eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Today’s teachers are looking to new methods of teaching and learning to improve student engagement and achievement, including tech-based solutions like the flipped classroom. In most flipped classrooms, educators provide materials for students to review before class such as readings from textbooks, worksheets or videos.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2019

Better Than the Sum of Their Parts: Coupling Course + Learning Space Redesign In 2015, IU launched the Mosaic Initiative to support active learning in all learning spaces, but especially in its active-learning “Mosaic classrooms.” Gone is the “front of the room” that characterizes standard classrooms.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

GradeCraft is an award-winning, game-oriented LMS designed to boost student engagement and motivation. Some activities are low-stakes, some are linked to evaluative assessments of their work, and one is entirely merit-based and influenced by their participation in the course. The points for each activity are capped within the system.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Instructors often turn to flipped classrooms as a method to engage learners but run into unexpected barriers. The classroom may not be the issue, but a more significant problem may be the role of the traditional classroom faculty. The challenge exists to evolve from the “guide on the side” to the “mentor in the center.”

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Instructors often turn to flipped classrooms as a method to engage learners but run into unexpected barriers. The classroom may not be the issue, but a more significant problem may be the role of the traditional classroom faculty. The challenge exists to evolve from the “guide on the side” to the “mentor in the center.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

Learning Studio classrooms at Johnson County Community College (JCCC) in Overland Park, KS, technology and learning go hand-in-hand. JCCC Learning Studio classroom. After reading about the results of learning studios on other campuses, JCCC partnered with classroom furniture company.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Many teachers have begun to find that creating a more free-flowing classroom environment allows students to use the space as they see fit in order to achieve a more customized learning experience. What Are the Benefits of a Flexible Seating Classroom? VIDEO: Take a tour of a modern learning environment.

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