Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

In most cases, what professors ask students to do outside the classrooms is watch video lectures, and Barba thinks that part of the flipped approach needs to go, and that professors are relying too much on such videos as a crutch. They come primed to discuss those things and learn in classroom,” says Barba. “We

Lecturing 160

Lecturing Learning STEM Instructors 160

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

When I started teaching data science and artificial intelligence in Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, I was frustrated by how little insight I actually felt I had into how effective my teaching was, until the end-of-semester final exam grades and student assessments came in. This is where machine learning comes in.

Teaching 212

Teaching Instructors Quizzes Intelligence 212

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

If a student wants to discuss accommodations, try to do so during office hours or via email. For instance, when assigned to work in groups during class, students who may have trouble focusing or even hearing the discussion due to the noise level may ask the professor for permission to work in the library or outside.

Disabilities 144

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

That became clear a few years ago, when a particularly bright student in a calculus class Talbert was teaching bombed the first exam. Her score on that exam was so low, in fact, that she realized she had no chance to get an A in the course, no matter how well she might do on future tests and assignments. What makes you say that?

Grades 201

Grades Exams Feedback Testing 201

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In California, students at Chula Vista Elementary School District’s Salt Creek Elementary improved their scores by 137 percent over the state average on California’s performance exams in the first year of introducing a blended learning program. . Blended Learning Programs Improve the Learning Without the Lecture. by Wendy Jones.

Technology 167

Technology Blended Learning Lecturing Exams 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Improving online class communication and discussions is a goal shared by entrepreneurs past and present. Piazza, which provides a platform for online class discussion and has been in business since 2009, received criticism for selling certain student data as part of its business model. The platform is free for now.

Discussions 80

Discussions Exams Communication Lecturing 80

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Pandemic-era disruptions have played a role, but so has the broader worry that a reliance on standardized admissions exams may exacerbate disparities among students of different races and income levels. These days more four-year colleges are dropping their SAT and ACT requirements. It did not use demographic data. The algorithm worked.

Exams 174

Exams English Math Instructors 174

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. The Echo360 video platform use Amazon Transcribe to provide real-time transcriptions of lectures at the University of Michigan. Our system is also able to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide, automatically.

Study 165

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 165

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In lecture-based classes, combine lecturing with interactive activities such as Q&A sessions, pair/group work (two to four students) to go over muddy questions, summarize key points, or draw an infographic to demonstrate understanding of what was just covered in smaller segments throughout the class. Provide variety in assignments.

Motivation 126

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

I add the element of having them discuss their individual observations with a partner. 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. What do you wonder (Newbery, 2023)?”

Exams 115

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 115

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I use a daily quiz that has a two-fold purpose: first, it tests the students’ knowledge of the day’s reading material; and second, it provides a focus for the lecture and activities scheduled that day in class. As such, it effectively engages students in discussion of the correct answers, and just as importantly, the incorrect answers.

Quizzes 98

Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2023

To bring students back to the classroom, it can be tempting to scale back some course accommodations, such as not recording lectures or providing material online ( D’Agostino, 2022 ). I shifted to more written, reflective assignments and turned my proctored exams into open-book, take-home exams. 2020 ); Moores, et al.,

Student Engagement 94

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Exams 94

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

I add the element of having them discuss their individual observations with a partner. 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. What do you wonder (Newbery, 2023)?”

Exams 110

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 110

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. Student exam performance then becomes a matter of cramming course content into short-term memory, without ever really mastering, considering, or owning the course material in a meaningful way.

Lecturing 122

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 122

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching. So we were able to extend our Respondus Monitor license, which monitors the students during an exam. We're already in a stressful situation. It's, “Did you miss the video?

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

If a student wants to discuss accommodations, try to do so during office hours or via email. For instance, when assigned to work in groups during class, students who may have trouble focusing or even hearing the discussion due to the noise level may ask the professor for permission to work in the library or outside.

Disabilities 97

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 97

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In lecture-based classes, combine lecturing with interactive activities such as Q&A sessions, pair/group work (two to four students) to go over muddy questions, summarize key points, or draw an infographic to demonstrate understanding of what was just covered in smaller segments throughout the class. Provide variety in assignments.

Motivation 111

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 111

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

To address this problem, Garcia decided to give her students more voice in the classroom operations, asking them to lead discussions on topics they cared about and conducting several surveys on their interest. The kids say I have a cartoon character voice, and I smile a lot,” says Garcia in an interview with EdSurge. Dr. Renee Hobbs.

Lecturing 131

Lecturing Classroom Management Exams Attention 131

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I use a daily quiz that has a two-fold purpose: first, it tests the students’ knowledge of the day’s reading material; and second, it provides a focus for the lecture and activities scheduled that day in class. As such, it effectively engages students in discussion of the correct answers, and just as importantly, the incorrect answers.

