eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

After completion of the courses, all participants have the opportunity to receive certificates. 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 264

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Active learning Lectures and memorization are taking a back seat to active learning. 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. It can also schedule updates after class hours to minimize disruptions.

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Learning Styles Participation Hybrid Learning Attention 325

eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2022

Students nationwide participate in the ASU course. The course uses Canvas to manage the online, asynchronous portion of learning – this includes recorded lectures by ASU faculty, along with weekly assignments and quizzes. To date, over 225 high schoolers have enrolled in the course.

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Quizzes Lecturing High School High School 244

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A recent Titan Partners survey found that students are eager to participate in on-campus courses with digitally embedded exercises. Each week, I’d assign several lectures I’d recorded earlier on video. None of our class time was given to me delivering lectures.

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Teaching Lecturing Blended Courses Instructors 218

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

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. Participating in a whole group, teacher-led discussions can also be intimidating for ELs.

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English Blended Learning Language Languages 274

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

Option 1: Paper-based teaching Point a camera at a piece of paper, write on it and lecture. And here’s what your student will see: Option 2: Whiteboard or easel teaching Point a camera at yourself while lecturing in front of a whiteboard or easel+paper pad. Set video to “on” for both host and participant 2.

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Teaching Lecturing Instructors Disabilities 209

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2019

According to research , in a typical classroom lecture students will generally retain only five percent of the material presented. The videos consumed in a flipped classroom are usually lectures pre-filmed by instructors, but less attention has been placed on the learning potential of assigning feature films to students outside of class.

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Lecturing Textbooks Instructors Attention 169

Teach Hub

APRIL 23, 2025

Its great for in-class use and also works well as a homework assignment. Adding a competitive element can turn even the most reluctant learners into active participants. Make Math Interactive with Technology Instead of relying solely on lectures, use technology to help students visualize concepts: Desmos for interactive graphing.

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Math Textbooks Quizzes Lecturing 86

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

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 303

eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 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 324

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Apple’s iPod had only recently come out, and Duke became one of the first to experiment with putting out free lectures online that people could listen to on these digital music players. EdSurge: Why is there so much old-fashioned lecturing going on at colleges, if research shows that mixing in more active techniques works better?

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Activities Lecturing Exams Active Learning 216

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 285

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A well-structured digital study plan can help alleviate this stress by providing a clear path to manage assignments, study sessions, and personal time. Numerous online resources exist where you can find lecture notes, study guides, and other helpful materials. homework, lecture notes, practice tests).

High School 167

High School High School Study Exams 167

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2021

But even students who do have Wi-Fi and digital devices for schoolwork may not be able to fully participate in their courses if the technology they have is old, outdated or not powerful enough to handle the demands of today’s higher ed software and streaming services. So does lacking reliable access to a computer.

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Students Lecturing Assignments Exams 201

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.

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Teaching Instructors Distance Learning Lecturing 218

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

“By uniting the Promethean Planet and ClassFlow teacher communities, we can empower educators globally with thousands of high-quality interactive teaching resources that can ensure the active engagement and participation of every student in the classroom.”. This simplicity and efficiency really make a difference and save time.”.

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Mobile Devices Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 173

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 166

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2020

So what’s an online professor to do when students just aren’t participating? I am noticing that you haven’t posted and you haven’t uploaded any assignments. They might be on your roster, but they’re ghosting you. I sent out targeted individual emails [saying] Hi Nancy. “I I sent out targeted individual emails [saying] Hi Nancy.

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Lecturing Students Motivation Assignments 209

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

Interactive technologies and multimedia tools now replace traditional textbooks and lectures, creating more dynamic and engaging learning environments. Digital collaboration spaces encourage broader participation in classroom activities. Online brainstorming platforms benefit project-based learning initiatives.

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Teaching Methods Interactive Learning Assignments Participation 173

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Don’t just use video for lectures; the format can also be used to welcome students to your class, provide feedback (much preferred by students to print feedback) and walk through assignments. You can make lots of small videos instead of whole lectures. Second, you can’t employ too much video. Avoid long videos, though.

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Instructors Lecturing Course Evaluations Feedback 210

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. She says she used a Discord server as a student recently, in an online course she took at the campus. “I

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Exams Instructors Students Lecturing 205

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Traditional classroom settings are evolving, integrating tools and techniques that prioritize active participation and collaboration. Instead of delivering lectures in class and assigning homework, teachers provide pre-recorded lessons or materials for students to review at home.

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Teaching Teaching Methods Gamification Textbooks 165

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 196

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Today’s educators seek to provide learning experiences that prepare students to be healthy, successful participants in college, career, civics, and home life. We no longer solely prepare students to be college-ready. We seek life-readiness. Anastasia Betts, VP of Curriculum Planning & Design, Age of Learning.

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Distance Learning Hybrid Learning Accessibility Culture 362

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

For this installment of our semester-long Pandemic Campus Diaries series, we’ve asked our participants to reflect on what they’ve learned from this disrupted and stressful semester. For Rachel Davenport, a senior lecturer at Texas State University, one key area where she has thrown out old assumptions has been testing.

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Exams Syllabus Lecturing Testing 181

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Most MOOCs, despite the claims of innovation and disruption, consisted of video lectures and text-based assignments. Thus, the impression that most people have of online education is an attempt to create an online lecture. But there are powerful and exciting alternative.

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Technology Lecturing Instructors Beliefs 158

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. rapid retrieval: During a lecture, stop every 10 minutes or so to ask a question about a topic you’ve covered. It’s crickets.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 77

Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2020

Some faculty participants, too, seemed unaware of the potential of digital education tools to serve as large-scale tracking devices, Head added.

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Internet Teaching Lecturing Students 147

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, when assigned to work in groups during class, students who may have trouble focusing or even hearing the discussion due to the noise level may ask the professor for permission to work in the library or outside. Cold or random call. Accommodations for online courses.

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Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

He sees that few of the students in the course have bothered to do the interactive exercises they were assigned for homework. In fact, he predicted that the changes he’s experimenting with this semester might be jarring to students accustomed to lecture classes. Mostly he’s asking questions and listening to reports from each group.

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Textbooks Lecturing Beliefs Assignments 129

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

David Peña-Guzman starts off his Friday class at San Francisco State University like any other professor might: students file in and pull out their note-taking materials, and he opens his laptop to begin lecture. For most of the course, there’s no lecture happening at all. For starters, it’s long. and wraps up at 2:30 p.m.

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Reading Teaching Lecturing Syllabus 163

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Part 1: Pedagogical approaches Backward design Set the course goals and lesson objectives, then plan activities, assignments, and evaluations/assessments that align with the goals and objectives. For example, pause for one or two of the above activities after lecturing for eight to 10 minutes. Provide variety in assignments.

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Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

By informal, I mean posting a short video inviting them to participate in a discussion forum, journal entry, or an anonymous online poll. My rationale here is to not make it a mandatory assignment, but an extra credit opportunity to know more about their current learning experiences.

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Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Engage students actively for deeper learning and enhanced academic outcomes Enhance learning through active participation, collaboration, and critical thinking skills Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention.

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Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Quizzes 141

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

Classes don’t start and end according to an academic calendar, but begin when a student clicks “start course” and gets assigned a faculty member. On average, instructors are assigned 230 students at a time--a big change from the 20 or 30 I was used to at NYU and Stevens. Southern New Hampshire’s course completion rate is 90 percent.

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Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 177