Edsurge

MAY 28, 2024

After a family discussion, we decided he would repeat Algebra 1 in ninth grade,” Lynem, a journalism lecturer, wrote in CalMatters. Not all students are ready for algebra in middle school, and so this can lead to “massive failure rates,” he says. They hoped it would increase his confidence and mastery, she wrote.

Math 205

Math Schools Middle School Middle School 205

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2019

The thing is, I really wanted to contribute to class discussions. As he lectured, he would randomly pick names from the stack to call on students. To this day, when I want to contribute to a discussion, raising my hand makes my heart beat a bit faster. I just didn’t always know how to. And on top of my perfectionism, I was slow.

Discussions 168

Discussions Failure Textbooks Culture 168

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

Study 165

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 165

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

But failure is the whole point of the exercise. One of the failure points of international marketing is human beings’ inability to understand, appreciate, and exploit cultural differences. Failure is the point of the exercise,” he says. The average student gets just two of the ten questions right.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Ken Bain, the author of “What the Best College Teachers Do,” talks about this a lot—this idea that failure is a part of learning. So there should be failure in all of our classes. Or to think that] it’s not a big deal if I put an hour-long video [lecture]. Hear the entire discussion here. And that’s the learning process.

Failure 149

Failure Feedback Students Exams 149

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

She didn’t try to be my best friend and she didn’t make excuses for my third-grade failures. A lesson in the effect of railroads on opening up the American West may morph to a discussion on the Underground Railroad. It was a challenge to correct her without having her shut down, declare herself a failure, and move on.

Teachers 141

Teachers Failure Quizzes Knowledge 141

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2017

We’ve now been able to put this lie to bed that people can actually shop on Facebook and listen to your lecture and take good notes all simultaneously. Now let’s have a discussion.”. In fact, there’s a lot of discussion about how should we rethink the training during the PhD. What do you think about Lecture Capture.

Coaching 143

Coaching Lecturing Teachers Motivation 143

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

Historically, I approached this lesson through direct instruction, building a presentation to support a lecture. I teach my students that failure is an opportunity for growth and that they shouldn’t be afraid to try new things, but sometimes it’s hard to take my own advice.

Learning 161

Learning Assignments Students Motivation 161

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Active learning: Engage in active learning techniques such as participating in class discussions, asking questions, and seeking clarification on challenging topics.

Failure 98

Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Active learning: Engage in active learning techniques such as participating in class discussions, asking questions, and seeking clarification on challenging topics.

Failure 95

Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 95

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

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In English courses, making curricula and instruction more culturally relevant to diverse students is a relatively “straightforward” task, Rodriguez says, whereas in math, “the traditional lecture-based approach where students practice problems and take tests and sit in lectures is the standard.

Exams 174

Exams English Math Instructors 174

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. minimizing failure and providing immediate feedback for students. But make no mistake: game design is very important for learning.

Skills 168

Skills Critical Thinking Game-Based Learning Failure 168

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

My official title is “lecturer,” but that is a far cry from how I teach. When there are 25 students who each have control of their own pace, how do you engage them in meaningful discussions based on the content and ensure that they complete their work in a timely manner? But it’s more complex than that.

Teaching 163

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 163

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

He also ponders whether games can both teach and measure 21st-century skills, considers the barriers to a broader use of GBL in schools and discusses the not-so-mysterious motivational power of Pokemon. A third reason is the opportunity to experiment with different identities in a safe environment where failure doesn’t matter.

Game-Based Learning 168

Game-Based Learning Teaching Learning Testing 168

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2023

Her/his success doesn’t come without lots of failure and mistakes, widgets that sounded good but were too complicated or non-intuitive for a 21st century classroom. Discuss this, then expect them to do so when they have a problem. Which of these nine mistakes do you make? Encourage students to do the same. Why do this?

Teachers 148

Teachers Failure Learning Styles Lecturing 148

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

This meant that when the pandemic struck, the current events were able to flow much more regularly into our class discussions. I have felt like a failure some of the time. I taught a business ethics course this semester in which I had honed the learning outcomes down into the most essential ones.

Teaching 199

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 199

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

Even more, it felt odd to listen to discussions about faculty use of OER and barriers against adoption in the classroom without a strong faculty presence in the room. A faculty member like me, who is non- tenure or holds a teaching-intensive role, might have an easier time to participate in critical open education discussions.

Textbooks 131

Textbooks Instructors Education Peer Review 131

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

In this light, designing and facilitating online discussions to increase student engagement, peer connection, and idea exchange, as well as creating a cohesive online learning community for knowledge creation, is far more important for the success of online education.

Student Engagement 99

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 99

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

We’re discussing (OK, let’s be honest, I am telling students) about a 1854 California Supreme Court Case that decreed “that the testimony of a Chinese man who witnessed a murder by a white man was inadmissible, largely based upon the opinion that the Chinese were ‘a race of people whom nature has marked as inferior.’” She didn’t apologize.

Beliefs 162

Beliefs Coaching History Attention 162

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

Study 100

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 100

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

In this light, designing and facilitating online discussions to increase student engagement, peer connection, and idea exchange, as well as creating a cohesive online learning community for knowledge creation, is far more important for the success of online education.

Student Engagement 75

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 75

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2023

The end result is often a very high-bandwidth human discussion about the classroom subject material, wherein metrics for success and failure are critically engaged by students. They may consult the textbook or lecture notes. Putting students in the position of an evaluator helps to challenge them.

Instructors 64

Instructors Failure Assignments Students 64

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 116

Gamification Art Beliefs Achievement 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2023

The end result is often a very high-bandwidth human discussion about the classroom subject material, wherein metrics for success and failure are critically engaged by students. They may consult the textbook or lecture notes. Putting students in the position of an evaluator helps to challenge them.

Instructors 52

Instructors Failure Assignments Students 52

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

If they know about (and are impressed by) your work, they may even see opportunities to work with you collaboratively or nominate you for guest lectures or conference roles. Discuss it with your colleagues first, but consider framing your academic worth in three ways: a.

Faculty Development 60

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 60

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

If they know about (and are impressed by) your work, they may even see opportunities to work with you collaboratively or nominate you for guest lectures or conference roles. Discuss it with your colleagues first, but consider framing your academic worth in three ways: a.

Faculty Development 53

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 53

Lab to Class

JANUARY 3, 2024

After reading this guide, teachers should begin collecting materials and creating lesson plans by discussing with their colleagues, doing further research and keeping this guide nearby to ensure no key elements are forgotten. This can be a perfect setup for watching videos, listening to lectures, and reading books. What is Preschool?

Teaching 52

Teaching Teachers Activities Reading 52

Edsurge

JULY 12, 2022

But neither’s success depends on the other one's failure. They can celebrate in the other’s successes, lament in the other's failures, because nothing really depends on it. And that really hasn't been at the center of a lot of academic discussions of markets. So they can both be friends, they can egg each other along.

Fairness 168

Fairness Ethics Failure Lecturing 168