Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

Watkins is a lecturer of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi and director of the university’s AI Summer Institute for Teachers of Writing, an optional program for faculty. “We In open-ended answers, some educators said they see it as a tool akin to a calculator, or like using content from a textbook.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Instead of delivering lectures in class and assigning homework, teachers provide pre-recorded lessons or materials for students to review at home. Here are ways that edtech can reduce reliance on physical materials: Digital textbooks minimize the need for printed books and reduce waste.

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Teaching Teaching Methods Gamification Textbooks 179

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

Interactive technologies and multimedia tools now replace traditional textbooks and lectures, creating more dynamic and engaging learning environments. Students must communicate effectively, delegate responsibilities, and solve problems collectively to produce their final product.

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Teaching Methods Interactive Learning Assignments Participation 187

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2024

Schools across the USA are embracing virtual information sessions to enhance learning experiences and streamline communication. Parents also appreciate the transparent communication channels, as they stay updated on their child’s academic journey without delay. Improved Communication. Personalized Learning.

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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.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Blended Learning Programs Improve the Learning Without the Lecture. However, educators have expanded its use to cover a wide variety of subjects, such as biology and computer science , creating lesson plans more engaging than simply reading from a textbook or tablet. At Eastern Senior High School in Washington, D.C.,

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Technology Blended Learning Lecturing Exams 167

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning tools like textbooks and whiteboards to innovative techniques such as flipped classrooms and educational software, these resources aim to optimize educational outcomes and engage students effectively. What are tools and techniques in education?

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Textbooks Metacognitive Skills Education Teaching Methods 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

All of my colleagues from graduate school are scattered across the country at different universities, they're all finding it too,” says Rachel Davenport, a senior lecturer at Texas State University andinterim head of the Honor Code Council at the university, which handles issues of academic dishonesty. But you know, it just flags it.

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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.

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Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

And as an active member in what advocates define as the “open education movement,” I frequently hear about the growing dissatisfaction of textbook costs and pedagogical concerns among faculty about outdated course materials. I first came into the open education field as an educator frustrated with many traditional textbooks in my discipline.

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Textbooks Instructors Education Peer Review 138

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Many consisted of adaptive learning content tools that could support students at different levels in a manner that traditional textbook and lecture-style teaching struggles to do. Beyond our education systems, communications technologies have advanced in ways that radically improved our ability to connect across time and space.

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Textbooks Lecturing Blended Learning Communication 122

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

For example, a professor might have to toggle between a learning management system ( LMS) for grading, an e-reader that delivers the textbook, a platform used to present information in class, an app that helps with student participation and a homework solution for out-of-class assignments.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks. Online collaboration tools and platforms let students work together seamlessly, helping them build teamwork and communication skills that are essential for the future.

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Learning Styles Intelligence Blended Learning Gamification 286

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Here are some ideas: Educators – as you know, we’re in a digital world, and using technology in the classroom such as video as a means of communicating messages is taking over. The days of checking books out of the library, traditional style lecturing, and writing papers with a pen are continuously becoming pastimes.

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eLearning Teaching Lecturing Learning Styles 130

eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

From traditional tools like textbooks and whiteboards to innovative technologies and instructional strategies, these resources shape the classroom learning environment and promote academic success. One method is direct instruction, where teachers deliver content through lectures, demonstrations, and guided practice.

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Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Interactive Learning 130

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Back in 2018, I decided to take the plunge and move to an OER textbook. There’s been a movement lately in institutions, particularly community colleges, to incorporate more OER materials as a way to curb the rising costs of higher education. At the time I made my OER commitment, there were limited open textbook options available.

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Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 115

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

My First Big Risk: Flipping the Script When I became a teacher, I promised myself that I wouldn’t teach from the textbook and bore my students with presentations. My classroom was set up with desks in rows and my lessons included lectures with PowerPoint presentations, worksheets and textbook work.

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Teachers Textbooks Lecturing Social Studies 144

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 20, 2020

Listening to teacher lectures and doing rote, low-level desk work isn’t going to help her stay engaged. We had all summer to design for something different than textbooks, homework packets, and electronic worksheets. She’s going to be nervous, scared, and feeling disconnected.

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Motivation Textbooks Lecturing Critical Thinking 142

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

And Proctorio has inked deals with McGraw-Hill and other textbook publishers to bundle its proctoring tool into courseware, meaning even doing homework may now involved being watched and tracked for suspicious behavior. He built a surveillance tool, and he should have known that’s exactly how it would be used.” Hire better teachers instead.”

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2019

Using AI, we can deliver textbooks, lesson summaries, and flashcards that are highly focused, relevant, and applicable. As an authoring tool, AI goes beyond textbooks and traditional studying guides. We’ve long struggled with ways to motivate students and keep them engaged during classroom lectures and online courses.

