eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

For example, every episode of “Wow in the World” bases its fun, silly storylines on serious, peer-reviewed science. Guy shared that their school-facing arm, Tinkerclass, develops lessons to drive project-based learning—or “podjects,” as they call them—which he says helps build critical skills like communication and collaboration.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

Examples include small-group brainstorming and “Mini Socratics” (small-group Socratic Seminars), gamification methods giving students points for each component they’ve completed in an assignment, small-group peer reviews where students reflect on each other’s ideas instead of correcting errors, and more.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2022

Credential offerings should support multiple form factors and communication protocols. All high-frequency credential choices should be based on peer-reviewed global standards and offer essential security features like secure messaging and provide a smooth migration path from vulnerable legacy technology to modern and secure options.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Creativity is more than an artistic skill; it involves thinking differently, collaborating, developing solutions and communicating in a way that connects with others. And research shows that peer reviews build community among students and help them develop critical thinking and communication skills.

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Peer Review Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Communication 172

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2024

Embracing Multimodal Approaches In the digital age, the landscape of communication has undergone a profound transformation, paving the way for multimodal approaches that blend text with various forms of media, such as images, videos, and interactive elements.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

And, CoSN has created a new fee-for-service CoSN Peer Review process using this Matrix to determine how a district aligns to best practices by expert external peers. Leadership and Vision: This component sets the tone for the entire transformation.

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Ethics Peer Review Motivation Testing 160

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

And professors have other ways to share their classroom tips: Publishing research about their teaching in peer-reviewed scholarly journals. The Cal State system hopes that the portfolios it’s requiring could turn out to be a rough draft for articles in peer-reviewed journals.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Yet, they simultaneously became more connected with colleagues and families than ever before, creating opportunities for new ways to communicate and check in with students and families. Furthermore, it can help us all clearly communicate how we're feeling.” School leadership matters in supporting educator well-being.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry’s only peer-reviewed awards program. Educators and administrators serve as judges for the first-round review of all nominees. The winners were presented during a virtual awards celebration hosted on the NewSky XR secure online platform on June 22. Founder of BrainPOP.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry’s only peer-reviewed awards program. Educators and administrators serve as judges for the first-round review of all nominees. “Their innovations stand to improve the teaching and learning experience for teachers and students here in the U.S. and globally.

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Educational Technologies Technology Peer Review Education 150

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

While delivering a series of remote writing lessons focused on the editing process, particularly peer review, she noticed a substantial change in the independence of her students. As she shifted to remote instruction, Strassman knew she’d have to pivot her lesson plans to engage her students from afar.

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Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2017

It aims to publish “free, open access, digital editions of peer-reviewed and professionally edited monographs” in the humanities and social sciences, using funds from participating universities. The project has an unwieldy name—the AAU/ARL/AAUP Open Access Monograph Publishing Initiative —but a straightforward goal.

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Peer Review Counselling Science Textbooks 141

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Communicate Expectations Early and Often Millet stressed that it’s imperative for faculty to set definitions and guidelines early about academic honesty, and regularly communicate those expectations to students. Incorporating peer review into their courses. Faculty can also shake up how they assess students. One option?

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Clarity and communication  The importance of clarity and communication cannot be overstated. Stay in the loop: Communicate with students by offering due dates, announcements, and calendar reminders. Students seek clear and concise assignment descriptions, well-defined due dates, and transparent grading scales.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2019

Continue to build trust with your learners through meaningful feedback and peer review. Start building your online community. Through facilitation and peer feedback, educators learn from one another.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

Initially, we want to establish tone in our digital communications much like we do in an in-person classroom at the beginning of the semester. But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? If you use tone indicators frequently in classroom communications, consider providing a key.

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Culture Communication Languages Language 122

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

We always have written exams, but it never hurts to have students communicate more through writing.” After a writing fellow quickly reviews it, the score gets delivered to the student via the eCoach system. Senior lecturer Brenda Gunderson teaches a statistics course that will be first to adopt the automated element of M-Write.

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Essay Feedback Writing Assignments 141

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

In fact, the JAMA Network just published a peer-reviewed report that “showed enhanced cognitive performance in children who played video games vs those who did not.” creativity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem solving, resiliency) and crosses multiple disciplines (e.g. coding) and soft skills (e.g.

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Game-Based Learning Learning Critical Thinking Peer Review 180

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2021

The goal of the Teacher Run Experiment Network isn’t to get teachers to publish full peer-reviewed studies in reputable journals, Picou says, although a few might. The tool that students and teachers have leveraged since time immemorial to get students to actually make progress isn’t just communication.

