Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

His latest book, AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order , is almost two books in one: It tells the story of the development of artificial intelligence and why we should pay attention to this work. But the lecturing should be done by the masters. One person lecturing to a crowd of 1,000? In the past 2.5

Teaching 164

Teaching Lecturing Teaching Assistants Intelligence 164

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

This can be a real challenge for procrastinators, multitaskers, responsibility jugglers and anyone tempted to half-listen to a lecture while scrolling through social media—in other words, many people. And so they’ve designed systems, strategies and tools to better hold the attention of their students, many of whom are working adults.

Student Engagement 201

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 201

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. Student exam performance then becomes a matter of cramming course content into short-term memory, without ever really mastering, considering, or owning the course material in a meaningful way.

Lecturing 122

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 122

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

I am just going to do my five-minute lecture, and the rest is going to be video, and you can get information from the ways you told me you wanted,’” explains Garcia. But by shortening her lectures from ten minutes to five in order to include more videos, some researchers wonder: How much is too much? Dr. Renee Hobbs.

Lecturing 131

Lecturing Classroom Management Exams Attention 131

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In lecture-based classes, combine lecturing with interactive activities such as Q&A sessions, pair/group work (two to four students) to go over muddy questions, summarize key points, or draw an infographic to demonstrate understanding of what was just covered in smaller segments throughout the class.

Motivation 126

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I use a daily quiz that has a two-fold purpose: first, it tests the students’ knowledge of the day’s reading material; and second, it provides a focus for the lecture and activities scheduled that day in class. I incorporate the day’s lecture materials into the review of answers. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor!

Quizzes 101

Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 101

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. Student exam performance then becomes a matter of cramming course content into short-term memory, without ever really mastering, considering, or owning the course material in a meaningful way.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

You’re paying attention, responding to what’s happening in the moment. Think about changes directed at some aspect of the course: assignments, exams, in-class activities, the feedback you provide to students. Doing things differently almost always adds energy. There’s a bit of uncertainty. Will it work? It’s mixed up with curiosity.

Motivation 110

Motivation Exams Lecturing Questions 110

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

You’re paying attention, responding to what’s happening in the moment. Think about changes directed at some aspect of the course: assignments, exams, in-class activities, the feedback you provide to students. Doing things differently almost always adds energy. There’s a bit of uncertainty. Will it work? It’s mixed up with curiosity.

Motivation 108

Motivation Exams Lecturing Questions 108

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In lecture-based classes, combine lecturing with interactive activities such as Q&A sessions, pair/group work (two to four students) to go over muddy questions, summarize key points, or draw an infographic to demonstrate understanding of what was just covered in smaller segments throughout the class.

Motivation 111

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I use a daily quiz that has a two-fold purpose: first, it tests the students’ knowledge of the day’s reading material; and second, it provides a focus for the lecture and activities scheduled that day in class. I incorporate the day’s lecture materials into the review of answers. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor!

Quizzes 94

Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 94

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, both topics have received considerable attention in recent years with proponents linking assessment and feedback—and strategies for these—to educational, social, psychological, and employability benefits (Gaynor, 2020). Dr. Dimple J. Martin is the director of the Quality Enhancement Plan at Miles College.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Edsurge

JULY 18, 2017

Moore couldn’t control the weather, but he could turn his attention to challenges where he would have impact. But with the new model, she can access her science content online through Hapara to work on during tutorial time, and she can go to her social studies class for lectures with her teacher.

Schools 141

Schools Coaching Mobile Devices Social Studies 141

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

Then actively pick sometime within their lecture to say, "Here's a summary of the collection of the feedback I've received, here's what I would do based on this feedback." Simmons: Part of my school’s curriculum is a required first year seminar to make sure you're not just drowning in 400-person lectures. Simmons: Sure.

Teaching 121

Teaching Course Evaluations Evaluation Students 121

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Many students don’t pay much attention in class. As Pachai, Acai, LoGiudice, and Kim (2016) say, “It is unreasonable to expect students to continuously pay attention while listening to a lecture, reading a textbook, or studying for an exam. The authors note, “Attention is a limited resource necessary to maximize learning.

