Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. These practical techniques will develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by creating intentional opportunities to enhance social and communication skills.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. These practical techniques will develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by creating intentional opportunities to enhance social and communication skills.

Assignments 61

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 61

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

I admit that I did not have the most thoughtful or eloquent answer as I discussed trying to keep up with advances, to recognize the utility of AI, but also to continue to foster critical thinking skills in my students. that comprise of a lot of traditional lecturing. He told me how quick and convenient it is.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

I grew up in Vietnam at a time when education was often delivered through rigid lectures and rote learning. Only when I’m clear on the objective—whether it’s collaboration, reflection, critical thinking, or empathy—do I select the technology that best supports that goal.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Today’s students demand more than just traditional lectures and textbooks; they’re looking for an engaging, flexible, and personalized learning experience. In this new paradigm, collaboration and critical thinking are essential.

Hybrid Learning 128

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 128

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Let’s explore how these strategies promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding among students, enhancing academic success. Active learning strategies for students in K-12 encompass a range of techniques designed to promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding.

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Activities Critical Thinking Active Learning Lecturing 255

eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The days when students filed into a classroom, sat at individual desks, and listened to a teacher lecture from behind a podium are a thing of the past. Today, flexible learning environments and classrooms offer more opportunities for students to practice 21st century skills like critical thinking, collaboration, and teamwork.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

What aspects of a teacher’s work lead them to engage in problem-solving, critical thinking, and reflection? A lecture or mini-lesson followed by a worksheet or pencil and paper practice does not require much design work. What do teachers find mentally stimulating about their work?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

However, research shows that the physical space that supports active learning is quite different from one designed for lecture-focused teaching. The paper focuses on research regarding the role of active learning environments in the development of these critical skills.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2024

In fact, there are a number of simple methods teachers can use to spark student engagement while fostering curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking. Notes Scavenger Hunt: Turn your next lecture into something interactive and exciting! These adaptations do not need to be complicated either.

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Critical Thinking Middle School Middle School Lecturing 320

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

In fact, there are a number of simple methods teachers can use to spark student engagement while fostering curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking. Notes Scavenger Hunt: Turn your next lecture into something interactive and exciting! These adaptations do not need to be complicated either.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2024

STEM is incredibly important, specifically for skills like critical thinking and problem solving,” said Dr. Erika Neuman, CEO of iSTEMmentors and a lecturer at the University of Texas at San Antonio, during an ISTELive 24 session. Though many teachers tout the importance of STEM learning, many also shy away from the “E” in STEM.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

If traditional teaching methods reliant on textbooks, lecture, and rote memorization have proven anything, it’s that one size definitely does not fit all. We do that by ditching the lectures and embracing experiments, multimedia, discussions, and hands-on activities that resonate with most learners.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2018

Whether students are best suited to a traditional lecture, independent reading, or working with peers in a more visual environment, it’s well known that no two learn in the same manner. Unfortunately, the way educators teach is not conducive to the different ways students learn.

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Lecturing Critical Thinking Testing Feedback 277

eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

It is a powerful tool for teaching that naturally engages students in the learning and builds the skills they’ll need in and outside the classroom like creativity, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration. On top of that, almost 80% of students want more playful learning experiences in the classroom.

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Teachers Critical Thinking Secondary Education Learning 246

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Innovations nurture essential skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, creativity, and adaptability. Video conferencing that connects students and educators globally for virtual lectures, discussions, and guest speakers.

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Internet Critical Thinking Quizzes Teaching Methods 310

eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

This is tantamount to a lecture series on anything from space exploration, artificial intelligence, or even telephone scams. Because the world is always changing, there are infinite examples of how to use this to your advantage. While visiting my grandmother in her senior living community, I noticed a recurrent series of informative talks.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Engage students actively for deeper learning and enhanced academic outcomes Enhance learning through active participation, collaboration, and critical thinking skills Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention.

Active Learning 141

Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Quizzes 141

eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

times more likely to fail a class that was primarily lecture-based as opposed to interactive. Of course, it’s important to strike a balance between technology and traditional teaching methods, ensuring that technology supports educational goals rather than replacing human interaction and critical thinking.

Gamification 317

Gamification Teaching Methods Education Ethics 317

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Student engagement is critical in ensuring–and boosting–student achievement. At its heart, student engagement is about tapping into students’ innate curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking skills. A lesson with student engagement at its core can make for the best learning experience as a student.

