Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Odette guided Esther as she wrote her answers in English. “I She wanted me to know that although she could not yet speak English, she felt confident as a learner in her first language. Research shows that students who are classified as English language learners may be perceived by teachers as less capable than their non-ELL peers.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2017

When Tresor Brill enters a classroom for the first time at the start of each semester, she knows what to expect: readings, class discussions, homework—and the professor mispronouncing her name (which should be pronounced “tray”-”soar”). It may have been awkward for the instructors as well, which is exactly what our tool helps solve.”

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2025

Their middle school benefits from stable funding, high-quality teachers, and a strong IT department, all leading to discussions about AI in their sixth grade classrooms. Rather than leaving me to play Sherlock Holmes, scrutinizing student prose for malfeasance, Pangram’s findings offer transparency to both student and instructor.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

In a face-to-face class, students see the instructor and other students and, even if not interacting with them directly, know they are not alone. But asynchronous courses, and especially asynchronous independent study courses, present a different scenario with challenges for both instructors and students. Who is my instructor?”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It helps instructors deliver cohesive learning experiences through structured content and interactivity. This enables the instructor to assign coursework that keeps their students moving forward on their unique learning path. With Connect, students and instructors are provided with continuous support — in or out of the classroom.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

He’s also in the classroom (well, a virtual one these days) as a professor of English at Assumption University, where he is also the director of the Center for Teaching Excellence. One of the things that I talk about in the book is the presence of the instructor, and how felt that presence is in the actual space of a classroom.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The discussion about the importance of class size has been ongoing for decades. Generally, in smaller classes, students can establish stronger relationships with their instructors. This means they will stick around longer, giving every school or university the benefit of expert instructors.

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Achievement Students Instructors Ethics 267

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Similar concerns have prompted community colleges to reconsider their own versions of entrance assessments: the placement tests they’ve traditionally used to determine whether students are “ready” for college-level learning or should instead start their pursuit of higher education in remedial math or English classes. The algorithm worked.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2020

In these casual settings, it can be easy to forget that classmates and instructors can observe you. They’re contending with interlopers listening in on class discussions, difficulty gauging students’ reactions to course material and unexpected student behavior that sometimes requires setting new ground rules. Who’s Listening?

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many. 2024, 9). AI can considerably improve engagement in the classroom (A. Huang et al.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

AI integration can address diverse learning needs , promote data-driven decision-making , and spur class discussion. The instructor was really supportive. This later became a great discussion point with my students. This will help me educate students on spotting deepfakes and discussing the possible implications.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2019

After all, plenty of English majors become lawyers and doctors. One of the program’s instructors, in fact, had experience teaching for a commercial coding bootcamp. There was less of a penalty for being wrong” during class discussions. Like many bootcamps, classes ran from 9 a.m.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Because what they note is, if you’re in a safe environment with a safe class, they would rather use English, because they’re trying to practice their English and become proficient in English.” Instructors should make sure students have the opportunity to build their own learning experiences, Parra argues.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

An instructor can ask students to take out their mobile phones and check for the answers. Active participation from the instructor during a class activity holds equal significance. Discuss practical applications. Instructors can engage students when they establish a practical connection between theory and practice.

Attention 122

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 122

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

The sudden-seeming pervasiveness of AI has even led to faculty workshop “safe spaces” this summer, where instructors can figure out how to use algorithms. It adds that discussions about AI should not forget educational outcomes or the best standards of evidence. And so far, AI is shaking things up.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Professor of English Karen Hindhede is proving that it’s possible. She and her students are discussing the Bard’s greatest works in her LIT 267 Introduction to Shakespeare course at Central Arizona College (CAC)—a “rural fringe” two-year institution, as categorized by the National Center for Education Statistics. The new normal.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2023

But getting and holding the attention of students has become more difficult since the pandemic, according to many college instructors around the country. Attention Is Reciprocal’ In both of these conversations with college instructors, one thing stood out. I'm a quest giver. Attention is reciprocal,” said Lang. “We

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Improved Writing Quality For many students, especially those learning English as a second language, AI technologies are essential for language and writing improvement. This technique guarantees that while AI supports and streamlines writing, instructors guide and analyze student growth.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 16, 2022

One of the main benefits of using asynchronous videos in your online class is that the videos provide a sense of intimacy in the classroom which leads to increased instructor presence. Instructors can create prompts in programs, such as VoiceThread and Flipgrid, that require students to interact through asynchronous videos. .