Lecturing 73

Lecturing Attention Textbooks Exams 73

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, both topics have received considerable attention in recent years with proponents linking assessment and feedback—and strategies for these—to educational, social, psychological, and employability benefits (Gaynor, 2020). Dr. Dimple J. Martin is the director of the Quality Enhancement Plan at Miles College.

Fairness 110

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 110

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2017

I could see that my students were distracted by social media during the lecture. As he started to design MEDSKL in 2015, Sharma realized he didn’t feel comfortable lecturing on topics outside his focus area—so he asked colleagues for help. I’d contact a school and ask, ‘Do you have a lecturer who’s passionate about a certain topic?’”

Lecturing 79

Lecturing Exams Textbooks Learning Styles 79

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Additionally, the tablet has Bluetooth, so I am able to carry on a lecture while walking around the classroom monitoring students as they take notes or work through problems. And thirdly, we believe that there will be more urgent attention paid to professional development for K-12 educators. — Keith Look, Ed.D.,

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Language 363

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Additionally, the tablet has Bluetooth, so I am able to carry on a lecture while walking around the classroom monitoring students as they take notes or work through problems. And thirdly, we believe that there will be more urgent attention paid to professional development for K-12 educators. — Keith Look, Ed.D.,

Hybrid Learning 297

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Language 297

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education Persons with disabilities may struggle with coordination problems, short attention spans, and limited mobility, which may or may not be obvious. They can also clearly present their thoughts, arguments, and understanding of the lectures because they express themselves better.

Assistive Technology 97

Assistive Technology Disabilities Technology Education 97

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

This can be achieved by offering flexibility in assessment delivery, such as allowing students to choose between a final paper, exam, or other projects, ensuring that they can showcase their learning in a way that works best for them. Students With Disabilities In Higher Education: a Biographical-narrative Approach To The Role Of Lecturers.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

This can be achieved by offering flexibility in assessment delivery, such as allowing students to choose between a final paper, exam, or other projects, ensuring that they can showcase their learning in a way that works best for them. Students With Disabilities In Higher Education: a Biographical-narrative Approach To The Role Of Lecturers.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2020

The education sector was squarely in the middle of China’s fight against COVID and the after effects continue to be felt: In early April, the government announced it would delay important exams, including the gaokao , the university entrance exam in China. Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic, was locked down on January 23.

Exams 211

Exams Schools eLearning Elementary School 211

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Reading back over a textbook or taking lecture notes with a highlighter at the ready is often done by students, for instance, but these practices have proven of limited merit, and in some cases even counterproductive in aiding recall. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Faculty Focus

JULY 9, 2023

For example, a typical college classroom today does not appear much different from one in the last century; they both revolve around a center-staged professor lecturing to a few-rows-deep audience. Occasionally, an electronic slide with bullet-point text appears in the lecture, the digital equivalent of chalk-writing on the blackboard.

Technology 122

Technology Teaching Exams Lecturing 122

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

And so, even though students hate cumulative exams, those are the ones that actually force them to keep encountering the material repeatedly over the course of a year in order to make sure that it gets in there. Your brain wants to keep using information when you're forced to keep pulling it out over and over again.

Teaching 149

Teaching Laboratory Motivation Testing 149

Faculty Focus

JULY 9, 2023

For example, a typical college classroom today does not appear much different from one in the last century; they both revolve around a center-staged professor lecturing to a few-rows-deep audience. Occasionally, an electronic slide with bullet-point text appears in the lecture, the digital equivalent of chalk-writing on the blackboard.

Technology 98

Technology Teaching Exams Lecturing 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

If you’re not entertaining students enough, they’re not going to pay attention to you. Otherwise 1) they’re not going to pay attention, and 2) they’re not going to learn. I can do 30 exams in 15 minutes, which used to take me three days. Ooh, I could use this for this lecture.” What do you do that’s different?”

Education 133

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 133

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2020

Few adults I interview feel they learned all that much from the large lecture courses they took in college as many of them featured fairly pedestrian exams. The changes in our lives, in our economy, in our democracy have been profound, and Friedman deserves immense credit for calling this to our attention early.

Fairness 186

Fairness Lecturing Students Exams 186