Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It’s a wildly popular concept that has led to prevailing beliefs that students perform better if we cater to their natural learning styles. Early in my career as a university instructor, this method was a foundational cornerstone in the classroom.

Technology 199

Technology Learning Styles Instructors Learning 199

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2019

Dan Levy had long considered himself an equitable instructor in terms of calling on students to participate in class discussions. The data disproved his belief: He’d only heard from female students around one-third of the time, even though they made up nearly half his class. The difference may be more pronounced in science classes.

Lecturing 160

Lecturing Participation Instructors Beliefs 160

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Someone who wants to live out my values in practice There is a key difference between an educator saying they want to meet the needs of diverse learners and that instructor actually taking the actions that would meet that goal. Espoused Values and Beliefs The first source of information ought to come from your espoused values and beliefs.

Syllabus 152

Syllabus Teaching Beliefs Instructors 152

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I think we [launched] at this particular moment [because] it is exactly right for the work that we're doing, When you describe the role of the instructor on the website, you share that your instructors “understand the Black experience” and “how race permeates every aspect of American society.” That’s a good question.

Culture 204

Culture Instructors History Education 204

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The teaching experts who sponsored the training hope it will prepare college instructors to become “advocates,” empowering them to explain and defend the rigor of this way of teaching calculus to skeptical scientists from other departments. This idea is what drew instructors to sweaty Cambridge in July. the instructor asked.

Math 218

Math Instructors Science STEM 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

Every new version of Microsoft PowerPoint allowed instructors to embed more and more media and wow students with visually appealing graphics. Including student voices as active and important features of course design is a key component of a classroom based on dialogue, and this is what it truly means to be an inclusive instructor.

Technology 167

Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

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.

Teaching 181

Teaching Instructors Teaching Philosophy Education 181

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2021

The academic year is winding down at schools and colleges, and some instructors are rethinking their usual approach to final exams to fit this unprecedented time. He said he has nothing against traditional tests, but he doesn’t think that should be the last three hours that instructors spend with their students.

Exams 181

Exams Instructors Beliefs Testing 181

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

In the spirit of that acknowledgment, I’ve started developing my own list of instructor learning outcomes. Those statements, such as “The instructor conveyed course content clearly” and “The instructor graded fairly,” allow students to assess what the instructor has already done. New York, NY: Dutton. 2012, October 3).

Learning Outcomes 64

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 64

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The second is “encouraging and available instructors” who demonstrate an interest in students’ learning and a belief in their abilities. The first is “classroom interactions that acknowledge students” by listening carefully to their questions and making sure they understand concepts.

STEM 217

STEM Lecturing Math Beliefs 217

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2017

We should learn from experiences, particularly if those experiences show our previous beliefs to be untrue. So why are people so easy to fool when it comes to beliefs about learning? But those beliefs persist. Beliefs about science can become entangled with our self-identities, even if they didn’t start out that way.”.

Learning Styles 158

Learning Styles Beliefs Learning Evaluation 158

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Through the two-and-a-half yearlong effort, nearly 2,000 instructors developed and taught 6,600 OER course sections that served 160,000 students. In surveys of 1,200 instructors, about two-thirds reported that using OER materials at least somewhat changed their teaching methods and influenced their pedagogical beliefs.

Textbooks 191

Textbooks Instructors Education Participation 191

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

In the early days of online education, I imagined that virtual classrooms would follow the same basic model as in-person ones, with an instructor leading the same number of students typical in a campus class. One of my colleagues at New York University disagreed, cautioning even decades ago, that the belief was “pretty naive.”

Teaching 167

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 167

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2020

The most often cited justification was that the instructor is responsible for providing an environment without resources for cheating. According to the paper, 37 percent of survey respondents, or 177 students, said that if an exam wasn’t proctored, they assumed they could use the internet and collaborate.

Exams 218

Exams Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments 218

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

In the spirit of that acknowledgment, I’ve started developing my own list of instructor learning outcomes. Those statements, such as “The instructor conveyed course content clearly” and “The instructor graded fairly,” allow students to assess what the instructor has already done. New York, NY: Dutton. 2012, October 3).

Learning Outcomes 59

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 59

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It is incumbent upon instructors to approach these types of discussions with care by creating a classroom atmosphere based on respect, open dialogue, and active engagement. Instructors should anticipate any potential areas of controversy or sensitivity that might arise from the content.

Discussions 119

Discussions Instructors Beliefs Education 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It is incumbent upon instructors to approach these types of discussions with care by creating a classroom atmosphere based on respect, open dialogue, and active engagement. Instructors should anticipate any potential areas of controversy or sensitivity that might arise from the content.

Discussions 111

Discussions Instructors Beliefs Education 111

eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

Upon the closing of the transaction, iD Tech will operate independently, maintaining its all-star team of instructors and employees. Both iD Tech and Emeritus share the belief that such offerings will only continue to grow in interest, and we are confident that we can open access for people everywhere to our courses and instructors.”.

