Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Perched in lime green desk chairs, dozens of employees of OpenStax work here to transform physics, calculus and psychology materials into digital textbooks that students can study at no cost. Yet the nonprofit is also developing its own software designed to undercut the courseware industry, charging just $10 per student.

Textbooks 119

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Twenty years ago, I was a freshman in high school. I spent the next four years in my assigned seat among the rows of desks, trying to listen to the teacher at the front of the room, completing homework assignments from textbooks, and preparing for tests by making countless flashcards.

Students 164

Students Attention Textbooks Assignments 164

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

An innovative synthesis of instructional design, educational pedagogy, design thinking, learning science best practices, and UI/UX, LXD lets forward-thinking schools and teachers create flexible, accessible, customizable courses that today’s digital natives increasingly want—and expect. No problem.

Learning 143

Learning Gamification Course Design Textbooks 143

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

And during the keynote he challenged educators by asking: “How do we create more academic peak moments in school?” He gave an example of two teachers from Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif. Palmer works to help faculty design deeply memorable moments in class through an activity called “the dream exercise.”

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Instructors Syllabus Textbooks Lecturing 105

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

We need to design student-centered learning experiences and that takes time, practice and support. If we think about learning as a journey that gets compartmentalized in formal education, then the first experience for middle and high school students is often the syllabus. The Syllabus Gets a Facelift.

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Syllabus Learning Course Outline History 159

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2017

There will be plenty of twists ahead in how we learn after high school; I’m excited that we’ll keep following this thread. University of Michigan (where I went to grad school) provided me such an experience, so it was great to read how my alma mater has grown a culture of academic innovation. Picking favorites—oh, how can you?

Textbooks 83

Textbooks Learning Feedback Course Design 83

Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

Inclusivity should also extend to course materials, incorporating scholars who may have previously been marginalized. Course design should reflect the diversity of the student body. Instructors often walk a fine line between not enough and too much interaction in course discussions. Ask questions. Provide resources.

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Discussions Instructors Critical Thinking Beliefs 97