eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2025

The change is cultural. With lectures recorded and assignments posted online, attending class began to feel optional. While students who skip school were once seen as delinquent, for many families it has become culturally acceptable–almost even expected–for kids to stay home whenever they or their parents want.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2024

The importance of a positive school climate and culture As an educator, you are innately aware of tension and stress in your school, no matter the cause. Student engagement is critical Creating a positive school climate and culture is a crucial first step because it helps promote student engagement.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 23, 2017

Annie Murphy Paul said: a growing body of evidence suggests that the lecture is not generic or neutral, but a specific cultural form that favors some people while discriminating against others, including women, minorities and low-income and first-generation college students. Related Posts.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2018

For example, instead of monologue lectures and textbooks, show TED talk videos or documentaries whenever applicable. When giving lectures, discuss real-life examples from prominent people to inspire the students. Celebrate different cultural holidays. Demonstrate passion toward your subject and it will reach your students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Critical Media Project : Relevant media clips get students examining identity, culture. You can assign activities or group projects to dig deep into important financial topics, or you can lead class discussions or give lectures on info vital to financial success and stability.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Notes Scavenger Hunt: Turn your next lecture into something interactive and exciting! On the 10th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on student engagement. It’s best to include choices that differentiate for content (such as harder or easier texts), process (such as where to work), and product (such as presentation format).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Learning cultures have no doubt shifted for students in most K-12 public schools. lecture-style settings, the gist of which is “Tell me something and maybe I will do it.” But what about teachers? How are teachers learning to operate as professionals in the 21st century?

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Together they problem solve with each other and the experts (scientist, cultural practitioners, artists, community leaders, politicians) to come up with ways they can help to preserve, conserve, and advocate for the resources of island earth. Aʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi. Not all knowledge is learned in one school.”.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

Culturally responsive teaching is also vital for supporting ELs. Recognizing and valuing their diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences fosters a sense of belonging and enhances engagement in the classroom. Equality vs. Equity: Are We Meeting ELs’ Needs? Equality is when everyone gets the same experience and resources.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

It is important to understand inclusive pedagogies as practices where we discern the nuance between general multicultural education or culturally responsive pedagogy and inclusive practices that specifically address the ability/disability continuum and the health dimension. Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Lack of Agency over Learning: "I felt that you didn't teach us anything in class.with so many students telling you we learn better with lectures, I feel you are ignoring our feedback and just taking the easier path." Anonymous student. Anonymous student.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Video conferencing that connects students and educators globally for virtual lectures, discussions, and guest speakers. But smarter classrooms are not just about technology; they also cultivate a culture of innovation, creativity, and hands-on learning that is essential for success in the 21st century workforce.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Notes Scavenger Hunt: Turn your next lecture into something interactive and exciting! It’s best to include choices that differentiate for content (such as harder or easier texts), process (such as where to work), and product (such as presentation format).

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Hoffman & Zhang (2022) explain that many people also avoid intercultural communication because they struggle to simultaneously maintain their culture and respect others’ cultures due to different cultural interpretations/meanings ascribed to verbal and nonverbal communication (e.g., eye contact as aggressive or respectful).

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Hoffman & Zhang (2022) explain that many people also avoid intercultural communication because they struggle to simultaneously maintain their culture and respect others’ cultures due to different cultural interpretations/meanings ascribed to verbal and nonverbal communication (e.g., eye contact as aggressive or respectful).

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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. However, many educators still rely heavily on lecture-based formats, which can lead to disengagement.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2017

It’s something I first saw practiced by Harvard physics professor Eric Mazur, who has redesigned the culture of his classroom to have students own their learning. In fact, he has seen achievement gains that are three times greater than what he experienced when he used to lecture. Learn from the best innovations in education!

