Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Both struggle to pay attention regardless of how innovative and engaging are the lesson plans. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. The Crossing – student attempts to cross a gorge and experiences failure as well as success. I’ve been there often.

Activities 122

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 122

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

That will continue the cycle of failure. For those of us tasked with overcoming massive learning gaps and bringing success to at-risk students who have known nothing else but failure, this type of compromise might be the only way to do it. Informally, I paid attention to test-taking behaviors. Suddenly there were silver linings.

Failure 111

Failure Learning Testing Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. As the team found, small but critically timed interventions like this can make the difference between success and failure. But not just any feedback.

Course Design 128

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

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. When problem solving followed by instruction works: Evidence for productive failure.

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. When problem solving followed by instruction works: Evidence for productive failure.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. As the team found, small but critically timed interventions like this can make the difference between success and failure. But not just any feedback.

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Both struggle to pay attention regardless of how innovative and engaging are the lesson plans. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. The Crossing – student attempts to cross a gorge and experiences failure as well as success. I’ve been there often.

Activities 71

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 71

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Both struggle to pay attention regardless of how innovative and engaging are the lesson plans. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. The Crossing – student attempts to cross a gorge and experiences failure as well as success. I’ve been there often.

Activities 71

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 71

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Surprise and novelty, too, activate attention centers in the brain, helping information stick. Higher test scores and better historical analysis in essays. Even short physical activities can reset attention spans. It reframed failure as part of progress and made every learner feel seen. The result?

Schools 52

Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2021

I described him as a “listening poet” in an essay and my professor called me in and asked, “Can you tell me more about this?” I was drawn in by how Hughes was trying to play with music on the page and started trying to describe that. When I got to college and then graduate school, I found other writers, most notably Sterling Brown.

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Art Science Reading Failure 206