Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Despite debate and disagreement about how to define and measure attention spans, numerous studies have put student attention spans in approximately the 10-minute range (Bradbury, 2016). Attention is a so-called gateway between information and learning and is compared to a spotlight on a large stage (Keller et al.,

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This five step to-do list can help educators engage in artificial intelligence and begin using it to positively impact both teaching and learning. Educators are the experts in teaching and learning, and they need to be at the center of conversations about how artificial intelligence will be used in education. Learn about AI.

Intelligence 343

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

In an educational context, equity understands that different learners will need different inputs to reach a particular output. lecture, discussion, written responses), there are myriad barriers that may make it hard for students to access information and share their learning effectively. Identify and Remove Barriers.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

There’s a news story in higher ed that’s not getting enough attention. Herbert, executive director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. The nation’s adjuncts are rising up. In the end, after a year of contract negotiations, they won a big jump in pay and benefits.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

So what are educators to do? But Lang admits that holding students’ attention is now harder than it’s been in the past, and he offers some practical suggestions on how to respond. It almost makes it sound like you were lurking in classrooms, watching if students are paying attention. He was in his home office in Massachusetts.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Capturing students’ attention throughout the entire class is crucial for any teacher, but the challenge lies in the fact that, despite teachers’ expertise in their subject matter, it can be challenging to hold students’ attention for an extended period. Students remember lectures that are infused with humor.

Attention 121

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A teacher’s cognitive engagement is the degree of attention to and investment in their work (Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013). There are so many aspects of an architect’s job that serve as important reminders for us as educators about how to approach our design work.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2023

EdSurge: What problems in education is ViewSonic hoping to address with the launch of UNIVERSE ? The pandemic brought even more attention to this issue. ViewSonic's Recommended Resources: Metaverse Education: What’s Next for Virtual Learning? There's a lecture mode in UNIVERSE. Teachers love that feature.

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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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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It turns out that with each passing year, I’m finding it increasingly difficult to capture and hold a student’s attention and focus during my lessons. Our cognitive resources do, however, have a limit; therefore, we must always choose from the available resources that we can pay attention to.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

While the environment that grows children into students–and eventually young adults–has been changing, the education system has proved less dynamic. There are ways to embrace these changes as a means of benefit to a child’s education instead of a burden. Engagement is the name of the game here, and educators are losing.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2021

As the pandemic has forced more teaching online, plenty of instructors have been trying to figure out the best way to keep students’ attention and interest with lecture videos or Zoom sessions. The face is a massive draw—it’s a magnet for attention,” Stull says. It’s almost like this symphony that the instructor is the heart of.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And that makes sense–as systemic as some issues facing our education system are, every school, class, and student is unique. Instead of snuffing out the doom scroll at its source, educators should lean into it, learn, and apply takeaways to their curriculum. Is there a lesson in that?

Teaching Methods 315

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

As the landscape of education continues to evolve in response to global disruptions and digital advancements, blended learning models have surged in popularity. Adopting an in-class flip format allows teachers to step away from the front of the room, giving students the reins to their learning journey.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It turns out that with each passing year, I’m finding it increasingly difficult to capture and hold a student’s attention and focus during my lessons. Our cognitive resources do, however, have a limit; therefore, we must always choose from the available resources that we can pay attention to.

Attention 111

Attention Students Quizzes Interdisciplinary 111

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 467

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Key points: Today’s students deserve modern tech tools that suit their learning styles and tendencies 5 of the biggest education trends in 2024 65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024 For more news on edtech trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page It’s 2024! Hybrid classes offer numerous benefits.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Many teachers feel they can’t easily incorporate play into the classroom, so LEGO Education created the Permission to Play kit as that first step. said Dr. Jenny Nash, Head of Education Impact, U.S. for LEGO Education. On top of that, almost 80 percent of students want more playful learning experiences in the classroom.

Learning 315

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Capturing students’ attention throughout the entire class is crucial for any teacher, but the challenge lies in the fact that, despite teachers’ expertise in their subject matter, it can be challenging to hold students’ attention for an extended period. Students remember lectures that are infused with humor.

