eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2018

For example, instead of monologue lectures and textbooks, show TED talk videos or documentaries whenever applicable. This helps with creating a more relaxed and friendly environment, which serves as a good way to exchange ideas and to open creative discussions. Demonstrate concepts using real objects.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It can be as micro as a class observing a bag of popping corn or as macro as tying recent weather events to a discussion on climate change. If traditional teaching methods reliant on textbooks, lecture, and rote memorization have proven anything, it’s that one size definitely does not fit all.

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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. Early in his career, he would spent countless hours before every class preparing lecture notes from a different textbook than students were using.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

When Jenny Billings piloted a digital textbook class and saw an immediate increase in engagement and retention after just one semester, she thought it must be a fluke. Taking Textbooks Online: Rowan Cabarrus Community College. The digital textbooks are available at a discounted price through. percent to 76.6

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Students greatly favored hybrid options, and they preferred digital course materials over print textbooks. After teaching online in the pandemic, many savvy faculty members have recognized that students like the option of being able to watch a video of a lecture if they missed it — or if they just wanted to rewatch sections to review.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Live lecture classes are back at most colleges after COVID-19 disruptions, but student engagement often hasn’t returned to normal. To see what teaching is like on campus these days, I visited Texas State University in October and sat in on three large lecture classes in different subjects.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Most of us know what to expect in a face-to-face classroom: Students sitting in rows, facing instructors and listening to lectures, watching videos displayed on screens up front, or, in smaller classes, participating in lively discussion. Others find it enriching to participate in online chat and polling.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2025

College costs go beyond tuition–housing, meal plans, textbooks, and personal expenses add up. Some students prefer the energy of large lecture halls, while others thrive in small, discussion-based classes. A college that invests in academic excellence and career readiness can set you up for long-term success.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2023

The plan is to train Jill Watson on the specific materials of any course it is being used for, by feeding in the text of lecture videos and slides, as well as the contents of the textbook. It can do some verification,” is how Goel puts it. Those courses enroll between 100 and 370 students each.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A free online course from Rice University uses attention-grabbing videos, interactive lab activities, dramatic physics demonstrations, engaging instructors and a free online textbook to help high school students prepare for the Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1 Exam. And if they get stuck, help is just a click away on the discussion forum.”.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Instead of delivering lectures in class and assigning homework, teachers provide pre-recorded lessons or materials for students to review at home. Classroom time is then used for hands-on activities, group discussions, or problem-solving tasks. Gamification is another method gaining traction.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

Watkins is a lecturer of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi and director of the university’s AI Summer Institute for Teachers of Writing, an optional program for faculty. “We In open-ended answers, some educators said they see it as a tool akin to a calculator, or like using content from a textbook.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Such an approach will require students to do more than listen to lectures as they develop their own perspectives through inquiry learning and close examination of primary and secondary sources. A lot of teachers will give students a discussion prompt to think about or start off with little five-minute news updates.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Blended Learning Programs Improve the Learning Without the Lecture. However, educators have expanded its use to cover a wide variety of subjects, such as biology and computer science , creating lesson plans more engaging than simply reading from a textbook or tablet. At Eastern Senior High School in Washington, D.C., by Wendy Jones.

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Technology Blended Learning Lecturing Exams 167

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

Laurie Santos, a professor of psychology at Yale, recorded lectures for her Science of Well-Being MOOC in her home. The hope is this isn’t going to be an ordinary class or lecture series for you,” Santos tells students in an introductory video within the MOOC. The science of psychology has a lot to say to people about how to live.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

To history teacher Joe Welch, too many of today’s lessons still call to mind Ben Stein’s classic classroom lecture in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Welch, an 8th-grade teacher at North Hills Middle School in Pittsburgh, is charting his own path—one that doesn’t include a textbook. I thought, “This is going to be great.” Be yourself.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

BBookX uses artificial intelligence to create OER texts for professors to use in their courses instead of traditional textbooks. Bowen thinks this type of tool could nudge professors to look to a range of sources for quiz questions, such as discussion board postings. Artificial intelligence can play a role in that, too.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

If I couldnt figure something out on my own, I had resources at my disposal: office hours, teaching assistants, or discussions with peers. They were designed to stretch my limits, to force me to engage deeply with the material rather than skim through a textbook for quick answers. These assignments werent just practice.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

Interactive technologies and multimedia tools now replace traditional textbooks and lectures, creating more dynamic and engaging learning environments. The visual nature of these tools helps students see connections between ideas more clearly than traditional discussion formats allow.

