Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

For instance, after subscribing to a service called EssaySoft, you can tell its essay generator to write a paper on, say, “symbolism in the great Gatsby” (or whatever you need for class). Oh, and if you don’t like it, just click “re-generate” and get a new bot-written essay. They can just have the essay generator do it.”

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Essay Lecturing 198

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APRIL 12, 2018

Lecture + Digital Formative Assessment I recently attended a local conference and the keynote was delivered by Aaron Polansky , superintendent from Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School in Rochester, Mass. Within his talk he exclaimed, “Lectures are only terrible if you are a terrible lecturer!”

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It can handle a variety of language tasks, including answering questions, writing essays, generating creative content, offering explanations, giving advice, and engaging in natural-sounding conversations” (as explained by ChatGPT itself).

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Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 337

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2018

“Like at Oxford or Cambridge, the typical undergraduate coursework at Ambrose consists of writing two essays per week for three years,” says the plan. As the plan continues: “Ambrose will encourage its faculty to produce lectures to complement each of their weekly tutorial sessions. Terms conclude with a summative assessment.”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in participating states are invited to submit a 500-word essay addressing a community issue. A panel of judges will review the essay submissions and the top 20 students will move on to their local competition to show off their civics knowledge. The submission period is open through January 8, 2024.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In addition, many students are using AI to write coursework and essays, which has caused a lot of outrage. Automated Grading: AI can automate the scoring of assessment tests, homework, essays and other assignments. This helps students move through material at their own pace, whether faster or slower.

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Education Essay Critical Thinking Intelligence 183

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As one instructor wrote in an essay last year , “everyone lost something in HyFlex courses. The proponents of HyFlex classes are often making a larger argument against the standard lecture model of teaching that is the norm at colleges. Lectures, for example, are not holding up well in some studies.) What’s the ‘Gold Standard’?

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Edsurge

JULY 6, 2023

A New Analysis Dives Into the Research Flipped learning had a big moment during the pandemic, when many professors decided it made a lot of sense to ask students to watch recorded lecture videos on their own, then use class time for active learning. But does this model of instruction actually work?

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Reading Essay Lecturing Writing 146

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Finally, if a teacher isnt an engaging presenter, the lecture is likely even worse on video than in person. Performance tasks require students to apply their knowledge, such as through an essay, performance, work of art, exhibition, and so forth. For more examples, see 30 Examples of AI-Adaptive Software, Guide School, [link].

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Quizzes Textbooks Testing Essay 258

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2023

After all, it’s tailor-made to craft the kinds of essays that instructors ask for. As we explored in an episode of the EdSurge Podcast a couple weeks ago , students around the country at schools and colleges have figured out that they can easily ask ChatGPT to do their homework for them. So professors have been quick to respond.

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

After all, not everyone learns by listening to a lecture; some may learn better through a video or a podcast, while others prefer interactive technology or simulations. Instead of requiring every student to complete a worksheet or a test, allow them to write an essay, create a slide deck or make a podcast.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them. 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

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In a comparison of student English essays by NS and NNS of French origin, Granger and Tyson (1996) found that NNS were far less likely to use a term such as “instead” in their writing. Ma and Wang (2016) compared essays written in English by British and American students to essays written in English by Cantonese students.

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Essay English Lecturing Writing 126

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Additional recommendations for faculty during in-person lectures involve small group interactions and calling upon students to create an atmosphere of engagement and dialogue. Small groups.

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Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2024

So they’re looking for inspiration from other sectors — including video game design and elementary school classrooms — to keep lectures interesting. Check out part two of our series reported from the back of large lecture classes to see how teaching is changing. What Will ChatGPT Mean for Teaching?

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Instructors Attention Lecturing Essay 138

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

Because let's say a student essay of 2,000 to 3,000 words, you can't easily read that out on a podcast. I think after a certain amount of time, many students learn how to sort of quickly write an essay the day before the deadline. Other people do sort of mini-lectures as podcasts and give them to their students.

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Teaching Peer Review Essay Knowledge 148

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

So it’s not always a lecture. Luis Perez : Universal design for learning begins with the premise that all learners vary, and that the way that we address that variability is by designing a flexible curriculum that has lots of choice. It could be a video, it could be a podcast, it could be a presentation.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2024

It’s a typical weekday afternoon and I’m sitting down with one of my students to begin brainstorming ideas for her essay. Having both types of questions present without any sort of differentiation is one contributing factor to unclear essay prompts. On to the second essay option. Yes, that’s it.

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Assignments Essay Writing Questions 119

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In a comparison of student English essays by NS and NNS of French origin, Granger and Tyson (1996) found that NNS were far less likely to use a term such as “instead” in their writing. Ma and Wang (2016) compared essays written in English by British and American students to essays written in English by Cantonese students.

