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Make Your Teaching the Cynosure of Attention 

Faculty Focus

An instructor can ask students to take out their mobile phones and check for the answers. Active participation from the instructor during a class activity holds equal significance. Instructors can engage students when they establish a practical connection between theory and practice. Can you find it? Avoid last-minute co ntent.

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NetSupport’s keyword monitoring now supports multiple languages

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In an effort to help districts cope with an ever-growing student population speaking languages other than English, NetSupport is adding multiple languages to its keyword monitoring software, which lets schools keep an eye on student communications by automatically flagging certain phrases or words. In 2014, a record of 63.5 million U.S.

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Building Student Ownership through Active Learning Strategies

Faculty Focus

Here are a few discussion strategies that have been successful in our college classrooms. Gallery walk In a gallery walk, the instructor positions items, visuals, or prompts around the classroom. Think, Pair, Share Students are assigned a partner they “pair” with and the instructor poses a question or topic for discussion.

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

When recording I always include a video of the screen and myself as this dual approach has a more positive effect on learner outcomes than a static picture of the instructor (Zhang and Yang, 2022). Amy Winger is an online instructor for the University of Phoenix. Prior to that, she taught English at the secondary level.

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Make Your Teaching the Cynosure of Attention 

Faculty Focus

An instructor can ask students to take out their mobile phones and check for the answers. Active participation from the instructor during a class activity holds equal significance. Instructors can engage students when they establish a practical connection between theory and practice. Can you find it? Avoid last-minute co ntent.

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Why Solving the Teacher Shortage Is Critical for Edtech

Edsurge

This issue has many implications for student learning, but one that is often overlooked is that a shortage of qualified instructors can have a crippling effect on a school district’s ability to implement technology effectively. While technology can address a variety of education challenges, the misuse of it can be disruptive to learning.

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

When recording I always include a video of the screen and myself as this dual approach has a more positive effect on learner outcomes than a static picture of the instructor (Zhang and Yang, 2022). Amy Winger is an online instructor for the University of Phoenix. Prior to that, she taught English at the secondary level.