Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Economics utilizes systemic relationships and feedback loops in its models to analyse market dynamics, resource allocation, and the impact of economic policies on various sectors. Causation and Feedback Loops Causation: Understanding cause-and-effect relationships is crucial in liberal arts. Bellam Sreenivasulu earned his Ph.D.

Art 97

Art Curriculum Interdisciplinary Teaching 97

Teach Hub

APRIL 23, 2025

Make Math Interactive with Technology Instead of relying solely on lectures, use technology to help students visualize concepts: Desmos for interactive graphing. Plus, they give teachers instant feedback on student understanding. GeoGebra for exploring geometry. Coding platforms like Scratch to introduce logic and algorithms.

Math 88

Math Textbooks Quizzes Participation 88

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Provide Closed Captioning on posted videos (lectures, resources, etc.). Ask a colleague to informally observe your teaching and provide constructive feedback on your work of being an inclusive teacher. When presenting a visual/image, also provide a description of the image (alt text).

Accessibility 95

Accessibility Disabilities Learning Disabilities Special Education 95

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Each semester, the surveys were refined based on student feedback and changing classroom dynamics. Flexibility in format and modality such as recorded lectures, alternative assignments, or extended deadlinesmade students feel supported, capable, and seen. Textbook format and cost mattered. They asked to be heard.

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Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 53

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. These actionable, collaborative strategies help educators navigate their role as facilitators, guiding and responding rather than lecturing and directing.

Assignments 59

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 59

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

First, decide what class is appropriate, such as a course that you expect a good deal of unexpected issues and problems due to the newness of teaching the course topics; experimenting new curriculum materials; new pedagogical approaches to a course; or improving and addressing student course evaluation and student feedback.

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Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge Laboratory 55

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. These actionable, collaborative strategies help educators navigate their role as facilitators, guiding and responding rather than lecturing and directing.

Assignments 61

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 61

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Today’s students demand more than just traditional lectures and textbooks; they’re looking for an engaging, flexible, and personalized learning experience. However, many educators still rely heavily on lecture-based formats, which can lead to disengagement. Passive learning is no longer acceptable.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 128

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Lecturing at the front of the room allows reluctant students to disengage easily, especially if they don’t understand what you’re teaching (and they’re not likely to ask questions about it). Shift to a student-centered classroom It’s no secret that teacher-centered classrooms are on the way out in the 21st century.

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High School High School Beliefs Schools 52

Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

A professor lectures students during class at Sacramento State University on Oct. One of her few in-person classes was a math course, but it was held in a large lecture hall and required students to wear masks. “I There’s no real interaction, no feedback from professors in some of these classes.” Her mom kept her grounded.

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Math English Lecturing High School 88

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

York found that TeachFX listened to her very carefully, and generated a detailed feedback report on her specific teaching style. I rarely ever get feedback on my teaching style. With that feedback, Phipps brought down the ratio of teacher-to-student talk to 50:50. These observations generated by AI can take quick effect.

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Feedback Teachers Language Languages 218

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 9, 2017

Real-time feedback and assessment are way more effective. If teachers spend the majority of their class lecturing or transferring information, there isn’t time for consistent, real-time feedback. As students move through this teacher-led station, I can use this time to provide feedback on my students’ work.

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Blended Learning Feedback Lecturing Coaching 412

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2020

I started off slow, but after a few misstarts and mid-lecture melt downs, using a variety of technology made me more effective and creative. I use Zoom for class check-ins and short “lectures” where I share my screen and break the class into small groups. Related content: 3 practices of teachers who toughed it out during COVID-19.

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Lecturing Teachers Feedback Teaching 363

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Being Lectured at Doesn’t Work. As many others have, I learned from my own experience teaching in the classroom that lecturing doesn’t work. In fact, we’ve been learning by doing even longer than we’ve been human, because all mammals learn by interacting with their environment, taking in feedback, and processing that feedback.

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Math Teaching Lecturing Teaching Methods 300

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

I asked a variety of questions about their perception of the instruction and assessment practices we had shifted to, the types of feedback they received and how they felt about the class. This was the toughest feedback I have ever received, but it helped me define the problem so I could figure out what to do about it.

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Feedback Culture Science Teaching 167

eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2021

You might feel that way about Brilliant –a site that helps users learn not through lecture videos, but through hands-on, interactive learning. It also provides instant feedback so that learners can improve their knowledge through problem solving.

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STEM Failure Lecturing Learning 300

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

So then, why do so many educators lecture and click through PowerPoints for 30-,40-, or even 60-minutes at a time with no breaks or learning activities? Reflecting on my experiences as a student, I know how tough it is to pay attention during these longer lectures and wish instructors had a different way to deliver them.

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Lecturing Attention Students Discussions 104

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

So then, why do so many educators lecture and click through PowerPoints for 30-,40-, or even 60-minutes at a time with no breaks or learning activities? Reflecting on my experiences as a student, I know how tough it is to pay attention during these longer lectures and wish instructors had a different way to deliver them.

