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Who You Gonna Call? A Harvard Lecturer's Quest for Equitable Class Participation

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So in 2014, the senior lecturer in public policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government decided to test that assumption. Dan Levy had long considered himself an equitable instructor in terms of calling on students to participate in class discussions. It was a big, big moment for me.”

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Does ‘Flipped Learning’ Work? A New Analysis Dives Into the Research

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Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. The study considered 173 studies of flipped learning, as well as 46 previous meta-analyses of the approach.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

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during a unit of study) Occurs after the instruction is complete (e.g., during a unit of study) Occurs after the instruction is complete (e.g., The post Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced? Diagram 2 below describes the distinction. Formative Assessment Summative Assessment Occurs frequently throughout instruction (e.g.,

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

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during a unit of study) Occurs after the instruction is complete (e.g., during a unit of study) Occurs after the instruction is complete (e.g., The post Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced? Diagram 2 below describes the distinction. Formative Assessment Summative Assessment Occurs frequently throughout instruction (e.g.,

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Automated Proctoring Swept In During Pandemic. It’s Likely to Stick Around, Despite Concerns

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A recent Educause study found that 63 percent of colleges and universities in the U.S. Check out our related article, " The Pandemic Pushed Colleges to Record Lectures. We randomly put students into four groups,” says Tara Carpenter, a lecturer at UMBC who taught the course. “We The Practice May Be Here to Stay." “As

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Colleges Have Embraced Online Learning. Will That Open Remote Teaching Opportunities for Faculty?

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It’s common today for colleges to invite professors from other institutions to deliver distinguished lectures on campus. On their own and in their own time, students watch pre-recorded video lectures and demonstrations, enter discussion boards and work together in groups employing collaborative software tools day and night.

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Old, Slow Laptops Are Sabotaging College Student Success

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The study results point to one more way that the past year has exposed the divide between the technology-haves and have-nots, according to D. Almost three-quarters of students in the EDUCAUSE study said they try to resolve their technology issues themselves. Christopher Brooks, director of research for EDUCAUSE. ‘I

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