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Essay English Lecturing Writing 111

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

This essay is the last of a three-part series exploring the challenges facing educators of students who learn and think differently and elevating how SEL strategies can support educators in reframing and addressing those challenges now and in the long term. In a recent essay, Drs. Wanless and Tia N. Christina Cipriano, Ph.D.,

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The opening to this essay , penned by Finck, sheds some light on why I find her work so entertaining. “A I was struck by the tight argumentation in the recent Vox essay, “ The incredible shrinking future of college ,” written by New America’s Kevin Carey.

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Reading Essay History Science 166

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

He earned a master’s degree in creative writing and poetry from Brooklyn College, began a master’s degree program in English education at NYU, and is now an adjunct lecturer at CUNY. Tattoo Time Chin will discuss “ Using Tattoos to Teach the Essay Writing Process ” at SXSW EDU 2019. Course Hero Faculty Club member, Jon Chin.

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Students Lecturing English Essay 151

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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. Including videos in your lesson plan is a great way to modernize traditional lectures or PowerPoint presentations. In Your Lesson Plan. E-mailing videos is also easy to do.

eLearning 119

eLearning Teaching Lecturing Learning Styles 119

Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2024

It’s a typical weekday afternoon and I’m sitting down with one of my students to begin brainstorming ideas for her essay. Having both types of questions present without any sort of differentiation is one contributing factor to unclear essay prompts. On to the second essay option. Yes, that’s it.

Assignments 111

Assignments Essay Writing Questions 111

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JUNE 27, 2024

Websites like Khan Academy or Quizlet provide access to lectures, practice tests, and flashcards among other things. Invest in Quality Online Study Resources There’s no reason to study like a monk – the internet is full of diverse study materials that cater to different learning styles , including yours.

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Exams Study Syllabus Essay 157

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

Classes aren’t led by a lone professor lecturing at the front of the classroom, but by teams of educators, with at least three virtual instructors and as many as ten to fifteen assigned to larger classes. Performance assessment varies, with students submitting essays, videos or presentations to demonstrate they’ve learned the material.

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Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 171

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Some departments have made tests take-home or open-note, and some have scrapped tests entirely in favor of essays, projects and other assignments that can be done over time. They shouldn’t have to worry about whether they are doing enough to convince the robot proctor that cheating is not occurring,” the students wrote.

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Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

In an earlier essay, we discussed how teachers are leaning into SEL to adapt student services and unlock opportunities that, just months ago, may have seemed impossible. is Executive Director and Chief Scientist at EdTogether and an Adjunct Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Christina Cipriano, Ph.D.,

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Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2017

What it does is it records the lecture, divides up the components of the lecture, and then to the side of that, you can take notes. So, while you're listening and reviewing, you can listen to what the lecture says AND read your notes. Being able to type a lecture, or being able to type my essays has made all the difference.

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Disabilities Lecturing Learning Disabilities Learning 122

Edsurge

JULY 6, 2016

There were worksheets, multiple choice tests, and lectures in front of the classroom. High school teacher MJ Linane used to describe his social studies class at Old Rochester Regional School in Mattapoisett, MA as “traditional.”

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High School High School Quizzes Teachers 104

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

The Educal — A crowdsourced map and calendar of education events (meetups, professional development, lectures, etc.) Send them a Mark Twain essay or an Agatha Christie mystery. We’ve spent hours looking up facts about places with the tool. Users can add, find, and promote learning opportunities and professional development.

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Essay Lecturing Math History 136

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If you don’t believe me, check out some of his recorded lectures. Du Bois ultimately became a leader of sociology and Black intellectual thought, and one of his later texts, “Darkwater,” was a poetic autobiographical collection of essays, poems and prose.

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History Teaching Learning Writing 159

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

After a long weekend of grading essays, I submitted the final grades for English 101. How many of us at 18 years old could sit still for over an hour or two listening to a lecture and retain something practical, absorbing that material to become better for the jobs we’d soon be seeking? We were about to head into our winter break.

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Instructors English Essay Disabilities 159

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Additional recommendations for faculty during in-person lectures involve small group interactions and calling upon students to create an atmosphere of engagement and dialogue. Small groups.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

This year, some of the most highly recommended virtual classrooms include Big Blue Button, which is for classes with a lot of file sharing (such as STEM), and Electa Live for institutions that prefer to give live lectures. They’re meant to be supplementary sessions to those who are already taking actual courses.

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Lecturing Intelligence Essay Curriculum 108

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

To earn a basic “exposure” badge, a student signs in with a student ID to a campus event or club meeting, such as the fall musical or the Pasaporte al Mundo Latino Wednesday Lecture Series.

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Activities Participation Students Essay 137

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more? essay, American Chemical Society. References Bradbury, N.

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Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111