Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Make it Easy for Students to Interact It can be a delicate balance to try to not overwhelm students by the quantity of educational technology we use in a class, while still keeping things interesting through the element of surprise. Rethink Discussion Boards We need to rethink discussion boards if they are ever going to be worthwhile.

Instructors 165

Instructors Syllabus Peer Review Students 165

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Later in my career, as I moved districts and technology became more accessible, I had to contend with the sly texting in their laps, though they’d pretend to be on task. My syllabus had a no-technology policy and it wasn’t perfect, but it helped. We watched together and discussed together and sat in silence together.

Teachers 213

Teachers Syllabus Schools Students 213

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

Turner —one of his more abstract ones—onto the screen, and asking students whether it’s a celebration of technology or a reaction against it—and how do you know? We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2024

When my friend, Emma, was preparing for finals, she used Trello to organize her study schedule, Quizlet for flashcards, and weekly Google Meet sessions with classmates to discuss tough topics, transforming her test stress into an effective study routine. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

Exams 158

Exams Study Syllabus Testing 158

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Parra , an assistant professor at New Mexico State’s department of curriculum and instruction learning design & technology, says she’s offered her students the opportunity to use their own languages to complete activities. “To In the end she builds the final syllabus based on their suggestions.

Culture 154

Culture Teaching Syllabus English 154

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

But we rarely see novel education technology or human capital innovations built to address this challenge. What good is a blended and personalized classroom if students cannot openly discuss issues of equity? Often, students and teachers feel they can only discuss and confront issues of injustice after the school bell rings.

Culture 167

Culture Education Syllabus Attention 167

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

Over the past seven years, we’ve continually developed and tweaked a seminar-style onboarding course to help all new employees, regardless of their background, catch up to speed on key issues in education and technology. Engage Edtech Employees in Extended Learning We call the program Freshman Seminar.

Syllabus 158

Syllabus Education Knowledge Failure 158

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

Turner —one of his more abstract ones—onto the screen, and asking students whether it’s a celebration of technology or a reaction against it—and how do you know? We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Advisors can help students establish healthy work habits by sending helpful advice for meeting deadlines before classes begin such as: Plan ahead: Get a “lay of the land” of the course by reading the syllabus. They can check announcements during work breaks or read discussion posts while waiting for a flight at the airport.

Online Learning 190

Online Learning Instructors Coaching Syllabus 190

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching. They've been really receptive to learning new technologies and being very patient with us as we're trying to assist all of them. We're already in a stressful situation.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), Ensure content in the LMS course matches syllabus content and information (it’s ok to have information in both the syllabus and the LMS). Ensure the course navigation menu is clear, hiding any unused items.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

The bots will reportedly be equipped with voice recognition and speech capabilities that will allow them to participate in class discussions with actual students and ask questions of professors. Then AI could be used to sort, organize and synthesize all that data in ways that would have been too difficult to do using previous technologies. “If

Intelligence 213

Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 213

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

He says that when many educators experimented with the previous free version of ChatGPT, many came away unimpressed, but the new version will be a “huge wake-up call” for how powerful the technology is, he adds. Try pausing your lecture and start having debates with your students — get into small group discussions,” he says.

Lecturing 216

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. How do they feel in your class?

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

Students put away their technology and read for four hours. Technology is allowed from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m., The last hour of class is dedicated to discussing the reading. David Peña-Guzman Peña-Guzman researches the philosophy of science, technology and other subjects. There’s also a pause for lunch around noon.

Reading 163

Reading Teaching Lecturing Syllabus 163

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Older students can share knowledge in all the ways discussed in this article (such as a visual organizer, Venn Diagram, or an infographic). These are great for sharing discrete knowledge, publishing a digital portfolio of projects, visually presenting a syllabus or collage of artwork, and showing how to solve a problem.

Knowledge 172

Knowledge Syllabus Achievement Math 172

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

His students tell their stories through augmented textile pieces , some of which are aimed to promote discussions around challenging subjects like pornography. But according to the experts, it is heading into the Gartner Hype Cycle’s “slope of enlightenment”—meaning the technology is just entering public acceptance. “If

Schools 165

Schools Syllabus Writing Discussions 165

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

It turns out that colleges with giant online enrollments, some topping 100,000 students, run remote classrooms very differently from the way my virtual classes operated at Stevens Institute of Technology and NYU. Example 1: Western Governors University The biggest higher ed institution in the U.S.