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2021

Integrated, enterprise-level and K-12 solutions keep displays fresh with digital signage after presentations and lectures conclude. Today’s commercial 4K UHD displays beg to share content, yet most enterprise organizations only use them during presentations and lectures,” said JJ Parker, CEO, Carousel Digital Signage.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He argues that the traditional lecture method for teaching physics and other STEM fields has been proven ineffective, and that shifts to more active methods can greatly improve learning outcomes to make sure the next generation of researchers can make the next Nobel-worthy breakthroughs. You’ve famously compared lecturing to bloodletting.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Change that would allow for blended learning in public schools requires a major culture shift. If some of the more rote sorts of lessons (think lectures, reviewing math facts, etc.) The community must come along on a journey to change a culture that can be prohibitive with regard to the very thing it is meant to promote: learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2020

Then there's the general cultural sense that maybe college shouldn't be for everyone. Audience comment]: I go to UCLA and, I’ve found that taking online courses is overall a better learning experience than attending in-person lectures. All the lectures are prerecorded [because I can go back and review what happens].

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2025

A schools culture isnt found in rankings, so talking to students and visiting a campus can help you determine if its the right fit. Some students prefer the energy of large lecture halls, while others thrive in small, discussion-based classes. What support services are available?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2019

Language and Culture Through my research I’ve tallied that of approximately 11,400 MOOCs in existence today , more than half are produced in English, followed by Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Fortunately, the online learning space continues to evolve and there are now examples of MOOCs that are embracing different cultures and languages.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

In this space, educators are not positioned as lecturers, at the front of a class. After exploration and experimentation, creation follows — the manifestation of cultural artifacts, inventions and product as well as the building of confidence through real experience. The makerspace.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

But the assistant professor of history at California State University at East Bay wanted something less drastic than giving up on live lectures entirely. For her, that meant reducing the amount of lecture time and spending part of class sessions on team-based projects. “It As scholars, we probably should do something like that.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Often, that meant moving completely away from replicating in-person, lecture-based models online. We minimized the “sage on the stage” instructional model where lecture dominates learning time, and intentionally built our traditional classes around small group learning structures.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The day after each lecture, students in the course would receive a text message with a one-question multiple-choice quiz about a fact presented during that lecture. Trying to change the culture of teaching at colleges is a tall order. Can sharing projects and practices possibly do that?

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2015

Modern education is quickly shifting away from the traditional lecture format to a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing between students, gently guided by instructors. But this new movement comes with its own sets of challenges that require creative solutions to enable seamless coordination in the learning community.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

The teaching team consists of Stanford Professor Emeritus Kenji Hakuta, Senior Researcher Dr. Jeff Zwiers and Lecturer Dr. Sara Rutherford-Quach. The course has been developed by Understanding Language/SCALE, a Stanford research and practice center focused on K-12 language and performance assessment.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

Though he’s based at Kansas State University, where he is a professor of cultural anthropology, he’s increasingly kind of a professor-at-large on the internet. For this week’s episode, I connected with Wesch to hear about his vision of how to turn online educational videos into what he calls “adventure lectures.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

It is the path to sustained cultural transformation, and it starts with the adult relationships in your building. Educators in K-12 and higher education environments will adapt new tools and technologies in 2021 that will make lectures and lessons engaging for students wherever they are physically located.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Stuart Blythe, an associate professor of writing, rhetoric and American cultures at Michigan State University “The question that usually comes up is, ‘I don’t have enough time and I don’t have enough money.’ Lectures, for example, are not holding up well in some studies.) Which is completely 100 percent valid,” he says.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

We want it to be culturally responsive. 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? And we’ve finally got to get in front of it, not behind it.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As career educators, this is where we help students make informed decisions by providing the benefit of lived experience, critical analysis, and cultural awareness that can support students as they use this tool to navigate potential opportunities.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

The days of standing in front of the classroom and “lecturing” are long gone. Studies have shown that video lectures are effective because they allow class time to be used in more engaging ways. By using video, teachers can keep students engaged in new and innovative ways.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Finally, if a teacher isnt an engaging presenter, the lecture is likely even worse on video than in person. Expect these pure plays to get significantly better results compared to incumbents, assuming the other pillars of their schools, such as the on-site guides, organizational cultures, and custodial care, are adequate.

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