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Lecturing Attention Students Discussions 96

eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2020

I started off slow, but after a few misstarts and mid-lecture melt downs, using a variety of technology made me more effective and creative. I use Zoom for class check-ins and short “lectures” where I share my screen and break the class into small groups. Related content: 3 practices of teachers who toughed it out during COVID-19.

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Lecturing Teachers Feedback Teaching 268

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

By explicit instruction, I am speaking of the I-do, we-do, you-do strategy, where the teacher models a concept or skill, engages students in targeted practice, checks and corrects understanding, and then gives students more independent practice, with more checking for understanding and corrective feedback.

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Students History Physical Education Feedback 310

eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Between budgetary constraints, bandwidth crunches, and a constantly changing syllabus, teachers have their hands full when it comes to structuring and building their class’s lessons and lectures. By distilling a lecture’s knowledge into a set of handy flashcards, teachers can ensure their students’ progress and performance.

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Quizzes Lecturing Ethics Exams 297

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

” Challenges with Traditional Live Instruction Traditionally, educators disseminate information in real-time, relying on lectures or mini-lessons. However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?”

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Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 433

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2018

Whether students are best suited to a traditional lecture, independent reading, or working with peers in a more visual environment, it’s well known that no two learn in the same manner. Unfortunately, the way educators teach is not conducive to the different ways students learn.

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Lecturing Critical Thinking Testing Feedback 277

eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2017

Even when students aren’t sitting through lectures, they’re still accustomed to letting their teachers dictate the pace, style, and direction of learning. One challenge when using the rooms was giving students enough space to practice while allowing teachers to provide feedback without interrupting sessions by popping in and out.

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Lecturing Feedback Coaching History 261

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

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. Then classroom time can be used to fix student misconceptions, with a mix of a short lecture and student activities.

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Lecturing Learning Instructors Failure 213

Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

This contrasts with the typical assessment arrangement where feedback is considered a product offered to the student in exchange for what they submit. In the field of engineering, which is my academic background, traditional methods such as lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions are the dominant content delivery vehicles.

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Feedback Lecturing Laboratory Students 83

eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2018

Districts around the country are moving away from teaching models based on lectures and textbooks—but transition isn’t always simple. A few years ago, this question inspired me to begin exploring a route for K–4 and 5th- and 6th-grade students that would allow us to stray from the traditional model of lecture and testing.

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Lecturing Teaching Methods Textbooks STEM 205

eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2017

In fact, he has seen achievement gains that are three times greater than what he experienced when he used to lecture. In a sense, it makes the assessment a learning opportunity and also a feedback opportunity, which is what it should be.”. Learn from the best innovations in education!

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Achievement Teachers Middle School Middle School 264

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He argues that the traditional lecture method for teaching physics and other STEM fields has been proven ineffective, and that shifts to more active methods can greatly improve learning outcomes to make sure the next generation of researchers can make the next Nobel-worthy breakthroughs. You’ve famously compared lecturing to bloodletting.

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Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Teaching Evaluations 200

eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2025

Learning management systems and digital resources became indispensable for assigning work, tracking progress, and providing feedback. For many schools, Zoom, Google Classroom, and Microsoft Teams replaced traditional classroom settings, enabling virtual instruction.

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Teaching Learning Teaching Methods Lecturing 311

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Don’t just use video for lectures; the format can also be used to welcome students to your class, provide feedback (much preferred by students to print feedback) and walk through assignments. You can make lots of small videos instead of whole lectures. Second, you can’t employ too much video. Avoid long videos, though.

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Instructors Lecturing Course Evaluations Feedback 210

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Video conferencing that connects students and educators globally for virtual lectures, discussions, and guest speakers. Classroom response systems for instant feedback and engagement through quizzes, polls, and surveys. Learning management systems (LMS) that facilitate online content delivery, assignments, and grading.

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Internet Critical Thinking Quizzes Teaching Methods 310

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Extensive lecturing is not a good use of your time, or learners’ time, in synchronous online learning. At a minimum, you should break up lectures with polls or discussion prompts. Students remember more and experience less mind-wandering when lectures are interpolated with other learning activities, such as short quizzes.

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Lecturing Disabilities Learning Assignments 218

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

“Alongside this, teachers can then check in on how their students are doing to give tailored feedback each day, and parents can do the same to view their kids’ progress at any time.” ” Facebook joins other tech firms that have donated money and tech skills to better educate students nationwide.

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Education Lecturing Motivation Feedback 274

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

In the pandemic many higher ed faculty, forced onto Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms, have continued teaching online just as they always did face to face, delivering lectures over streaming video as they did in person. I never delivered a lecture in real time on Zoom.

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Teaching Lecturing Instructors Learning 180

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In both higher education and K-12 education, AI offers numerous potential benefits, including early interventions via identifying students at risk and its ability to provide real-time feedback to both students and teachers , helping identify areas where students may be struggling and allowing for immediate intervention.

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Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 339

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

I also love how the quiz feature automatically provides feedback and tracks student progress to make it easier to monitor and adjust. Technology is an amazing tool, but just like any lecture, tech is subject to the “bottom endurance” rule. Choices in this area address anatomy, order of operations in math, and many other topics.

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Quizzes Lecturing Learning Styles High School 312