Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

And plenty of educators are using podcasting in their teaching as well, getting students sharing conversations about ideas. What are some of the ways podcasts are now used in a teaching setting? Some people just switch out a written assignment for an audio assignment. And I've done this myself. And that's the problem.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

I was in my fifth year of teaching at Forest Ridge, an independent all-girls school serving students in grades 5-12 in Bellevue, Wash., This Class is Unfair The pivotal class I was teaching at the time was a physical science course, consisting of three sections of 15 to 17 eighth graders. Anonymous student. Anonymous student.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Three years ago I was teaching a graduate computer science course with 20 students. When students weren’t solving assignments or giving presentations, I was able to spend my time interacting with them one-on-one. When teaching many students at once, some ordinary things become near impossible. Advice for effective peer review.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The textbook that Delmar Larsen assigned his students was full of errors, and he knew it. It was 2007, and Larsen was teaching a physical chemistry for life sciences course at the University of California at Davis. Without a formal peer-review process, how is it possible to catch mistakes?

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Textbooks Writing Accessibility Peer Review 165

Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

Not only is it okay to stop grading every single assignment , but there’s also a smarter way to ensure your students are learning and growing: self-checking student work. Math Fluency Practice Without the Grading Drain You assign a daily math warm-up with 50 addition facts. Thats where self-checking student work comes in.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

At least, that’s according to a randomized study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Science. Researchers tapped alternative models of calculus teaching that have shown evidence that they work, according to Kramer. That the traditional lecture method of teaching calculus isn’t as effective as active models.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Co-founder Micheal Feldstein believes that creating a common, open-source platform to distribute courseware can help make the materials cheaper for students and help professors continually refine their teaching. He gave the example of a professor who wants to adopt a popular biology textbook, but doesn’t plan to assign one chapter of it. “So

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Today, a growing number of professors have embraced Wikipedia as a teaching tool. There’s even a new peer-reviewed academic journal about using Wikipedia in higher education. He even wrote a book about the topic, called “ Lazy Virtues: Teaching Writing in the Age of Wikipedia.” Absolutely. It's a continuing spectrum.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. Andrea Fuentes, Director of Online Learning, Doral College Cultivating an engaging environment can be a challenge when teaching online. This past semester, each student submitted reading notes as an assignment in the LMS.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2023

They serve as a bridge between theory and practice, promote active learning and the development of practical skills that improve their teaching methods. This teaching approach can help them analyze and find realistic solutions to complex problems. The NSTA also has nearly a thousand peer-reviewed case studies on various science topics.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Quizzes Peer Review Failure Essay 158

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

She supports students in exploring their gifts and interests through projects and encourages educators to start by substituting a traditional assignment with an opportunity to create. And research shows that peer reviews build community among students and help them develop critical thinking and communication skills.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Students cheating on assignments is hardly a new or surprising problem. In research and surveys conducted by Dr. Donald McCabe and the International Center for Academic Integrity over the span of 12 years, 68 percent of undergraduates who responded admitted to cheating on tests or written assignments.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Cavazos , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Ryan McBride , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Key Statement: Student-faculty partnerships can foster asset-based approaches in teaching and learning that challenge implicit linguistic bias and enhance students’ linguistically diverse resources. 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

says Lisa Guernsey, director of the teaching, learning and tech program at New America and author of the books “Screen Time” and “Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens.” “All “What matters is, what is the content on the screen and the context of the watching and the playing and what are the needs of the child?”

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

The M-Write program started in 2015 as a way to give more writing feedback to students by enlisting other students to serve as peer mentors to help with revisions. Senior lecturer Brenda Gunderson teaches a statistics course that will be first to adopt the automated element of M-Write.

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Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Ann Lichliter , Winona State University Mary Kirk , Winona State University Keywords: Equitable, Transparent, Assignments Key Statement: To benefit all students, faculty redesigned course assignments using the transparent assignment framework to increase student efficacy and improve learning outcomes.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Organization and structure  Students appreciate courses where assignments and course materials are organized and structured. They particularly appreciated the gradebook, assignment submission, and announcement features, which streamlined their learning experience.  Avoid confusing instructions.

