Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

education technology company has reached the billion-dollar valuation mark, and with that comes bragging rights to being a “unicorn.” That ruffled feathers early on, particularly as professors claimed copyright over their lecture and test materials, and said that services like these made it easier for students to cheat.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

After all, so-called MOOCs, or massive open online courses, were meant to open education to as many learners as possible, and in many ways they are more like books (digital ones, packed with videos and interactive quizzes) than courses. Barbara Oakley recorded lectures for her MOOC on Learning How to Learn in her basement.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

In the pandemic many higher ed faculty, forced onto Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms, have continued teaching online just as they always did face to face, delivering lectures over streaming video as they did in person. I never delivered a lecture in real time on Zoom.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

While many students say they’re looking for the assistance they’re not getting from their colleges, professors argue that students are using these sites to cheat on quizzes and tests. It's the way quizzes and exams are proctored. What does Davenport, the Texas State lecturer, think of Proctorio?

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

In this system, students choose from a menu of content delivery options (textbook, downloadable study guides, lectures) and interaction options (in-person or online). Today’s technologies, he notes, make it easier than ever to create, distribute, and navigate such a curriculum. “If His choice: modular learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

In most cases, what professors ask students to do outside the classrooms is watch video lectures, and Barba thinks that part of the flipped approach needs to go, and that professors are relying too much on such videos as a crutch. STEM has always been lecture heavy,” she says, “and that's the big difference.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Initial growth came as a repository for students to share course specific material such as tests, quizzes, study guides and lecture notes. It began by wooing students, but now claims more than 50,000 verified educators on its platform in the US and Canada, up from 20,000 in 2019. Course Hero was founded in 2006.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

The study , published in the journal Educational Psychology, found that when students divide attention between electronic devices and a classroom lecture, they still followed the lecture in the moment, but that long-term retention was reduced, resulting in lower grades on unit and final exams.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The pandemic is changing the way tests and quizzes are conducted at colleges across the country, with the rapid adoption of new tools that proponents say catch cheating, but in ways that many students say amount to an unacceptable invasion of their privacy. But the level of outcry is unusual for an edtech product.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The extraordinary disruption that all learners have faced this past year has made it clear what learning should look like: It is collaborative; we learn from both educators and peers. We want to interact, not just listen to lectures. We need to participate, verbally and through projects, to show what and how we’re learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

I remember scrambling to learn all I could about the features of Blackboard and reviewing all of my textbook’s eLearning-related ancillaries, assigning self-paced modules and online quizzes to my students. How will your instruction differ when students are not in your direct line of sight in a lecture hall or classroom?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Inquizitive One problem open educational resources present, says Bowen, is that they don’t always come with a bank of quizzes and tests, and professors often have to add such options on their own, which can be time-consuming. So his team built Inquizitive, a quiz generation engine.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Dubbed simply “Nearpod for Higher Education,” the product lets faculty and instructors upload lessons and presentations, add interactive features and assessments, create polls and quizzes, and then beam them directly to students’ devices. Students can follow at their own pace and deliver responses back to the instructor.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Clever techies have stepped up to the challenge with their ingenious gadgets, transforming remote students into tangible beings with a heartbeat, devising uncanny innovations, most now surprisingly part of mainstream education, right on campus. MOOC critics say that streaming lectures is not terribly innovative.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

When she started teaching entrepreneurship ten years ago, Prester tried the traditional lecture-based model, but the concepts were too abstract; students weren’t connecting with the material. Students run small businesses while developing essential real-world skills such as critical thinking and problem solving.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Lecturing and quizzing on content is more efficient than coaching and mentoring groups of students through real-world problems. Unfortunately, there are various issues that plague any efforts toward broad implementation of service-learning.

