eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Also, only some teachers have the time or money to invest in building courses with the functionality, attention to the user experience, and variety of hints and examples that a third-party software vendor can afford. Finally, if a teacher isnt an engaging presenter, the lecture is likely even worse on video than in person.

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Quizzes Textbooks Testing Essay 266

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Today’s students demand more than just traditional lectures and textbooks; they’re looking for an engaging, flexible, and personalized learning experience. However, many educators still rely heavily on lecture-based formats, which can lead to disengagement.

Hybrid Learning 141

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 141

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

Based on my experience, this builds engagement overall because students know that they need to pay attention as there are quizzes at regular intervals. . Record lectures so students can review them at their convenience. Supplement traditional textbooks with digital versions that can be accessed online.

Exams 160

Exams Technology Quizzes Lecturing 160

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A free online course from Rice University uses attention-grabbing videos, interactive lab activities, dramatic physics demonstrations, engaging instructors and a free online textbook to help high school students prepare for the Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1 Exam.

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Exams Lecturing Textbooks Instructors 176

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

In this system, students choose from a menu of content delivery options (textbook, downloadable study guides, lectures) and interaction options (in-person or online). Creating modules, one step at a time In 2002, Robertson began to “chunk” his long lectures into short videos, each focusing on a specific topic.

Curriculum 151

Curriculum Hybrid Courses Lecturing Gamification 151

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2018

Gone were the days of handwritten flashcards and ten-pound textbooks. A third loaded up a digital textbook filled with circuits, transistors, and other assorted electronics diagrams. A recent visit to my old high school library left me disappointed. But the technology itself was not my concern.

Textbooks 141

Textbooks Evaluation Feedback Languages 141

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

Interactive technologies and multimedia tools now replace traditional textbooks and lectures, creating more dynamic and engaging learning environments. Modern students require interactive and stimulating content to sustain their attention and deepen their learning.

Teaching Methods 183

Teaching Methods Interactive Learning Assignments Participation 183

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The same problems that hinder learning when using textbooks occur when using videos. Lack of variety -not related to the content but the format: video, text, website, lecture, and so on. . In textbooks, for instance, elements to facilitate memorization are frequent. Long videos make fade learner’s attention. .

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Learning Textbooks Lecturing Syllabus 156

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

Laurie Santos, a professor of psychology at Yale, recorded lectures for her Science of Well-Being MOOC in her home. The hope is this isn’t going to be an ordinary class or lecture series for you,” Santos tells students in an introductory video within the MOOC. The science of psychology has a lot to say to people about how to live.”

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Teaching Lecturing Instructors Quizzes 167

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks. More–and better–student engagement: Interactive whiteboards, educational games, and multimedia presentations capture students’ attention and make learning more enjoyable.

Learning Styles 286

Learning Styles Intelligence Blended Learning Gamification 286

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Back in 2018, I decided to take the plunge and move to an OER textbook. At the time I made my OER commitment, there were limited open textbook options available. After bouncing around a few, I finally settled on OpenStax , a free online textbook platform through Rice University. Submit a correction to OpenStax.

Textbooks 116

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 116

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

We were reading textbooks in black and white. Is it ADHD if they can’t pay attention to a boring lecture? That’s not ADHD, that’s just a boring lecture. As far as brain plasticity goes, essentially anything you take up will change the structure of your brain. The question is how do educators meet them halfway.

Lecturing 167

Lecturing Textbooks Science Questions 167

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 20, 2020

As we try to figure out what schooling will look like in the months to come, we need to pay attention to the motivators and demotivators that help foster student engagement. Listening to teacher lectures and doing rote, low-level desk work isn’t going to help her stay engaged.

Motivation 142

Motivation Textbooks Lecturing Critical Thinking 142

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The days of checking books out of the library, traditional style lecturing, and writing papers with a pen are continuously becoming pastimes. Students can relate to media and technology, whether it be through watching or making videos with mysimpleshow , using apps on smartphones, or logging in to LMS systems to access their online textbook.

eLearning 130

eLearning Teaching Lecturing Learning Styles 130

Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This difficulty could be because this age group tends to be distracted by their social life and other outside activities, which makes it hard for teachers to capture and hold their student’s attention. Virtual Guest Lectures Arrange video conferences with experts in the field of science.

Science 105

Science Lecturing Textbooks Students 105

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Back in 2018, I decided to take the plunge and move to an OER textbook. At the time I made my OER commitment, there were limited open textbook options available. After bouncing around a few, I finally settled on OpenStax , a free online textbook platform through Rice University. Submit a correction to OpenStax.

Textbooks 103

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 103

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2019

As he lectured, he would randomly pick names from the stack to call on students. I could never pay full attention because I always felt on alert. My flipped classroom is not just about having students watch videos at home and do textbook work in class. That class was a nightmare for me. I was scared to be called on.

