Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

"Face-to-face instruction is no longer the gold standard." — Steven Goss, chair of Management and Technology in the business programs at NYU’s School of Continuing Studies Actually, the phenomenon predates the pandemic. Now is the time to fully embrace how physical classrooms can be improved by online techniques.

Teaching 218

Teaching Lecturing Blended Courses Instructors 218

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

From the start, access has been the defining achievement of online learning. For a couple of decades, I championed online learning for its ability to uproot entrenched ideas in education, especially by engaging students in active learning, a pedagogical style rarely practiced on campus. Or so I thought.

Education 144

Education Students Hybrid Courses Blended Courses 144

Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2017

In fact, when the option between taking a course online or in-person is provided, studies show students are more likely to stay in college. The goal of increasing online and blended course offerings is closely aligned to campus goals of improving student success.

Exams 165

Exams Lecturing Authentic Assessment Blended Courses 165

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

Courseware in Context (CWiC) framework aims to categorize and compare the range of emerging products that faculty are using to teach their online and blended courses. Researchers at SRI International were tasked with finding studies related to how the courseware products work.

Blended Courses 76

Blended Courses Evaluation Feedback Study 76

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

There seems to be a misperception that courses utilizing online learning are not as good or effective. For example, Herman (2020) notes that student perception of online courses was overall negative (which could lead to decreased teaching evaluations). Online learning is not the future. pp 153-177).

Lecturing 126

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 126

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

There seems to be a misperception that courses utilizing online learning are not as good or effective. For example, Herman (2020) notes that student perception of online courses was overall negative (which could lead to decreased teaching evaluations). Online learning is not the future. pp 153-177).

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 98