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Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

This is no small lift when so many educators feel exhausted, frustrated and confused about the path forward in teaching and learning. As a first step, we have to develop a sense of agency and control over our experience teaching and learning during this time of great uncertainty. We can empathize.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Teachers should look for tools that help them easily adjust instructional scaffolding from assignment to assignment and from student to student—allowing them to meet students where they are as they learn to write for authentic audiences. Free Writable trial for Edsurge readers with over 100 pre-built assignments.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

This article explores AI’s historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively. A century later, AI is no longer fiction but a dynamic force in community college education, reshaping how faculty teach, and students learn.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

This ranges from our syllabi to our course structures and policies, to our assignments and assessments. Below, we share five things that we do to reduce our grumpiness during the grumpy time to make our teaching more engaging and fulfilling (see also Engage the Sage, 2022a): 1. Teach some amazing content.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Organization and structure  Students appreciate courses where assignments and course materials are organized and structured. They particularly appreciated the gradebook, assignment submission, and announcement features, which streamlined their learning experience.  Avoid confusing instructions.

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Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2018

note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. Grades : 3-12.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2019

Other times, teachers employ this method because not only the one being reviewed benefits but so too does the reviewer as they must know what the lesson is about to effectively review classmates. A second benefit of peer feedback is that it is more immediate than teacher feedback. Make the peer reviewer anonymous.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Professional Development Goes ‘Project-Based Learning’ Mr. Matt Flugum, a TCU Teacher on Special Assignment and Digital Learning Specialist, networked with other districts and institutes, eventually developing a learning structure to implement research into the personalized art each teacher brings to the profession.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

When we approach teaching from this perspective, we move away from punitive measures, fear-based management, and skepticism about students honesty. Teaching example: In one of my recent courses, I included a “workshop day” for students to peer review each other’s drafts of case conceptualizations.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 118

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

This article explores AI’s historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively. A century later, AI is no longer fiction but a dynamic force in community college education, reshaping how faculty teach, and students learn.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 78

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2018

They create classrooms designed to maximize student learning, and do everything from fine-tuning lesson plans and homework assignments to organizing the physical layout of their learning spaces. Our first was PeerView, an app for facilitating faculty-to-faculty peer review and feedback. Today’s teachers are expert innovators.

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Feedback Schools Peer Review Testing 157

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. He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI. We should embrace this role as we teach in the age of AI.

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 112

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2019

which by the way, is fee-based), students start with a placement test to determine their comprehension level and be sure they are challenged by assignments without being frustrated. In response to this, peer feedback is growing in popularity as an approach that balances these two realities for the benefit of the student. In W.O.R.D.

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Teachers Peer Review Feedback Critical Thinking 107

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022).

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Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 82

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022).

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Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 79

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

When we approach teaching from this perspective, we move away from punitive measures, fear-based management, and skepticism about students honesty. Teaching example: In one of my recent courses, I included a “workshop day” for students to peer review each other’s drafts of case conceptualizations.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Many OER providers trust in a peer review system to help eliminate publishing costs. Yes, I’m one who subscribes to the notion that we college instructors are not just teaching our students a subject, but we’re also preparing them for real-world experiences. I’m here to tell you that concern is valid. Indeed, I embrace it.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

The best way I can describe my very first semester of teaching online asynchronously is “emotionally agonizing.” Today, many of my colleagues who remain wedded to the traditional face-to-face teaching modality share some of the same fears I experienced as a beginning online asynchronous instructor. I expect you to be polite.”

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Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 108

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

If you teach first- or second-year students, you may already be teaching dual credit students without knowing. As we’ve seen on more than one occasion, a faculty member might spend an entire semester teaching a non-dual credit online course without realizing dual credit students were enrolled. link] NACEP.

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Instructors Peer Review High School High School 122