eSchool News

JULY 31, 2024

Online learning, for example, requires constant connectivity–should the network go down, students will have no way of accessing learning materials or turning in assignments. Just as the driver who only uses their backup camera struggles to reverse without it, so is the predicament educators find themselves in today.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

They will have some amazing successes—and some failures—as they light the way forward and the rest of us endlessly discuss the potential uses and abuses of AI in our classrooms. Give your students a short writing assignment and give ChatGPT the same one, then have your students compare them and talk about the differences.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 23, 2023

psychology, English/communication, etc) it may even be possible to embed these practices into assignments so that students have these skills before encountering a setback. link] The post Five Tips for Helping Post-Secondary Students Overcome Failure appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 23, 2023

psychology, English/communication, etc) it may even be possible to embed these practices into assignments so that students have these skills before encountering a setback. link] The post Five Tips for Helping Post-Secondary Students Overcome Failure appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

But failure is the whole point of the exercise. Branch is known for his logical, easy-to-grasp course design, for his engaging assignments like The Armchair Anthropologist, and for the way his classes seem to fly by—which doesn’t happen by accident. Tell me about your Armchair Anthropologist assignment. Source: Course Hero.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Students earn points by completing a much wider variety of assignment and assessment pathways than what is typically seen in most higher education courses today. Students also have autonomy to choose what they want to do within that wide variety of assignments and assessments. We don’t want you to be a failure.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2025

Departmental and school-wide conversations werent about how to inspire students or make learning meaningful, they were about tracking data and avoiding the label of failure. One student, inspired by her dual-language experience, designed activities celebrating linguistic diversity to support multilingual learners.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

However, research from the last decade shows only 28 percent of community college students who take a developmental education course earn a degree within eight years, and many students assigned to developmental courses drop out before completing their sequence and enrolling in college-level courses.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2023

The need to read is not limited to English Language Arts classes; literacy skills are essential in math, history and all other content areas. Literacy is the foundation of overall educational success. Reading skills are the gateway to success in every classroom subject. Beyond the classroom, literacy is an essential daily life skill.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Researchers at Columbia University went further to study the impact of weekly automated alerts to parents about their student’s missed assignments, grades and class absences. The alerts reduced course failures by 27 percent, increased class attendance by 12 percent and increased student retention.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Failure to achieve those rates could have led to price increases on course materials. McGraw-Hill and Pearon emphasized that instructors retain the freedom to decide whether to assign bundled materials to students in their classes, and those students can then choose whether to opt out.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010).

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 116

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Here is how to use comics in your classes: Open the comic creator you use in your class.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Here is how to use comics in your classes: Open the comic creator you use in your class.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2016

Due to a schoolwide initiative, my behavior “clip chart” system ended, and in turn, school rules were replaced with a language that promoted growth mindset. I was determined to epitomize this with my students and end hearing the dreaded, “I can’t do this”-esque language that can sometimes plague a lesson or project.

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Science Failure Teachers History 113

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

Back then, the Chinese language program at Latin had begun piloting a proficiency-based model, which is structured differently from a traditional grade-based model. Course scheduling, for example, becomes more complicated with school-wide, mixed-grade language classes. On that front, we were lucky to have the school’s back.

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Grades Essay Languages Language 128

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

I do not understand how to do assignments.” As educators in the field of higher education today, we are led towards several questions, the most important of which is: Is there a failure to understand the crucial and circular cause-effect relationship between emotions, cognition, and academic success? I solved everyone’s problems.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

That will continue the cycle of failure. For those of us tasked with overcoming massive learning gaps and bringing success to at-risk students who have known nothing else but failure, this type of compromise might be the only way to do it. I created a simple Excel spreadsheet with those conventions and their initial scores.

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Failure Learning Testing Assignments 108

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

While growth is happening across the district, certain groups of students, including English Language Learners and low-income students, are experiencing less success than others. Lora Clark, principal at Morris’s Normandy Park Elementary School, explains that due to the range of students’ language levels, bilingual classes remain necessary.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

I do not understand how to do assignments.” As educators in the field of higher education today, we are led towards several questions, the most important of which is: Is there a failure to understand the crucial and circular cause-effect relationship between emotions, cognition, and academic success? I solved everyone’s problems.

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Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Similar to traditional classroom-based courses, one challenge students in an asynchronous online program face is fully understanding and meeting the requirements of assignments. To help students succeed or acquire mastery in important skill sets, some online instructors offer a second chance to redo assignments and improve their grades.

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Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. I want them to take ownership over their learning and their time and assignments.” “I Use warm-toned and success-oriented language. A quick-guide on how to respond to microaggressions.

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Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Similar to traditional classroom-based courses, one challenge students in an asynchronous online program face is fully understanding and meeting the requirements of assignments. To help students succeed or acquire mastery in important skill sets, some online instructors offer a second chance to redo assignments and improve their grades.

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Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 92

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

But this came with a constant fear: the fear of failure, of disappointing my parents, and of falling short of expectations. Feedback-Only: No Points I do not attach points to any assignments. If students want to know how well they did in an assignment, they must read my feedback. Instead, I provide rich feedback. Why or why not?

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Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 90

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Here is how to use comics in your classes: Open the comic creator you use in your class.

Activities 122

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 122

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

Playful Learning Image Credit: Sean Arnold There are a number of reasons I use games for instruction , but the most compelling is the power games have to shift student incentives and redefine failure. If you walked into my classroom today, you’d likely hear us using language from the diagram during lessons and one-to-one conferences.

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Motivation Students Special Education Math 145

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

For international students, this act of showing respect is vital, as they fear failure in the course if their communication style is perceived as disrespectful. Adapting to Autonomy in the Classroom Cultural backgrounds and language barriers contribute to international students hesitance to participate vocally in class.

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Feedback Culture Learning Students 92

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. I want them to take ownership over their learning and their time and assignments.” “I Use warm-toned and success-oriented language. A quick-guide on how to respond to microaggressions.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

The launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model ChatGPT was met with both enthusiasm (“Wow! Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. Should ChatGPT be banned in class or should you encourage the use of it?

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

The launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model ChatGPT was met with both enthusiasm (“Wow! Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. Should ChatGPT be banned in class or should you encourage the use of it?

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

It was not uncommon for Shawn to throw chairs, push over desks, or shout “colorful language” at his peers and teachers. Sarah Riggs Johnson Nate Wolkenhauer Tier 4: “High Expectations, Flexible Means” Sarah When I support students, I’m very conscious of preserving the integrity of the test or assignment.

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Math Testing Learning Failure 116

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

For international students, this act of showing respect is vital, as they fear failure in the course if their communication style is perceived as disrespectful. Adapting to Autonomy in the Classroom Cultural backgrounds and language barriers contribute to international students hesitance to participate vocally in class.

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Feedback Culture Learning Students 83

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Here is how to use comics in your classes: Open the comic creator you use in your class.

Activities 71

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 71

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Here is how to use comics in your classes: Open the comic creator you use in your class.

Activities 71

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 71