Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

EdSurge: In researching this book, you write that you spent two years looking at distraction in classrooms. Can you talk about some of your research methods? Lang: There were two strains of research I conducted for the book. I’ve taught by discussion for many years in my literature and writing classes.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2021

But if researchers are A/B testing two innocuous options, what’s the harm? Providing the Spark Jenessa Peterson, director of learning engineering at the Learning Agency, touched off the discussion in a Google Group run by her organization with the question: Is A/B testing between two benign conditions without participants' knowledge OK?

Ethics 207

Ethics Knowledge Testing Learning 207

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Though the inclusion of social and emotional learning (SEL) in mathematics has gained traction via provincial curricula for elementary learners in Ontario (Ministry of Education, 2020) and most recently, grade 9 students (Ministry of Education, 2021), there are limited discussions on the impact of SEL in mathematics for adult learners.

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Math Teaching Teachers Instructors 123

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Though the inclusion of social and emotional learning (SEL) in mathematics has gained traction via provincial curricula for elementary learners in Ontario (Ministry of Education, 2020) and most recently, grade 9 students (Ministry of Education, 2021), there are limited discussions on the impact of SEL in mathematics for adult learners.

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Math Teaching Teachers Instructors 92

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

My informal research methods included collecting self-perception data from students on what they found most helpful for staying engaged. The overarching result that emerged from my personal experimentation and research was determining a framework of six categories to cultivate a student’s attention.

Attention 122

Attention Students Quizzes Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

My informal research methods included collecting self-perception data from students on what they found most helpful for staying engaged. The overarching result that emerged from my personal experimentation and research was determining a framework of six categories to cultivate a student’s attention.

Attention 111

Attention Students Quizzes Feedback 111

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Instead the spaces are collaborative environments where instructors must use multiple pedagogical techniques to facilitate learning (Boss & Linder, 2016). In an effort to incentivize these discussions, I offered students participation points for showing up and engaging.

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