Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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? A smattering of humor.

Attention 121

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 121

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

But there’s a reasoning behind what’s happening on screen: The idea is to trigger different parts of the brain which maybe aren’t flexing their full potential in a traditional one-way lecture format. As a kindergarten teacher, I recognized the need to balance classroom management with the need for kids to move and be kids.”

Teaching 161

Teaching Instructors Attention Teaching Methods 161

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As I sat in a lecture attended by all first-year students at our college, I noticed the scale of a troubling trend: the rise of “snapnotes.” Fortunately, instructors have the ability to intervene and use this as an educational opportunity for students to position themselves for greater success. What might this intervention look like?

Instructors 111

Instructors Lecturing Writing Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As I sat in a lecture attended by all first-year students at our college, I noticed the scale of a troubling trend: the rise of “snapnotes.” Fortunately, instructors have the ability to intervene and use this as an educational opportunity for students to position themselves for greater success. What might this intervention look like?

Instructors 111

Instructors Lecturing Writing Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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? A smattering of humor.

Attention 96

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 96

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2023

The first step for creating a risk-informed adult learner is an environment that facilitates social dialogue between the learner and the lecturer. Creating such an environment is the responsibility of the lecturer who should establish certain parameters for communication. Create a social presence in your class environment. The outcome?

Lecturing 105

Lecturing Instructors Assignments Failure 105

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2024

In the first part, I introduced you to the translation process, the instructor-translator relationship, and the before, during, and after elements of the process. It is virtually impossible to translate a lecturer who reads a paper which the translator has not received beforehand. Certain accents are easier for translators than others.

Teaching 108

Teaching Lecturing Language Languages 108

Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

Video-based learning is a powerful tool for many reasons; one study even notes that “well selected online educational video lectures advance students’ communication on the discourse level, critical thinking, deep learning, and future employability” (Elgeddawy, 2018, 726). Amy Winger is an online instructor for the University of Phoenix.

Instructors 111

Instructors English Lecturing Motivation 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2024

In the first part, I introduced you to the translation process, the instructor-translator relationship, and the before, during, and after elements of the process. It is virtually impossible to translate a lecturer who reads a paper which the translator has not received beforehand. Certain accents are easier for translators than others.

Teaching 106

Teaching Lecturing Language Languages 106

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

At some point, most instructors were once students, so it’s easy to relate to sitting in a classroom, listening to a lecture, and perhaps feeling your mind wander. By integrating dialogue into the classroom, instructors can help students connect academic content to real-life experiences and current events.

Instructors 98

Instructors Lecturing Syllabus Knowledge 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

At some point, most instructors were once students, so it’s easy to relate to sitting in a classroom, listening to a lecture, and perhaps feeling your mind wander. By integrating dialogue into the classroom, instructors can help students connect academic content to real-life experiences and current events.

Instructors 96

Instructors Lecturing Syllabus Knowledge 96

Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

Video-based learning is a powerful tool for many reasons; one study even notes that “well selected online educational video lectures advance students’ communication on the discourse level, critical thinking, deep learning, and future employability” (Elgeddawy, 2018, 726). Amy Winger is an online instructor for the University of Phoenix.

Instructors 98

Instructors English Lecturing Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2024

Below I offer some suggestions for how to manage breakout sessions to best support students’ needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Suggestions for successful sessions Ceding control in a classroom may be difficult for educators who are most comfortable lecturing. References Bolkan, S., Goodboy, A.

Motivation 101

Motivation Instructors Discussions Lecturing 101

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2024

Below I offer some suggestions for how to manage breakout sessions to best support students’ needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Suggestions for successful sessions Ceding control in a classroom may be difficult for educators who are most comfortable lecturing. References Bolkan, S., Goodboy, A.

Motivation 83

Motivation Instructors Discussions Lecturing 83

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

So, for those of us that cannot add one more thing to our already packed class schedules, look for ways to bring teamwork to your existing lecture topics. Students continue to keep in touch with one another, leaning on each other for tips on which classes/instructors to take next, which schools to transfer to, etc.

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

So, for those of us that cannot add one more thing to our already packed class schedules, look for ways to bring teamwork to your existing lecture topics. Students continue to keep in touch with one another, leaning on each other for tips on which classes/instructors to take next, which schools to transfer to, etc.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

Here are some things I have tried: Games : It is no secret that people enjoy playing games and it is no secret that many instructors have already successfully employed games in their classes. Each time I’ve done this, I adjust the questions (and sometimes throw in some classic, silly pub-trivia style questions amid the lecture topics).

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

Here are some things I have tried: Games : It is no secret that people enjoy playing games and it is no secret that many instructors have already successfully employed games in their classes. Each time I’ve done this, I adjust the questions (and sometimes throw in some classic, silly pub-trivia style questions amid the lecture topics).

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2017

Chances are, you entered a classroom using a discussion method known as Socratic Debate , aka Socratic Method, Socratic Circle, or Socratic Inquiry. Many teachers try this approach when they realize lecturing doesn’t engage students anymore. Their goal is to analyze facts, not find the perfect answer.

Beliefs 139

Beliefs Lecturing Critical Thinking Discussions 139

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Lecture capture became mature and campus video management and hosting services began to attract attention. Duke University ran a widely read lecture capture survey. Rebekah Ralph is the instructor of educational technology and edTPA coordinator at LaGrange College Department of Education (GA).

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Lecturing Mobile Devices Middle School Middle School 279