrooms as opposed to just pure lecture. It’s comforting to see that when I assign a profile, I know exactly how the receiving device will respond. Or they can temporarily remove all of the other apps from their devices.

Lecturing 153

Lecturing Mobile Devices STEM Attention 153

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2024

They may disengage by being physically in the classroom, but on their phones or their laptops feigning attention , feigning participation in class, but they're really in their Amazon cart or they're in their email or they're someplace else. Terri Hasseler So this kind of absenteeism may not be just not being physically there.

Students 200

Students Instructors Lecturing Participation 200

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

two to three keywords, color/contrast change, or a symbol that attracts attention to area of the screen ). It helps concentrate student attention by emphasizing crucial information, therefore targeting certain components of the movie for processing in working memory.

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Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 116

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

In a recent staff editorial in the Daily Illini, the student paper at the University of Illinois, students made a forceful case calling for professors to design better assignments and tests instead of turning to surveillance tools. Students on other campuses agree. Hire better teachers instead.”

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