Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically. I don’t start from a deficit approach, but rather, I listen to writers’ concerns and accompany them through their academic journey with a non-evaluative and mindful approach.

Evaluation 98

Evaluation Feedback Writing Languages 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Data generated by this brief questionnaire helps our educators screen, assess, guide intervention planning, monitor progress and evaluate outcomes related to SEL. In math, James could be tasked to analyze basketball stats, or in English, he could write an essay on his favorite athlete.

Teaching 286

Teaching Students English History 286

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Indeed, the time spent on teaching class is less than the time spent on preparation, evaluation, and feedback (grading). Perhaps it’s not ready to read a 5-paragraph essay on To Kill a Mockingbird, but it will know if a student paid attention when asked who Boo Radley is. But with AI, that is simply not the case.

Teachers 267

Teachers Textbooks Multiple Choice Questions Essay 267

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo, powered by ChatGPT technology, includes features meant to help students work through math and science problems, analyze text, chat with historical figures, navigate college admissions, and revise essays, among other features. It is also designed to help teachers create instructions for assignments and review student performance.

Schools 262

Schools Math Testing Intelligence 262

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Hannah Ritchie, senior researcher in the Programme for Global Development at the University of Oxford and deputy editor at “Our World in Data” refers to the growing attention to do something about climate change as “urgent optimism.” This finding confirms the success of librarians’ research instruction with students.

Beliefs 198

Beliefs Attention Students Discussions 198

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2023

After all, it’s tailor-made to craft the kinds of essays that instructors ask for. Our institution, teaching and evaluation methods, and follow-on industry rely on the use of computers to assist with common work tasks every day. So professors have been quick to respond.

Academic Integrity 203

Academic Integrity Intelligence Essay Languages 203

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

This essay is the last of a three-part series exploring the challenges facing educators of students who learn and think differently and elevating how SEL strategies can support educators in reframing and addressing those challenges now and in the long term. In a recent essay, Drs. Wanless and Tia N.

Special Education 195

Special Education Disabilities Education Distance Learning 195

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And professors report that some students even have trouble using more fundamental computer programs to write essays or run calculations. Without this experimental, open-ended, low-stakes, non-evaluative time, people aren’t going to pick up digital skills,” Losh says.

Teaching 202

Teaching Culture Internet Students 202

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2022

Many institutions still rely on Turnitin, but the professionals who must check dozens of essays on a daily basis know that this expensive service can be way too slow. . Copyleaks is the second plagiarism checker similar to Turnitin that caught our attention. This process can definitely take a lot of time without optimizing anything.

Plagiarism 158

Plagiarism Essay Instructors Peer Review 158

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

With SEL, students not only experience less anxiety, less hyperactivity, and less aggression, they’re generally happier and more attentive, too. The ability to evaluate relevant outcomes, changes in behavior, fidelity of implementation, and staff buy-in are, in some instances, also lacking. The impact on teachers is no less profound.

Teachers 164

Teachers Exams Schools Students 164

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2018

When we consider college access for low-income, first-generation and other underrepresented populations, little attention is put on rethinking the metrics considered in the admissions process. What if we redesigned the admissions evaluation around these factors and made it more student-centric?

Testing 148

Testing Essay Evaluation Motivation 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 11, 2023

But evaluating a piece of work can be quite tough for those new to the field. However, students generally skip such samples and leave after availing of their cheap essay writing services. An evaluation is not about sharing some key points about a particular piece. What is a review? ’ You cannot afford to make such mistakes.

Writing 113

Writing Essay Evaluation Feedback 113

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It teaches students how to quiet themselves — get to a place where their mind is settled sufficiently to pay full attention to the task at hand. Because so much of student work requires keyboarding, from reports to essays to homework to simply logging into accounts, it has become an essential student tool.

Essay 157

Essay Feedback Knowledge Curriculum 157

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

According to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states, the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) evaluative framework consists of an assessment indicator.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

It teaches students how to quiet themselves — get to a place where their mind is settled sufficiently to pay full attention to the task at hand. Because so much of student work requires keyboarding, from reports to essays to homework to simply logging into accounts, it has become an essential student tool.

Essay 154

Essay Feedback Knowledge Curriculum 154

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2018

Then there are factors outside of school that shape how attentive and ready to learn a student is, based on how much she has slept, what she ate, her exercise, and her social and emotional mindset on that particular day. In other words, it doesn’t need to use big data to evaluate the learners—but rather the different paths they take.

