Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In our small language department, we each teach a different foreign language (Chinese, French, German, and Spanish), but we share the core learning goal of student understanding of culture. We gave students a similar assignment at the end of the semester, either on their own or in groups.

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Group work Culture Instructors Language 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In our small language department, we each teach a different foreign language (Chinese, French, German, and Spanish), but we share the core learning goal of student understanding of culture. We gave students a similar assignment at the end of the semester, either on their own or in groups.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Language 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning allows students to be engaged and active participants in their own learning by sharing ideas, analyzing problems, and finding solutions to them. Together, they create knowledge and achieve learning outcomes (Downing, 2017; Ramos, Cattaneo, de Jong, Espadeiro, 2022). Form groups strategically.

Collaborative Learning 115

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Differentiated instruction stands out as a fundamental approach, allowing educators to tailor their teaching methods to accommodate diverse learning styles, abilities, and interests within the classroom. By offering varied instructional approaches, educators can address individual student needs and maximize learning outcomes.

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Teaching Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning allows students to be engaged and active participants in their own learning by sharing ideas, analyzing problems, and finding solutions to them. Together, they create knowledge and achieve learning outcomes (Downing, 2017; Ramos, Cattaneo, de Jong, Espadeiro, 2022). Form groups strategically.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). Teachers College Press. Hammond, Z. Corwin Press.

Plagiarism 118

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 118

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

That study concluded that there isn’t a significant relationship between the size of the class and how well the students did in demonstrating learning outcomes. Quality Matters suggests we need to consider more ways to get our students active in their learning, and to focus on the issue no matter the class size.

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Learning Students Assignments Participation 163