eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

I started smiling on the first day and felt like a total failure. Someone who values conformity might emphasize strict due dates, teacher-enforced rules and consequences, and lecture-style learning. Consider equitable systems for calling on students to participate in discussions. That did not work for me at all.

Teachers 280

Teachers Middle School Middle School Failure 280

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2018

What is your tolerance for failure in education? Determining where educators draw the line for failure, whether that’s with students of color, low-income students, immigrant students or some other group, determines educational outcomes and equity opportunities for the future.

Teaching 121

Teaching Failure Teaching Methods Lecturing 121

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

Study 164

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 164

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In the past, faculty could stand objectively in front of the class and provide didactic information to students via lecture. Students came to the classroom expecting information from a book and verbal lecture covering the content. These barriers, if not addressed, will often lead to academic failure.

Lecturing 130

Lecturing Instructors Knowledge Failure 130

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

To be prepared for success, struggling students need just as many opportunities to participate in self-directed learning and to develop autonomy as high-achieving students. Historically, I approached this lesson through direct instruction, building a presentation to support a lecture.

Learning 160

Learning Assignments Students Motivation 160

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Active learning: Engage in active learning techniques such as participating in class discussions, asking questions, and seeking clarification on challenging topics.

Failure 98

Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Active learning: Engage in active learning techniques such as participating in class discussions, asking questions, and seeking clarification on challenging topics.

Failure 97

Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 97

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2019

As he lectured, he would randomly pick names from the stack to call on students. Does it engage every learner in the room , and require them all to actively participate and respond to each question, form an opinion, and submit an answer? When I was in grad school, I had a teacher who carried a stack of name cards around the room.

Discussions 168

Discussions Failure Textbooks Culture 168

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

More than anything else, people who participated said, “This was the most useful PD class I have ever taken.” The added benefit to this is that teachers are more likely to understand student frustrations and thus be more inclined to adjust their own grading to judge improvement rather than failure as a final endpoint.

eLearning 141

eLearning Failure Lecturing Instructors 141

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 4, 2015

The inclusive environment that makerspaces provide results in a sense of community for participating students and functions as a safe place for gathering feedback. Not only are students participating, they are learning to teach and share skills collaboratively with others while building a stronger learning community.

Education 149

Education STEM Failure Participation 149

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

She didn’t try to be my best friend and she didn’t make excuses for my third-grade failures. It was a challenge to correct her without having her shut down, declare herself a failure, and move on. Teaching no longer involves a knowledgeable teacher who lectures from the front of the room. I had a 4th grader once.

Teachers 136

Teachers Failure Quizzes Knowledge 136

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2017

We came to class prepared, we liked to participate. We’ve now been able to put this lie to bed that people can actually shop on Facebook and listen to your lecture and take good notes all simultaneously. What do you think about Lecture Capture. But also, Lecture Capture is like watching a video of Spiderman the musical.

Coaching 141

Coaching Lecturing Teachers Motivation 141

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

For example, when MIT changed its freshman physics class from a model of hundreds of students listening passively to lectures in an auditorium to a model of smaller, interactive classes that emphasized hands-on, collaborative learning, it found that attendance increased and that the failure rate dropped more than 50 percent.

Active Learning 105

Active Learning Activities Learning Cognitive Development 105

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

But declining student participation may also stem from the challenges inherent to remote and hybrid learning. 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.

Student Engagement 200

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Students 200

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In the past, faculty could stand objectively in front of the class and provide didactic information to students via lecture. Students came to the classroom expecting information from a book and verbal lecture covering the content. These barriers, if not addressed, will often lead to academic failure.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Knowledge Failure 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

In the traditional learning environment, student engagement levels varied, and educators could easily gauge participation where, in online platforms, the lack of physical presence and direct interaction makes it difficult to assess student engagement. In this way, microlearning has become so demanding in current online education.

Student Engagement 105

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 105

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

Study 99

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 99

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

Dr. Clayton Funk, senior lecturer in the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy at The Ohio State University echoes this sentiment: “OER are not typically counted toward research requirements, because they are seen as lacking the vetting process that comes with, for example, peer-reviewed articles.”

Textbooks 126

Textbooks Instructors Education Peer Review 126

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

In the traditional learning environment, student engagement levels varied, and educators could easily gauge participation where, in online platforms, the lack of physical presence and direct interaction makes it difficult to assess student engagement. In this way, microlearning has become so demanding in current online education.

Student Engagement 81

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 81

Lab to Class

JANUARY 3, 2024

In addition to this, it is important to keep instructional methods varied as research shows that a variety of teaching styles is more effective at keeping students engaged and giving information than simply expecting students to sit in rows and listen to lectures. Maksimenko et al.,

Teaching 52

Teaching Teachers Activities Reading 52

Edsurge

JULY 8, 2022

The idea was fear of failure would motivate students to do whatever it takes to stay above water academically. What came back was a flood of responses with dozens of approaches, showing that this audience was putting plenty of thought and care on how to encourage students to participate and succeed online and on campus.

Ethics 167

Ethics Lecturing Motivation Instructors 167