Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Though 97 percent of education professionals in Kaltura’s State of Video in Education annual report say that video is “ essential to students’ academic experiences ,” when it comes to educational video practices, many instructors are still pressing play. Keep in mind that students don’t have common expectations around how to use those videos.

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Teaching Instructors Teaching Philosophy Education 190

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

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

See if any of these traits sound familiar: Model a Good Instructor. Good online instructors are what we always wished teaching would be. Pay Attention to Human Contact. Traditional classes have absolute due dates for classwork, homework, and quizzes. ” Ignore Innocent Mistakes. ” Ignore Innocent Mistakes.

Online Learning 173

Online Learning Teaching Quizzes Learning 173

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“We are excited to help students practice for the National Civics Bee through quizzing and conversations with Khanmigo,” said Kristen DiCerbo, Khan Academy’s chief learning officer. They must also submit a recommendation letter from a math instructor, and be under the age of 18.

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Math Middle School Middle School Essay 258

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

After all, so-called MOOCs, or massive open online courses, were meant to open education to as many learners as possible, and in many ways they are more like books (digital ones, packed with videos and interactive quizzes) than courses. Instead, colleges and universities hire instructors to keep things going. And they do.

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Teaching Lecturing Instructors Quizzes 167

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

And that’s what instructors strive to offer their service-member students at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, which looks out over Monterey Bay. Small class sizes mean instructors can give individuals assignments on topics relevant to their personal interests. That's the Cadillac version," she says.

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Motivation Language Languages Learning 214

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

Many instructors describe accommodations they’ve tried, like loosening homework deadlines or offering asynchronous alternatives to class conversations, but some now wonder whether this kind of leniency actually makes the situation worse. In their anecdotes, fewer students are showing up to class and turning work in on time (or at all).

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Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Students 200

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Teachers and students across pilot districts have also said the tool occasionally offers too much help and was too available, especially when students were taking assessments such as quizzes and course challenges, Kunz said. Reid studies educational technology products and reviews their efficacy in classroom instruction.

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Schools Math Testing Intelligence 263

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I vary both the number and type of questions I use on the quizzes. The grading scheme gives instructors the flexibility to vary the points as they see fit. I administer two daily quizzes in that course. My use of these quizzes has evolved. For a while I combined individual quizzes and group quizzes.

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Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 105

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

The effectiveness of online learning heavily depends on the level of interaction between instructors and students within virtual classrooms. two to three keywords, color/contrast change, or a symbol that attracts attention to area of the screen ). Signaling is the use of on-screen text or symbols to emphasize vital information (i.e.

Instructors 116

Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I vary both the number and type of questions I use on the quizzes. The grading scheme gives instructors the flexibility to vary the points as they see fit. I administer two daily quizzes in that course. My use of these quizzes has evolved. For a while I combined individual quizzes and group quizzes.

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Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 96

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

He doesn’t get paid, but he helps improve the quality of courses by catching mistakes in quizzes and pointing out befuddling bits of video lectures, which can then be clarified before professors release the course to students. “I Wesley Engers has an unusual hobby: beta testing online courses from well-known colleges and universities.

Testing 166

Testing Lecturing Quizzes Textbooks 166

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

The effectiveness of online learning heavily depends on the level of interaction between instructors and students within virtual classrooms. two to three keywords, color/contrast change, or a symbol that attracts attention to area of the screen ). Signaling is the use of on-screen text or symbols to emphasize vital information (i.e.

Instructors 98

Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

And no, it’s not more quizzes. In another, the instructor uses historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to teach letters of the alphabet—for the letter “f,” the kids discuss Fisk University. On Wednesday, Kahoot expanded its reach even further, launching a product designed specifically for children 2 through 7.

Math 218

Math Reading Quizzes Activities 218

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

What Smart Sparrow and a slew of other upstarts now offer are course-building platforms that let instructors and supporting staff design online courses completely from scratch. Dror-Naim believes in giving instructors full control over designing all the different paths of content that learners may encounter. Will Schools Pony Up?

