Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Model Teaching is an online educator training program with a goal not only to provide teaching knowledge but to improve overall student performance. Classes are designed to help new and experienced K-12 teachers master concepts and immediately apply them to their lessons. Writing Prompts. What is Model Teaching? Elementary Math.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

One free online course on that topic is Learning How to Learn , and a key concept is developing habits to seek out new knowledge and skills on your own. Asynchronous is very good for community knowledge building,” he argues, since everyone can have time to contribute.

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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. I was just worried that my students would use this to write all their essays! And at first, our school blocked its use.

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Teachers Intelligence Essay Social Studies 207

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards are a potential solution for helping learners codify more complex knowledge. Some technologies also allow for knowledge check questions to be embedded in the video.

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Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

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). a concept map).

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Knowledge Quizzes Learning Students 126

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

So how do colleges and universities help faculty build the knowledge to teach in online environments? Design facilitated online, asynchronous courses for faculty that model effective course design and facilitation. Start a blog and invite faculty to write posts about their teaching practices and reflections.

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Faculty Development Participation Feedback Course Design 159

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

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards are a potential solution for helping learners codify more complex knowledge. Some technologies also allow for knowledge check questions to be embedded in the video.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Faculty risk excluding certain students and impeding their ability to succeed when they aren’t intentional about design and facilitation. A common mistake instructors make when using polls is writing too many easy questions. What do we mean by an inclusive classroom? But using these tools successfully requires careful consideration.

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Instructors Multiple Choice Questions Course Design Discussions 140

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 158

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. Or for more creative, personal, analytic, or cutting-edge writing, the work will start with the human writer and be polished in the end by AI.

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Edsurge

JULY 1, 2017

Instructors and students need fresh markers and clean, effective erasers to focus on creating and synthesizing knowledge, not smudging it with their fist. “I A classroom can be feature-rich and highly flexibly, however this needs to be supported by course design, technical support, and ongoing evaluation.

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Active Learning Activities Learning Instructors 149

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). a concept map).

Knowledge 98

Knowledge Quizzes Learning Students 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Photo Credit: Tina Nazerian Consider Pedagogy and Course Design Safeguarding a course from cheating can come down to the very design of the course itself. For example, a course that has two big tests worth 80 percent of a student’s grade can create anxiety because the stakes are so high.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

This is because students bring their own prior knowledge and misconceptions to educational media. “If However, you can think of a pedagogically rich online course like a balanced meal that should strive to provide at least a serving of each. Then, I storyboard the instructional videos I’ll need to incorporate.

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Instructors Education Lecturing Knowledge 146

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 for me as an educator, I always really subscribe to Paolo Freire's thoughts on the idea that you build knowledge together in the classroom with students.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Modeled after the program at Bryn Mawr College, the student-faculty partnership program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (URTGV), one of the largest Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the nation, aims to create educational spaces in direct response to students’ experiences, knowledge, and insights.

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Teaching Instructors English Language 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The innovations that faculty, librarians and course designers are creating now help deliver education to today’s learners, who may be working adults , the first in their families to attend college or parents balancing their own education goals with those of their children. They are flipping classrooms and entire curricula.

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Lecturing Culture Course Design Attention 131

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Experiential learning is a process through which a learner constructs knowledge, skill, and value from direct experience. It is inductive, beginning with raw experience that is processed through an intentional learning format and transformed into working, usable knowledge. Why experiential learning i nside the classroom?

Learning 122

Learning Problem-Based Learning Students Lecturing 122

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

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. The more opportunities students have to apply their knowledge the more motivation will exist. Reflection : Utilize a reflective framework.

Teaching Philosophy 111

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Universal Design 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Trusting students does not mean ignoring accountability; it means designing courses, policies, and practices that build their confidence and skills while treating them as equal partners in their education. Retrieval practice and Blooms taxonomy: Do students need fact knowledge before higher-order learning? 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 118

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 118

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2017

The competencies are grouped into four quadrants: Content Knowledge, Creative Know-How, Habits of Success and Wayfinding Abilities. In some cases, the framework’s quadrants are central to course design, impacting curriculum, instruction and the student experience. Eighth graders who are taking a capstone course on U.S.

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Schools Laboratory Language Languages 143

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Dr. Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design. Sheza Shaikh centered mental health and belonging in her writing. Tessa Wolf strengthened our commitment to inclusive course design.

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Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says. From this, Fink developed a model known as integrated course design which consists of three phases: the initial, intermediate and final design phases.

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Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Many professors may not be familiar with, A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning , a resource designed to do just what it says. From this, Fink developed a model known as integrated course design which consists of three phases: the initial, intermediate and final design phases.

Course Design 59

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 59

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

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. The more opportunities students have to apply their knowledge the more motivation will exist. Reflection : Utilize a reflective framework.

Teaching Philosophy 98

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Universal Design 98

Gaggle Speaks

MAY 8, 2015

Think about how science classrooms are arranged much differently than writing or math classrooms. Design is an important factor to student success, but with more classrooms expanding online, it’s worth considering how the design of learning spaces should begin to expand as well. Transform Discussion Boards.

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Learning Spaces Hybrid Courses Learning Assignments 83

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Therefore, allow faculty to self-question, write in a learning journal, and practice shared planning. It is also a basic part of teaching and learning and aims to make you more aware of your own professional knowledge. Effective teaching involves prioritizing the knowledge and skills we choose to focus on.

Evaluation 111

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

An Anticipatory Set For me, a well-designed class begins with an anticipatory set and a review of prior learning. These activities work together to engage students, activate their prior knowledge, and prepare them for new content. Summary Statement Finally, an effective class concludes with a strategy to summarize key points.

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Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 86

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Experiential learning is a process through which a learner constructs knowledge, skill, and value from direct experience. It is inductive, beginning with raw experience that is processed through an intentional learning format and transformed into working, usable knowledge. Why experiential learning i nside the classroom?

Learning 98

Learning Problem-Based Learning Students Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Trusting students does not mean ignoring accountability; it means designing courses, policies, and practices that build their confidence and skills while treating them as equal partners in their education. Retrieval practice and Blooms taxonomy: Do students need fact knowledge before higher-order learning? 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

Students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other cognitive differences often experience auditory, visual, and spatial processing difficulties, affecting their reading, writing, and overall learning. The following lists provide an overview of strategies and some suggestions on how to incorporate these you’re your courses. 2023, January 5).

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

Students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other cognitive differences often experience auditory, visual, and spatial processing difficulties, affecting their reading, writing, and overall learning. The following lists provide an overview of strategies and some suggestions on how to incorporate these you’re your courses. 2023, January 5).

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own.

Teaching 110

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 110

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Therefore, allow faculty to self-question, write in a learning journal, and practice shared planning. It is also a basic part of teaching and learning and aims to make you more aware of your own professional knowledge. Effective teaching involves prioritizing the knowledge and skills we choose to focus on.

Evaluation 89

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 89

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2017

The true measure of an educational intervention’s value, researchers Alan Cheung and Robert Slavin write, is what happens when it is “implemented at a large scale under ordinary circumstances.” A number of edtech companies now have learning design teams whose responsibilities overlap with many of the tasks outlined above.

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