Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Tara’s first assignment in general psychology reads as follows: “Hi Tara! That means that as a working learner, your burden will feel lighter because things you are experiencing at work can be used as assignments for class. These assignments are not “additional” but are a core part of the curriculum. Welcome to psychology.

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 89

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

First, all students, regardless of their SES (socio-economic status) standing, showed significantly higher levels of retained learning than the control group which used the time-honored lectures, basic active learning techniques, and case approaches. What are the Necessary Steps to Specifically Help SES Students?

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Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 91

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

rapid retrieval: During a lecture, stop every 10 minutes or so to ask a question about a topic you’ve covered. ’ and then applying it to new knowledge.” ” assigning points : Blunt strongly discourages assigning points to whiteboard retrieval activities. ” Rivers explains.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

In higher education, we see our students use AI in many ways, to provide both authorized and unauthorized aid in their completion of assignments. that comprise of a lot of traditional lecturing. He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI.

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 95

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Dr. Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design. Flexibility in format and modality such as recorded lectures, alternative assignments, or extended deadlinesmade students feel supported, capable, and seen.

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Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 53

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Build up foundational knowledge 4. Build up foundational knowledge Many students enter high school with gaps in their instruction, making many lessons and activities feel impossibly difficult. This foundational knowledge includes study skills. Table of Contents 1. Begin with a fresh start 2. Create personal relationships 3.

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High School High School Beliefs Schools 52

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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Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 433

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g., auditory processing, attention deficit, lack of background knowledge or vocabulary, absences), teachers record video instruction and assign those videos for homework.

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Blended Learning Students Assignments Lecturing 469

eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Rather than watch a lecture in class and complete homework at home, students would watch a video lecture at home and do the “homework” in class. Students needed the flexibility to redo assignments if needed, turn in work a day or two late if life got in the way, and even have the option to work ahead or design their own projects.

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Lecturing Learning Assignments Grades 279

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

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? Where are they seeing growth in their skills and/or content knowledge? What did they do well? What questions did they answer incorrectly?

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Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2019

Classically, the transfer of information has occurred in class via lecture and practice has been assigned for homework. Alternatively, teachers can assess students’ prior knowledge with an individual task and collect useful data to inform their follow-up instruction. Second, flip and engage.

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Multiple Choice Questions Lecturing Blended Learning Evaluation 420

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It has been estimated that college students across the globe devote in excess of a billion hours per year to “disposable” assignments (Wiley, 2016). Moving from essential to “renewable” assignments means that the students see the tasks as sufficiently meaningful to be kept and even passed on to others. What a waste!

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Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

They use the latest available knowledge to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of education, which showcases the professionalism of the company. Have you ever downloaded an online lecture from iTunes? It has a lot of resources for students, including books, videos, lectures, flashcards, and other materials. iTunes University.

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Teachers Lecturing Blended Learning Knowledge 262

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

It is a dynamic, interconnected space where knowledge flows freely, and learners are active participants in their educational journey. Learning management systems (LMS) that facilitate online content delivery, assignments, and grading. The classroom of the modern era is no longer confined to four walls and rows of desks.

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Internet Critical Thinking Quizzes Teaching Methods 304

eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Students can then choose which activities to complete in order to meet the assigned requirements. Notes Scavenger Hunt: Turn your next lecture into something interactive and exciting! Learning Menus: Provide students with a learning menu filled with intellectually rich activities.

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Critical Thinking Middle School Middle School Lecturing 314

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“Synchronous online learning” generally refers to live learning activities that must happen at a set time (often over Zoom or a similar platform), while “asynchronous online learning” refers to almost everything else (completing assignments, doing readings, watching videos, etc.).

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Lecturing Disabilities Learning Assignments 218

eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2024

STEM is incredibly important, specifically for skills like critical thinking and problem solving,” said Dr. Erika Neuman, CEO of iSTEMmentors and a lecturer at the University of Texas at San Antonio, during an ISTELive 24 session.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Lecturing 305

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Students can then choose which activities to complete in order to meet the assigned requirements. Notes Scavenger Hunt: Turn your next lecture into something interactive and exciting! Learning Menus: Provide students with a learning menu filled with intellectually rich activities.

