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. I cant recall a single homework assignment that was easier than a test question. This wasnt a sign of failure; it was an essential part of learning.

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Failure Assignments Education Secondary Education 181

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

Together, we committed to an iterative process of examining existing and emerging MBE research and continually learning, testing, reflecting and revising our practices to make sure they’re reflective of the findings. The driving goal was to create a community of practitioners who identify as learning scientists. It started with coffee.

Education 217

Education Coaching Math English 217

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2022

And I sometimes delegate some portion of the work to a teaching assistant. A common format I use is a 5-3-1 structure: where they identify five main points that stood out to them, three ways they might apply what they read and one question they have as a discussion prompt for others who read the same passages.

Motivation 203

Motivation Reading Instructors Assignments 203

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

I think this will better reflect what’s going on today in our classrooms: It can be difficult to teach math, but with the proper tools, it can often be made easier. This article will discuss some of the best tools for tutoring math online, and the way they can help teachers to improve their student’s skills. 2 Khan Academy.

Math 157

Math Mobile Devices Quizzes Teaching Assistants 157

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Small-group discussion Use occasional small-group discussions to get everyone focused. Discussion is a powerful tool that helps students learn deeply and extend their learning to new circumstances (Kramer, 2019). Putting discussion questions or prompts on the PowerPoint slide can also help foster meaningful discussions.

Lecturing 104

Lecturing Attention Students Discussions 104

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

However, there are certainly those who employ methods that put this perspective to the test. When we teach large classes, what approaches can we employ that will have a greater opportunity to engage students and help students learn more? Calling students by name, even in such a large class.

Learning 162

Learning Students Assignments Participation 162

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

College settings foster collaborative learning environments, where students engage in dynamic discussions and group activities. This challenge tests the user’s ability to understand and transcribe spoken language, a task that is difficult for bots. A more recent development is the creation of custom bots by users.

Academic Integrity 135

Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 135

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

We’re discussing how to strategically implement video feedback “now” and replicate successful models from other districts. Tutors can almost act as virtual teaching assistants, helping students grasp even the most nuanced concepts of a lesson—without requiring time and energy that classroom teachers simply don’t have.

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Language 363

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

He pointed to a recent computer science class at Georgia Tech, where the professor had teaching assistants and a computer respond to student questions—without telling the students that they might be interacting with a machine. The bot, “Jill Watson,” passed the Turing test—students thought they were interacting with a human TA.

Instructors 150

Instructors Essay Science Teaching Assistants 150

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Small-group discussion Use occasional small-group discussions to get everyone focused. Discussion is a powerful tool that helps students learn deeply and extend their learning to new circumstances (Kramer, 2019). Putting discussion questions or prompts on the PowerPoint slide can also help foster meaningful discussions.

Lecturing 97

Lecturing Attention Students Discussions 97

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast. For example, if you look at the Jill Watson experiment at Georgia Tech, where they created a virtual teaching assistant, the students in the class didn't know that they were talking to a bot. Or read a portion of the interview below, lightly edited for clarity.

Education 167

Education Quizzes Writing Online Learning 167

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In a class, an example might be only having students submit a discussion board post for every assignment. reading, watching videos, discussing with peers). In the classroom, low autonomy might be a discussion board on a specific topic, under a specific word requirement that has to be completed in a short window of time.

Course Design 102

Course Design Teaching Instructors Motivation 102

Edsurge

MAY 4, 2023

ASU couldn’t test this theory by delivering chemicals to students who study online. And when 43 students finally arrived, Austin, along with two teaching assistants, led their organic chemistry lab. In the mornings, she met classmates over coffee to discuss notes. In 2018, back when Austin had just earned her Ph.D.

Science 191

Science Accessibility STEM Laboratory 191

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

College settings foster collaborative learning environments, where students engage in dynamic discussions and group activities. This challenge tests the user’s ability to understand and transcribe spoken language, a task that is difficult for bots. A more recent development is the creation of custom bots by users.

