eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This approach not only enhances engagement but also aligns with ethical considerations in education. The tactile nature of touchscreens allows learners to engage with subjects in a way that textbooks or traditional teaching methods cannot replicate, and that engagement also boosts retention. Why is engagement important?

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Gamification Teaching Methods Education Ethics 305

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

And he says K-12 teachers frequently use materials from a range of sources including curriculum and textbooks from their schools and districts, resources they’ve gotten from colleagues or found on websites, and materials they’ve purchased from marketplaces such as Teachers Pay Teachers.

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Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

For years educators have been trying to glean lessons about learners and the learning process from the data traces that students leave with every click in a digital textbook , learning management system or other online learning tool. Its an approach known as learning analytics.

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Learning Textbooks Essay Ethics 200

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

In some cases, researchers posit that students will learn better when they’re analyzing their own data—as opposed to hypothetical numbers from a textbook. Those students performed better in statistical reasoning than peers who analyzed numbers from textbook prompts. Transparency is central to ethical accountability.”.

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Ethics Learning Textbooks Study 167

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

As an “open distance learning” institution, students attending Unisa receive a course textbook and a study guide to direct them through course materials. In order for Unisa to use predictive analytics to improve these outcomes though, the school may first have to jump through some ethical and technical hoops.

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Ethics English Distance Learning Textbooks 101

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2019

After an Arizona State University professor’s email went viral last month , accusing the institution of adopting online textbooks in exchange for grants from their publisher, officials agreed to the student government’s call for an independent investigation. That report, prepared by Ruth V.

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Textbooks Ethics Assignments Instructors 81

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Professors may draw on textbooks like “ Exploratory Programming for the Arts and Humanities ” and also on eclectic “texts” from a variety of media, such as the art websites of Rafaël Rozendaal, the interactive explanatory projects of Nicky Case and the visual essays published by The Pudding.

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Art Interdisciplinary History Essay 212

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

They also were required to pass a test on national and state civil rights laws and professional ethics, as well as a rigorous state test required for the grade-level and subject-matter area. “I’m going to bring 20 years of experience in here from everything I’ve seen that you don’t see in the textbook,” he said.

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Teaching Teachers Schools Science 245

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Traditional textbooks are being replaced by interactive e-books and online resources, giving students dynamic and multimedia-rich content that can be updated as the world changes. Online resources, educational websites, and digital libraries have expanded the scope of learning beyond the confines of textbooks.

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Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 237

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2020

And whatever career they pursue, “they’re going to be under stress and pressure a lot and we want them to make ethical decisions. “Ultimately, students are human beings and they’re going to make bad decisions under stress and pressure,” Bertram Gallant said.

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Exams Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In response, open educational materials, or OER, have emerged as an alternative to expensive textbooks that disproportionately affect low-income students. Mitchell: I think that open education resources for many years have been focused on textbook costs. Where is “free” falling short for students? Those are not to be diminished.

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Textbooks Ethics Failure Attention 140

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This vision of Holocaust education as an ethical awakening and an inoculation against hate is powerful, but top-down mandates also introduce significant challenges for educators. Rich primary sources—not just textbook overviews—are crucial to this deep learning. Pedagogy matters as well.

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Teaching Ethics History Textbooks 124

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

And Proctorio has inked deals with McGraw-Hill and other textbook publishers to bundle its proctoring tool into courseware, meaning even doing homework may now involved being watched and tracked for suspicious behavior. In other words, he sees himself as a champion of privacy when it comes to online testing.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At least, that’s my opinion as a freelance journalist, fiction writer, and non-fiction textbook author. I’ll keep the posts brief though I may return to one or more later in the year depending upon world events. The field as of this date is too new to be definitive so I don’t yet feel threatened. I may be naïve.

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Teachers Plagiarism Internet Intelligence 165

eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The lab will be focused on fostering safe and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in educational settings, and part of a nationwide network of similar policy initiatives, including the New York City Public Schools AI Policy Lab.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Quizzes Ethics 145

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It made no sense to continue reading textbooks and articles saying the Taíno were gone when that was plainly false. In the absence of ethics and values to drive the deployment of AI , its arrival in schools is a risk. Instead, we talked about how those stories came to be and whose interests they served.

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Teaching Beliefs Education Culture 217

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

And what it takes to make these products effective, and how to boost student learning equitably and ethically, remains an ongoing debate. Most of what’s in the market now comes across as fancy homework or fancy textbooks,” said Jones. “To But there’s much more to machine learning than theory and hype. It’s the holy grail.”

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Essay Education Learning Ethics 166

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Imagine classrooms where teachers are empowered by cutting-edge technology and where students don't just learn from textbooks but co-create their educational journey. In a world where technology is evolving at an unprecedented pace, education stands on the cusp of transformation.

Intelligence 215

Intelligence Education Instructors Confidentiality 215

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

per month to get access to Chegg Study, which promises students “step-by-step Textbook Solutions for 9,000 books” and the ability to “search millions of homework answers.” I reached out to Chegg, and sure enough, business there is booming. Students pay for a subscription of $14.99

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Study Exams Quizzes Lecturing 193

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Finally, fostering a culture of digital citizenship is important, teaching students to navigate the online world responsibly and ethically. Access to Resources : Students gain access to a wealth of information and learning materials online, including e-books, videos, and interactive tutorials, expanding learning beyond traditional textbooks.

