Course Design, Instructors and STEM

Free Remote Learning Resources for STEM Teachers and Students

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

To keep students engaged in STEM learning during school closures, Vernier Software & Technology is offering a robust collection of free remote learning solutions for teachers and students.

STEM

STEM Laboratory Teachers Mobile Devices

Teaching With Technology in Higher Ed? Start With Relationship-Building.

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

Every new version of Microsoft PowerPoint allowed instructors to embed more and more media and wow students with visually appealing graphics. In addition to using technology in my own biology courses, I also work with faculty across the country on how to teach with technology through an inclusive lens.

Technology

Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors

Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash. Why Start With Think-Pair-Share?

Lecturing

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM

Will Hybrid Teaching Stick Around as the Pandemic Fades?

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Even vocal proponents of HyFlex admit it’s not widely popular among college instructors. He says instructors who felt forced to quickly allow for remote options or teach remotely are now eager to get back to what they consider normal. As one instructor wrote in an essay last year , “everyone lost something in HyFlex courses.

Teaching

Teaching Instructors Lecturing Blended Courses

The Resurgence of 3D Printers in Modern Learning Environments

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

eighth grader Braelynn Wood took up her STEM class challenge to “make the world a better place” by designing and 3D-printing a new holder for the school’s badminton net. At Aiken County Career and Technology Center in South Carolina, students in a computer-aided drafting and design course designed and printed a wheelchair for a dog.

STEM

STEM Learning Math Learning Styles

What Faculty Need to Know About ‘Learner Experience Design’

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Somewhere between our collective obsession with predictive analytics and infatuation with adaptive learning, higher education wonks and practitioners are making time to deconstruct the quality attributes of online courses. It’s a collaborative process that engages faculty in the design and improvement of online courses.

Blended Courses

Blended Courses Instructors Evaluation Participation

How to Assess Inclusiveness in Teaching

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Someone who wants to live out my values in practice There is a key difference between an educator saying they want to meet the needs of diverse learners and that instructor actually taking the actions that would meet that goal. Moore have organized the self-assessment tool into three sections: The context and design of your course.

Syllabus

Syllabus Teaching Beliefs Instructors

Pecha Kucha is the Answer

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

One National Academy of Science published study indicates that despite active learning being identified as a superior method of instruction, most college STEM instructors continue to choose traditional teaching methods. When the instructor presents in PK style: The audience cannot rely on pre-printed text notes or presentation text.

Lecturing

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities

Recovering Student Engagement at Mid-course Time

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

There are multiple teaching tools such as journals, surveys, reflective assignments, anonymous polls, discussions, small-group reflections, and others that instructors can utilize in order to obtain student feedback. You could also use specific mid-semester exercises to learn about student experiences in your course.

Student Engagement

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback

A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 2

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

All sections of bi-modal courses receive a copy over of the asynchronous LMS master course. The faculty team could be consulted as to what materials should be placed in the master course. Every educator has the same course design and materials. 7 things you should know about the hyflex course model.

Exams

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning

A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 1

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

“Educator” is used throughout this paper to represent professor, instructor, teacher, or any person or team that leads learning sessions. Scheduling and delivery of courses offered in various modalities can be problematic for colleges and universities. Provide course materials.

Learning

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors

Pecha Kucha is the Answer

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

One National Academy of Science published study indicates that despite active learning being identified as a superior method of instruction, most college STEM instructors continue to choose traditional teaching methods. When the instructor presents in PK style: The audience cannot rely on pre-printed text notes or presentation text.

Lecturing

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities

?Why an iTunes Model for Online Learning Is Bad for Educators

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

However, just as the iTunes business model is deeply disadvantageous to artists, online learning platforms are now granting online instructors smaller and smaller shares of the revenue as they steer business models in the streaming direction. At Skillshare, instructors earn between 5 to 10 cents per minute-watched.

