Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g., Always communicate the WHY behind new instructional practices to get buy-in and increase students’ likelihood of completing the assigned work.

Blended Learning 467

Blended Learning Students Assignments Lecturing 467

Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2023

Kevin Chu Chu: Online learning has been growing over the past decade. Remote learners miss out on many key elements of in-person learning when using the tools currently available. There's a lecture mode in UNIVERSE. And, with UNIVERSE as a solution, you can bring in an instructor or lecturer from a different country.

Teaching 213

Teaching Lecturing Education Learning 213

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Jeff is passionate about learning and improving the quality of online course design and instruction to benefit returning adult learners.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Jeff is passionate about learning and improving the quality of online course design and instruction to benefit returning adult learners.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Most MOOCs, despite the claims of innovation and disruption, consisted of video lectures and text-based assignments. Thus, the impression that most people have of online education is an attempt to create an online lecture. But there are powerful and exciting alternative.

Technology 158

Technology Lecturing Instructors Beliefs 158

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

In the pandemic many higher ed faculty, forced onto Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms, have continued teaching online just as they always did face to face, delivering lectures over streaming video as they did in person. I took a very similar approach when I taught online at The New School in Manhattan a few years ago.

Teaching 186

Teaching Lecturing Instructors Learning 186

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

It’s a complicated question, even in the best of times—one that has been at the forefront of our daily online teaching practice and our research into the online behaviors and interactions that can have the greatest impact on successful learner outcomes. Quick communication builds connection.

Motivation 218

Motivation Education Learning Feedback 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

That’s the view of Arthur Levine, in a new book called “ The Great Upheaval: Higher Education’s Past, Present, and Uncertain Future ,” which he co-wrote with Scott Van Pelt, a lecturer and associate director of the Communication Program for the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

Fairness 191

Fairness Lecturing Achievement Communication 191

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. We saw that communication between parents and educators soared during and after the shutdown.

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Language 363

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2021

I Feel Ashamed’ To enjoy full access to digital textbooks, video software and other online learning systems, college students ideally would have their own, modern computers, according to Francis. You do need a device that is fairly new—not more than five years old. I do not have money for a new or used one, and it is extremely slow.

Students 201

Students Lecturing Assignments Exams 201

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The rise of collaborative learning environments within hybrid and blended learning models is another notable development in K-12 technology trends. Online collaboration tools and platforms let students work together seamlessly, helping them build teamwork and communication skills that are essential for the future.

Learning Styles 285

Learning Styles Intelligence Blended Learning Gamification 285

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2020

In the first online course we designed and taught together, one of us had never taught in a strictly online environment before, and the other had only designed asynchronous online learning experiences (i.e., You can record lectures. And more lectures. Please resist the easy affordances of the online world.

Teaching 218

Teaching Education Lecturing History 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2019

Such a model assumes a deficit of knowledge in other parts of the world and a belief that non-Western parts of the world have less or even nothing to contribute to online learning. The argument for a global language of communication has its pros and cons. Stanford University, Google, Facebook, AT&T?

Lecturing 167

Lecturing Language Languages Knowledge 167

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Research has shown that meaningful collaboration and communication are unlikely to occur in an online learning environment without teacher direction (Borup et al. This option allows students to tell you about themselves while also providing an easy way for students to also learn about each other. Canvas, etc).

Activities 119

Activities Lecturing Learning Communication 119

Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2021

In one focus group I attended, faculty members recommended that online courses include real-time sessions, that the school stream on-campus lectures and events to remote students, and that faculty establish a uniform and consistent online course evaluation rubric following industry best practices.

Lecturing 207

Lecturing eLearning Instructors Course Evaluations 207

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. We saw that communication between parents and educators soared during and after the shutdown.

Hybrid Learning 297

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Language 297

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Our approach with this MOOC is to provide university-style concept lectures with problem-solving strategies from expert AP physics teachers,” said award-winning Rice physicist Jason Hafner, who co-teaches the course with veteran high school AP physics teachers Gigi Nevils and Matt Wilson. .”

Exams 165

Exams Lecturing Textbooks Instructors 165

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2019

And that has led to new teaching practices, mainly flipped classrooms where professors require students to watch video lectures for homework and use class time for more active discussions or hands-on activities. Video also has greater “bandwidth” for communication, than text discussion forums, adding images to audio.

Assignments 164

Assignments Teaching Learning Lecturing 164

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

EdSurge: Did you experiment with online courses while you were leading Barnard College? So we set up this committee that I called the COOL committee—the Committee Of Online Learning. We asked, “How do you take a small women’s liberal arts college in Manhattan and how should we go online?” Debora Spar: Barnard is small.

Internet 199

Internet Schools Beliefs Art 199

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

That passion carried through to his university studies, where he majored in Communications with a sharp focus on media. When students put that headset on, they can practice on a level that’s just not possible online or in the classroom. As learning becomes increasingly digital, what problems does VR solve?