Technology 130

Technology Learning Styles Critical Thinking Communication 130

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I ask them to read the textbook chapter (Skripak et al., Burton (2008) studied the use of superhero films, specifically the X-Men the Movie (Singer, 2000) as a pedagogical method of understanding course concepts such as leadership, ethics, legal issues, decision-making, and motivation in an undergraduate management course.

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Assignments Teaching Ethics Textbooks 115

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Before the students began working on their style guides, their textbook readings revolved around how social media keeps changing, how social media can generate publicity, the role of social communities, and how to use social media as a promotional marketing tactic (“Principles of Marketing”, 2015).

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Teaching Ethics Assignments Students 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Before the students began working on their style guides, their textbook readings revolved around how social media keeps changing, how social media can generate publicity, the role of social communities, and how to use social media as a promotional marketing tactic (“Principles of Marketing”, 2015).

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Teaching Ethics Assignments Students 109

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 6, 2021

Serve your detention or lose your textbooks. Yeah, that was probably a big mistake… Superintendents and principals, are you ready yet to pay more attention to information literacy throughout your P-12 curricula? Related Posts. 10+1 reactions to closing Iowa’s achievement gaps. Would Dr. King passively submit? Cuneiform, anyone?

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Social Studies Study Textbooks History 145

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2024, I expect we will see big advancements towards determining the best way to use AI in both classroom and administrative settings, as well as clearly defining boundaries for ethical use. Every year, we move further away from the “one size fits all” mentality that was the original textbook. I see that continuing in the future.

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 359

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I ask them to read the textbook chapter (Skripak et al., Burton (2008) studied the use of superhero films, specifically the X-Men the Movie (Singer, 2000) as a pedagogical method of understanding course concepts such as leadership, ethics, legal issues, decision-making, and motivation in an undergraduate management course.

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Assignments Teaching Ethics Textbooks 100

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2017

The other thing that people often say to me is, "Candace, you're just thinking about the unethical startups out there, and there are a lot of startups that are incredibly ethical. And my response to that is, I completely believe that most—99.999 percent—of the educational-technology companies out there are ethical.

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Teaching Ethics Textbooks Laboratory 93

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2017

An Ethic of Excellence by Ron Berger. Five or ten years from now, we want folks to look back and say, "Remember when we had these static textbooks and we thought about curriculum this way? They decided to use LearnZillion to craft their curriculum so it focused on text-dependent questions and writing about reading. That was rough.

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Curriculum Math English Ethics 137

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

This accessibility fosters self-directed learning and encourages students to explore beyond the confines of traditional textbooks. Digital citizenship: K-12 students learn about responsible and ethical use of technology, understanding issues such as online safety, digital etiquette, and the impact of their online presence.

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Learning Learning Styles Critical Thinking Accessibility 254

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

Learn more about EdSurge ethics and policies here and supporters here.) It's an adaptive course — think of it as an interactive high-tech textbook. And so we've got thousands of students at a university in Georgia who are using this stats course instead of a textbook. Bier: The Open Learning Initiative has a statistics course.

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Testing Multiple Choice Questions Teaching Education 122

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

Panelists started by drawing attention to Austin Community College, where students are advised to budget at least $1,200—about a third of tuition costs—for textbooks. While OER was presented as one way to ease course material costs, other challenges remain, starting with understanding and awareness of what the term means.

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Local Government History Textbooks Ethics 101

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

So to flag such ethically dubious requests, the company uses machine learning. To get a match, though, a student must send a message describing what they need help with to either an individual tutor, or to a general form. The company, however, does not want students to use its site to get tutors to do their work for them.

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Essay Ethics Exams Academic Integrity 86

Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones? We want students to be globally minded citizens, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and responsible leaders.

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Technology Art Learning Students 122

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

She took inspiration from what she found (though she said she didn’t copy anything verbatim), and the site made her feel like she had a handle on how others using the same textbook were running their classes. Or, as she put it, “It gave me an idea that at least I was on track.” per month, or $119.40 for one up-front payment for a year.

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Study Exams Quizzes Academic Integrity 129

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

To kick off the project, I used ChatGPT to generate an outline based on positive psychology as aligned with the textbook chapters and student-led ideas and topics. Day 4: Ethical Use of AI in the Writing Process The fourth day focused on ethical AI usage.

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Collaborative Research Writing Failure Students 105

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

Michael Trucano is a visiting fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, a global think tank based in Washington, DC, where he explores issues related to effective and ethical uses of new technologies in education.

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Education Intelligence Internet Discussions 234

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By simply sharing a link to a textbook or by uploading a PDF, the AI then auto-creates well-designed slides that teachers tweak to use for sleek lesson presentations. AI transforms textbooks into interactive study guides. New AI technologies can be used directly by publishers to auto-convert textbooks into engaging video lessons.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130