Academic Integrity 111

Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 111

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

And often that’s because there is a disconnect between what students expect from college teaching and what actually ends up happening in the classroom. Apart from course evaluation, which is embedded within the normal semester, and kind of a mandatory process, I think the other stakeholder that we often forget is the teaching assistants.

Teaching 119

Teaching Course Evaluations Students Evaluation 119

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In a class, an example might be only having students submit a discussion board post for every assignment. reading, watching videos, discussing with peers). In the classroom, low autonomy might be a discussion board on a specific topic, under a specific word requirement that has to be completed in a short window of time.

Course Design 92

Course Design Teaching Instructors Motivation 92

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Structured seating formation is not conducive to discussion. Hearing and being heard in a group discussion becomes exponentially more challenging with distance, disproportionately affecting students with quiet voices, poor hearing, or language barriers. Discussion Questions: Reflect on your challenges in teaching a large STEM class.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We’re discussing how to strategically implement video feedback “now” and replicate successful models from other districts. Tutors can almost act as virtual teaching assistants, helping students grasp even the most nuanced concepts of a lesson—without requiring time and energy that classroom teachers simply don’t have.

Hybrid Learning 288

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Language 288

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

Teaching 88

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 88

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

Teaching 85

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 85

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

But a rush to test—and possibly rely on—algorithms raises many questions, none bigger than this: Could the data lead colleges to rethink how they operate to serve students? Those were key points that emerged during an online panel discussion EdSurge hosted on the promises and perils of AI in education. Here’s Part 1 if you missed it.)

Learning 87

Learning Intelligence Science Questions 87

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 31, 2016

paper tests can be uploaded (by taking a picture) and then shared out with students. If students took a paper test, they can take a picture of it and then share that with the teacher for grading. classes can be shared with teaching assistants and co-teachers. classes can be shared with teaching assistants and co-teachers.

Assignments 75

Assignments Testing Grades Classroom Management 75

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Then the tool asks a series of questions about the text (either questions input by the instructor or generated by the AI) to test the student’s grasp of key concepts. I think something that's overlooked in a lot of educational systems is your ability to have a discussion and hold an argument about your work,” says Tey.

Exams 216

Exams Essay Instructors Education 216

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

He hopes AI bots—such as his most well-known, a virtual teaching assistant named Jill Watson —may help to ease the entrenched tensions that make education such a “ wicked problem ” to solve. So what the virtual experimentation research assistant allows you to do— VERA —is to generate ideas and test them.

Mental Models 183

Mental Models Education Ethics Learning 183

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

Most importantly, discuss matters that interest her. I'm the world's first android teaching assistant. She talks most readily about philosophy, the subject she helps teach at Notre Dame de Namur University, a small Catholic college in California. Address her by name—otherwise, she might not listen. I am, yes, thank you.

Teachers 155

Teachers Education Instructors Intelligence 155

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Stanley Stepanic: When I first came to UVA in 2005 to study for my master’s and my PhD, I was a teaching assistant to the course and was mentored by Professor Jan Perkowski. Master Educator Stanley Stepanic discusses his course, Dracula; video source: Course Hero. He later changed the name of the course to Dracula.

Education 133

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 133

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

Fostering Engagement in Non-Major Biology Students through a Studio Environment Engaging students not inherently drawn to biology requires innovative teaching methods. These include group discussions, hands-on experiments, problem-solving activities, and creative assessments that encourage critical thinking and peer collaboration.

Interdisciplinary 62

Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 62

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

Fostering Engagement in Non-Major Biology Students through a Studio Environment Engaging students not inherently drawn to biology requires innovative teaching methods. These include group discussions, hands-on experiments, problem-solving activities, and creative assessments that encourage critical thinking and peer collaboration.

Interdisciplinary 60

Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 60

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2020

At a company demonstration this week, students from around the globe gathered virtually to test the program’s tools. The instructor led students through a discussion about cross-cultural differences by encouraging them to respond to live polls through the LMS and asking individuals to share their opinions out loud, on screen.

Instructors 130

Instructors Students Participation Distance Learning 130