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Students Critical Thinking Lecturing Culture 288

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 201

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

School administrators should be continually on the lookout for emerging technologies that can increase student engagement, retain knowledge, and make learning more accessible. Active learning Lectures and memorization are taking a back seat to active learning. Better engagement means they’ll learn more and retain the knowledge longer.

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Learning Styles Participation Attention Hybrid Learning 320

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 Languages Language 274

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

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

ChatGPT does have major limitations: its limited knowledge base only pulls from data prior to September 2021; it has no personal experiences or emotions to draw from; it may generate inaccurate information; and it does not have the ability to critically think and/or analyze information.

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Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 335

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

And except for relatively new options by for-profit upstarts, the options haven’t changed much in decades, despite the rise of the internet and a knowledge economy. Soon after, a professor from the University of Colorado at Boulder started assigning some of those materials for a “Shakespeare in Film” class. College in the U.S.

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Lecturing Art Internet Ethics 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Well, Downes says the problems with requiring registration, even when it’s free, are many—including that it makes it more difficult or even impossible for students to easily find potentially helpful lecture videos in internet searches or for other professors to assign pieces of the courses as resources in their own teaching.

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Lecturing Internet Assignments Knowledge 183

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

In college, assignments were purposeful, designed to deepen my understanding of the material rather than simply reinforce rote memorization. These assignments provided valuable opportunities to fail, seek help, and ultimately grow from the experience. These assignments werent just practice. The struggle was the entire point.

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Failure Assignments Education Secondary Education 173

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

The company also uses a customizable assignments generator that it acquired, for an undisclosed amount, from a Bulgarian startup in 2019. We’ve noticed that the earlier we introduce these assignments into a course, the retention rates improve,” Maggioncalda says. It creates a cadence. It’s too much to type into a chatbot.

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Coaching Lecturing Motivation Assignments 195

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2019

Some MOOCs are eligible to be taken for credit, but most don't have any penalties for incomplete assignments or half-watched videos. All of these features stand in stark contrast to traditional courses, where students are expected to attend local lectures, complete all assignments, and attain a passing grade.

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Lecturing Assignments Motivation Participation 165

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

For Pickett, it is a struggle to implement new digital learning styles with adult students as many of them are accustomed to traditional lecture models and are dismayed when they don't get what they expect. One student wrote me this email saying he went to business school, was a professional, and had never spent so much time one assignment.

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Lecturing Course Evaluations Students History 155

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

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Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

and globe accelerate toward the use of renewable energy to fuel power grids, there is an acute pressure to build an educated workforce and a knowledgeable public who will understand and support these changes. There exist major gaps in teacher knowledge and the availability of curricular tools to support this type of learning.

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Distance Learning Hybrid Learning Accessibility Culture 362

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

But the assistant professor of history at California State University at East Bay wanted something less drastic than giving up on live lectures entirely. For her, that meant reducing the amount of lecture time and spending part of class sessions on team-based projects. “It As scholars, we probably should do something like that.

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Teaching Portfolio Teaching Syllabus Peer Review 166

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Flipping the Classroom Professors who recorded video lectures for online learning during the pandemic are realizing they have a new resource at their disposal. For example, some students mistakenly assume that recorded lectures are “optional resources” rather than asynchronous assignments, Roeger says. Smith University.

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Lecturing Knowledge Instructors Teaching 214

eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? Yes No Yes, but with careful guidelines set by teachers Δ The printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century, revolutionized the production and sharing of written knowledge. Guide School prepares adults who feel called to this new role.

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Teachers Knowledge Lecturing Blended Learning 157

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

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Problem-Based Learning (PBL): PBL tasks students with solving real-world problems or case studies, requiring them to apply knowledge and critical thinking skills to develop solutions. This strategy promotes active participation, collaboration, and peer learning. It encourages inquiry, creativity, and independent learning.

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Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Quizzes 139

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

The days of standing in front of the classroom and “lecturing” are long gone. Studies have shown that video lectures are effective because they allow class time to be used in more engaging ways. The study tasked California Polytechnic University professors with providing video feedback on student assignments.

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Teaching Teaching Methods Lecturing Special Education 159