eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Free for all educators and school districts, the one-hour, eight-lesson course provides educators with essential knowledge about AI and approaches for ensuring student safety and privacy. “With this course, we are taking a proactive approach to support and educate teachers on the front lines and prepare for this transformation.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2019

I teach a lot of online classes and as such, have used many different platforms. It’s clear to me that the course design–how I lay out the mix of resources, homework, classwork, and more–affects how students absorb and share knowledge. All of this starts with a good course design.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2021

How were you able to apply the content after completing the courses? If you’re struggling to remember these basic aspects of the last course you completed, the course design could likely benefit from some improvement. And what about online course development? How were you assessed? Is it completely different?

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

He said that students have had access to the information we teach prior to AI. We cannot compete with the other resources available to our students in our fundamental content knowledge. We should embrace this role as we teach in the age of AI. AI-powered teaching: Practical tools for community college faculty.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2020

It’s a simple system that matches instructors who need help teaching online with instructional designers willing to assist. In this interview with EdSurge, Maurer explains her goals for the project and emphasizes the importance of comptent online course design. So far, the network has 300 volunteers and counting.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

We’re proud to collaborate with MIT RAISE on the Generative AI for Educators course to help teachers invest in their professional development, use AI to work more efficiently, and unlock new levels of innovation in the classroom.”

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Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

After years of teaching, I noticed how often students carried academic, emotional, and personal burdens without sharing them. From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2021

the leading Impact-as-a-Service TM education innovator, announced the development of the nation’s first healthcare literacy course designed for high school students. This critical knowledge needs to exist in every high school in America.”. EVERFI Inc.,

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The recent report , written by three professors at Montana State University, aims to help educators involved in online learning implement UDL for teaching both general and diverse populations, including students with disabilities. In presentation , the course provides learners with various way of acquiring information and knowledge.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The communicative method, which focuses on teaching language through interaction and real-life communication, traditionally prioritizes speaking and listening skills, emphasizing real-time language use. Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing. ncte.org/statement/teaching-writing. Pearson Education, 2000.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

Faculty members need a philosophy of teaching statement when applying for jobs and throughout their time in higher education. Yes, ChatGPT could write it and it might look a little like this: My philosophy of teaching is centered on the belief that all students have the potential to learn and succeed. What is working?

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

When I started as an adjunct faculty member, I had no teaching experience. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Leveraging AI in the classroom can enhance teaching while preparing students for a future where AI is integral to the workforce. 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.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

When I started as an adjunct faculty member, I had no teaching experience. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Cavazos , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Ryan McBride , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Key Statement: Student-faculty partnerships can foster asset-based approaches in teaching and learning that challenge implicit linguistic bias and enhance students’ linguistically diverse resources. 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020).

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

Faculty members need a philosophy of teaching statement when applying for jobs and throughout their time in higher education. Yes, ChatGPT could write it and it might look a little like this: My philosophy of teaching is centered on the belief that all students have the potential to learn and succeed. What is working?

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Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Universal Design 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

But the way faculty teach is drastically different from what it was even five years ago. Faculty development is in dire need of transformation to reflect the realities of teaching in digital, online environments. So how do colleges and universities help faculty build the knowledge to teach in online environments?

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

This article explores AI’s historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively. A century later, AI is no longer fiction but a dynamic force in community college education, reshaping how faculty teach, and students learn.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 91

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

I have seen friends on Facebook create decent songs and stunning artistic creations with little knowledge of music or art, all after spending a bit of time getting to know an AI art or music generator. The Facebook teaching page for my university has taken off on the topic, so I took a deep dive into what it can do.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022).

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The communicative method, which focuses on teaching language through interaction and real-life communication, traditionally prioritizes speaking and listening skills, emphasizing real-time language use. Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing. ncte.org/statement/teaching-writing. Pearson Education, 2000.

