eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The initiative includes the Path to Pro Skills Program, offering on-demand courses designed to prepare participants for six trade-based careers, including electrical, drywall, paint, plumbing, HVAC and general construction. Interested students explore free programs developed by experts in the construction profession.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

We were course designing and co-teaching,” she said. We talked about pedagogy, how to really engage students online, making sure [teachers were] building not just that surface-level [resources], but digging deeper online. As the pandemic abated, teachers were left with more freedom to incorporate online and hybrid resources.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Blended Learning Discussions 282

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2020

Disclosure: EdSurge is a participant in the network. Here are summaries of the four essential elements of successful online courses, according to the playbook. Course Design Instructors should ask themselves: What do you want students to learn in your course?

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education has launched a short online course designed specifically to help educators create rich and meaningful opportunities for communication within the classroom. The course, Effective Conversation in the Classroom, launches this August with three online sessions.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Provide an option to participate remotely using video conferencing. Create an online, collaborative agenda and encourage participants to add to it prior to the session. Use an online tool to capture feedback from all participants. Engage remote attendees in the dialogue. Ask for their input and feedback throughout the session.

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Faculty Development Participation Feedback Course Design 161

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The below list is of course, just as important to include for in person classes, but there are additional challenges for online instruction that requires a more concerted effort and time to encourage participation and intervene where necessary to promote student success.

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Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

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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Blended Courses Instructors Evaluation Participation 165

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education has launched a short online course designed specifically to help educators create rich and meaningful opportunities for communication within the classroom. The course, Effective Conversation in the Classroom, launches in August with three online sessions.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

With a commitment to ensuring educational excellence and student success, in 2020, UF CJC Online developed a comprehensive course design strategy to elevate its online courses, a mission mandated by the State University System of Florida’s 2025 Strategic Plan for Online Education.

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Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 121

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

Prior to the pandemic, our district allowed teachers to be released from their classroom to participate in their own learning, but our current lack of substitute teachers has created challenges. As a result of this pivot, I find myself working one-on-one with teachers more regularly.

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Teachers Course Design Participation Discussions 212

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

The unusual idea seems in some ways like a publicity stunt to call attention to a the academic major it offers in artificial intelligence — and local TV news stations pounced on the notion that nonhuman classmates would be participating side-by-side in hybrid college classes with T-shirt-clad young people.

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Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 212

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The below list is of course, just as important to include for in person classes, but there are additional challenges for online instruction that requires a more concerted effort and time to encourage participation and intervene where necessary to promote student success.

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Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

With a commitment to ensuring educational excellence and student success, in 2020, UF CJC Online developed a comprehensive course design strategy to elevate its online courses, a mission mandated by the State University System of Florida’s 2025 Strategic Plan for Online Education.

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Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 110

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

She said that one of the ways she implements active participation is through participatory course design in some of her courses, where students take part in brainstorming what the course will look like. She takes the approach of co-designing.

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Culture Teaching Syllabus English 151

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

Teachers enroll now in new online professional development courses designed to improve student achievement in reading and math. A recent study by Rand’s American Teacher Panel revealed that 99 percent of teachers surveyed said they participated in professional learning activities over summer break. DURHAM, N.C.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The report urges schools away from all-in-one service bundles that outsource design, construction, and sometimes even teaching of online courses, and especially from contractors who promise hugely increased revenue. We also need innovation and creativity.

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Online Learning Faculty Development Learning Instructors 189

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. Some of the phrases were, ‘I'm glad when they don't come because they don't participate, and they just make it worse.’ Less papers coming in.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

A few trees were saved, but courses weren’t any smarter. So if automation and interactivity differentiate a smart phone from a phone, what makes a course “smart”? What attributes of course design and applications of technology transform outcomes and impact, as opposed to gratuitous investment in technology for technology’s sake?

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Multiple Choice Questions Instructors Textbooks Feedback 129

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Those who participate in fully online courses, particularly asynchronous ones, may feel isolated from their instructor, their peers, and the university as a whole. And while these are all important factors in impacting student success, there are also many psychological challenges students may face in their online education: Isolation.

