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Lessons From Flipped Classrooms and Flipped Failures

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It isn’t foolproof though, and in a new book Talbert gives a frank look into his classroom experiences, and his tips on how to avoid flipped failure. It’s called “ Flipped Learning: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty.” What are some tips based on your experiences, some ways to avoid flipped failure? It was a waste.

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Getting pre-service teachers comfortable using and teaching with STEAM tools

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This is a key consideration as I continue refining my courses for future educators. After a semester where I threw out the syllabus, I was left with an inspiring question: How can I make my future courses more practical and still keep the academic writing and the academic requirements intact?

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The Pandemic Adds a Lot of Constraints for Schools. That Opens the Door to Creativity.

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As someone who has dedicated her career to helping educators leverage online and blended learning to transform their classrooms, this pandemic has certainly provided an opportunity to do the work I love most. In a pre-COVID-19 world, it was not an easy task for any educator to completely shift what instruction looked like in their classroom.

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?Anticipating and Addressing Challenges With Technology in Developmental Education

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Colleges and universities in the United States are increasingly integrating technology into developmental education programs, which are designed to bring underprepared students up to college level. Policymakers in Tennessee and Texas, for example, have explicitly encouraged the use of technology in developmental education reform.

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How AI can transform lesson planning and assessment

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Key points: With the right AI tools, teachers can enhance their classroom instruction Tracking AI in education Enhancing learning through AI and human educators For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Teaching is an uphill battle that grows harder and more exacting as the years roll by.

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Professors Aren’t Good at Sharing Their Classroom Practices. Teaching Portfolios Might Help.

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She agreed that something should change: Drop-outs and failures were high in the 200-person class—at about 13 percent. A few repositories like the Open Syllabus Project collect syllabi from around the world. The rate of dropout or failure is down from 13 to 5 percent. Teaching portfolios aren’t a new idea.

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An Onboarding Course to Help Your New Edtech Hires Empathize With Educators

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The most effective educational tools and services are ones developed and informed by those with firsthand experience in schools. Having that prior experience has been a huge advantage in building products for educators. One of the sessions is dedicated to examining education standards.

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