Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Two new, large-scale studies—one from New York, the other from California—show that reduced reliance on placement exams increases student access to college-level courses. When it comes to determining which students are assigned to remedial courses, “traditionally faculty do have a strong say,” says Barnett, who co-authored the study.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2019

But faculty can provide opportunities for students to find common ground with one another—and instructors. Instructors should remember to convey emotion with chats. Instructors should remember to convey emotion with chats. Jennifer Albat suggested: “Pay attention when students introduce themselves. A2: Get real with them!

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Failure Instructors Discussions Culture 135

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

Many instructors describe accommodations they’ve tried, like loosening homework deadlines or offering asynchronous alternatives to class conversations, but some now wonder whether this kind of leniency actually makes the situation worse. In their anecdotes, fewer students are showing up to class and turning work in on time (or at all).

Student Engagement 194

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 194

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

But failure is the whole point of the exercise. One of the failure points of international marketing is human beings’ inability to understand, appreciate, and exploit cultural differences. At Course Hero, we’ve interviewed hundreds of instructors from around the country to share their best lessons. What Is Course Hero?

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Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Squirrel—so named because, like the furry, nut-gathering rodent, it is fast, agile, plans ahead and “cracks tough nuts,” according to founder and CEO Derek Haoyang Li—uses an AI adaptive learning system and human instructors to give students a personalized education on subjects ranging from Chinese language to physics. Source: Squirrel AI.

Teachers 167

Teachers Intelligence Coaching Failure 167

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

The challenge is further compounded by students balancing their studies with household chores which can lead to decreased motivation if adequate support is not provided by the instructor. Thus, to combat these issues, instructors must take a proactive approach in designing online courses.

Student Engagement 110

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 110

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

As educators in the field of higher education today, we are led towards several questions, the most important of which is: Is there a failure to understand the crucial and circular cause-effect relationship between emotions, cognition, and academic success? These opposing mindsets created “different psychological worlds” (Dweck, 2008).

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Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 116

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

Failure to appreciate these points will result in personalized learning products more likely to hinder than help students. make suboptimal decisions about when/where/how often to study. Instructors are equally susceptible to the deeply counterintuitive nature of learning. Do Learners Really Know Best? Science, 331, 772–775.

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Education Evaluation Failure Essay 155

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2018

A study by Class Central, a review site for the free online courses, found that nearly 20 percent of its users were based in Europe. The GDPR will go into effect on May 25, and failure to comply could result in fines of 20 million euros or 4 percent of the entity’s global annual revenue, depending on what is greater. million in Europe.

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Instructors Failure History Questions 113

Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2016

The cost savings for students coupled with the higher retention and success rates has prompted TCC to develop Z-degrees for other popular programs of study. The Associate of Science in Social Sciences is expected to launch in 2017, as are Z-degrees in General Studies and Applied and Criminal Sciences.

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Textbooks Failure Instructors Learning 105

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Instructors often turn to flipped classrooms as a method to engage learners but run into unexpected barriers. While this is a positive evolution, it fails to recognize the importance of building a positive relationship with students and creating a pathway for two-way communication between the student and instructor.

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Lecturing Instructors Knowledge Failure 130

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

When I attend professional gatherings on open education, however, instructors like myself are often the minority. Yet open educational materials impact faculty and students alike, and many instructors are using these resources today. That is not appealing to instructors,” argues Skidmore.

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Textbooks Instructors Education Peer Review 126

Faculty Focus

MAY 23, 2024

For example, in a comparative environmental studies class, students might challenge their workmates to recycle in the workplace or challenge their neighbors to recycle in an apartment complex. Home laboratory In a home laboratory, students experiment with a theory and report their findings to the instructor or to the class.

Laboratory 106

Laboratory Failure Assignments Instructors 106

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2025

While many of the students roll their eyes, it may save at least one student a year, says Johnson, who is a writing instructor and head of the writing center at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin. Johnson has her students make her a promise: If they think about dropping the class, they will meet with her first.

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Students Math Writing Skills 168

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

As educators in the field of higher education today, we are led towards several questions, the most important of which is: Is there a failure to understand the crucial and circular cause-effect relationship between emotions, cognition, and academic success? These opposing mindsets created “different psychological worlds” (Dweck, 2008).

Teaching 98

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2023

Set boundaries for instructor interaction with the creation of interaction plans. Inform your students about laptop use and possible warning signs of technical failure. Being risk-informed means total investment by the instructor in helping their adult learners succeed. Create a social presence in your class environment.

Lecturing 105

Lecturing Instructors Assignments Failure 105

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

Moore-Davis admits one of the biggest failures in the process was leaving out their bottom-line: students. A group of researchers at the college spent the 2016-2017 academic year studying their own failures and best practices, and talking with other institutions that had implemented similar technology.

Counselling 118

Counselling Failure Instructors Coaching 118

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. For example, during group problem-solving, ask students to identify and reflect on common mistakes, transforming failure into an opportunity for growth (Dweck, 2006). Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors.

