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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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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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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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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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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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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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

The university has created a way for automated software to give students in large STEM courses feedback on their writing in cases where professors don’t have time to grade hundreds of essays. Senior lecturer Brenda Gunderson teaches a statistics course that will be first to adopt the automated element of M-Write.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

The new model can also accept not just text, but spoken voice inputs and visual inputs , so that users can do things like share a still photo or image of their screen with the chatbot to get feedback. New AI tools can make audio recordings of lectures and automatically create summaries and flashcards of the material.

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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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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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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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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

Option 1: Paper-based teaching Point a camera at a piece of paper, write on it and lecture. And here’s what your student will see: Option 2: Whiteboard or easel teaching Point a camera at yourself while lecturing in front of a whiteboard or easel+paper pad. Schedule lectures at the assigned time slot for the class 3.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

The instructor can lecture and students can ask questions, or the instructor can lead a live discussion. Then the professor can either respond to each video with feedback or ask the students to post video responses to each other. Everyone sends in their reply by a set deadline.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

We would conclude each class with an observation/ feedback session, allowing the pre-service teachers to share their experiences and learn from each other. In one lesson, we transformed KIBO into a snowplow by designing a plow for the front of the robot and programming it to clear snow (or cotton balls).

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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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Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

Often lectures or mini-lessons are provided to the whole group, presenting significant barriers for ELs who may not have the language skills or prior knowledge to access the information.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

These days students can have tools like Google’s NotebookLM turn their lecture notes into a podcast , where sunny-sounding AI bots banter and riff on key points. Suddenly, new consumer AI tools have hit the market that can take any piece of text, audio or video and provide that same kind of simplified summary.

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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).

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Often, that meant moving completely away from replicating in-person, lecture-based models online. Students in this environment often have to offer critical, yet productive feedback to an authority figure (their teacher), a skill that is essential in higher learning and the workplace.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

Lecture + Digital Formative Assessment I recently attended a local conference and the keynote was delivered by Aaron Polansky , superintendent from Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School in Rochester, Mass. Within his talk he exclaimed, “Lectures are only terrible if you are a terrible lecturer!”

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2021

No, this doesn’t mean you have to abandon all emphasis on academics; it simply means shifting your assessment practices from quantitative point totals and test scores to qualitative feedback that tells the story of your students’ learning journey.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 25, 2025

” –Albert Einstein Peer-to-peer learning–acquiring knowledge from a peer group–has become a popular strategy as teachers move from a teacher-lecturer education model to teacher-guide. P articipants exchange ideas, explain concepts, ask questions, and provide feedback. coding a program).

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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.

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