STEM 174

STEM Instructors Education Intelligence 174

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The “remedial mindset” that some professors have toward students whom they suspect are not fully prepared for college may hinder institution-level reform efforts, says Katie Hern, executive director of the California Acceleration Project and an English instructor at Chabot College. It’s a very long-held paradigm that is sort of hard to shake.”

Exams 164

Exams English Math Instructors 164

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

As the reality sinks in that the shift to online education will continue indefinitely—and some of it permanently—now is a particularly good time to re-examine our beliefs about effective teaching. Some learn the craft from their colleagues, or from books, or professional support staff or other sources.

Learning 198

Learning Feedback Testing Instructors 198

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2016

The empathy shown by [our instructor] drove me to wanting to get it done. I used to have the belief that I have very little to do with the success of my online students. The following quote from a faculty participant in CI’s Humanizing Online Learning class demonstrates this impact: “I almost wanted to quit [the class].

Technology 161

Technology Lecturing Instructors Beliefs 161

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

A harsh debate can leave students (and instructors) feeling upset, or make them discouraged about participating in future conversations. Considering these high stakes, students and instructors may be tempted to avoid tough subjects altogether, or only discuss them with like-minded folks. But there’s another option.

Instructors 170

Instructors Beliefs Confidentiality Discussions 170

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2024

Some schools do, but a lot of schools generally leave absence management up to individual instructors. To your point though, more broadly, I think one of the issues is that we can no longer assume that it's a shared belief structure that we all think being in the classroom is the thing to do post-pandemic.

Students 196

Students Instructors Lecturing Participation 196

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2017

His passion for open access courses is rooted in his belief that the internet has an important role to play in education. Charles Severance was one of the first professors at the University of Michigan to give the massive open online courses (MOOC) platform Coursera a try. His first class was on internet history, technology and security.

Instructors 78

Instructors Lecturing Beliefs Internet 78

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

This observation led my colleagues and me to reflect on the importance of maximizing the LMS’s potential (a belief that we held prior to the pandemic). For example, some of our instructors have folders for each week with readings and assignments, while others choose to organize by chapters or units.

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Reflective teaching is examining one’s beliefs about teaching and learning and determining the alignment of those beliefs with what happens within your courses (Reflective Teaching, 2021). The intent is to help the instructor think critically about their teaching and look for evidence of effective teaching.

Teaching 116

Teaching Beliefs Instructors Participation 116

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Reflective teaching is examining one’s beliefs about teaching and learning and determining the alignment of those beliefs with what happens within your courses (Reflective Teaching, 2021). The intent is to help the instructor think critically about their teaching and look for evidence of effective teaching.

Teaching 111

Teaching Beliefs Instructors Participation 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. 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

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

By implementing these strategies, CTE educators can expect a vibrant, engaging learning environment where students can obtain skills and knowledge for a successful future. –Stefany Gurgel, NC3 Master Instructor, Festo and Instructor, Jewish Leadership Academy Learning and experiencing outside the four walls of the classroom is essential.

Education 161

Education Coaching Schools STEM 161

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2023

If anyone knows the importance of belonging, it’s Columbia University instructor Marcelle Mentor, who grew up as a Black child under apartheid in South Africa. Mentor is now part of the faculty at the university’s Teachers College, where one of her research areas is education equity.

Middle School 166

Middle School Middle School Schools Students 166

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 129

Teachers Instructors Learning Quizzes 129

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

Belhaven faculty will teach the courses, while Moe plans to serve as an adjunct instructor and participate in virtual office hours for students, along with other members of GSV. Part of what I’d like to bring to the program is real-world war stories,” Moe says.

Ethics 135

Ethics Beliefs Instructors Curriculum 135

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Pair that with confirmation bias (the tendency to seek out and believe information that maps to one’s own beliefs) and you have a recipe for trouble. Obviously, when a student’s proposed solution is based on false information or faulty logic, the instructor needs to step in to provide corrections and guidance.

Critical Thinking 144

Critical Thinking Skills Intellectual Development Testing 144

Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2024

Students aren’t all the same age; come from different backgrounds and cultures; and have different majors, interests, and beliefs. If these differences aren’t accounted for, it’s easy to use humor that stereotypes or mocks beliefs. Students want instructors that they can connect with.

Beliefs 115

Beliefs History Culture Attention 115

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

This observation led my colleagues and me to reflect on the importance of maximizing the LMS’s potential (a belief that we held prior to the pandemic). For example, some of our instructors have folders for each week with readings and assignments, while others choose to organize by chapters or units.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

Instructors are equally susceptible to the deeply counterintuitive nature of learning. Self-regulated learning: beliefs, techniques, and illusions. In fact, decades of research reveal that students: are poor judges of the efficacy of their learning efforts. prefer instructional formats that produce inferior learning outcomes.

Education 155

Education Evaluation Failure Essay 155

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Instead of hearing only from the same six students, instructors get feedback from many more. Amazon Transcribe automatically creates text transcripts from the audio track in the videos and makes them available for students and instructors to view directly from within the classroom player. Chickering and Zelda F.

Study 164

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 164