Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

An entire graduate course at Stanford University explores the principles for designing spaces that support learning. Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online.

Online Learning 159

Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 159

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

A lecture can in fact be a feat of active learning (indeed, it has been an historically effective learning tool), if the content and the way it is presented engages the students and promotes learning. This makes even the austere and much-despised lecture hall a fit learning space in which think-pair-share (TPS) can take place.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Feedback data from participants Read through the feedback. In most classrooms, the intent of a Welcome Back session is to focus the participants on goals, core values, shared responsibilities, and more. Let them help you make the learning space one of which you all want to be a part. Did you ask about understanding?

Feedback 115

Feedback Beliefs Lecturing Participation 115

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Feedback data from participants Read through the feedback. In most classrooms, the intent of a Welcome Back session is to focus the participants on goals, core values, shared responsibilities, and more. Let them help you make the learning space one of which you all want to be a part. Did you ask about understanding?

Feedback 110

Feedback Beliefs Lecturing Participation 110

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

2020; Lang 2021; McRee 2012), results are often self-reported assessments and focus on the characteristics of the instruction such as good course design or expert presentation; less typically does the research focus solely on the learner (Gore et al., In these spaces, the teacher is not the only one with knowledge.

Teaching 52

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Problem-Based Learning 52