Online Learning

Online Learning Instructors Education Fairness

Challenging Implicit Linguistic Biases in Teaching and Learning Across Disciplines Through Student-Faculty Partnerships

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Students as Learners and Teachers (SaLT) is an innovative teaching approach where students and instructors collaborate to improve educational experiences ( Cavazos et al., One theme on building critical consciousness explored in our program is the presence of implicit linguistic biases in course syllabi and assignment designs.

Teaching

Teaching Instructors English Language

A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 1

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

“Educator” is used throughout this paper to represent professor, instructor, teacher, or any person or team that leads learning sessions. Scheduling and delivery of courses offered in various modalities can be problematic for colleges and universities. Provide course materials.

Learning

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors

A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 2

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

All sections of bi-modal courses receive a copy over of the asynchronous LMS master course. The faculty team could be consulted as to what materials should be placed in the master course. Every educator has the same course design and materials. 7 things you should know about the hyflex course model.

Exams

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning

Recovering Student Engagement at Mid-course Time

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

There are multiple teaching tools such as journals, surveys, reflective assignments, anonymous polls, discussions, small-group reflections, and others that instructors can utilize in order to obtain student feedback. You could also use specific mid-semester exercises to learn about student experiences in your course.

Student Engagement

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback

The Administration of a Higher Education Faculty Online Learning Community

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

These meetings establish a venue for online instructors to come together to discuss challenges and share best practices, a setting in which some of the best professional preparation takes place. How do online course design features influence student performance? International Journal of STEM Education. 2021, September 9).

Online Learning

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning

The Administration of a Higher Education Faculty Online Learning Community

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

These meetings establish a venue for online instructors to come together to discuss challenges and share best practices, a setting in which some of the best professional preparation takes place. How do online course design features influence student performance? International Journal of STEM Education. 2021, September 9).

Online Learning

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning

How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

In a paper Koedinger co-published in Science , he found that as instructors consider their course design and teaching options during a typical college course, they’re picking from trillions of possibilities. The Acuitus strategy that has evolved over 20 years involves mixing a digital tutor with in-person instructors.

Education

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors

HBCU’s Augment HyFlex Format Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 9, 2022

2016); however, the model should be accompanied by a course design that applies the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to augment accessibility. The Hyflex model becomes more effective when accompanied by a course design that uses the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Framework.

Universal Design

Universal Design Course Design Learning Syllabus

Death of a Traditional Lecture

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

For example, in a biology course, instructors can watch students interact with thousands of 3D models, such as those found on Sketchfab or virtual programs such as BioDigital. Additionally, students can follow along virtually as instructors point out different structures. Journal for STEM Education Research. 3: 403-412.

Lecturing

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors

Death of a Traditional Lecture

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

For example, in a biology course, instructors can watch students interact with thousands of 3D models, such as those found on Sketchfab or virtual programs such as BioDigital. Additionally, students can follow along virtually as instructors point out different structures. Journal for STEM Education Research. 3: 403-412.

Lecturing

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors

Teaching Vanguard

Free Remote Learning Resources for STEM Teachers and Students

Teaching With Technology in Higher Ed? Start With Relationship-Building.

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

Will Hybrid Teaching Stick Around as the Pandemic Fades?

The Resurgence of 3D Printers in Modern Learning Environments

What Faculty Need to Know About ‘Learner Experience Design’

How to Assess Inclusiveness in Teaching

Pecha Kucha is the Answer

Recovering Student Engagement at Mid-course Time

A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 2

A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 1

Pecha Kucha is the Answer

?Why an iTunes Model for Online Learning Is Bad for Educators

Challenging Implicit Linguistic Biases in Teaching and Learning Across Disciplines Through Student-Faculty Partnerships

A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 1

A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 2

Recovering Student Engagement at Mid-course Time

The Administration of a Higher Education Faculty Online Learning Community

The Administration of a Higher Education Faculty Online Learning Community

How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

HBCU’s Augment HyFlex Format Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Death of a Traditional Lecture

Death of a Traditional Lecture

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