Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Specifically, she felt that emails between professors and students led to inequalities when it came to which students understood material or got clarifications on how to do assignments. We learned,” said Sankar last week. He was most recently head of partnerships at Amira Learning. She called her startup Piazza.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

However, since 2012—when MOOCs gained widespread recognition —instructional designers have made significant strides in designing scalable learning experiences that people successfully finish. If your goal is having more students finish a learning experience, require students to demonstrate upfront commitment.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2022

It actually requires some unlearning, and some changes in approach, to create an environment that better encourages students to complete assigned activities. Instructors first need to consider how we use grades in our teaching—and then explore what kinds of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations exist and persist for our students.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2024

These often have consequences in education, from an increase in cheating on assignments enabled by prose-spewing chatbots, to experiments that bring AI into classrooms as teaching assistants or even as students. Meanwhile, new technologies seem to flow out in an unstoppable stream.

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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. Building Community Most college courses these days offer official online forums where students in a class can chat, often through learning management systems.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

I feel like learning about it in the open study dives deeper into what’s actually happening” with the pandemic, says Mosana, who attends a local public school in Brooklyn, N.Y. “We We tend to make it about the prison that’s keeping us home but we’re not really learning about what its real effects are.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2024

In it, Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, which has been building a tutoring tool with ChatGPT, sits watching his 15-year old son Imran learn a math concept from a talking version of the chatbot running on an iPad, which can also see what the student is typing on the tablet. We're working on them being able to assign AI-based activities.

Intelligence 201

Intelligence Teaching Assistants Laboratory Assignments 201

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2015

CanaryFlow is a classroom workflow platform that makes it easy for K-12 teachers to create lessons, add and grade assignments, upload resources, comment on student work or class activities, and schedule events. Features for teachers include: ability to collect, grade, distribute and collect assignments and materials.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Even more confounding is all three Classrooms offer functionalities that one might find in a learning or device management system. Core Features: Teachers can create and share assignments. Stream , a communication channel for teachers and students, and notifications to nudge students about upcoming assignments and due dates.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

As generative AI evolves rapidly, it is essential to explore and discuss its impact on teaching and learning for both faculty and students. We also asked faculty who were using AI to share how it impacted their teaching and learning. Let AI handle rubrics, tailor assignments, and give feedback. Look no further.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

But the groundswell of artificial intelligence (AI) that surrounds us marks a particularly fragile moment for teaching. In this context, educators must be especially mindful that our uses of technology do not undermine meaningful learning. And doing this requires knowledge about technology and teaching.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

These tools have not penetrated math classrooms to the degree that their marketing might suggest, says Dan Meyer, vice president of user growth for Amplify and the producer of Mathworlds, a popular math learning newsletter. Flawed Theory of Learning? Meyer speculates that may be because they use text-based interfaces.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

But declining student participation may also stem from the challenges inherent to remote and hybrid learning. That means asking struggling students what they need and responding with compassion, says Molly Ansari, an assistant professor in Bradley University’s online master’s of counseling program.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

AI tutors, virtual assistants, and adaptive learning platforms are being adopted by schools, colleges, and universities around the world. Personalized Learning: AI allows educational content and instruction to be tailored to individual students’ abilities, needs and interests.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

As generative AI evolves rapidly, it is essential to explore and discuss its impact on teaching and learning for both faculty and students. We also asked faculty who were using AI to share how it impacted their teaching and learning. Let AI handle rubrics, tailor assignments, and give feedback. Look no further.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

Key points: This pivot presents a remarkable opportunity for teachers and society at large AI is changing the role of teaching assistants Navigation and guidance in the age of AI: 5 trends to watch For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Picture your favorite teacher from your childhood.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

One document they obtained outlines a set of possible services Academic Partnerships provides that includes “utilize virtual teaching assistance,” and also talks about details including course lengths and caps on enrollment. AP does not provide any teaching assistance nor oversight of it,” she added.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

Many international students bring deeply ingrained learning experiences from their home countries, which may differ significantly from those in the U.S. This article explores these experiences, offering insights for educators on how to foster supportive and inclusive learning environments, particularly from an Asian perspective.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

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. Pearson has typically seen opt-out rates below 5 percent, according to Osborne.

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Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

Taken together, open access admission policies and challenges to student engagement in the community college context present a unique opportunity for utilizing student workers as learning assistants. Learning assistantships also offer a range of benefits for the near peer tutors themselves. 2021; Close et al.,

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

Many international students bring deeply ingrained learning experiences from their home countries, which may differ significantly from those in the U.S. This article explores these experiences, offering insights for educators on how to foster supportive and inclusive learning environments, particularly from an Asian perspective.

