Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Today’s students demand more than just traditional lectures and textbooks; they’re looking for an engaging, flexible, and personalized learning experience. However, many educators still rely heavily on lecture-based formats, which can lead to disengagement.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

One of the really big struggles for me was classroom management. To address this problem, Garcia decided to give her students more voice in the classroom operations, asking them to lead discussions on topics they cared about and conducting several surveys on their interest.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

A big issue when you deploy any device in any school is pushback from teachers who are concerned about classroom management. We’re seeing more projects coming out of our classrooms as opposed to just pure lecture. Being able to revert students’ attention to the task at hand simplifies classroom management.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 10, 2023

You graduated sure you’d never teach to the test or lecture for 90% of a class. Flip the classroom. The night prior to a lesson, have students read the lecture materials so you can spend class time in hands-on discovery. Then you got a job and reality struck. That’s it–eleven ideas.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

In Teachers Know Best, teachers “suggest that the ideal professional learning experience should focus less on presentations and lectures and more on opportunities to apply learning through demonstrations or modeling and practice.” Google Classroom and Meet for Remote Learning. Classroom Management Tips for Google Classroom.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

These practices are largely based on giving students more voice in the classroom, so the balance of “talk” between a teacher and their students isn’t heavily skewed toward the former. For student outcomes to change, something has to change about what the teacher is doing in the classroom. Then I can see and hear what’s going on.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2024

She’s also director of the Center for Teaching Excellence there, which provides faculty with support for instruction, edtech, course design, classroom management and grading. You can hear those articulated in different ways in the classroom.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

My classroom was set up with desks in rows and my lessons included lectures with PowerPoint presentations, worksheets and textbook work. The more I learned about flipping my classroom, the more fears that developed. How would classroom management change if I relinquished control over to my students?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 25, 2025

” –Albert Einstein Peer-to-peer learning–acquiring knowledge from a peer group–has become a popular strategy as teachers move from a teacher-lecturer education model to teacher-guide. Often, it is a less stressful way to develop lifelong learners.

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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.”

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

A school full of students progressing at different rates could “wreak havoc” on classroom management, said Craig Harper, a spokesman for the Professional Association of Georgia Educators. Observers, including teachers advocates, say the idea sounds promising but warn it could be too expensive.

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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.” Mueller and Oppenheimer (2014) find that electronic note takers are more likely to transcribe a lecture verbatim rather than taking notes in their own words and with the appropriate context.

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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.” Mueller and Oppenheimer (2014) find that electronic note takers are more likely to transcribe a lecture verbatim rather than taking notes in their own words and with the appropriate context.

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Instructors Lecturing Writing Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Students remember lectures that are infused with humor. If a teacher feels that the lecture is unable to hold the attention of the students, they can introduce physical activities such as standing, turning around, or even clapping. Students are naturally drawn towards teachers who are more approachable and patient. Physical activity.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Rather than sit-and-get lectures, EZWrite encourages students to manipulate content, explore concepts, and solve problems, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills. BenQ Board smart displays are cloud-friendly, making them the epicenter for classroom management.

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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.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2024

It is virtually impossible to translate a lecturer who reads a paper which the translator has not received beforehand. If you use a lot of small group discussion, you will lose less time than if you are predominantly reliant on lecture as a methodology. Certain accents are easier for translators than others.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 3, 2022

As teachers move from a “teacher-lecturer” model of education to a “teacher-guide”, peer-to-peer learning–acquiring knowledge from a select peer group–has become a popular education strategy. Often, it is a less stressful way to support the long-held goal of developing lifelong learners.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2024

It is virtually impossible to translate a lecturer who reads a paper which the translator has not received beforehand. If you use a lot of small group discussion, you will lose less time than if you are predominantly reliant on lecture as a methodology. Certain accents are easier for translators than others.

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Teaching Lecturing Language Languages 106

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

AI-powered quiz builders are revolutionizing modern classrooms, transforming traditional teaching methods into captivating, gamified learning adventures.

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Quizzes Gamification Teaching Methods Feedback 148

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Students remember lectures that are infused with humor. If a teacher feels that the lecture is unable to hold the attention of the students, they can introduce physical activities such as standing, turning around, or even clapping. Students are naturally drawn towards teachers who are more approachable and patient. Physical activity.

Attention 96

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 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). Education Sciences 12, no. 12 (December 2022): 935.

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Instructors English Lecturing Motivation 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2023

Have a running ‘question’ section on the Smartscreen–generated by whatever backchannel device you use (a class Twitter account works nicely) to show students what classmates are thinking as you lecture. Asking students to unplug at the classroom door? Encourage students to do the same. They don’t want to.

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Teachers Failure Learning Styles Lecturing 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2017

OneNote can even tape lectures and then search the recording for keywords. Part of the free Office 365 for Education (and the fee-based Microsoft Office 365 ), OneNote opens quickly and allows students to take notes with a keyboard, stylus, or finger.

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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. The following is a sponsored article from the Constructive Dialogue Institute. The peer interactions are incredibly well-received.”

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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. With this activity, team building results without sacrificing course topics since I’m able to introduce students to one of our first concepts of the semester, financial statements.

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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. The following is a sponsored article from the Constructive Dialogue Institute. The peer interactions are incredibly well-received.”

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Instructors Lecturing Syllabus Knowledge 96

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Actively reviewing and summarizing lecture notes, textbooks, and supplementary materials will deepen understanding and retention.

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Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 98

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. With this activity, team building results without sacrificing course topics since I’m able to introduce students to one of our first concepts of the semester, financial statements.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

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.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Actively reviewing and summarizing lecture notes, textbooks, and supplementary materials will deepen understanding and retention.

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Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 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). Education Sciences 12, no. 12 (December 2022): 935.

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Instructors English Lecturing Motivation 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Digital resources can save teachers innumerable hours of planning, grading, assigning, and assessing in the classroom. As online resources develop and create more curricula, teachers will transform classroom dynamics by devoting less time to lecturing and spending more time enriching and mentoring.

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Blended Learning Teachers Learning Styles Lecturing 106

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2023

Schools also keep video records of important activities (usually sports-related), security logs, student performances, teacher evaluations, or historical events like lectures from famous people visiting the campus.

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Schools Lecturing History Evaluation 119

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

It got me thinking about lesson plans in general — how far we’ve come from lecture-test-move on. Norman Webb’s Depth of Knowledge philosophy — an integral concept to her school’s mission.

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