eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

I typically assign a hefty 20-page final project in my STEM course, but I decided to take a more playful and hands-on approach for this group of students. My motivation was simple: I wanted to help the class build confidence in teaching STEAM concepts.

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Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 276

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The study, which occurred over three semesters, randomly assigned students to either learning through lectures, the old-school way, or through “active” calculus instruction that emphasizes student engagement. That the traditional lecture method of teaching calculus isn’t as effective as active models. Its conclusion?

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Instructors Lecturing STEM Study 198

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 283

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

And so when you talk about critiques of the lecture style of teaching, you group that under a practice that lacks authenticity. One of the things that is apparent as you start to read about the lecture-versus-active learning debates is that everyone is defining those terms in very different ways. Do I need this?

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Art Science Teaching Failure 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

She agreed that something should change: Drop-outs and failures were high in the 200-person class—at about 13 percent. But the assistant professor of history at California State University at East Bay wanted something less drastic than giving up on live lectures entirely. The rate of dropout or failure is down from 13 to 5 percent.

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Teaching Portfolio Teaching Syllabus Peer Review 167

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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Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

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

MAY 18, 2020

The kids’ teachers did a good job of telling us what assignments or activities were most important, from their perspective. I modified the final assignment to be a manifesto. This translates to them not being able to view the web pages where assignments are stored.

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Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 197

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Ken Bain, the author of “What the Best College Teachers Do,” talks about this a lot—this idea that failure is a part of learning. So there should be failure in all of our classes. Or to think that] it’s not a big deal if I put an hour-long video [lecture]. And then I get feedback and I try again. And that’s the learning process.

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Failure Feedback Students Exams 145

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

My official title is “lecturer,” but that is a far cry from how I teach. It’s easier to provide a syllabus with structured projects and assignments that have assigned due dates and clear grading parameters. By placing the structure in the purpose of the assignment, I opened up more possibilities. There were my guidelines.

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Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 162

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2023

The first step for creating a risk-informed adult learner is an environment that facilitates social dialogue between the learner and the lecturer. Creating such an environment is the responsibility of the lecturer who should establish certain parameters for communication. Create a social presence in your class environment.

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Lecturing Instructors Assignments Failure 105

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

To determine placement in college-level or remedial courses, the students were randomly assigned either to a control group that used standardized exam scores—the normal procedure—or to an intervention group that used an alternative method: an algorithm. But the results were more impressive for English classes than math classes.

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Exams English Math Instructors 168

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 Renick points out that it’s still up to students to actually do their assignments.

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Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Students 198

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The added benefit to this is that teachers are more likely to understand student frustrations and thus be more inclined to adjust their own grading to judge improvement rather than failure as a final endpoint. It’s vital for PD leaders to use hands-on learning, and to facilitate rather than lecture.

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eLearning Failure Lecturing Instructors 142

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Some essential study habits include: Time management: Allocate specific time slots for studying and create a schedule that accommodates coursework, assignments, and personal commitments.

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Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Some essential study habits include: Time management: Allocate specific time slots for studying and create a schedule that accommodates coursework, assignments, and personal commitments.

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Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

She didn’t try to be my best friend and she didn’t make excuses for my third-grade failures. It was a challenge to correct her without having her shut down, declare herself a failure, and move on. Top teachers know excelling is less about assigning a grade than what is learned. I had a 4th grader once.

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Teachers Failure Quizzes Knowledge 132

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Students are grouped by academic need so teachers can review topics with struggling students while the rest of the class works at their own pace, often on a playlist of exercises assigned by Canvas (grades 6-12) or Google Classroom (K-5). Research shows that for low-income students, this can be the difference between success and failure.

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Blended Learning Learning Elementary School Elementary School 145

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2023

First, Raz Kerwin shares how he engages students (via Google Docs) in the creation of assignment rubrics, while Perry Shaw’s piece focuses on how faculty can improve their use of rubrics. For students, rubrics provide formative guidelines for assignments while—ideally—spurring reflection and self-assessment. All rights reserved.

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Instructors Assignments Failure Students 64

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2023

First, Raz Kerwin shares how he engages students (via Google Docs) in the creation of assignment rubrics, while Perry Shaw’s piece focuses on how faculty can improve their use of rubrics. For students, rubrics provide formative guidelines for assignments while—ideally—spurring reflection and self-assessment. All rights reserved.

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Instructors Assignments Failure Students 52

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

If they know about (and are impressed by) your work, they may even see opportunities to work with you collaboratively or nominate you for guest lectures or conference roles. Can, for example, student work completed in a teaching assignment form the basis of scholarly papers, exhibitions, or newspaper/journal articles?

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Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 61

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

If they know about (and are impressed by) your work, they may even see opportunities to work with you collaboratively or nominate you for guest lectures or conference roles. Can, for example, student work completed in a teaching assignment form the basis of scholarly papers, exhibitions, or newspaper/journal articles?

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Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 53

Lab to Class

JANUARY 3, 2024

Able to stay in their assigned seat for at least short periods of time. In addition to this, it is important to keep instructional methods varied as research shows that a variety of teaching styles is more effective at keeping students engaged and giving information than simply expecting students to sit in rows and listen to lectures.

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Teaching Teachers Activities Reading 52

Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Many are intimidated by their professors, see attending office hours as a failure to figure the material out on their own or simply don’t understand what their purpose is. In Vaughn’s study, students also viewed visiting office hours as a sign of weakness or a form of academic failure.

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Instructors Failure Questions Communication 189