Teachers 132

Teachers Instructors Learning Quizzes 132

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

Top Hat got its start in the “clicker” business, offering a web-based and mobile classroom response tool that lets instructors gauge whether students understood the lesson (or paid attention). The Toronto-based company once relied on textbook publishers to distribute its technology. But don’t expect to see them on screens just yet.

Textbooks 154

Textbooks Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Fairness 154

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

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

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To address the disparity between in-person and remote students, instructors can implement strategies that ensure both groups feel equally engaged.

Teaching 88

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 88

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

The variety of media will likely hold attention and engagement more than any text string of characters could. Easy way to grab your students attention during live seminars 3. Instructors can monitor the chat but allow a student-driven community to converse and share. checklists, calendars, exit polls, or pulse check quizzes.)

Online Learning 96

Online Learning Activities Multidisciplinary Teaching 96

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 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To address the disparity between in-person and remote students, instructors can implement strategies that ensure both groups feel equally engaged.

Teaching 85

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 85

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

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 95

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 95

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

It will also flag situations that warrant closer attention, such as instances where a draft receives starkly contrasting feedback from different students. There’s certainly a need for spelling and plagiarism checkers, says Perry, especially to support instructors who have to grade stacks of papers in a short period of time.

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. The tyranny of the urgent for many instructors seems to be determining course policies, content, materials, assessments, and planned learning experiences.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Dvicio's version of a wedding in the video for "5 Sentidos" Her students use an app called Lirica to watch the videos and lyrics translations, and answer quizzes during the song to make sure they understand the words and verb tenses. Sony Music, Veridian Ventures and a group of private investors participated. “If

Language 87

Language Languages English Instructors 87

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

The variety of media will likely hold attention and engagement more than any text string of characters could. Easy way to grab your students attention during live seminars 3. Instructors can monitor the chat but allow a student-driven community to converse and share. checklists, calendars, exit polls, or pulse check quizzes.)

Online Learning 83

Online Learning Activities Multidisciplinary Teaching 83

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2017

At Utah State University, for instance, officials installed an Echo Dot in one classroom that is used by a visually impaired instructor, according to Kevin Reeve, the university’s director of teaching and learning technologies. It has students speaking with Alexa, and quizzing themselves based on the definitions Alexa provides.

Instructors 106

Instructors Quizzes Internet Science 106

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. The tyranny of the urgent for many instructors seems to be determining course policies, content, materials, assessments, and planned learning experiences.

Syllabus 101

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 101

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2017

She believed, and still believes, that the most important thing writing instructors do is prepare students to enter the “national or social conversation.” We’re talking videos at about four minutes long, which is just really perfect for kids, and then they come with some really great review quizzes; you can also create your own,” she says.

Writing 105

Writing Textbooks English Assignments 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2018

To keep abreast of information on the site, you can also join the Facebook Page where you can get tips and quizzes in relation to the IELTS exam. 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. Both sites are managed by professionals. IELTS Buddy.

Exams 71

Exams Instructors Testing Quizzes 71

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Recommended Tools Kahoot and Quizizz: Great for quizzes that feel like competitive games. 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. Even short physical activities can reset attention spans.

Schools 52

Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

In a paper Koedinger co-published in Science , he found that as instructors consider their course design and teaching options during a typical college course, they’re picking from trillions of possibilities. The Acuitus strategy that has evolved over 20 years involves mixing a digital tutor with in-person instructors.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The discontinuation reasons included that Zoom was no longer needed; a fear that students wouldn't attend class if Zoom participation was an option or if online; and concerns that students would not pay attention or be engaged (Wong et al., I review the transcripts to help determine assessment questions on quizzes and exams.

Disabilities 52

Disabilities Exams Instructors Syllabus 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2025

The focus will shift to practical tools that help teachers sustain student attention and engagement–the foundation of effective learning. This gap can lead to uneven integration of AI in classrooms, where students sometimes outpace their instructors in understanding. When we look at the education sector, the use cases are clear.

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Ethics Writing Feedback Knowledge 346

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2025

Surveys also find that far fewer students read for pleasure than in the past, and cell phones and social media could be sapping childrens attention spans. But surveys indicate the most common way students use technology at school is taking online tests and quizzes. Technology is ubiquitous. Some educators are seizing the opportunity.

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Schools Counselling Math Testing 253