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Teaching Methods Interactive Learning Assignments Participation 181

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

For example, a professor might have to toggle between a learning management system ( LMS) for grading, an e-reader that delivers the textbook, a platform used to present information in class, an app that helps with student participation and a homework solution for out-of-class assignments.

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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.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning tools like textbooks and whiteboards to innovative techniques such as flipped classrooms and educational software, these resources aim to optimize educational outcomes and engage students effectively. What are tools and techniques in education?

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

And as an active member in what advocates define as the “open education movement,” I frequently hear about the growing dissatisfaction of textbook costs and pedagogical concerns among faculty about outdated course materials. I first came into the open education field as an educator frustrated with many traditional textbooks in my discipline.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. The Echo360 video platform use Amazon Transcribe to provide real-time transcriptions of lectures at the University of Michigan. Our system is also able to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide, automatically.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

From traditional tools like textbooks and whiteboards to innovative technologies and instructional strategies, these resources shape the classroom learning environment and promote academic success. One method is direct instruction, where teachers deliver content through lectures, demonstrations, and guided practice.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Back in 2018, I decided to take the plunge and move to an OER textbook. At the time I made my OER commitment, there were limited open textbook options available. After bouncing around a few, I finally settled on OpenStax , a free online textbook platform through Rice University.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2024

With digital access, learning is no longer confined to textbooks and classroom materials. Teachers now integrate multimedia content like interactive simulations, virtual labs, and expert guest lectures from around the world. This diverse range of materials enriches the curriculum, sparking curiosity and deeper understanding.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

We were reading textbooks in black and white. Is it ADHD if they can’t pay attention to a boring lecture? That’s not ADHD, that’s just a boring lecture. As far as brain plasticity goes, essentially anything you take up will change the structure of your brain. The question is how do educators meet them halfway. Possibly not.

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Lecturing Textbooks Science Questions 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The days of checking books out of the library, traditional style lecturing, and writing papers with a pen are continuously becoming pastimes. Students can relate to media and technology, whether it be through watching or making videos with mysimpleshow , using apps on smartphones, or logging in to LMS systems to access their online textbook.

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Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Connecting Science to Careers To help pique the interest and inspire older students, you can discuss the various career opportunities science has to offer. Science in the News Discussing current scientific events , such as scientific breakthroughs or medical advances, can help demonstrate science’s relevance to the world.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The guided discussion eventually turned to the daunting challenges so many colleges face in trying to adapt to a rapidly-changing world. That’s the national average per course for textbooks.) Attendees included representatives from Hong Kong, India, Canada, Germany and the U.S. Tuition is skyrocketing.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Back in 2018, I decided to take the plunge and move to an OER textbook. At the time I made my OER commitment, there were limited open textbook options available. After bouncing around a few, I finally settled on OpenStax , a free online textbook platform through Rice University.

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Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 101

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

At first, the university provided iPad Minis to incoming undergraduates and worked to build a library of custom electronic textbooks written by faculty members. I think this platform has allowed our faculty to experiment and do less lecturing and more digitizing of their content,” says Lynn’s CIO, Chris Boniforti. “As

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Rather than using the dictionary or Wikipedia, we can guide students to use experts in the field of study who are equipped to offer viewpoints and discussions needed to fully understand the foundational elements. Step 2: Discuss. Discuss what the experts think about these topics. Talk about this in class. Who said that?

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Students now expect the use of this tool by their professors for more than simply providing lecture slides or links to readings. Include a non-graded ‘discussion’ area where students can get to know each other.

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Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning approaches like lectures and textbooks to innovative methodologies such as active learning and technology integration, these methods aim to promote effective and dynamic learning experiences. What are the 5 methods of teaching? What are the 5 methods of teaching?

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