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 19, 2017

Orton was a neuropsychiatrist and a pioneer in focusing attention on reading failure and related language processing difficulties. studying base words, roots, prefixes and suffixes. studying the aspects of language concerned with meaning. studying base words, roots, prefixes and suffixes. Orton and Anna Gillingham.

Learning Styles 109

Learning Styles Students Language Languages 109

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this way, backchannels serve as a formative assessment for instructors to identify ways to improve the delivery and impact of our teaching. They also allow instructors to generate a steady stream of signals we can use to support our students. Great instructors go a step further by asking more of their students.

Course Design 128

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

The challenge is further compounded by students balancing their studies with household chores which can lead to decreased motivation if adequate support is not provided by the instructor. Thus, to combat these issues, instructors must take a proactive approach in designing online courses.

Student Engagement 86

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 86

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2015

Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened to the chapter being reviewed, homework as worksheets based on the text, tests regurgitating important facts. Failure is a learning tool.

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Critical Thinking Textbooks Gamification Knowledge 163

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

Jesse Stommel, digital learning fellow and senior lecturer of Digital Studies at University of Mary Washington, shares his rationale for ungrading on his blog: “In short, the act of grading does harm to students and causes teachers unnecessary stress. I have felt like a failure some of the time.

Teaching 194

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 194

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

–Stefany Gurgel, NC3 Master Instructor, Festo and Instructor, Jewish Leadership Academy In the last few years, we have seen a change in workforce needs–there is strong emphasis on skills-based education, technological proficiency, and adaptability. The excitement comes from the possibility of both success and failure.

Schools 337

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 337

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Studies of motivation number in the thousands. Whole careers are devoted to its study. It is the study of the mechanisms that put you in motion, pushing you toward certain things and pushing you away from others” (p. There is much to be learned about motivation. The problem is that learning about motivation isn’t all that easy.

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Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 116

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Lesson 4: Go study other great teachers and other great learning experiences. Udemy has also created a great toolkit to help online course instructors market their learning experience. Finally, share your data, your lessons, and your failures with the broader learning design community when possible.

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Feedback Failure Lecturing Reading 163

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2017

Since instructors are autonomous, we allowed them to create a CourseSite on Blackboard.com. At Blackboard we committed ourselves to improving teaching and learning by empowering the instructor. Universities often ask to get a product for free, promising to be a reference or case study. We embraced the word “help.”

Learning Outcomes 135

Learning Outcomes Instructors History Evaluation 135

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Instructors often turn to flipped classrooms as a method to engage learners but run into unexpected barriers. While this is a positive evolution, it fails to recognize the importance of building a positive relationship with students and creating a pathway for two-way communication between the student and instructor.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Knowledge Failure 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this way, backchannels serve as a formative assessment for instructors to identify ways to improve the delivery and impact of our teaching. They also allow instructors to generate a steady stream of signals we can use to support our students. Great instructors go a step further by asking more of their students.

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 23, 2024

For example, in a comparative environmental studies class, students might challenge their workmates to recycle in the workplace or challenge their neighbors to recycle in an apartment complex. Home laboratory In a home laboratory, students experiment with a theory and report their findings to the instructor or to the class.

Laboratory 84

Laboratory Failure Assignments Instructors 84

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

But this came with a constant fear: the fear of failure, of disappointing my parents, and of falling short of expectations. I studied relentlessly under immense pressure, and my hard work paid off when I was accepted to my desired university. Williams is Professor of Social Studies Education at the University of South Dakota (USD).

Grades 101

Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 101

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. For example, during group problem-solving, ask students to identify and reflect on common mistakes, transforming failure into an opportunity for growth (Dweck, 2006). Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Studies of motivation number in the thousands. Whole careers are devoted to its study. It is the study of the mechanisms that put you in motion, pushing you toward certain things and pushing you away from others” (p. There is much to be learned about motivation. The problem is that learning about motivation isn’t all that easy.

Motivation 98

Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 98

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2017

The best teachers have more in common with fitness instructors, he argues. His latest book, “ Teaching Naked Techniques: A Practical Guide to Designing Better Classes ,” expands on his arguments and offers practical advice for instructors who want to rethink how they design their classes. But Lecture Capture is big business.

Coaching 134

Coaching Lecturing Teachers Motivation 134

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

There’s lots of frustration and failure, and I’d much rather stick with what I know I can do. A large and comprehensive study involving 14 sections and 263 students enrolled in an intermediate sociology research methods course tackled that question in the context of a four-week group research project (Monson, 2019).

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Group work Instructors Students Research Methods 64

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

As an example, they’ll be able to measure the value-add of a program like CUNY’s celebrated Accelerated Study in Associate Program ( ASAP ). A single instructor or professor is no longer pulled in multiple directions and can play fewer roles. None of this is to say that professors will become obsolete.

Learning 110

Learning Counselling Failure Textbooks 110

Faculty Focus

APRIL 3, 2025

For example, entrepreneurship is a field of study that is growing in business schools. For both instructors and their students, that means adopting a mindset that avoids persistence in favor of pivoting and changing course. Students can grow into those roles by using failure as a form of diagnosis for future learning.

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Teaching Failure Feedback Knowledge 59