Attention 93

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 93

eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Most educators will recognize the signs: students sleeping during class, students watching the clock, students daydreaming when they should be paying attention. This means that educators can turn boredom to their advantage by tailoring their content to meet these student needs.

Middle School 316

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eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

Key points: A love of learning can lead to a lifetime of learning How to use PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum Here’s how schools can better support neurodiverse students For more news on instruction, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Curiosity is a fountain of opportunity for all educators.

Skills 295

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Most educators will recognize the signs: students sleeping during class, students watching the clock, students daydreaming when they should be paying attention. This means that educators can turn boredom to their advantage by tailoring their content to meet these student needs.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Live lecture classes are back at most colleges after COVID-19 disruptions, but student engagement often hasn’t returned to normal. To see what teaching is like on campus these days, I visited Texas State University in October and sat in on three large lecture classes in different subjects.

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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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Artificial Intelligence–AI–has been around a long time, but caught everyone’s attention with the launch of generative AI, ChatGPT, and DALL-E. These made using AI easy enough for anyone and a viable tool for educators and students. This could make quality education more affordable and accessible.

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Education Essay Critical Thinking Intelligence 183

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Jasselle Cirino’s classroom might surprise those accustomed to traditional lectures. The approach is something Cirino and other educators refer to as “ Whole Brain Teaching.” Neuroscience is not the answer.” So then, what do teachers need to know about the brain? But learning doesn’t take place in a vacuum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Something broke in American education these past years. You might argue that the traditional classroom still plays an essential role in education, but the rapid growth of online and hybrid models suggests otherwise. This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2019

According to research , in a typical classroom lecture students will generally retain only five percent of the material presented. In most flipped classrooms, educators provide materials for students to review before class such as readings from textbooks, worksheets or videos.

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Lecturing Textbooks Instructors Attention 172

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2019

In the K-12 education market, Nearpod boasts a far reach, claiming its tools are used by about 7 million students in 60 percent of U.S. For a product that was once billed as an “ interactive lecture ” platform, higher ed appears to be a natural home. K-12 districts. Today, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based

Quizzes 146

Quizzes Education Instructors Attention 146

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

It’s that in some cases attention gets really focused on a set of practices that are untested and can distract from the discussion that we have about teaching. And so when you talk about critiques of the lecture style of teaching, you group that under a practice that lacks authenticity. It’s not to say that anything that’s new is bad.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

While K-12 schools and higher-ed institutions have spent considerable effort adhering to accessibility standards (and should be applauded for that effort), one in four lawsuits in education center around accessibility. Thus, the focus on captioning–a requirement in K-12 and higher education–has intensified.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

“I just could make a bigger difference in education,” he says. Education research wasn’t new to Wieman, who these days is an emeritus professor of physics and of education at Stanford University. But with the fame brought by the Nobel, he hoped to raise the profile of educational research.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2017

Guest author, Emily Clearly over at mysimpleshow has ten more reasons why videos are a great educational tool for your teaching: Videos are in line with the technological times and can be accessed on the Internet at any point, from wherever you are in the world. Education is something that will never go out of style.

Learning Styles 126

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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. When I graduated with my master’s degree in education, there was a popular book that urged teachers not to smile for the first days of school. Build a community of learners.

Teachers 326

Teachers Middle School Middle School Failure 326

Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

Often lectures or mini-lessons are provided to the whole group, presenting significant barriers for ELs who may not have the language skills or prior knowledge to access the information. The flexibility of these models allows teachers to customize instruction, adapt to students’ individual needs, and maximize learning outcomes.

English 274

English Blended Learning Language Languages 274

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Most of us know what to expect in a face-to-face classroom: Students sitting in rows, facing instructors and listening to lectures, watching videos displayed on screens up front, or, in smaller classes, participating in lively discussion. But are colleges paying attention to what online students want most?

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Mobile Devices Lecturing Quizzes Participation 212

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

And there's the tougher question: "If remote education is worth the tuition, then what is the worth of college?" What is unique, perhaps, is a model that both embraces online education materials and partnering with employers while also insisting on preserving in-person teaching and a dose of the liberal arts.

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