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Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 131

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

And some live video platforms, including Zoom, give participants the option to connect to the discussion by phone. Mike Caulfield is one of the people stressing the value of minimalist online course construction at this time. Give opportunities for practice for students to be really transparent about their thinking,” she says.

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Teaching Instructors Distance Learning Lecturing 218

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2022

A participant in the Women in Construction program. It’s an eight-week training course designed to prepare women for apprenticeships and jobs in the skilled trades, which can set them up for careers that start out paying double or triple the minimum wage. Photo courtesy of Moore Community House.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Olivia explained how a course designed like Obstacles might prepare students to work at Meow Wolf, where her job continually requires her to let go of ego to be creatively ready for radical change. All convening participants received journals to take notes, doodle, reflect, explore and design.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Faculty risk excluding certain students and impeding their ability to succeed when they aren’t intentional about design and facilitation. What do we mean by an inclusive classroom? But using these tools successfully requires careful consideration. Here are a few tips: Scaffold your questions as class progresses.

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Instructors Multiple Choice Questions Course Design Discussions 142

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Users participate in a conversation by following—and importantly, tweeting with—a particular hashtag. Participants respond via tweets using the #DLNchat hashtag! Let’s start with some basics… What is a Twitter chat? A Twitter chat is an opportunity for individuals to meet on Twitter at the same time to discuss a specified topic.

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Mobile Devices Learning Participation Course Design 116

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

But teachers can select from different activities—such as taking online mini-courses, participating in online discussions and course-development exercises. And of course teachers are still encouraged to seek out opportunities of interest, even if they are not listed.

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Teachers Lecturing Blended Learning Students 162

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

These design choices have noticeable implications. I typically build MOOCs, but this spring, I designed an online program for a cohort of 16 nonprofit leaders. Participants gathered online each week for seminar-style conversations, case study discussions and peer critiques.

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Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 158

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. These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al., 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 121

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. Participation is compatible with all platforms (Mac, PC, Chromebooks, smart phones, tablets) and all browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and others). assess success at completion.

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Teaching Education Learning Assignments 179

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

That may mean hiring more staff who have expertise in digital course design and instruction—and reevaluating whether to pay for help from outside companies or bring services in-house. It may also mean doing more to truly prepare students for online learning.

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Hybrid Learning Hybrid Courses Learning Exams 189

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

At Aiken County Career and Technology Center in South Carolina, students in a computer-aided drafting and design course designed and printed a wheelchair for a dog. Students work on real-world projects and participate in problem-solving and research. . How K–12 Schools Can Fund 3D Printing Programs.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2017

Rethink Education and City Light Capital also participated in the round. CEO and founder Dan Sommer says with the added funds, his company will be looking at growing its offerings to nearly 10 programs in subject areas like user experience and design.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This piece will suggest a few simple ideas that teachers of introductory STEM classes may implement in their course design to turn their lectures into active learning experiences for a large student body, without needing to completely revisit and change their whole teaching style. Buil et al., How long should they last? research.com.

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Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Those who participate in fully online courses, particularly asynchronous ones, may feel isolated from their instructor, their peers, and the university as a whole. And while these are all important factors in impacting student success, there are also many psychological challenges students may face in their online education: Isolation.

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Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 108

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Moore have organized the self-assessment tool into three sections: The context and design of your course. The text of your syllabus and course design. Authors Ed Brantmeier, Andreas Broscheid and Carl S. And the subtext of your syllabus.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

You could also integrate videos or podcasts into your course materials, in addition to assigning readings. Encourage student participation. We know that active participation in class can improve student learning but participation does not always mean speaking.

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Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

In the replies, there are always a few defenders of the pedagogical tools, but most participants affirm their widespread dissatisfaction. Of course, student contempt for a pedagogical tool shouldn’t ground its dismissal. Chang and Smith (2008) studied student engagement in a computer science course, again through a student survey.

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Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 116

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Students participate as they choose to and are accountable for meeting course demands regardless of the delivery mode they select. Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content. Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content.

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