Discussions 168

Discussions Failure Textbooks Lecturing 168

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

And Proctorio has inked deals with McGraw-Hill and other textbook publishers to bundle its proctoring tool into courseware, meaning even doing homework may now involved being watched and tracked for suspicious behavior. These are the types of accommodations necessary during a pandemic — not an Orwellian proctor service.”

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

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 81

Lecturing Attention Textbooks Exams 81

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Introduction The introduction should be professional and strive to capture the attention of the listener. Thus, posing questions before new lectures will encourage richer connections to the learning experience by fostering self-questioning, which has been seen as strongly associated with enhanced student achievement (Hailikari et al.,

Instructors 111

Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 111

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 194

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 194

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The educators sat through lectures on pedagogy, the finer points of math and how to apply it to actual biological problems. UCLA’s model caught the attention of the Harvard math department, which decided to host a training over the summer for college instructors looking to refashion their own calculus courses.

Math 218

Math Instructors Science STEM 218

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Introduction The introduction should be professional and strive to capture the attention of the listener. Thus, posing questions before new lectures will encourage richer connections to the learning experience by fostering self-questioning, which has been seen as strongly associated with enhanced student achievement (Hailikari et al.,

Instructors 95

Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 95

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 82

Lecturing Exams Textbooks Learning Styles 82

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

At this year’s SXSWedu, the annual education technology conference in Austin, Texas, he heard from provosts at large public university systems in states including Florida and Maryland commit to phasing out textbooks in favor of creating in-house online courseware design teams. Yer Dror-Naim isn’t shy about jumping the gun.

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Teachers Instructors Learning Quizzes 129

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

MAY 8, 2019

The answer: students who spent the most time answering practice problems did far better than those who did things like watching lecture videos or on text explanations. That option is in fact the status quo: for professors to assign commercial textbooks and courseware add-ons that include online homework and quizzes.

Learning 164

Learning Quizzes Assignments Science 164

Faculty Focus

MARCH 2, 2023

In-person: When operating in an in-person class, I often have students work individually or in partners to solve a problem based on the material covered in lecture. Then, when we reach that part of the lecture, I separate students into five to seven groups (roughly four to five students per group) using Zoom’s random breakout rooms.

Feedback 105

Feedback Teachers Assignments Lecturing 105

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2016

We think it will increase attention spans.” The team designed the product with a teacher’s lecture in mind, for a moving diagram to appear in a slideshow and making a presentation less dull. Creator is an extension of Lifeliqe's capability to integrate the models into digital textbooks. VR and AR device-makers think the same.

Laboratory 108

Laboratory Education Textbooks Lecturing 108

Faculty Focus

MARCH 2, 2023

In-person: When operating in an in-person class, I often have students work individually or in partners to solve a problem based on the material covered in lecture. Then, when we reach that part of the lecture, I separate students into five to seven groups (roughly four to five students per group) using Zoom’s random breakout rooms.

Feedback 98

Feedback Teachers Assignments Lecturing 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

As an “open distance learning” institution, students attending Unisa receive a course textbook and a study guide to direct them through course materials. If learning takes place online, students may use a learning management system (LMS) to log into their courses, and even watch live video lectures.

Ethics 99

Ethics English Distance Learning Textbooks 99

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Rather than check out of the world, viewers willingly dig deeply into the topic in a way that can’t happen from a textbook or lecture. The videos you show in your classroom likely will be professionally produced with a script that appeals to short attention spans and draws students into the excitement of the material.

Multiple Choice Questions 79

Multiple Choice Questions Textbooks Knowledge Discussions 79

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

When I went to school, it was all about the 3Rs, desks in rows, and a teacher lecturing from the front of the room. Less about textbooks and more about authentic resources. Textbooks used to be de rigueur in a classroom. No more waiting for the expensive update to a textbook. Now, they’re reference material.

Education 79

Education Gamification Textbooks Critical Thinking 79

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

That means higher attention spans and deeper retention. The catchy format, music, and visual effects activate episodic memory, helping information stick better than a dry textbook paragraph. In 15 seconds, theyve illustrated a core economics principle better than many lectures. What Makes Edu-Creators So Effective?

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2023

Students will follow your lead here; they pay attention to how you run the class. They may consult the textbook or lecture notes. I’d like to share what I’ve learned that makes this a manageable and successful process. First off, you need to get the class onboard with the importance of rubrics.

Instructors 64

Instructors Failure Assignments Students 64

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2023

Students will follow your lead here; they pay attention to how you run the class. They may consult the textbook or lecture notes. I’d like to share what I’ve learned that makes this a manageable and successful process. First off, you need to get the class onboard with the importance of rubrics.

Instructors 52

Instructors Failure Assignments Students 52

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Start with small daily goals like finishing a video lecture or solving five math problems. Use Active Learning, Not Passive Consumption Watching lectures or reading textbooks might feel productive, but its passive. Pause during lectures to take notes or reflect on what was just said. Instead, aim for restorative breaks.

Study 52

Study Online Learning Learning Motivation 52