Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. academic journal article or specific industry press).

Discussions 115

Discussions Reading Instructors Lecturing 115

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

The first image many people have of school is a circle of small children, sitting cross-legged, paying attention (or not) to an adult reading a book aloud and showing pictures to the class. A second question has been given almost equal importance: Is reading a book to students online even legal? The short answer is, well, yes.

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Reading Fairness Teachers Disabilities 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2022

Instructors first need to consider how we use grades in our teaching—and then explore what kinds of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations exist and persist for our students. Two common concerns that I’ve come across are that: Grading takes up too much time for instructors, and that.

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Motivation Reading Instructors Assignments 196

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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Instructors Students English Culture 155

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Enacting equity pedagogy as an essential component of multicultural education (Banks & Banks, 1995) requires instructors to become change agents. Beginning Add literature/resources from neurodivergent, disabled, and diverse authors to assigned course readings and class activities. Replace and/or supplement outdated readings.

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Accessibility Disabilities Learning Disabilities Special Education 97

Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. academic journal article or specific industry press).

Discussions 97

Discussions Reading Instructors Lecturing 97

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

As the capacity of AI grows to complete increasingly complex tasks, we (as college instructors) may wonder what we can offer our students in the age of AI. Why College Instructors Matter: A Student’s Perspective I had a conversation with one of my students recently about this exact question. Schoeder, 2024).

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 115

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Too often the information students are asked to read and engage with online is abstract and unrelated to their lives. Learning must prioritize the application, not retention, of information and skills in a real-world setting. The more learning is grounded in the students’ everyday experience, the more relevant and meaningful it will be.

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Online Learning Learning Participation Knowledge 420

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

I’m wondering if you might recommend what top three books would you suggest I read outside of ‘Urgency for Teachers,’ ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed,’ ‘The New Education?’ Tim Carson, Skilled Trades and OER Advocate First, allow me to tell you why I don’t typically read books about online learning. I’ve ordered your book as well.

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Online Learning Reading Teaching Philosophy Learning 214

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

But pulling off these “assignment makeovers,” as some instructors are calling them, turns out to be challenging, and what works differs significantly depending on the subject matter and type of assignment. Some of those instructors are using tools that attempt to detect text written by bots, such as GPTZero and a new tool by Turnitin.

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Assignments Instructors Writing History 148

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2015

With that in mind, certain strategies, tips, and guidelines have been proven to help instructors begin what can seem like an overwhelming task—teaching a course without ever even needing to physically see her students. Discussion boards encourage critical and creative thinking and supports students in their own reflections and inquiries.

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Education Syllabus Instructors Feedback 279

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. Instructors will provide support to participants through feedback and dialogue.

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Teachers Coaching Textbooks Participation 258

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Our discussions culminated in selecting specific challenges to explore in-depth, with the goal of prototyping solutions at the Learning Leaders Summit in Dubai. During our discussion, a crucial question was raised: “In terms of teacher training, should schools begin with UDL or blended learning?”

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Blended Learning Universal Design Learning Motivation 460

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

By the mid-1950s, schools would adopt localized, attached libraries in which librarians are considered qualified teachers, educating both students and instructors. As leaders, librarians are prepared to guide students through reading and research processes at the same time that they offer necessary support to teachers.

Schools 358

Schools Essay Instructors Critical Thinking 358

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

I read Susan Blums Ungrading as a first-year graduate student and was immediately smitten. At the same time, COVID-19 forced many seasoned instructors to grapple with assessing their students, making alternative assessment more mainstream. As a first-year graduate student, I had read Susan Blums Ungrading and was immediately smitten.

Grades 81

Grades Evaluation Assignments Instructors 81

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For instructors who have had the opportunity to participate in pedagogy learning groups, there may be a lot of overlap in what they already know about teaching and what changes AI might bring to the classroom. Instructors across the disciplines question how and where their students will use AI.

Teaching 204

Teaching Instructors Knowledge Writing 204

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

One of them was the very traditional strain of reading research on attention, neuroscience, cognitive psychology and all that stuff. 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. Can you talk about some of your research methods?

Instructors 218

Instructors Attention Education Lecturing 218

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Beanstack , an edtech platform that helps schools encourage kids to read through gamification, demonstrated the importance of engaging readers. Beanstack helps educators and librarians encourage reading by making it easy to create and promote reading challenges for their communities.

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Mobile Devices Gamification Science STEM 345

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?”

Instructors 105

Instructors Syllabus Assignments Feedback 105

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

The instructor can lecture and students can ask questions, or the instructor can lead a live discussion. For instance, professors can have students submit video responses to a discussion question using a platform like FlipGrid. Everyone sends in their reply by a set deadline.