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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

JULY 9, 2018

Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. The majority of online learning environments are no more than video-hosting platforms with quizzes and a discussion forum.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2018

quizzes, clickers and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students heads (e.g., Consider, for example, four of the most robust research-based strategies from the science of learning: 1) Retrieval practice boosts learning by pulling information out of students’ heads (e.g.,

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Founded in 2012, Nearpod started as an “interactive lecture” platform for iPads that has since evolved to support all devices. Flocabulary has built a loyal following among educators and students with hip hop videos that cover K-12 subjects, life skills, and “weekend raps” that summarize news and current events. school district.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Many flip lessons , using videos, websites, and digital presentations rather than traditional lectures. or GoFormative quizzes. They hold online discussions, offer design challenges and genius hours , and share feedback digitally.

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Edsurge

JULY 6, 2016

There were worksheets, multiple choice tests, and lectures in front of the classroom. Summative vocabulary quizzes were ushered out and replaced by highly integrated, engaging projects. Linane's story is one of many educators’ stories that will be part of the next chapter of our year-long “ State of Edtech ” series, out in September.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2017

He and his colleagues are thinking about ways where bootcamps could be used to teach students basic and technical knowledge, and standard lectures would be reserved for more research-oriented learning. Some fields, like chemistry or biology, might be easier [to create a bootcamp around] because they are more conducive to quizzes,” he says.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

These solutions promise to broaden access to quality education, engaging learners who might not make it through impersonal introductory lectures. While Anbar admits the online shift changed his role from a lecturer to more of a coach, he’s adamant that he—not technology—maintains ownership over the class.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

These could include interactive content (such as the ability to manipulate objects and modules on the screen), along with embedded quizzes, simulations, virtual labs and other multimedia features. For every university, change management is just as critical a factor as financial investment. Yer Dror-Naim isn’t shy about jumping the gun.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

First, online interactions for children have to be fun, not lecture-like. No one wants to be at the bottom of a leaderboard,” says Deepak Cheenath, co-founder of Quizizz, a classroom tool that lets teachers create pop quizzes and games. And second, kids want to share experiences and play together online.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 6, 2016

‘Highly linear,’ self-paced, one-size-fits-all courses; videos made by experts; and an online platform to ‘deliver’ them, including quizzes. Moreover, lectures inspire students less than other methods, and lead to less study afterwards. Education in a digital world [VIDEO]. And there we have it. Khan Academy?

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning. Incorporate individual accountability.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Technology tools used in the classroom include interactive whiteboards, which teachers use to deliver multimedia-rich lessons, annotate content in real-time, and encourage student participation and collaboration. Educational apps and software play a crucial role in diversifying instructional methods.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

Gradually these quizzes and tests and timed assessments and the way it all fits together with points and averaging, it just wore her down,” Talbert says. You would go to a university and you would study for four years, and you'd go to lectures and go to your discussion groups. dissertation defenses we have now.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2017

When I first began flipping my math class in 2010, the ability to screencast, upload video to the web and have students watch lectures at their own pace was exciting and innovative. The embedded multiple choice quizzes give my students the opportunity to check their own understanding of the material being presented in the videos.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

This can be a real challenge for procrastinators, multitaskers, responsibility jugglers and anyone tempted to half-listen to a lecture while scrolling through social media—in other words, many people. Students could access chatbot quizzes ahead of exams to help assess their level of understanding.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning. Incorporate individual accountability.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2017

The idea is to replace one-size-fits-all lectures with a range of mix-and-match educational materials, so delivering a course can be done the way a doctor might consider different treatment options for different patients. It’s actually quite challenging as an instructor,” he says. When you go to actually answer it it gets complicated.”

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2019

The answer: students who spent the most time answering practice problems did far better than those who did things like watching lecture videos or on text explanations. That option is in fact the status quo: for professors to assign commercial textbooks and courseware add-ons that include online homework and quizzes.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

An editorial team researched the materials needed in the lecture hall settings where physics, anatomy, sociology and biology are taught, then recruited professors to write and review relevant textbooks, paying them flat fees upfront rather than royalties based on sales. Tutor pushes beyond simple multiple-choice quizzes.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Reading back over a textbook or taking lecture notes with a highlighter at the ready is often done by students, for instance, but these practices have proven of limited merit, and in some cases even counterproductive in aiding recall. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.

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