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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The study, which occurred over three semesters, randomly assigned students to either learning through lectures, the old-school way, or through “active” calculus instruction that emphasizes student engagement. That the traditional lecture method of teaching calculus isn’t as effective as active models. Its conclusion?

Instructors 202

Instructors Lecturing STEM Study 202

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 129

Teaching Failure Teaching Methods Lecturing 129

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

This may seem like an obvious question, but why do games engage kids more than traditional teaching methods that emphasize content? A third reason is the opportunity to experiment with different identities in a safe environment where failure doesn’t matter. Neither has much lasting engagement value.

Game-Based Learning 168

Game-Based Learning Teaching Learning Testing 168

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

People who are interested in the teaching aspect of the job certainly like the notion of sharing materials,” says Skidmore. But staying on top of innovative teaching methods and adopting new course materials is not at the center of every faculty member’s work. The notion is] do enough to be good, but don’t do more than that.”

Textbooks 138

Textbooks Instructors Education Peer Review 138

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

Hence, in contrast to traditional lengthy lectures, microlearning helps move information from working memory to long-term memory more effectively. Further, the forgetting curve supports one of the seven types of memory failures: transience which refers to the natural process of forgetting as time passes. Ekanayake Ms.

Student Engagement 107

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 107

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

Hence, in contrast to traditional lengthy lectures, microlearning helps move information from working memory to long-term memory more effectively. Further, the forgetting curve supports one of the seven types of memory failures: transience which refers to the natural process of forgetting as time passes. Ekanayake Ms.

Student Engagement 84

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 84

Edsurge

JULY 8, 2022

In the bad-old days of college teaching, especially in technical subjects, professors would stand before a classroom of freshmen and say, “Look to the right, look to the left. The idea was fear of failure would motivate students to do whatever it takes to stay above water academically. One of them will not graduate.”

Ethics 170

Ethics Lecturing Motivation Instructors 170