Teaching 218

Teaching Instructors Distance Learning Lecturing 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2016

I love reading, but there are so many books out there, it’s challenging to pick the right one for my education needs. Digital Leadership is essential reading for any education leader trying to figure out how technology can strengthen schools—and what pitfalls to avoid. 50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom. by Alan November.

Reading 132

Reading Teachers Essay Teaching Methods 132

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Being new to teaching, I spent time reading up on pedagogical best practices and how methods like mastery learning and one-on-one personalized guidance could drastically improve student outcomes. In summer 2020, we began a research project at Duke to explore how we could use this data to help us as instructors do our job better.

Teaching 214

Teaching Instructors Quizzes Intelligence 214

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2023

As instructors and students press pause for winter break, journalists at EdSurge are likewise taking some time away from writing and editing during the last week of 2023. I have read and loved them all. Read more from Emily here. Read more from Jeff here. I give “The Anthropocene Reviewed” five stars.

Reading 142

Reading Essay Instructors Culture 142

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

In fact, many college instructors have been downright grumpy about having been thrown into a new teaching format. Some instructors are so taken by active learning working so effectively that they expect to continue offering courses online, even when the pandemic restrictions completely lift and things are fully back in person.

Teaching 175

Teaching Lecturing Instructors Learning 175

eSchool News

JULY 21, 2016

Flipping your class by having students watch lecture videos for their homework can lead to richer discussions about the content, but only if students come to class prepared. It also makes sure teachers are prepared to address students’ key questions and areas of confusion—without creating more work for the instructor.

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Lecturing Textbooks Instructors Discussions 189

eSchool News

MAY 26, 2017

Hopkins likes to read singable stories—songs in the form of a book—to target goals in young students like reading comprehension, reading pace, and sustained attention. Art for Students with Autism. Join the Community.

Art 263

Art Counselling Students Disabilities 263

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The discussion about the importance of class size has been ongoing for decades. Some of the long-term results of the students who were in the smaller classes include: Higher student achievement levels in grade seven language, reading, science, math, and social studies classes. More positivity reported about participating in learning.

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Achievement Students Instructors Ethics 268

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

All too often, they would wind up needing to ask their instructor a question about the assignment but had no time to receive an answer before the deadline passed. They can check announcements during work breaks or read discussion posts while waiting for a flight at the airport.

Online Learning 178

Online Learning Instructors Coaching Syllabus 178

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

Every new version of Microsoft PowerPoint allowed instructors to embed more and more media and wow students with visually appealing graphics. Including student voices as active and important features of course design is a key component of a classroom based on dialogue, and this is what it truly means to be an inclusive instructor.

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Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Though 97 percent of education professionals in Kaltura’s State of Video in Education annual report say that video is “ essential to students’ academic experiences ,” when it comes to educational video practices, many instructors are still pressing play. Paratext helps me connect with and make sense of the poem.

Teaching 181

Teaching Instructors Teaching Philosophy Education 181

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2024

Earlier this year, for example, a dean at Boston University sparked concern among graduate workers who were on strike seeking higher wages when he listed AI as one possible strategy for handling course discussions and other classroom activities that were impacted by the strike. I’m reading more than just what they’re telling me.”

Teachers 217

Teachers Education Instructors Languages 217

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

VARK suggests that students can best accelerate their knowledge acquisition via one of four core learning styles: visual (V), aural (A), read/write (R) or kinesthetic (K). Early in my career as a university instructor, this method was a foundational cornerstone in the classroom.

Technology 199

Technology Learning Styles Instructors Learning 199

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

Upon reading it, I took a pause. Towards the end of their email message, there was some clarifying information regarding the role of the professor: “Individual instructors have the authority to establish course policies for the use of ChatGPT and other AI tools. So how can that work?

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Essay Instructors Intelligence 218

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?

Teaching 177

Teaching Instructors Discussions English 177

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. It seems as if a quick scan of one of the assigned pages is the best effort.

Instructors 102

Instructors Assignments Participation Students 102

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

This allows you to generate discussion about people’s reasoning. But coming up with a few discussion questions where you can get everyone to participate, and sprinkling them into your lecture, will be a high ROI use of your time. You can then also read the students’ responses and give live feedback and commentary on them.

Teaching 209

Teaching Lecturing Instructors Disabilities 209

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

Students join a Google Classroom-based class and meet weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. Students join a Google Classroom-based class and meet weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. Class is student-paced with no direct instructor involvement or meetings.

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Instructors Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Participation 31