Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

At the same time, COVID-19 forced many seasoned instructors to grapple with assessing their students, making alternative assessment more mainstream. Each assignment has 1-10 points, with a total of 100 points. I especially wanted students to understand that the final assignment was anything but.

Grades 79

Grades Evaluation Assignments Instructors 79

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

” Another advantage is the fact that they require every student to participate “something in social psychology we call the diffusion of responsibility. ” assigning points : Blunt strongly discourages assigning points to whiteboard retrieval activities. When you walk into the class and say, how are you today?

Multiple Choice Questions 80

Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Chickering and Gamson (1987) remind us about the importance of participation and engagement in the classroom: “Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. For example, look at the log in records.

eLearning 74

eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 74

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Chickering and Gamson (1987) remind us about the importance of participation and engagement in the classroom: “Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. For example, look at the log in records.

eLearning 72

eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 72

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Over multiple semesters, more than 2,000 students voluntarily participated in IRB-approved surveys and follow-up interviews. Flexibility in format and modality such as recorded lectures, alternative assignments, or extended deadlinesmade students feel supported, capable, and seen. These were not standard end-of-semester evaluations.

Disabilities 54

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 54

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Active, engaged learners retain information better, participate more fully, and develop a deeper understanding of the material. Polls and Quizzes: Encourage your child to participate in polls or mini quizzes if their online platform offers them. Online learning isn’t limited to slides and reading assignments.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2020

As teachers embrace their new roles as designers, instructors, and facilitators of online learning, many are grappling the details associated with teaching remotely. It can be daunting to think about how to present information online, when and where to post assignments, how much to assign, and when to expect that work to be completed.

Teaching 545

Teaching Assignments Discussions Communication 545

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

The instructor can decide if you want to let anyone who has the link be able to collaborate, protect your ideas with a password, or require people to set up accounts before they can engage. This is just one example of a tool that makes it easy for student-to-student interaction without requiring much effort from instructors to set it up.

Instructors 161

Instructors Syllabus Peer Review Students 161

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. Researchers tapped alternative models of calculus teaching that have shown evidence that they work, according to Kramer.

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Instructors Lecturing STEM Study 202

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2017

For many students, participating in online class discussions feels like a chore—a box to check off for participation points rather than a lively dialogue. “I He’s taking three online courses this semester, all of which require him to participate in online discussion forums as part of his grade. I rarely read the whole thing.”

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Instructors Discussions Course Evaluations Writing 149

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As an instructor, I have always considered myself to be friendly and approachable. Student perceptions of their instructors’ attitude toward them has been shown to be a predictor of student motivation (Wilson J. You could also include reminders of any tasks or assignments that need to be completed in the first week.

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Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 122

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2019

On the production side, other pedagogies cropped up, as teachers can now assign video assignments that turn students into the creators, letting them find their voices and learn technical skills that could apply to jobs. Video also has greater “bandwidth” for communication, than text discussion forums, adding images to audio.

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Assignments Teaching Learning Lecturing 163

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As an instructor, I have always considered myself to be friendly and approachable. Student perceptions of their instructors’ attitude toward them has been shown to be a predictor of student motivation (Wilson J. You could also include reminders of any tasks or assignments that need to be completed in the first week.

Instructors 98

Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 98

eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2024

Such a position can help frame classroom assignments as interdisciplinary tasks and projects that require knowledge from other classes and other subjects. Our instructors are subject matter experts who help guide their exploration by providing them with scenarios and simulations to solve. Few mistakes are corrected.

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Skills Interdisciplinary Middle School Middle School 264

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

To be successful, active learning depends heavily on the student’s participation. New technology enables students to participate in the way that’s most comfortable for them. Multi-touch capabilities allow the entire class to participate in group activities that promote collaboration and cooperation while fostering competition.

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Learning Styles Participation Attention Hybrid Learning 320

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. Instructors will provide support to participants through feedback and dialogue.

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Teachers Coaching Textbooks Participation 256

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For instructors who have had the opportunity to participate in pedagogy learning groups, there may be a lot of overlap in what they already know about teaching and what changes AI might bring to the classroom. Instructors across the disciplines question how and where their students will use AI.

Teaching 208

Teaching Instructors Knowledge Writing 208

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Designed to create an environment for students to actively participate and engage with the material provided, the flipped classroom is shown to exhibit learning gains almost two standard deviations higher than those found in traditional classes.

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Lecturing Textbooks Instructors Attention 193

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

The instructor can lecture and students can ask questions, or the instructor can lead a live discussion. For instance, instructors can ask students to post a one-sentence summary or brief reflection after going through an assigned reading or watching a short video lecture.

Teaching 218

Teaching Instructors Distance Learning Lecturing 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

But since the COVID-19 pandemic forced instructors around the world to try online education, something unexpected has happened: Professors have found that there are some online teaching methods that work better than what can be done in the limits of a physical classroom. Each week, I’d assign several lectures I’d recorded earlier on video.