Teaching 179

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 179

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

As generative AI evolves rapidly, it is essential to explore and discuss its impact on teaching and learning for both faculty and students. Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered. MIT Technology Review. References Heaven, W.D.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

But this year, with the arrival of the World Cup, I came prepared, and my students knew it when they saw our sports journalism unit built into the syllabus on the first day. With other current events, I’m quick to brush up on the latest news, curating articles for my students to discuss in class. they exclaimed. En classe?!”

English 202

English Culture Syllabus Writing 202

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Although technological advancements have provided faculty tools for helping accommodate students with disabilities, there are a few strategies faculty could find useful when designing their courses. If a student wants to discuss accommodations, try to do so during office hours or via email.

Disabilities 144

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Be open to a discussion of the course you teach or plan to teach. Include in the conversation a copy of a draft syllabus, required assignments, and any concerns you have about academic integrity. This could be quite a revealing discussion.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), Ensure content in the LMS course matches syllabus content and information (it’s ok to have information in both the syllabus and the LMS). Ensure the course navigation menu is clear, hiding any unused items.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

As a long-time music teacher and instructional technology coach, modeling has been key to my work for over a decade. I am a faculty member at Loyola University Maryland in the Educational Technology Program for the School of Education. Our students are current K-12 educators who have a passion for technology.

Teaching 163

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 163

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

During the next class period, she discusses the findings with her students. For example, near the beginning of the semester, Sedoc asks students what they hope to get out of his classes, trying to see how well their expectations match the syllabus. He likes that the artificially intelligent tool relates to his tech curriculum.

Feedback 197

Feedback Instructors Students Syllabus 197

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

As generative AI evolves rapidly, it is essential to explore and discuss its impact on teaching and learning for both faculty and students. Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered. MIT Technology Review. References Heaven, W.D.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2018

On Tuesday, May 8 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Can We Improve Accessibility Through Instructional Design? This could be as simple as a #syllabus that has a personalized accessibility statement in the beginning, not buried at the end #dlnchat — Phyllis Brodsky (@pebrodsky) May 8, 2018.

Accessibility 134

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 134

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Dr. Tony Zhang from Gies College of Business offered perspective on AI, ChatBot technology, and ethical academic support tools. A reworded syllabus, an anonymous feedback survey, or a mid-semester check-in can shift a students entire trajectory. Each chapter is co-authored with students who lived the realities we discuss.

Disabilities 54

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 54

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Listen to highlights of the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast. Your model is small, not some project that hopes for mass scale through technology. There's no reason for people to gather in a big room where people can't have a discussion and ask questions anymore.

Education 163

Education Syllabus Faculty Development Communication 163

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2021

Members of the audience then participate in facilitated discussion about problems they noticed and interventions that might help. A sketch about first-generation college students is rooted in discussions with those students. I tend to leave thinking, ‘I can imagine how I can change my syllabus.’” Photo by Tae Hoon Yoo. “We

Culture 170

Culture Syllabus Discussions Study 170

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. How do they feel in your class?

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. In my teaching practice, I order content in weekly modules that align directly with the course calendar provided in the syllabus. My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster.

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 131

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 30, 2020

But what really moves the needle, according to three SUSD principals, are the insights that emerge when educators gather to discuss that data. For administrators, data in schools can improve ROI on technology investments and highlight best practices. All of that comes directly from the data, not the personality of the teacher.”

Culture 85

Culture Syllabus Schools Elementary School 85

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2019

Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use technology to drive authentic writing activities and project-based learning. Here’s a syllabus. What You Get. 4 virtual meetings. Who Needs This.

Syllabus 94

Syllabus Writing Internet Instructors 94

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, new AI chatbots have made their debut, including Google’s Bard and ChatGPT for Microsoft Bing, and new generative AI tools that use GPT technology have emerged, such as Chat with any PDF. Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice?

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98