Gamification 138

Gamification eLearning Learning Textbooks 138

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning approaches like lectures and textbooks to innovative methodologies such as active learning and technology integration, these methods aim to promote effective and dynamic learning experiences. What are the 5 methods of teaching? What are the 5 methods of teaching? What are the 5 Cs of teaching?

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Teaching Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Desks lined up, students facing forward, teacher up at the front giving a lecture. You see pictures of kids from 20 years ago, where they are sitting in rows with a textbook and a teacher is still standing in the front of the room. The same can be said for higher education oftentimes, as well. What gives?

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Education Textbooks Lecturing Testing 167

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Back in 2018, I decided to take the plunge and move to an OER textbook. There’s been a movement lately in institutions, particularly community colleges, to incorporate more OER materials as a way to curb the rising costs of higher education. At the time I made my OER commitment, there were limited open textbook options available.

Textbooks 101

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 101

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

This can be a real challenge for procrastinators, multitaskers, responsibility jugglers and anyone tempted to half-listen to a lecture while scrolling through social media—in other words, many people. Skeptics may criticize more-aggressive advising and communication outreach as unnecessary coddling.

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Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Students 202

eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2018

Many consisted of adaptive learning content tools that could support students at different levels in a manner that traditional textbook and lecture-style teaching struggles to do. Beyond our education systems, communications technologies have advanced in ways that radically improved our ability to connect across time and space.

Textbooks 124

Textbooks Blended Learning Lecturing Coaching 124

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Furthermore, technology facilitates communication between teachers, students, and parents through digital platforms and messaging apps, promoting a more transparent and collaborative educational experience. Learning management systems help to streamline communication and collaboration. What are the digital devices used for teaching?

Technology 130

Technology Teaching Learning Teaching Methods 130

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks, as discussions, debates, and collaborations spark deeper understanding. Within this setting, instructors deliver curriculum content through lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and other instructional methods tailored to meet the diverse needs of learners.

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Learning Instructors eLearning Learning Styles 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

For years, my teaching revolved around textbooks as my resources. But blended learning is more than simply replacing lectures and books with web-based technology. Let students get comfortable with how they work, how they extend learning, and how they add to the communication of knowledge. Communication Tools.

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Blended Learning Textbooks Internet Learning 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 4, 2015

True, it has long since been time to transform the classroom from a boring place of black and white textbooks to a virtual experience filled with 21 st century tools and projects. Education used to be thought of as the 8-2 in a child’s day with maybe an hour or so of homework.

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Education STEM Failure Feedback 153

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Faculty, however, often struggle with creating approaches that focus on why and how academic writing and the associated documenting guidelines enhance a student’s ability to communicate their thoughts and ideas. Then, start to introduce citing articles, textbooks, associations, or credible website sources. Talk about this in class.

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Plagiarism Writing Assignments Students 131

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2017

I could see that my students were distracted by social media during the lecture. As he started to design MEDSKL in 2015, Sharma realized he didn’t feel comfortable lecturing on topics outside his focus area—so he asked colleagues for help. I’d contact a school and ask, ‘Do you have a lecturer who’s passionate about a certain topic?’”

Lecturing 85

Lecturing Exams Textbooks Learning Styles 85

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.

Failure 98

Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 98

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.

Failure 98

Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 98

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A professor or educator can spend a lecture or semester teaching the curriculum, but if you ask ChatGPT what the biggest takeaways from the war are, it’s possible and likely a learner is provided with even more context and historical facts via the chatbot than what is possible for an instructor to cover from a set curriculum.

Plagiarism 130

Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Faculty Focus

MARCH 2, 2023

In-person: When operating in an in-person class, I often have students work individually or in partners to solve a problem based on the material covered in lecture. Then, when we reach that part of the lecture, I separate students into five to seven groups (roughly four to five students per group) using Zoom’s random breakout rooms.

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Feedback Teachers Assignments Lecturing 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 20, 2018

As a senior lecturer at The University of Texas at Dallas , Johnson has created a unique hands-on curriculum for her accounting class—one that echoes the approach of her own favorite teachers, but adds a tech twist. We were practicing communication. If I needed a person or technology, they helped me find it.

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Instructors Writing Textbooks Lecturing 113

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

When I went to school, it was all about the 3Rs, desks in rows, and a teacher lecturing from the front of the room. Less about textbooks and more about authentic resources. Textbooks used to be de rigueur in a classroom. No more waiting for the expensive update to a textbook. Now, they’re reference material.

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Education Gamification Textbooks Critical Thinking 79