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Bridging the Gap: Active Learning Strategies for Traditional and Online Classrooms

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Meanwhile, in my online section of the same course, students worked through carefully crafted modules at their own pace, their participation in discussion boards ebbing and flowing unpredictably. One of the most powerful techniques in my traditional classroom is the think-pair-share discussion format.

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Reducing AI Anxiety Starts by Talking with Students 

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The troubling part is that, according to Best Colleges, the majority of students report their instructors have not openly discussed the use, let alone potential impact of AI on education, careers, or the very disciplines students are investing their time and treasure in pursuing. The responses reveal a mixture of apprehension and optimism.

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Reducing AI Anxiety Starts by Talking with Students 

Faculty Focus

The troubling part is that, according to Best Colleges, the majority of students report their instructors have not openly discussed the use, let alone potential impact of AI on education, careers, or the very disciplines students are investing their time and treasure in pursuing. The responses reveal a mixture of apprehension and optimism.

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Make Your Teaching the Cynosure of Attention 

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It requires sincerity, honesty, hard work, expansive knowledge on the subject matter, and sometimes chutzpah. Discuss practical applications. Many instructors have a tendency to overload students with new information during the final minutes of class. Teaching is regarded as a noble profession. It is also a challenging job.

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Make Your Teaching the Cynosure of Attention 

Faculty Focus

It requires sincerity, honesty, hard work, expansive knowledge on the subject matter, and sometimes chutzpah. Discuss practical applications. Many instructors have a tendency to overload students with new information during the final minutes of class. Teaching is regarded as a noble profession. It is also a challenging job.

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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

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Try mixing up how students participate by facilitating small and large group discussions, as well as providing ways for students to participate non-verbally, through the use of discussion boards or response systems. We know that active participation in class can improve student learning but participation does not always mean speaking.

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Bridging the Gap: Active Learning Strategies for Traditional and Online Classrooms

Faculty Focus

Meanwhile, in my online section of the same course, students worked through carefully crafted modules at their own pace, their participation in discussion boards ebbing and flowing unpredictably. One of the most powerful techniques in my traditional classroom is the think-pair-share discussion format.