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How an Experimental Online Course Helped One Anthropology Department Keep a Professor and a Half

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Plus, it sounded a lot like a MOOC (short for “massive open online courses”)—free courses designed for thousands of students that were all the rage a few years ago, but which today are seen as having fallen far short of the hype. He also used some of the money to send his teaching assistants to cities around the globe.

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How Conducting a Mixed-mode Class is Similar to Hosting a Late-night Talk Show

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How do you divide your attention between in-person and remote students? So, if the host shows a funny newspaper article to the camera, which the home audience can easily see, the in-person audience won’t miss out since they can move their attention to the monitors. How do you know if the remote students can see and hear you?

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

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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). Hybrid-Flexible course design: Implementing student-directed hybrid classes (1st ed.). References Beatty, B. EdTech Books.

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

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). Hybrid-Flexible course design: Implementing student-directed hybrid classes (1st ed.). References Beatty, B. EdTech Books.

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How One Master Educator Uses Visuals and Tech to Make Dracula a Must-Take Course

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EdSurge: Can you give us a little background on the history of the Dracula course? Stanley Stepanic: When I first came to UVA in 2005 to study for my master’s and my PhD, I was a teaching assistant to the course and was mentored by Professor Jan Perkowski. He later changed the name of the course to Dracula.

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