Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Founded in 2012, Nearpod started as an “interactive lecture” platform for iPads that has since evolved to support all devices. The company also offers reading exercises, quizzes, vocabulary games, and tools that let students write and animate their own videos. Combined, the two companies claim they will reach more than 7 million U.S.

Education 156

Education Quizzes Lecturing Culture 156

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Here are a few more: Quizzes : Assigning tests and quizzes throughout the semester is necessary to assess student understanding of important course content. A nonlinear approach to testing incorporates student-generated quizzes. This linear method assures that students are tracking important learning points from the lesson.

Teaching 120

Teaching Quizzes Instructors Exams 120

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Here are a few more: Quizzes : Assigning tests and quizzes throughout the semester is necessary to assess student understanding of important course content. A nonlinear approach to testing incorporates student-generated quizzes. This linear method assures that students are tracking important learning points from the lesson.

Teaching 111

Teaching Quizzes Instructors Exams 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

While large classes emphasize broad-reaching strategies like lectures and group activities, small classes enable individualized instruction and deeper exploration of topics (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Building a sense of community across campuses is crucial (Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning, 2021).

Teaching 89

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 89

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

While large classes emphasize broad-reaching strategies like lectures and group activities, small classes enable individualized instruction and deeper exploration of topics (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Building a sense of community across campuses is crucial (Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning, 2021).

Teaching 85

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 85

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. Collaborative learning benefits students from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Collaborative learning can also promote inclusion, social skills, and respect.

Collaborative Learning 116

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 116

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

However, by integrating interactive features like quizzes, hotspots, and branching storylines within the video content, instructors can create interactive videos that transform passive viewing into active learning experiences, resulting in improved student performance by up to 30 percent. Spencer Willis, Jr.

Instructors 116

Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 116

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2019

And the flair was fitting, since success will end up being based not so much on how well the software works, but on how well its creators can attract momentum to their cause—and change the culture of the academic profession to make teaching an area professors are excited to make discoveries around. It’s just that simple.”

Learning 163

Learning Quizzes Assignments Science 163

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. Collaborative learning benefits students from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Collaborative learning can also promote inclusion, social skills, and respect.

Collaborative Learning 106

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 106

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

So, for those of us that cannot add one more thing to our already packed class schedules, look for ways to bring teamwork to your existing lecture topics. It is a nice balance of learning and pop-culture. Group Trivia: I end our first-class session with some trivia questions for students to answer in small groups of 4-to-5 students.

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

However, by integrating interactive features like quizzes, hotspots, and branching storylines within the video content, instructors can create interactive videos that transform passive viewing into active learning experiences, resulting in improved student performance by up to 30 percent. Spencer Willis, Jr.

Instructors 98

Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

So, for those of us that cannot add one more thing to our already packed class schedules, look for ways to bring teamwork to your existing lecture topics. It is a nice balance of learning and pop-culture. Group Trivia: I end our first-class session with some trivia questions for students to answer in small groups of 4-to-5 students.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 10, 2023

Your Welcome Survey could include prompts like: name to be called in class (including phonetic pronunciation cues), pronouns, racialized identity, work status, caregiver responsibilities, cultural/religious holidays they observe, primary language they are most comfortable communicating in, and.

Activities 116

Activities Ethics Confidentiality Learning Spaces 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 10, 2023

Your Welcome Survey could include prompts like: name to be called in class (including phonetic pronunciation cues), pronouns, racialized identity, work status, caregiver responsibilities, cultural/religious holidays they observe, primary language they are most comfortable communicating in, and.

Activities 98

Activities Ethics Confidentiality Learning Spaces 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 22, 2018

When done, they can win a prize if that fits your school culture. For teachers, it’s another chance to make an impact on the lives of kids, turn them into life-long learners or at least let them experience the joy of learning. Students decode the QR code and add the answer to a form with all the questions.

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Activities Schools Mobile Devices Writing 76

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 21, 2025

Some simply broadcast lectures over video calls. They dont merely transplant classroom lectures to a screen. Five to fifteenminute segments blend video, animation, and interactive quizzes. Such experiences foster cultural empathy and teamwork skills as naturally as any physical lab. Social events add sparkle.

Schools 52

Schools Lecturing Coaching Art 52

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Reading back over a textbook or taking lecture notes with a highlighter at the ready is often done by students, for instance, but these practices have proven of limited merit, and in some cases even counterproductive in aiding recall. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2018

He also created BACON (Biology and Chemistry Online Notes), a series of online tutorials that interweave organic chemistry, human health, and popular culture. Explore Garg’s organic chemistry course file with links to practice problems, quizzes, and study guides. It really helps make the lecture hall feel more like a small classroom.

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Lecturing Course Design Assignments Quizzes 142

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Then we see what is a vampire, in the original folklore what does it mean, and then from there we see how that thing was adapted and assimilated and appropriated by Western culture and gets into literature. And then we go from literature to theater and then films and then pop culture in general. Resources to Inspire Your Course Design.

Education 130

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 130

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Five or six years ago we started recording all my lectures—not live lectures, but actually in a studio. If normally I’d do a lecture on China that would span three hours, I would try to break that up into consumable bites, anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes, broken down by particular topics. We converted my office into a studio.

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Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 144