eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

To make AI training more accessible, the AI for Educators course is built for teachers across disciplines and provides hands-on practice to gain experience that can be applied through a number of generative AI tools.

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

BetterLesson announced BL Connect , an online library of quick, self-directed courses designed to bring actionable professional education to every teacher. BL Connect courses build upon educators’ past successes, connecting the dots between professional learning and everyday practice.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

The research followed a charter school management organization that co-designed technology with the nonprofit company Gooru. Author Thomas Arnett, an education researcher at the Institute, noted that “ if you align your funding with impact, you are better positioned to design systems that support teacher-led instruction.” Read more.

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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. New program addresses barriers that lead to social disparities; students learn to make important health and financial decisions. EVERFI Inc.,

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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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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Research on faculty perceptions suggests that the ideal enrollment for online courses is lower than what they would consider suitable for high-enrollment courses, with course design playing a crucial role. With fewer students, instructors can more easily track progress and adapt the course based on individual needs.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

They dug into the principles of universal design for learning, how instructions can use rubrics to empower students to demonstrate knowledge in many different ways, and how to break up class sessions to make it easier for everyone to participate fully. Listen to the conversation below, or read a partial transcript, lightly edited for clarity.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2022

The curriculum is guided by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language World Readiness Standards, with emphasis on reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. VHS Learning will also introduce Spanish 1 as an 8-week paced summer course beginning in June 2022.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

Teachers enroll now in new online professional development courses designed to improve student achievement in reading and math. DURHAM, N.C. June 15, 2021 – Today MetaMetrics ® unveiled its new Lexile® & Quantile® Educator Academy.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Send an invitation via email that contains a link to an online resource site with relevant materials, videos, background reading, etc. Design facilitated online, asynchronous courses for faculty that model effective course design and facilitation. Provide an option to participate remotely using video conferencing.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

For instance, instructors can ask students to post a one-sentence summary or brief reflection after going through an assigned reading or watching a short video lecture. In Many Cases, Simpler Is Better While using the latest tools to include video and shared whiteboards may be slick, there’s also a benefit to using low-tech tools, says Eaton.

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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 knew of ChatGPT from reading articles online, but I didn't know how it worked. And at first, our school blocked its use.

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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. Relationships Matter.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s so much more time consuming to read everyone’s comments on discussion boards,” wrote one teacher after completing a survey Scheetz administered following an asynchronous PD session. As a result of this pivot, I find myself working one-on-one with teachers more regularly.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Part 1 reviews the challenges associated with various course delivery modes and is available to read here. Bi-modal flexible course delivery offers students the ability to control how they learn by selecting the delivery mode that best suits their needs for each session. Every educator has the same course design and materials.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Research on faculty perceptions suggests that the ideal enrollment for online courses is lower than what they would consider suitable for high-enrollment courses, with course design playing a crucial role. With fewer students, instructors can more easily track progress and adapt the course based on individual needs.

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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. Similar online approaches such as recorded or live book readings and virtual office hours can be just as effective.

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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. Select your state and then read about the requirements: Once you start a class, proceed at your own pace, as fast or slow as works for you. assess success at completion.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Teachers spend hours designing and setting up their classrooms. They arrange cozy reading nooks and construct colorful bulletin boards. An entire graduate course at Stanford University explores the principles for designing spaces that support learning.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Oftentimes, putting a brick-and-mortar course online begins by preserving the readings and assessments, and then considering adaptations to replace all or some of the “live” elements of interactive lectures. All four approaches preserve an essential element of traditional brick-and-mortar classroom experiences.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

Or a class in VR with [comedian] Jerry Seinfield, and learn how to read the audience in the room.” With prepwork, course design, scheduling and filming, “you’re talking about six months to a year” to produce a course, says Rogier. The company also plans to grow its roster of celebrity teachers.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

When our students overcome obstacles in their learning due to our support and encouragement, or experience transformations from our well-constructed course design and subsequent instruction, we succeed in cultivating spaces where their success is made possible. Student success is teacher success.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Learn more about the Six Red Marbles' Learning Experience Design team , and how they moved Boston College's courses online. The difference between good and great course designers is the ability to serve as the eyes of the students,” says Evenchik.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

In addition to using technology in my own biology courses, I also work with faculty across the country on how to teach with technology through an inclusive lens. On the show, individuals read aloud the beliefs and struggles that guide their daily lives.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Part 1 reviews the challenges associated with various course delivery modes and is available to read here. Bi-modal flexible course delivery offers students the ability to control how they learn by selecting the delivery mode that best suits their needs for each session. Every educator has the same course design and materials.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

University of Michigan marketing professor John Branch rebuilds the learning experience by taking a precision engineering approach to course design. Source: Course Hero. So, all told, a ninety-minute session is not really ninety minutes; it’s 15 six-minute activities.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

When our students overcome obstacles in their learning due to our support and encouragement, or experience transformations from our well-constructed course design and subsequent instruction, we succeed in cultivating spaces where their success is made possible. Student success is teacher success.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

It will not push you to go read a book, even if it is better than the movie. Jay Lynch is Senior Academic Research Consultant for Course Design, Development, and Academic Research (CDDAR) at Pearson. Keeping the Person in Personalization Let's get this out of the way: Netflix doesn't care about you as a person. & Bjork, R.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI. They could always find and read the content on their own. The empathetic course design perspective. that comprise of a lot of traditional lecturing. Teaching of Psychology, 52 (1), 45-52.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

However, we all can determine that by reading that AI-generated philosophy, we would need to tweak and edit it. A well-written teaching philosophy statement should act as a guide during course design, development, instruction, and assessment as well as through programmatic development and revision. Read, read, read.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Oftentimes, putting a brick-and-mortar course online begins by preserving the readings and assessments, and then considering adaptations to replace all or some of the “live” elements of interactive lectures. All four approaches preserve an essential element of traditional brick-and-mortar classroom experiences.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Capping each class allows Digital Plus courses to provide a tighter, more focused learning experience, Piloto says. Digital Plus courses—which are taught by MIT lecturers—will focus on project- and team-based exercises, along with a combination of videos, reading materials, and group work. We have done a lot, too.” .

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Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The paid version of ChatGPT has been continually upgraded and can also create and read images, transcribe voice conversations, and create code in multiple languages (OpenAI, n.d.). For those that are strongly impacted, how could you: Integrate AI to further students’ learning and achievement of course objectives?

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Access: Building Bridges to Opportunity Accessible Course Design Accessibility in online education goes beyond compliance with legal requirements. It involves designing courses that accommodate diverse learning needs and preferences. Highlighting contributions from underrepresented groups fosters a sense of inclusion.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience. Initially entitled “The Lasso Way,” Ted leaves a note that reads: One small suggestion: change the title. It’s not about me.

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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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Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

However, we all can determine that by reading that AI-generated philosophy, we would need to tweak and edit it. A well-written teaching philosophy statement should act as a guide during course design, development, instruction, and assessment as well as through programmatic development and revision. Read, read, read.

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