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Teachers Attention Peer Review Intelligence 189

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

The National Council on Teacher Quality, a think tank that evaluates teacher preparation programs, doesn’t collect data related to remote learning or online education, says its director of strategic communications. Today, much of that research is produced by a small community of academics based in education schools, says Archambault.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Clarity and communication  The importance of clarity and communication cannot be overstated. Stay in the loop: Communicate with students by offering due dates, announcements, and calendar reminders. Students seek clear and concise assignment descriptions, well-defined due dates, and transparent grading scales.

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Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of online education, the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications online graduate programs (UF CJC Online) stands at the forefront of innovation and quality. Identify and communicate the technical skills necessary for successful course participation to prepare students.

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Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 121

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2016

The case for learning out loud extends beyond the development of effective communication skills. However, few institutions have clear, well-communicated plans that document how accommodations will be provided to students who need them. Educators agree that all students deserve access to all instructional materials.

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Accessibility Disabilities Instructors Learning 129

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

By confronting this reality directly, we’re better able to explicitly tackle obstacles and build systems and cultural norms that create a remote-first rather than remote-friendly workplace, which aids productivity and communication. Through this research, we identified six primary drivers for quality, which we categorized into three buckets.

Learning 112

Learning Peer Review Communication Lecturing 112

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of online education, the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications online graduate programs (UF CJC Online) stands at the forefront of innovation and quality. Identify and communicate the technical skills necessary for successful course participation to prepare students.

Feedback 110

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 110

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Teaching example: In one of my recent courses, I included a “workshop day” for students to peer review each other’s drafts of case conceptualizations. Recognizing diverse participation and communication styles builds inclusivity and reduces the pressure to perform in a single, narrow way (Gay, 2018; Dweck, 2006).

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 121

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

Clayton Funk, senior lecturer in the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy at The Ohio State University echoes this sentiment: “OER are not typically counted toward research requirements, because they are seen as lacking the vetting process that comes with, for example, peer-reviewed articles.”

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Textbooks Instructors Education Peer Review 129

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

Initially, we want to establish tone in our digital communications much like we do in an in-person classroom at the beginning of the semester. But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? If you use tone indicators frequently in classroom communications, consider providing a key.

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Culture Communication Languages Language 98

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

But it might not be ready for prime time: Kira Talent CTO Andrew Martelli says the science isn’t solid yet and recommends human admissions officers use rubrics while watching recorded interviews to make their own assessments about students’ communication and social skills. They also simply may not work.

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Fairness Counselling Testing Disabilities 217

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 23, 2025

Well-constructed rubrics further enhance the quality of the assessment measure by communicating the criteria to the student and increasing the objectivity of the measure (Postmes et al., Laura is a Certified Peer Reviewer for Quality Matters. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator , 74 (1), 1730. link] Demeter, E.,

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Many OER providers trust in a peer review system to help eliminate publishing costs. Next, the student must review the error with me–this step is where the magic happens. Broadening Student Communication Before using an OER textbook, students rarely visited me to inform me they did not understand the reading.

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Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 115

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The UDL requires that a learning environment includes multiple methods of engagement, multiple methods of representation to encompass a variety of learning styles, and multiple types of expression and communication tools (CAST, 2018).

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The UDL requires that a learning environment includes multiple methods of engagement, multiple methods of representation to encompass a variety of learning styles, and multiple types of expression and communication tools (CAST, 2018).

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The UDL requires that a learning environment includes multiple methods of engagement, multiple methods of representation to encompass a variety of learning styles, and multiple types of expression and communication tools (CAST, 2018).

Learning 110

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 110

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

These groups can provide a sense of belonging and peer support. Collaborative Learning: Encouraging collaborative learning through group projects, discussion forums, and peer reviews can enhance student engagement. Online platforms should facilitate easy communication and collaboration among students.

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Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Teaching example: In one of my recent courses, I included a “workshop day” for students to peer review each other’s drafts of case conceptualizations. Recognizing diverse participation and communication styles builds inclusivity and reduces the pressure to perform in a single, narrow way (Gay, 2018; Dweck, 2006).

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

Water is a unique discipline, it’s not like math or history or communication studies were major publishers put out multitudes of textbooks on,” she says. Reviews for relevancy and accurateness “went beyond the community college in that sense,” the instructor says.

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Textbooks Instructors Syllabus History 121