Teaching 218

Teaching Lecturing Blended Courses Instructors 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Instructors are assigning more content that’s free or at least “not paid for directly” by the student, says Richard Hershman, vice president of government relations at NCAS. Seventy-three percent of students now report being assigned free or non-paid material, the report says. What’s driving the decline?

Textbooks 217

Textbooks Students Assignments Instructors 217

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

When we commit to participating in a culture of continuous learning, we are living out phrases like, “It’s okay not to know,” “Everyone has things they are still learning,” or ,“We all make mistakes.” In response, I’ve adapted my teaching approach to make assignments more interactive.

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Education Schools Math Science 305

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

To stave off this potential defection, how can we instructors promote virtual community? One of the most empirically supported best practices of online education is for the instructor to “be present.” In an online-only world, it’s imperative for students to see you as a human being, not merely as an instructor.

Instructors 209

Instructors Lecturing Course Evaluations Feedback 209

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The STAR project randomly assigned students to either small classes (13 to 17 students per teacher) or large classes (22 to 25 students per teacher). More positivity reported about participating in learning. Generally, in smaller classes, students can establish stronger relationships with their instructors.

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Achievement Students Instructors Ethics 267

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

In the early days of online education, I imagined that virtual classrooms would follow the same basic model as in-person ones, with an instructor leading the same number of students typical in a campus class. Students attend WGU entirely on screen, with instructors engaging with them virtually by email, phone, text and video.

Teaching 176

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 176

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Through the two-and-a-half yearlong effort, nearly 2,000 instructors developed and taught 6,600 OER course sections that served 160,000 students. Eleven of those institutions participated in a study about the academic and financial implications this kind of widespread OER adoption has on students, faculty and colleges.

Textbooks 197

Textbooks Instructors Education Participation 197

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

Student complaints about the digital textbook and courseware bundles now assigned in many college classes have escalated into a new batch of legal challenges. But the plaintiffs’ attorneys are seeking court approval to turn the lawsuits into class-action cases that represent all students who have been assigned course material bundles.

Textbooks 206

Textbooks Accessibility Assignments Instructors 206

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

Many instructors describe accommodations they’ve tried, like loosening homework deadlines or offering asynchronous alternatives to class conversations, but some now wonder whether this kind of leniency actually makes the situation worse. In their anecdotes, fewer students are showing up to class and turning work in on time (or at all).

Student Engagement 201

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Students 201

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As college classes start up this fall, instructors are handing out syllabi and pointing students to official platforms for turning in assignments and participating in class discussions. That’s what Joseph Ching, an affiliate scholar at James Madison University, has experienced.

Exams 205

Exams Instructors Students Lecturing 205

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. Teach Writing with Tech.

Instructors 158

Instructors Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Participation 158

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. It seems as if a quick scan of one of the assigned pages is the best effort.

Instructors 102

Instructors Assignments Participation Students 102

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2018

When professors shift to assigning Open Educational Resources instead of publisher-produced textbooks, the move typically saves students money (and it can be a significant amount). Across the participating schools, the bulk of the money went to developing the course materials. million in grants. million in grants.

Textbooks 160

Textbooks Study Participation Assignments 160

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

Set video to “on” for both host and participant 2. Schedule lectures at the assigned time slot for the class 3. Mute participants upon entry (otherwise there will be a lot of background noise). But now you can ask everyone to participate. Select the following configuration options in Zoom: Disable join before host.

Teaching 208

Teaching Lecturing Instructors Disabilities 208

eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

K-12 classroom instructors, instructional coaches, and educational administrators are invited to enroll. Each session includes expert video screencasts, classroom video clips, readings and resources, and assignments that will help participants create a strong foundation of communication within the classroom. .

Critical Thinking 156

Critical Thinking Communication Education Lecturing 156

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2023

Early on, Christian says, he was a little reserved and shy, but participating at the gym helped improve his communication skills. Jodi Grant “While after-school programs have academic support, there's also all of these other things that are happening, whether it's workforce skills, it's participating in sports and theater.

Schools 174

Schools Instructors Participation Accessibility 174

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

And that’s what instructors strive to offer their service-member students at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, which looks out over Monterey Bay. New students participate in an orientation that aims to teach them how to become “autonomous learners” ready for an intensive academic program, says provost Robert Savukinas.

Motivation 214

Motivation Language Languages Learning 214

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

As instructors consider technology tools for their courses, they are increasingly looking for evidence of effectiveness. In another, an instructor may be uncertain about how to use the technology and recommends it only for additional practice. In one college, perhaps the Wi-Fi won’t allow 50 learners to be logged on concurrently.

Instructors 159

Instructors Education Study Science 159