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

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2024

This provider will complete your essays with ease, allowing you to allocate some time to mindfulness practices. Guided Meditation Guided meditation sessions, led by trained instructors, can introduce students to meditation. Another great way to alleviate some academic stress is outsourcing some of your assignments to trustmypaper.com.

Schools 166

Schools Instructors Coaching Essay 166

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And professors report that some students even have trouble using more fundamental computer programs to write essays or run calculations. So some colleges and instructors have started to think about how to help students get up to speed on their digital and technical skills.

Teaching 203

Teaching Culture Internet Students 203

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

To prepare students for the changing job market, schools need to focus even more attention on teaching higher-level thinking skills that can’t be automated—creativity, critical thinking, creative problem-solving and communication. AI can perform these simpler skills better, faster and cheaper.

Skills 212

Skills Students Assignments Essay 212

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training. Some lightboards can be setup to be one button studios controlled exclusively by the instructor.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training. Some lightboards can be setup to be one button studios controlled exclusively by the instructor.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

While AI-powered tools offer potential to enhance teaching and learning, concerns about AI replacing human instructors have sparked a complex debate. While AI can be a powerful tool to augment the teaching experience, human instructors remain essential for fostering student engagement, critical thinking, and emotional well-being.

Ethics 110

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 110

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

While AI-powered tools offer potential to enhance teaching and learning, concerns about AI replacing human instructors have sparked a complex debate. While AI can be a powerful tool to augment the teaching experience, human instructors remain essential for fostering student engagement, critical thinking, and emotional well-being.

Ethics 110

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 110

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process.

Fairness 110

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 110

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Where there’s an alternative there must be a standard, so we started our chat creating a list of what those standard assignment are: exams, quizzes, essays, reports, lab manuals and the like. As many #DLNchat -ters pointed out, they are efficient and thus attractive assessment tools for instructors of large courses. Yes exactly.

Assignments 97

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 97

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 113

Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 113

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

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. In this way, backchannels serve as a formative assessment for instructors to identify ways to improve the delivery and impact of our teaching. But not just any feedback.

Course Design 128

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

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. AI-powered assistants can also provide valuable feedback on student work, helping them improve their skills and knowledge (Xia et al.,

Communication 135

Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 135

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2023

Pay close attention to the prerequisites such as time requirements, travel, equipment, training period, and prior experience. Author bio Sophia is an online ESL/EFL instructor and a passionate Science educator. 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

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Using Wakelet, school librarians can work with librarians in their district–or even across the state or country–to draw attention to important resources in the library, offer research tips, and motivate students. The researchers conclude by calling for greater attention to how storytime planning and execution are design-focused processes.

Schools 246

Schools Language Languages Reading 246

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. In this way, backchannels serve as a formative assessment for instructors to identify ways to improve the delivery and impact of our teaching. But not just any feedback.

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

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. Instructors should take reasonable steps to address academic misconduct.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 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. Instructors should take reasonable steps to address academic misconduct.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

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. AI-powered assistants can also provide valuable feedback on student work, helping them improve their skills and knowledge (Xia et al.,

Communication 111

Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I ’m a writing instructor in higher education. Bringing writers’ attention to the present time, both in their writing and mind, can help to reconcile what the reality is versus what their inner stressors want them to believe as true. When I teach, I do not use the phrase “grading essays” anymore.

Evaluation 119

Evaluation Feedback Writing Language 119

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Anywhere from how our attention has changed with technology to the risk of wearables. I guess the question with these systems is, what's their relationship to better educating and keeping a process of lifelong learning alive for teachers and instructors? We can see how people have adopted behaviors that weren't possible before.

Ethics 149

Ethics Study Essay Fairness 149

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 96

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 96

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2018

As a matter of fact, IELTS Simon is managed by a former examiner of IELTS and DC IELTS is run by a current instructor of IELTS. It is very common for many IELTS exam takers to focus on the techniques, skills, and practice tests without paying attention to the grammar and vocabulary needed to excel in the exam. IELTS Buddy.

Exams 74

Exams Instructors Testing Quizzes 74

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I ’m a writing instructor in higher education. Bringing writers’ attention to the present time, both in their writing and mind, can help to reconcile what the reality is versus what their inner stressors want them to believe as true. When I teach, I do not use the phrase “grading essays” anymore.

Evaluation 96

Evaluation Feedback Writing Language 96

Gaggle Speaks

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

We were talking about how Gaggle and Common Sense Education could work together to draw attention to the need to teach Digital Citizenship and further protect students when they use school- or district-provided technology. Here are some highlights: Essays. The Census includes three essays from Dr. Jenny Radesky , Michael H.

Essay 45

Essay Instructors Attention Reading 45

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A professor or educator can spend a lecture or semester teaching the curriculum, but if you ask ChatGPT what the biggest takeaways from the war are, it’s possible and likely a learner is provided with even more context and historical facts via the chatbot than what is possible for an instructor to cover from a set curriculum.

Plagiarism 130

Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

And once she had the attention of the conference goers, she used the opportunity to announce the crowdfunding campaign for Wayfinding Academy. Before coming to Wayfinding, Stewart worked as an instructor at Outward Bound, as well as at a variety of software companies. I get to know the students really well.

Grades 120

Grades Discussions Assignments Curriculum 120

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Why It Works A study published in the journal Learning and Instruction showed that humor used by instructors can improve knowledge retention and student satisfaction. Surprise and novelty, too, activate attention centers in the brain, helping information stick. Higher test scores and better historical analysis in essays.

Schools 52

Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Dennis Allen doesn’t think the five-paragraph essay is dead. In the years before his retirement in May from West Virginia University, the Professor Emeritus did not assign “strict” five-paragraph essays. The five-paragraph essay is a topic long debated by educators, and strong opinions abound. Consider paragraphs.

Essay 147

Essay English Writing Art 147

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2015

This take on document-based questions turns students into mentors and instructors. to ensure that students were paying attention. In a DBQ, students are given an essay prompt and must use the given documents and their own knowledge to support their response. I would call out helpful reminders like “Number 3 is coming up!”

Learning 279

Learning Feedback Essay Lecturing 279

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

So she relies on support from William Barry, the philosophy instructor who records her delivering brief lectures for his undergraduate class on the ethics of emerging technology. Thumbing through its pages, you might have discovered a brief essay penned by a prolific writer of science and science fiction, Isaac Asimov.

Teachers 155

Teachers Education Instructors Intelligence 155

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2019

They all felt compelled to direct their attention away from their classmates and towards the front of the room, eyes focused not on their laptops but on the instructor (me) and the main screen I projected. We talked about readings about Mobile Learning , including an essay I published back in 2004 anticipating the mobile future.

Mobile Devices 135

Mobile Devices Learning Essay Internet 135