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. Physics with Video Analysis Lab Book: Teachers can download this e-book for free through June 2020.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. Intentional course design, it turns out, emphasizes many of the very same things that support student well-being (Slavin, Schindler, & Chibnall, 2014).

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2015

With Google in the classroom, teachers should reimagine lessons. Are any of us better than Google as an instructor? The point is, of course, that you probably can Google every single concept you currently teach and your students know this well. Is there anything value-added vis-à-vis your classroom teaching?

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

As the capacity of AI grows to complete increasingly complex tasks, we (as college instructors) may wonder what we can offer our students in the age of AI. Why College Instructors Matter: A Student’s Perspective I had a conversation with one of my students recently about this exact question.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

ISTE U serves as a digital hub offering top-tier professional learning courses designed to assist educators in developing fundamental skills for teaching and learning in a digital world. What elements of the course structure and content were particularly effective in facilitating your learning about AI?

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

As professors and K-12 teachers adjust to the sudden move to online teaching, one question keeps coming up: How much of class time should be done live—known in education parlance as “synchronous” teaching—and how much should be done so that students can do the work at their convenience—or “asynchronous” teaching.

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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.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2020

So she whipped up a few online forms, messaged colleagues on Twitter and together they created the Instructional Design Emergency Response Network. It’s a simple system that matches instructors who need help teaching online with instructional designers willing to assist. I think it depends on the instructor.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It is quite possible to increase the number of seats in a well-designed online class, but for online instructors to build and facilitate student centered courses based on active learning and inclusive pedagogy, there are some important considerations. 2016, Fischer et al.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

Author Thomas Arnett, an education researcher at the Institute, noted that “ if you align your funding with impact, you are better positioned to design systems that support teacher-led instruction.” The course, Effective Conversation in the Classroom, launches in August with three online sessions.

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Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Rachel Thelen , The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Noelle Haight , Occupational Therapist and Educator Julia VanderMolen , University of the Pacific Key Statement: Four helpful tips, including backwards design, for the new instructor looking to (re)design their course. Many new instructors face this what now?

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It is quite possible to increase the number of seats in a well-designed online class, but for online instructors to build and facilitate student centered courses based on active learning and inclusive pedagogy, there are some important considerations. 2016, Fischer et al.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Teachers spend hours designing and setting up their classrooms. One of EdSurge’s most popular articles described how a teacher used flexible seating to create a classroom that resembled Starbucks, spawning a movement to “ Starbucks your classroom. ” They arrange cozy reading nooks and construct colorful bulletin boards.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The emerging field of Learner Experience Design or LX design is about balancing the need for quality course design with the central role of human interaction in online learning. It’s a collaborative process that engages faculty in the design and improvement of online courses. Walk In Students’ Shoes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

Yet, while technology exists in the world of higher education, it’s not clear that technology is actually making courses smarter. And in our rush to move courses online, we’re all too often putting innovation ahead of pedagogy. A few trees were saved, but courses weren’t any smarter. Designed Adaptivity. Is that adaptive?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). assess success at completion. What I really like about Model Teaching.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

Meanwhile, on the other side of the spectrum, resourceful teachers and nonprofits like Khan Academy are still creating low-budget screencasts. If you’re an instructional designer or educational organization looking to develop an online course, how much should you invest in video production?

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

2011) into all parts of our courses (see Saucier et al., 2022 for a discussion of the empathetic course design perspective). This ranges from our syllabi to our course structures and policies, to our assignments and assessments. This empathetic course design perspective is important to us. Raimondi, 2019).

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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. Even the best teachers fail on a regular basis, but good ones learn from those hiccups and adjust.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

This year’s crop of winners demonstrated progress and innovation in student and teacher engagement, student retention, and teaching and learning efficiencies that resulted in cost savings. Teachers, students and parents report that they see great advantage to digital learning.

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Online Learning Quizzes eLearning Learning 129

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

How Teachers and Students Use 3D Printing in Today’s Classrooms. 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. Students learn about 3D printer operation and design thinking. by Erika Gimbel.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

For so many instructors, whether they’re a TA, someone just starting out, or a seasoned professor with decades of experience, the answer is, “no.” Send a welcome email before your course begins, with the syllabus, a description of the LMS site, and an explanation of how to prepare (if applicable) and what they can expect on the first day.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. This is why a well-designed course will have a balance of formative and summative assessments.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

The company also plans to grow its roster of celebrity teachers. With prepwork, course design, scheduling and filming, “you’re talking about six months to a year” to produce a course, says Rogier. Hollywood Reporter reported in 2017 that instructors get around $100,000 upfront and get a 30 percent cut of the revenue.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Keywords: Active Learning, Think-Pair-Share, STEM Background Introductory undergraduate STEM classes are notoriously painful experiences, both for the students and for the teacher. Unfortunately, managing group work as a teacher is a honed skill that requires time, practice, and initially involves some risk.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

And he believes that both K-12 and higher-ed instructors can make that happen. He gave an example of two teachers from Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif. The teachers] have created an academic experience as memorable as prom.” But occasionally, moments and the lessons they come with can stick for a lifetime.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

So we did a follow-up study, interviewing both online instructors and the students enrolled in online courses to understand why students are withdrawing from online courses in a massive way, and why students struggle in terms of their performance. Students complain that they don't always see their instructors.

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Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 128

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

But the two faculty unions, the university’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, and the EMU Federation of Teachers, which represents adjuncts, say that the company is involved in many aspects of course design and could bring in outside online coaches for students without faculty oversight.

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Teaching Assistants Instructors Coaching Counselling 119

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. This is why a well-designed course will have a balance of formative and summative assessments.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

Instructors are equally susceptible to the deeply counterintuitive nature of learning. A personalized learning system must enhance the emotional and personal connection between learners and teachers, rather than obviate it. In fact, decades of research reveal that students: are poor judges of the efficacy of their learning efforts.

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Education Evaluation Failure Essay 158

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

University of Michigan marketing professor John Branch rebuilds the learning experience by taking a precision engineering approach to course design. Source: Course Hero. At Course Hero, we’ve interviewed hundreds of instructors from around the country to share their best lessons.

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Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Research from the University of Kansas Center for Research in Learning identifies key conditions for successful inclusion, including teachers’ philosophical commitment to meeting the needs of all students and collaboration with institutions to assess student needs and monitor progress.

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Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

For so many instructors, whether they’re a TA, someone just starting out, or a seasoned professor with decades of experience, the answer is, “no.” Send a welcome email before your course begins, with the syllabus, a description of the LMS site, and an explanation of how to prepare (if applicable) and what they can expect on the first day.

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Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

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.

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Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

He’s won a national teacher-of-the-year award and his viral videos about education earned him praise from Wired magazine. One way he looks at the online course is as a competitor to commercial textbooks, but one that is updated and enhanced by a community of professors. I think I’m a better teacher for it,” he says.

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Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 160

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

In school, a sense of belonging refers to a general feeling of being accepted, respected, connected, and supported by one’s peers, teachers, and other staff. This type of intellectual rigor is desirable in course design. Prior to this role, Pohan served as a professor of teacher education at four different institutions.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Research from the University of Kansas Center for Research in Learning identifies key conditions for successful inclusion, including teachers’ philosophical commitment to meeting the needs of all students and collaboration with institutions to assess student needs and monitor progress.

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Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98