Course Design, Learning Tools and Lecturing

Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

At times, however, that stone may feel like a boulder, especially to research faculty who are used to delivering lectures and to whom the switch to activity-based learning may seem like a daunting and demanding venture into unfamiliar territory. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). Two birds with one stone.

Lecturing

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM

Lightboards as a Learning Tool in Adult Asynchronous Online Learning

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Jeff is passionate about learning and improving the quality of online course design and instruction to benefit returning adult learners.

Online Learning

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning

Lightboards as a Learning Tool in Adult Asynchronous Online Learning

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Jeff is passionate about learning and improving the quality of online course design and instruction to benefit returning adult learners.

Online Learning

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning

How Can Educators Tap Into Research To Increase Engagement During Remote Learning?

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

When it comes to learning, engagement is influenced by a learner's level of motivation, focus and cognitive ability as well as online course design and a teacher's decisions regarding facilitation style. In its simplest form, engagement is a measure of how much we are attending to a purpose, task or activity.

Motivation

Motivation Education Learning Feedback

Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

Professional schools cater to a diverse student body with varying learning preferences, needs, and accrediting bodies to answer to (Coble, 2015). These adult learners thrive in multimodal contexts which can look like traditional lecture-based settings, hands-on experiential learning, or online coursework.

Schools

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation

Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment. Simulation-Based Learning and Community To make the content more engaging and practical, incorporating simulation-based learning tools can bring complex concepts to life for all students.

Teaching

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary

Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment. Simulation-Based Learning and Community To make the content more engaging and practical, incorporating simulation-based learning tools can bring complex concepts to life for all students.

Teaching

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary

Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

Professional schools cater to a diverse student body with varying learning preferences, needs, and accrediting bodies to answer to (Coble, 2015). These adult learners thrive in multimodal contexts which can look like traditional lecture-based settings, hands-on experiential learning, or online coursework.

Schools

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation

A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 1

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content. Content should incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and offer choices to students. They may not be familiar with, or have the skills to use, these teaching and learning tools. Provide course materials.

Learning

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors

A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 1

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content. Content should incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and offer choices to students. They may not be familiar with, or have the skills to use, these teaching and learning tools. Provide course materials.

Learning

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors

How a University Took on the Textbook Industry

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

An editorial team researched the materials needed in the lecture hall settings where physics, anatomy, sociology and biology are taught, then recruited professors to write and review relevant textbooks, paying them flat fees upfront rather than royalties based on sales. Tutor pushes beyond simple multiple-choice quizzes.

Textbooks

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus

Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

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., 2019; Silvestri, 2005). 2020; Hannafin et al.,

Teaching

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Problem-Based Learning

How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

There are widespread beliefs about the best way to teach and learn that have been proven wrong by science, yet they persist. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology. With funding from the National Science Foundation, researchers at CMU have developed an analytics tool called LearnSphere.

Education

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors

Teaching Vanguard

Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

Lightboards as a Learning Tool in Adult Asynchronous Online Learning

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Lightboards as a Learning Tool in Adult Asynchronous Online Learning

How Can Educators Tap Into Research To Increase Engagement During Remote Learning?

Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools

Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools

A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 1

A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 1

How a University Took on the Textbook Industry

Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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