Feedback 91

Feedback Culture Learning Students 91

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

QuestionWell allows you to input an article, reading, or a video and writes questions based on what you’ve input and your learning outcomes. is an AI-powered teaching assistant designed to help teachers with lesson planning, instructional design, and generating educational content. www.eduaide.ai What can it do?

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Survey data from Best Colleges reveals that as of March this year, 22 percent of students admitted using ChatGPT to complete an assignment or exam, with 57 percent indicating they intend to use AI tools for future coursework. Or how they might feel if their instructor used ChatGPT to provide feedback on their assignments?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Rebecca Stout remembers the time she got a call from Saudi Arabia at midnight from one of her online students looking for help on an assignment. It was just one example of how she—and many online instructors—feel like they must be always on call when they teach an online course. And then all the sudden we’re teaching online.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

And for students, Wesch organized the course not as a series of traditional assignments, but as a set of 10 challenges that introduce basic concepts of anthropology. He also used some of the money to send his teaching assistants to cities around the globe. embassy to get him out.

Textbooks 162

Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 162

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

QuestionWell allows you to input an article, reading, or a video and writes questions based on what you’ve input and your learning outcomes. is an AI-powered teaching assistant designed to help teachers with lesson planning, instructional design, and generating educational content. www.eduaide.ai What can it do?

Multiple Choice Questions 110

Multiple Choice Questions Teaching Assistants Education Learning Outcomes 110

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Survey data from Best Colleges reveals that as of March this year, 22 percent of students admitted using ChatGPT to complete an assignment or exam, with 57 percent indicating they intend to use AI tools for future coursework. Or how they might feel if their instructor used ChatGPT to provide feedback on their assignments?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Studies show that information and computer-assisted learning boosts academic achievement, improves learner engagement and reduces teacher burden by shaving time off the day. Today’s students, who have grown up with iPads and YouTube, seamlessly use technology at home and in the classroom to bring learning to life.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Historically, with its fixed curriculum and standardized methods, traditional instruction often fell short of accommodating every student’s unique learning needs. A teacher presents a concept, offers examples, assigns homework, and then reviews the assignments once submitted. Now, imagine an AI-powered classroom.

Intelligence 122

Intelligence Ethics Feedback Assignments 122

Edsurge

MAY 4, 2023

The faculty had a hypothesis: If students who enroll in college online could learn under real lab conditions, then they could develop into strong scientists, ready to do advanced research and pursue careers in, say, biotechnology or medicine. At 17, she says, her motivation for being in college was not a hunger to learn new things. “I

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

More importantly, the available evidence suggests that outside perspectives are viewed overwhelmingly positively by students because it adds to their learning by providing insight into the real-world application of course material and/or provides real-world evaluative perspectives (Bruff, 2019; Jablon-Roberts & McCracken, 2022).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

No longer, he says, does it make sense for colleges to divorce technology from teaching and learning. WHAT DO PROFESSORS WANT FROM LEARNING ANALYTICS? An unusual survey conducted at colleges across Australia asked professors what kind of data would help them teach better.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

After they all read a case, such as whether the Harvard Law School shield should be abandoned because it is based on the family crest of an 18th-century slaveholder, they all logged on to a chat room where they were each assigned a pseudonym. Full disclosure, I was a fellow at the center in 2013 and served as a teaching assistant for Nesson.)

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

However, I have learned that many students tend to be reluctant to reach out for a variety of reasons. You could also include reminders of any tasks or assignments that need to be completed in the first week. Shanda Hood is a teaching assistant professor at the University of Arkansas.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

Apart from course evaluation, which is embedded within the normal semester, and kind of a mandatory process, I think the other stakeholder that we often forget is the teaching assistants. Law: For me, classes that have the element of action learning would be something that excites me a lot. Simmons: Sure.

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Teaching Course Evaluations Evaluation Students 121

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Historically, with its fixed curriculum and standardized methods, traditional instruction often fell short of accommodating every student’s unique learning needs. A teacher presents a concept, offers examples, assigns homework, and then reviews the assignments once submitted. Now, imagine an AI-powered classroom.

Intelligence 111

Intelligence Ethics Feedback Assignments 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 31, 2016

An LMS — Learning Management System — is a digital tool that tracks a wide variety of student-teacher interactions such as homework, grading, sharing of resources, parent communication, assessments, and more. Otus is a free all-in-one mobile learning management system available on iPads and desktops. CanaryLearning .

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Assignments Testing Grades Classroom Management 84