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Instructors Assignments Feedback Lecturing 145

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

It’s a statistic no educator—or student—would boast about: Half a million high school graduates , or about one in four, can’t perform math or write English well enough to avoid having to take remedial classes when they get to community college. doubling the student success rate in English and up to six times the rate in math.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2020

Essentially, NSSI began a four-week training institute for more than 500 teachers who wanted to become better online instructors, and paired them with mentor teachers who could demonstrate effective teaching strategies. Along with the focus on mentorship, the program emphasizes live instruction as a best practice.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many. 2024, 9). AI can considerably improve engagement in the classroom (A. Huang et al.

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Instructors Disabilities Ethics English 98

eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Developed based on user feedback, these updates were designed to make conceptualizing primary source documents easier for students who are less familiar using these resources, as well as provide instructors and librarians with content to contextualize literary works and serve as models to support primary source literacy.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Keywords: Student partnerships, Asset-Based Mindset, Language Resources Introduction In educational contexts, English is often privileged as the language of communication and instruction. 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020). Image courtesy of Unsplash. 2024; Montenegro & Jankowski, 2017; Tinto, 2017; Winklemes, 2016).

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Teaching Instructors English Language 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

An instructor can ask students to take out their mobile phones and check for the answers. Active participation from the instructor during a class activity holds equal significance. Discuss practical applications. Instructors can engage students when they establish a practical connection between theory and practice.

Attention 104

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 104

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2018

Digital inking is one of my favorites since in my Latin class I can project my device and annotate a text as we discuss it, color-coding grammatical constructions and highlighting words that go together. This is particularly useful for English as a Second Language (ESL) students who may be learning to read and speak English at the same time.

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Education Instructors English Language 126

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

Although its definition is somewhat abstract, active learning is an approach to instruction that involves actively engaging students with the course material through activities such as discussions, problem solving, case studies, and role playing. In this educational quagmire, Pecha Kucha is an answer.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

I created this article not to discuss potential legal and ethical issues surrounding AI, but rather to share my observations from a broad perspective. Beyond basic editing, students can add specifications such as editing for English as a first language, or editing for the academic environment. I became curious.

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Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 144

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2020

Ryan Bravin has reported to his classroom every day for the last few weeks to teach English to ninth and 10th graders at his school, located in Vance County in Eastern North Carolina. He leads discussions on literature from behind his desk. What might my instructor have done in that moment to make me feel more engaged?

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Teaching English Math Discussions 189

Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2023

Experiential learning, service-learning, and discussion-based interactive instruction are three methods that are grounded in student experiences which encourage them to become further engaged within their discipline while increasing their focus on the application of knowledge over recalling information.

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Active Learning Activities Learning Students 138

Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

I post the recordings, including transcripts in announcements, assignment directions, discussions, and in personal communications. When recording I always include a video of the screen and myself as this dual approach has a more positive effect on learner outcomes than a static picture of the instructor (Zhang and Yang, 2022).

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

While AI-powered tools offer potential to enhance teaching and learning, concerns about AI replacing human instructors have sparked a complex debate. While AI can be a powerful tool to augment the teaching experience, human instructors remain essential for fostering student engagement, critical thinking, and emotional well-being.

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Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

While AI-powered tools offer potential to enhance teaching and learning, concerns about AI replacing human instructors have sparked a complex debate. While AI can be a powerful tool to augment the teaching experience, human instructors remain essential for fostering student engagement, critical thinking, and emotional well-being.

Ethics 111

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2024

In the first part, I introduced you to the translation process, the instructor-translator relationship, and the before, during, and after elements of the process. If you want translators to play a role in leading the discussion, you should make public to the students that you are giving them this right.

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Teaching Lecturing Language Languages 110

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2024

In the first part, I introduced you to the translation process, the instructor-translator relationship, and the before, during, and after elements of the process. If you want translators to play a role in leading the discussion, you should make public to the students that you are giving them this right.

Teaching 110

Teaching Lecturing Language Languages 110

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

Thus, it’s pressing for instructors to collaborate on concrete ways to create a welcoming tone and build rapport in digital spaces. As English professors and educational developers, we think this question is essential when creating a sense of belonging for all students. A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth.

Culture 122

Culture Communication Language Languages 122

Edsurge

JULY 18, 2017

She knows who is a non-native English speaker, which students have special learning needs, and which come from homes where they’re facing extreme poverty. Students work at their own speed, with educators like Spencer, a Bricks 4 Kidz instructor, and an instructional assistant hanging back and lending a hand only when asked.

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