Quizzes 92

Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 92

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The week before a midterm exam, for example, students can work individually or in groups to construct their own quiz items. This student-generated quiz thus allows learners to practice and share their ideas in an atmosphere that is less anxiety-provoking than the midterm exam itself. that demonstrate the content in a more creative way.

Teaching 119

Teaching Quizzes Instructors Exams 119

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2019

I struggled from an early age with comprehension and performed below the average on national reading exams. I struggled from an early age with comprehension and performed below the average on national reading exams. We discussed the writing styles they liked, or didn’t, and why. Video: Neil Gaiman Reading Agency lecture 2013.

Exams 135

Exams English Students Assignments 135

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2023

The first step for creating a risk-informed adult learner is an environment that facilitates social dialogue between the learner and the lecturer. Creating such an environment is the responsibility of the lecturer who should establish certain parameters for communication. Create a social presence in your class environment.

Lecturing 104

Lecturing Instructors Assignments Failure 104

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

lectures)” (p. However, the vast majority of the examples that they use in the book pertain to students remembering something that they read earlier, answering exam questions, taking notes, engaging in mini-quizzes, regurgitating back what they heard from a teacher, and similar, extraordinarily traditional educational practices.

Quizzes 143

Quizzes Learning Lecturing Students 143

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This paper will investigate some key principles and advantages of collaborative learning, explore some of the challenges, and discuss best practices for effectively implementing collaborative learning activities in the classroom. Collaborative learning involves complex classroom management, which is different from traditional lecturing.

Collaborative Learning 115

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2023

Traditionally, assessment in higher education has mainly been standardized exams and course work pieces of varying degrees of realism. Astoundingly, ChatGPT can assist in “leveling up” these exam items as well as aid in designing high quality alternative assessments.

Education 116

Education Academic Integrity Fairness Exams 116

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

. … Unfortunately there are things like stereotype threat, in which the research will show that historically marginalized populations, when they go in there thinking, “Oh, I’m not good at math because of X, Y, or Z …, ” that stress of a high-stakes exam will, statistically speaking, have a negative academic effect on them.

Failure 149

Failure Feedback Students Exams 149

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

And that class, since I started doing that, is a 20 percent improvement in the exam grades. rapid retrieval: During a lecture, stop every 10 minutes or so to ask a question about a topic you’ve covered. ” “That’s going to guide our discussion for the day,” she explains.

Multiple Choice Questions 77

Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 77

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The week before a midterm exam, for example, students can work individually or in groups to construct their own quiz items. This student-generated quiz thus allows learners to practice and share their ideas in an atmosphere that is less anxiety-provoking than the midterm exam itself. that demonstrate the content in a more creative way.

Teaching 110

Teaching Quizzes Instructors Exams 110

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth.

Teaching 130

Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Instead of learning from a combination of books, lectures and software, as students do at most schools, the primary mode of instruction for kids attending Quest to Learn is games. “I never want to make claims that games writ-large for any kid—under any circumstances—teach these sort of skills.” The takeaway?

Skills 168

Skills Critical Thinking Game-Based Learning Failure 168

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Martin is a former early childhood education lecturer at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, a former assistant professor of early childhood education, and a faculty professional development coordinator at Miles College. Dr. Dimple J. Martin is the director of the Quality Enhancement Plan at Miles College.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Instead, they acquire information outside of class by reading, watching lectures recorded by the faculty member, or through many other online options. We can immediately correct misconceptions or misapplication of data rather than waiting until students make the errors in homework or on exams.

Learning 122

Learning Problem-Based Learning Students Lecturing 122

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

In July, three members from EdSurge Independent, a student-run group that meets weekly to discuss ideas around higher education and technology, joined EdSurge Live to share what they wish faculty knew about students today, and propose ways to fuse instructional gaps. They’re creating their own surveys and say, "How do you feel about this?"

Teaching 121

Teaching Course Evaluations Evaluation Students 121

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Examples include standardized tests, final exams, and end-of-course projects, which measure student achievement against predetermined criteria and provide a snapshot of overall learning outcomes. One example is the use of visual aids such as charts, diagrams, and multimedia presentations to supplement lectures and reinforce key concepts.

Textbooks 130

Textbooks Metacognitive Skills Education Teaching Methods 130

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This paper will investigate some key principles and advantages of collaborative learning, explore some of the challenges, and discuss best practices for effectively implementing collaborative learning activities in the classroom. Collaborative learning involves complex classroom management, which is different from traditional lecturing.

Collaborative Learning 104

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 104

Edsurge

JULY 18, 2017

Learners instead spent their mornings in traditional class settings, receiving direct instruction and participating in group discussions. As teachers at Bentley implement the courses, they’re able to reach out to the educators who wrote the content to ask questions and discuss improvements.

Schools 141

Schools Coaching Mobile Devices Social Studies 141

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. Student exam performance then becomes a matter of cramming course content into short-term memory, without ever really mastering, considering, or owning the course material in a meaningful way.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 98