Education 124

Education Essay Evaluation Achievement 124

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One should note, however, careful attention must be given to ethical considerations, data privacy, the role educators play in its use, and the transparency of AI systems. Test and evaluate: Conduct testing and evaluation to assess the technology’s performance and suitability for your specific use case.

Communication 135

Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 135

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

According to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states, the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) evaluative framework consists of an assessment indicator.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical resource evaluation, makerspaces. Work smarter, not harder.”

Schools 246

Schools Languages Language Reading 246

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

For teachers, Writable’s web-based tool offers customizable templates for common writing assignments (such as an argumentative or cause-and-effect essay, or a personal narrative). It will also flag situations that warrant closer attention, such as instances where a draft receives starkly contrasting feedback from different students.

Writing 112

Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 112

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2023

Pay close attention to the prerequisites such as time requirements, travel, equipment, training period, and prior experience. Evaluate your existing commitments against the requirements of the project. If you want to connect, you can find her on Facebook , Twitter , Medium , and her blog Essay Writing and More.

Science 144

Science Participation Laboratory Interdisciplinary 144

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One should note, however, careful attention must be given to ethical considerations, data privacy, the role educators play in its use, and the transparency of AI systems. Test and evaluate: Conduct testing and evaluation to assess the technology’s performance and suitability for your specific use case.

Communication 111

Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

It’s not for the faint of heart, though she manages to bring to it a great deal of attention and enthusiasm. The 25-year-old teacher is herself a student—an apprentice, in fact—and must use that quiet period to crank through some homework, study for an exam, start drafting an essay or take a quiz. Until then, from 7:30 a.m.

Achievement 141

Achievement Education Coaching Attention 141

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2016

evaluate what is being read to determine the theme and key purpose. Consider these two statistics: The average person’s attention span is 8.8 The average goldfish attention span is 9 seconds. Today in the 21st Century schools, they’d be wrong. There are a lot of reasons why serialized novels are making a resurgence.

Writing 89

Writing Teaching Essay Plagiarism 89

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

How I figure it, there are a list of things I find reasonable for all students—letting them stand or wiggle when they are having problems with attention or sleepiness, taking extra time to answer questions for assignments and projects, moving at a pace that is comfortable for the slowest in the group when we are on-the-move for class, etc.

Disabilities 126

Disabilities Students Assignments Syllabus 126

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

It might be tempting to turn to low-tech options for assessments, such as oral exams and handwritten essays, as a way to prevent cheating with AI. Or, an English language learner who relies on an app to translate words as they write essays. Or, use ChatGPT to rewrite some of the paragraphs in a paper?

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

It might be tempting to turn to low-tech options for assessments, such as oral exams and handwritten essays, as a way to prevent cheating with AI. Or, an English language learner who relies on an app to translate words as they write essays. Or, use ChatGPT to rewrite some of the paragraphs in a paper?

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

Syllabus 101

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 101

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When ChatGPT was first released, questions swirled around higher ed about it stoking an increase in plagiarism, promoting a lack of critical thinking, and what the future would hold for classic functions like the college admission essay. Creating personalized experiences for each learner is key. AI could transform tutoring.

Plagiarism 130

Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 20, 2017

It teaches students how to quiet themselves — get to a place where their mind is settled sufficiently to pay full attention to the task at hand. Because so much of student work requires keyboarding, from reports to essays to homework to simply logging into accounts, it has become an essential student tool.

Essay 79

Essay Feedback Knowledge Curriculum 79

EAB

JULY 11, 2023

Because the individual has the opportunity to evaluate the person who is presenting themselves. But if they present themselves with the joy of celebrating their identity, the person who might be evaluating it is up to them to make that decision. The students are doing that so much through their essay writing.

Culture 40

Culture History Questions High School 40

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2024

Because the primary mission of most institutions of higher education is to serve students, it’s easy to understand why attention to faculty and staff well-being was considered a lower priority. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being, and why should higher education pay attention? What is the U.S.

Essay 111

Essay Culture Attention Disabilities 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2024

Because the primary mission of most institutions of higher education is to serve students, it’s easy to understand why attention to faculty and staff well-being was considered a lower priority. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being, and why should higher education pay attention? What is the U.S.

Essay 111

Essay Culture Attention Disabilities 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 25, 2019

Now, there are dozens of channels, hundreds of newspapers, thousands of bloggers, and tens of thousands of social media journalists — all trying to get your attention with the latest apocalyptic news flash. Three : If the story refers to quotes or video clips, there is a link to the entire media so it can be evaluated independently.

Critical Thinking 95

Critical Thinking Internet Essay Beliefs 95