eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education has launched a short online course designed specifically to help educators create rich and meaningful opportunities for communication within the classroom. The course, Effective Conversation in the Classroom, launches this August with three online sessions.

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Critical Thinking Communication Education Lecturing 127

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online. Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. This type of structure is not revolutionary.

Online Learning 159

Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 159

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. Students claim that instructors aren’t actually teaching, and instructors can face negative reactions to a change in their lecturing methods that were already difficult to create and introduce.

Lecturing 122

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 122

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. And then came coach training. As with teaching, I came to coaching late. I was skeptical about the role of coaching at first. Rather than coach students one-on-one, I coached the class as a system.

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. And then came coach training. As with teaching, I came to coaching late. I was skeptical about the role of coaching at first. Rather than coach students one-on-one, I coached the class as a system.

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

However, you can think of a pedagogically rich online course like a balanced meal that should strive to provide at least a serving of each. How to Build the 4 Types of Instructional Videos When kicking off course design, I typically build a detailed map of the whole learner experience, from signup to certificate of completion.

Instructors 146

Instructors Education Lecturing Knowledge 146

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. Students claim that instructors aren’t actually teaching, and instructors can face negative reactions to a change in their lecturing methods that were already difficult to create and introduce.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 98