Learning 294

Learning Students Motivation Teaching Methods 294

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Active learning examples in the classroom encompass myriad techniques that promote student engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding. Here are several active learning teaching straegies: Think-Pair-Share : Students reflect on a prompt individually, discuss their thoughts with a partner, then share with the class.

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Active Learning Activities Teaching Critical Thinking 130

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Neil Browne, Question-Based Critical Thinking Reflecting on my more than five decades of teaching critical thinking, I feel disappointment that I showed so little respect for the multiple pathways to engagement ­­­available to teachers. We shrug off critical thinking questions about those topics.

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Critical Thinking Teaching Lecturing Beliefs 72

eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2024

STEM learning essential, helping students develop skills such as critical thinking and problem solving–skills that will help them be successful in college and the workforce. Though many teachers tout the importance of STEM learning, many also shy away from the “E” in STEM.

STEM 130

STEM Critical Thinking Lecturing Testing 130

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

ChatGPT does have major limitations: its limited knowledge base only pulls from data prior to September 2021; it has no personal experiences or emotions to draw from; it may generate inaccurate information; and it does not have the ability to critically think and/or analyze information.

Ethics 339

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 339

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

In the pandemic many higher ed faculty, forced onto Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms, have continued teaching online just as they always did face to face, delivering lectures over streaming video as they did in person. I never delivered a lecture in real time on Zoom.

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Teaching Lecturing Instructors Learning 180

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

The standards particularly describe the importance of students understanding the reasoning of others and engaging in meaningful conversations using critical thinking. The teaching team consists of Stanford Professor Emeritus Kenji Hakuta, Senior Researcher Dr. Jeff Zwiers and Lecturer Dr. Sara Rutherford-Quach.

Critical Thinking 149

Critical Thinking Communication Education Lecturing 149

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Today’s teachers have little resemblance to your mother’s teachers—lecturing from the front of the classroom, silent children, and rote drills to reinforce skills. Today, teachers are expected to nurture inquiry, critical thinking, and independent thought, often assessed by projects or anecdotal observation. Category: Pedagogy.

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Teachers Lecturing Critical Thinking Curriculum 158

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Building critical-thinking and problem-solving skills in math. After all, students are interacting with content, and sure, it’s probably better than simply watching a lecture and sitting quietly. Preserving opportunities for socialization, dialogue and discourse. Instead, there is a great deal of complexity between the two.

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Distance Learning Multiple Choice Questions Learning Critical Thinking 218

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

These strategies empower students to take an active role in their learning, enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and academic success. Passive Listening : Merely listening to lectures or audio recordings without actively taking notes, asking questions, or participating in discussions. What are active study strategies?

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Edsurge

JULY 12, 2021

Think of how many students, in a recent survey conducted by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse, expressed their hope that their institution could keep recording lectures, or provide the option to choose between in-person and online attendance.

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Online Learning Learning Instructors Counselling 217

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Traditional classes focus on teacher lecture; constructivism focuses on personal inquiry and class discussion. Traditional classes tend to be less about higher-order thinking because of the importance placed on teacher lectures and overseeing. Traditional teaching vs. Constructivism .

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Beliefs Local Government Knowledge Lecturing 164

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Our approach with this MOOC is to provide university-style concept lectures with problem-solving strategies from expert AP physics teachers,” said award-winning Rice physicist Jason Hafner, who co-teaches the course with veteran high school AP physics teachers Gigi Nevils and Matt Wilson. “This isn’t a typical MOOC.

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Exams Lecturing Textbooks Instructors 171

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 25, 2025

.” –Albert Einstein Peer-to-peer learning–acquiring knowledge from a peer group–has become a popular strategy as teachers move from a teacher-lecturer education model to teacher-guide. Often, it is a less stressful way to develop lifelong learners.

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Feedback Instructors Learning Critical Thinking 149

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional methods like lectures to innovative approaches such as active classroom learning and technology integration, these techniques play a vital role in shaping educational outcomes. First, direct instruction involves explicit teaching of concepts through lectures, demonstrations, and guided practice.

Teaching 130

Teaching Teaching Methods Learning Styles Critical Thinking 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Enhanced Student Engagement: Well-designed AI education tools can be more interactive, adaptive and engaging for students compared to traditional lectures or books. The traditional critical thinking, writing and social skills developed through human interaction could suffer. Ongoing algorithm auditing is required.

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Education Essay Critical Thinking Intelligence 183

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

But Socrates knew that having a conversation, a dialogue and experience, is so much better than being lectured at. How many times has your audience been lectured at and how much do they remember about the lectures they got? Maybe [students] could meet Socrates when they go back. Probably not much. The goal is] playful learning.

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