Languages 210

Languages Language English Motivation 210

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Research has shown that meaningful collaboration and communication are unlikely to occur in an online learning environment without teacher direction (Borup et al. This option allows students to tell you about themselves while also providing an easy way for students to also learn about each other. Canvas, etc).

Activities 105

Activities Lecturing Learning Communication 105

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 20, 2020

We had our chance this summer to get better at online learning. Whether we’re face-to-face, blended, hybrid, hyflex, or fully online, we need to be thinking deeply about what our students need from us this fall. Listening to teacher lectures and doing rote, low-level desk work isn’t going to help her stay engaged.

Motivation 142

Motivation Textbooks Lecturing Critical Thinking 142

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2019

Online learning. Staying in the loop with your leadership team at school is really important, along with communicating to your university that you are working full time. Gone are the days of sitting in an uncomfortable chair in a lecture theatre. Professional reading. Mentoring others. Formal study.

Study 133

Study Teachers Lecturing Online Learning 133

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

At its core, classroom learning provides a structured environment conducive to focused study and exploration. Within this setting, instructors deliver curriculum content through lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and other instructional methods tailored to meet the diverse needs of learners.

Learning 130

Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2025

We piloted the two bots in a Strategic Communications course taught at the NYU School of Professional Studies, Division of Programs in Business, during the spring 2024 semester. The purpose of this exercise was to strengthen the students knowledge of internal communications and fill in any gaps students may have had in their understanding.

Feedback 118

Feedback Knowledge Communication Study 118

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

we’re not just teaching Spanish, we’re igniting a passion for language, fostering cultural connections, and empowering students to become global citizens who can confidently communicate, connect and thrive in an ever-expanding world,” said Feliz. “With Spanish S.W.A.G.,

Education 143

Education Language Languages Lecturing 143

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2020

First, the tips: The Simplest Way to Go Online is to Shift to a Video Conference Platform Stachowiak says that just lecturing to a webcam instead of an in-person class isn’t the best way to teach online, but it is the easiest way to switch. But you're saying that this is not a time to say, “go away from online learning.”

Instructors 207

Instructors Teaching Multiple Choice Questions Ethics 207

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Introduction: Learning in the Digital Age The digital revolution hasnt just transformed how we communicate or shop, it has reshaped how we learn. K12 online education, once considered a niche alternative, is now a powerful and mainstream model of learning. It depends on strategy.

Study 52

Study Online Learning Learning Motivation 52

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth.

Teaching 130

Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

Overall, my top three recommended practices include: self-regulating strategies, video-based learning, and formative assessments. At their core, self-regulating strategies naturally support growth mindsets in the way they encourage independent learning practices. Proceedings of the European Conference on E-Learning , January, 726–30.

Instructors 111

Instructors English Lecturing Motivation 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

These active learning strategies can work in any course—for any major, in any discipline. A theater professor can be inspired by an organic chemistry professor; an anatomy professor can share a strategy with an economics lecturer; and more. Some of the most dynamic thinkers and doers in education today are pioneers in active learning.

Active Learning 164

Active Learning Activities Teaching Multidisciplinary 164

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2025

We piloted the two bots in a Strategic Communications course taught at the NYU School of Professional Studies, Division of Programs in Business, during the spring 2024 semester. The purpose of this exercise was to strengthen the students knowledge of internal communications and fill in any gaps students may have had in their understanding.

Feedback 105

Feedback Knowledge Communication Lecturing 105

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Some may even choose to venture into the off-campus community to speak with people directly affected by the social inequalities being discussed in class. This can be a stretch for students, both in terms of their communication skills and their heartstrings, as they come face to face with people enduring real hardships.

Teaching 167

Teaching Multidisciplinary Culture Feedback 167

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

Distance Learning 362

Distance Learning Hybrid Learning Accessibility Culture 362

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

As Crisp said, “New degree programs should honor the knowledge and skill students bring to the table by eliminating lectures over content that is repetitive from other courses or life experiences.”. DLNchat is co-hosted by the Online Learning Consortium , WCET , Tyton Partners and EDUCAUSE. That includes student services.

eLearning 149

eLearning Instructors Participation Discussions 149

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

Some teachers who would ask you to go to theirs made the class tedious, because you had to sit there for a hour and a half while you listen to this lecture when you've already got the concepts. For me, I actually preferred learning on my own and grasping the concepts. Although most teachers didn't require you to go. Kiaha Raigoza.

Lecturing 121

Lecturing Schools Students High School 121

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

To offset students’ feelings of being “the only one” and to help develop feelings of connection, instructors in online courses may make use of strategies such as personal online introductions by faculty and students, discussion assignments, group projects, occasional video lectures, and Zoom office hours. Is anyone there?”

Instructors 105

Instructors Syllabus Assignments Feedback 105