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Language Languages Writing Communication 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

This article explores AI’s historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively. A century later, AI is no longer fiction but a dynamic force in community college education, reshaping how faculty teach, and students learn.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 86

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022).

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Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 87

Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2016

At the university level, course design has traditionally been easy for faculty to manage on their own—until, that is, digital technologies began to play a role and online courses started to take off. Students need tools and knowledge that allow them to navigate their future roles with agility.

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Interdisciplinary Ethics Learning Learning Styles 165

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Lightboards are a potential solution for helping learners codify more complex knowledge. By utilizing a two-channel approach to deliver instruction, the presenter can use voice and visual hand movement to help the learner codify knowledge (Mayer, 2021). Cognitive load theory states that our working memory is limited (Sweller, et al.,

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Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Faculty risk excluding certain students and impeding their ability to succeed when they aren’t intentional about design and facilitation. In our own teaching, we call these “typical test questions” or TTQs. We both teach, a lot, and there is research to support this observation. What do we mean by an inclusive classroom?

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Instructors Multiple Choice Questions Course Design Discussions 144

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

Teachers enroll now in new online professional development courses designed to improve student achievement in reading and math. Both the Lexile and Quantile courses offer an interactive curriculum featuring direct instruction, knowledge checks, summative assessments and performance tasks. DURHAM, N.C.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

These are: pre-exposure, activating prior knowledge, and retrieval practice. When we understand the different ways of priming and how they work, we can better identify opportunities for incorporating priming into our courses and programs. Activating prior knowledge. a concept map).

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Knowledge Quizzes Students Learning 126

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Lightboards are a potential solution for helping learners codify more complex knowledge. By utilizing a two-channel approach to deliver instruction, the presenter can use voice and visual hand movement to help the learner codify knowledge (Mayer, 2021). Cognitive load theory states that our working memory is limited (Sweller, et al.,

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Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

He said that students have had access to the information we teach prior to AI. We cannot compete with the other resources available to our students in our fundamental content knowledge. We should embrace this role as we teach in the age of AI. AI-powered teaching: Practical tools for community college faculty.

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 115

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Unlike the end-of-semester feedback, when gathering formative feedback on what’s helping or hindering student learning might be too late, mid-term analysis of our teaching and student learning may help motivate students and enhance their learning. as an example, let’s look at teaching with case studies. Sound familiar?

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Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Just as a chef with pre-developed culinary skills meticulously selects ingredients and carefully plans before creating a masterpiece, educators must equip students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for their academic success. His research focuses on anatomy education, eye-tracking technology, and active learning.

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Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Edsurge

JULY 1, 2017

Case Western Reserve documented its first - and second -year efforts to add two active-learning spaces and support faculty teaching in the space. McGill University has developed Principles for Designing Teaching and Learning Spaces to instruct and encourage others who strive to teach well in redesigned spaces.

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Active Learning Activities Learning Instructors 141

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2024

She’s also director of the Center for Teaching Excellence there, which provides faculty with support for instruction, edtech, course design, classroom management and grading. And the idea that 50 percent of the knowledge, 50 percent of the content enters the classroom when the students enter the classroom.

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Students Instructors Lecturing Participation 196

Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2018

I also teach remotely and write content for an app-based English language-learning product. If you’re a local, the spot is common knowledge. For more structured courses designed specifically for K-12 classrooms and language labs, Transparent Language offers real-time courses and customizable, curriculum aligned content.

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Language Languages Failure English 153

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

This requires the seamless integration of knowledge and skills across various disciplines to address Mars’s multifaceted challenges. Space scientists and engineers collaborate on spacecraft design, propulsion, and landing systems, recognizing the synergy essential for safe human transport. 2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012).

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Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 111

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As promoted by Zakrajsek (2016) , all learning is by nature an active process since it requires the learner to actively engage with the act of making available knowledge their own. Unfortunately, managing group work as a teacher is a honed skill that requires time, practice, and initially involves some risk.

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