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JANUARY 28, 2022

A note: Any time students use the internet, start with a discussion on how to use it safely. Discuss why you collaborated with others in surviving this world. Make failure fun. Look into the eyes of a fifth grader who just solved the unsolvable–something most adults s/he knows can’t do. This is the plot.

Writing 199

Writing Reading Teaching Evaluation 199

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I talked with the outgoing IT director about any existing recovery systems and previous related discussions. I discussed with my team the previous efforts to develop a plan. Do you have secondary switches and access to the internet to retrieve information? What sort of backup system is already in place? Don’t count on luck.

Schools 125

Schools Failure Discussions Internet 125

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

In fact, for years he edited one of the most popular humor magazines on the Internet, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency — a more literary version of the The Onion. Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast. Learning to write is a process that requires failure, that requires trying things over again.

Writing 167

Writing Essay Feedback Students 167

Faculty Focus

MAY 23, 2024

There are all sorts of ways in which go out and ask that question, and it inevitably generates discussion. One of the easiest ways is simply to use the discussion tool in any learning management system (LMS). Students can share those results on the discussion board or talk in small groups. Now, how do they bring it back?

Laboratory 96

Laboratory Failure Assignments Instructors 96

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2019

Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast. They are integrating computational thinking and computer science in with microelectronics and the internet of things. Learn from failure. All students—no matter their GPAs or ZIP codes or learning challenges—can be inventors. She knows, because she’s seen it.

Education 163

Education Disabilities Knowledge High School 163

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2017

Our sales reps would scream bloody murder that we needed adaptive, multi-choice, fill-in-the-blank, discussion board polls (I hope that's not a thing). Blackboard’s initial mission was to “help transform the Internet into a powerful environment for teaching and learning.” But we’d say no. We embraced the word “help.”

Learning Outcomes 135

Learning Outcomes Instructors History Evaluation 135

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

While platforms like the internet and American media provide some understanding of American culture, nuances are often missed. This deference to authority may manifest as reticence, timidity, or reluctance to participate in class activities and discussions (Wan, 2021).

Feedback 90

Feedback Culture Learning Students 90

Faculty Focus

MAY 23, 2024

There are all sorts of ways in which go out and ask that question, and it inevitably generates discussion. One of the easiest ways is simply to use the discussion tool in any learning management system (LMS). Students can share those results on the discussion board or talk in small groups. Now, how do they bring it back?

Laboratory 76

Laboratory Failure Assignments Instructors 76

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast. Isn't that a failure?” The speakers included Dhawal Shah, founder of Class Central, Amy Ahearn, associate director at Acumen+, Kapeesh Saraf, head of growth and consumer products at Coursera, and Kristin Palmer, director of online learning at University of Virginia.

Questions 158

Questions Failure Skills Online Learning 158

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

While platforms like the internet and American media provide some understanding of American culture, nuances are often missed. This deference to authority may manifest as reticence, timidity, or reluctance to participate in class activities and discussions (Wan, 2021).

Feedback 81

Feedback Culture Learning Students 81

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AUGUST 25, 2016

They shared with colleagues on discussion boards, blogs, and Tweets. Once a week we got together virtually (via Google Hangout or a Twitter Chat) to share ideas, answer questions, and discuss nuances. Internet availability at home is still an issue. They failed and tried again. Asked questions.

Gamification 73

Gamification Syllabus Failure Internet 73

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2017

Now let’s have a discussion.”. Without having to get political, the internet has opened up lots, and lots, and lots of alternative facts. In fact, there’s a lot of discussion about how should we rethink the training during the PhD. You think, well wait, why didn’t you send me the PowerPoint in advance? Of course. It’s changed.

Coaching 141

Coaching Lecturing Teachers Motivation 141

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JANUARY 26, 2016

Assess whether students meet this goal by observing them in class and having other teachers/parents anecdotally report successes (or failures). The first time you do this, you might build a formal compare-contrast chart like this: Or, have a discussion about how the tool satisfies the lesson’s Big Ideas and Essential Questions.

Students 89

Students Knowledge Failure Learning Styles 89

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I talked with the outgoing IT director about any existing recovery systems and previous related discussions. I discussed with my team the previous efforts to develop a plan. Do you have secondary switches and access to the internet to retrieve information? What sort of backup system is already in place? Don’t count on luck.

Failure 66

Failure Discussions Internet Questions 66

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2017

Like an ad on the internet? I was just in discussion with an advisor of ours and he said, "What is your biggest challenge right now?" And it is, without question, our biggest failure in nine years. You end up with a tutor and a group of 12 [students]. And what’s 2U’s current average weekly live class size? I actually got an ad.

History 95

History Culture Failure Fairness 95

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2017

We put together a virtual panel discussion, inviting people with a variety of views on MissionU to face off—including its founder, and a critic. The discussion we're having today actually began on Twitter, but it was limited by the 140-character limit. Our hope was to start a dialogue and get beyond misperceptions on both sides.

Gamification 111

Gamification Art Beliefs Achievement 111

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2022

Deep in the heart of New Orleans, a hotbed of American culture and history, scholars Cornel West and Robert George—or as they call each other, Brother West and Brother Robbie—came together during the ISTE 2022 conference to discuss exactly that. (I I had the honor of moderating the discussion.) But we have a love that's fundamental.

Discussions 33

Discussions Ethics Internet Education 33

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

According to the Federal Communications Commission, evidence is showing a strong relationship between broadband access, internet adoption and health outcomes. Failure to do so will lead to further declines in health, democratic participation and productivity within our communities. So a new concept has emerged: “digital equity.”

Local Government 212

Local Government Internet Education Failure 212

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2023

But, to try to teach this topic in a thirty-minute set-aside dug out of the daily class inquiry is a prescription for failure. Discuss online images with students every time it comes up in their online activities. Pl agiarism Discuss plagiarism. Discuss the use of avatars to protect online privacy. Should they do it?

Plagiarism 124

Plagiarism Fairness Discussions Art 124

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

But, to try to teach this topic in a thirty-minute set-aside dug out of the daily class inquiry is a prescription for failure. Discuss online images with students every time it comes up in their online activities. Discuss plagiarism. Watch and discuss the online life of a photo posted by an unknowing student. copyrights.

Plagiarism 124

Plagiarism Fairness Discussions Art 124

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

So some pin One Laptop per Child's eventual failure on its technical shortcomings, and it was in a lot of cases a frustrating-to-use machine. So it's not that they were really disconnected, and they would hear about the internet and computers via those sources, but they didn't have much direct experience. These were slow machines.

Internet 124

Internet Failure Technology Reading 124

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2018

The #BlackLivesMatter hashtag enabled Black people, particularly Black youth, to publicly discuss their experiences and frustration with racial profiling and police brutality in large numbers. Failure to do this and more might continue to make Black and other students of color feel isolated and misunderstood in the classroom.

Activities 113

Activities Instructors Students Culture 113