Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

In basic form, assessment for learning entails assessment where pre-emptive, future-oriented comments (called feedforward) are given to learners to guide improvement in future performances. This contrasts with the typical assessment arrangement where feedback is considered a product offered to the student in exchange for what they submit.

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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 took a very similar approach when I taught online at The New School in Manhattan a few years ago.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

Synchronous Works Better For Some Students Than For Others Holding an online class via a live video platform like Zoom or Google Meet can closely resemble an in-person classroom dynamic. The instructor can lecture and students can ask questions, or the instructor can lead a live discussion.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

It’s a complicated question, even in the best of times—one that has been at the forefront of our daily online teaching practice and our research into the online behaviors and interactions that can have the greatest impact on successful learner outcomes. Video feedback is also effective in building a connection with learners.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Most MOOCs, despite the claims of innovation and disruption, consisted of video lectures and text-based assignments. Thus, the impression that most people have of online education is an attempt to create an online lecture. But there are powerful and exciting alternative.

Technology 155

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

(Credit: Mike Zetlow) I know from my year teaching at VIPKid that students can learn online , a conclusion researchers have also reached. This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some. Invest in blended and online learning professional development.

Distance Learning 218

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

The days of standing in front of the classroom and “lecturing” are long gone. Video is also proving to have solid results when it comes to learning outcomes—from higher test scores to increased engagement with learning materials to increased comprehension. million written words.

Teaching 159

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

Being one of the first, and largest, online learning platforms in the world, Coursera has gained some insights from its 124 million-strong user base about what it really takes to help people succeed in its digital classes. She’s now completing an online MBA from Western Governors University (WGU). It creates a cadence.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

I remember scrambling to learn all I could about the features of Blackboard and reviewing all of my textbook’s eLearning-related ancillaries, assigning self-paced modules and online quizzes to my students. Reflecting on the process of shifting from on-campus to online teaching reminds me of a recent experience in my personal life.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Students at a community college could supplement their math class with lectures from MIT. A single mom in middle America could learn to code from Google instructor. Online Learning and Non-traditional Students. In the first wave of online learning, we focused on democratizing access to content.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2020

In the first online course we designed and taught together, one of us had never taught in a strictly online environment before, and the other had only designed asynchronous online learning experiences (i.e., You can record lectures. And more lectures. Please resist the easy affordances of the online world.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Instructors play pivotal roles, guiding students through complex concepts, providing immediate feedback, and igniting intellectual curiosity. Within this setting, instructors deliver curriculum content through lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and other instructional methods tailored to meet the diverse needs of learners.

Learning 130

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Our approach with this MOOC is to provide university-style concept lectures with problem-solving strategies from expert AP physics teachers,” said award-winning Rice physicist Jason Hafner, who co-teaches the course with veteran high school AP physics teachers Gigi Nevils and Matt Wilson. “This isn’t a typical MOOC.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Jennifer Sparrow, the university’s senior director of teaching and learning with technology, thinks the fears that some faculty have about artificial intelligence taking their jobs echos the concern some had 20 years ago when higher education was first “branching out into online learning.”

Instructors 157

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

In spring 2021, inspired by feedback from students, I redesigned my two undergraduate education courses as blended learning courses. While I was familiar with the benefits of blended learning (e.g., If you are simply going to lecture at students, they do not need to be in the same physical space as you.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

His choice: modular learning. In this system, students choose from a menu of content delivery options (textbook, downloadable study guides, lectures) and interaction options (in-person or online). But nowadays, [student learning] is very graphic and video-oriented—which is a different skill set.” What is Course Hero?

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

As online course platforms proliferate, institutions of all shapes and sizes realize that they’ll need to translate content into digital forms. Designing online learning experiences is essential to training employees, mobilizing customers, serving students, building marketing channels, and sustaining business models.

Feedback 162

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

In basic form, assessment for learning entails assessment where pre-emptive, future-oriented comments (called feedforward) are given to learners to guide improvement in future performances. This contrasts with the typical assessment arrangement where feedback is considered a product offered to the student in exchange for what they submit.

Feedback 54

Feedback Lecturing Laboratory Students 54

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 16, 2022

While Zoom was the “it” word during the pivot to online learning throughout COVID-19, it is high time to consider alternatives to synchronous online classes that benefit student learning. One way that this is done is when instructors record videos to leave feedback on student work. Online Learning, 22 (1), 205-222.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2025

Could it also give on-demand feedback based on the clients stated needs? The students submitted their personal assessments and course examples to the SKB, requesting the bots feedback. Using the bot’s feedback, the students reevaluated their recommendations and prepared a revised response.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Research has shown that meaningful collaboration and communication are unlikely to occur in an online learning environment without teacher direction (Borup et al. Active & Purposeful Communication There are a variety of ways to communicate with your students within and outside of your school’s Learning Management System (LMS) (i.e.

Activities 119

Activities Learning Lecturing Communication 119

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

This week’s podcast is brought to you by “The State of Online STEM Education'' an upcoming national survey of the online STEM landscape created by Every Learner Everywhere and Online Learning Consortium. I think the other piece, and I think this really matters a lot for schools, is that I’ve taught online classes before.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth.

Teaching 130

Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

These active learning strategies can work in any course—for any major, in any discipline. A theater professor can be inspired by an organic chemistry professor; an anatomy professor can share a strategy with an economics lecturer; and more. Some of the most dynamic thinkers and doers in education today are pioneers in active learning.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. However, delivering online education is crucial in this circumstance as it is really challenging to effectively engage students in the learning process.

Student Engagement 107

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

To offset students’ feelings of being “the only one” and to help develop feelings of connection, instructors in online courses may make use of strategies such as personal online introductions by faculty and students, discussion assignments, group projects, occasional video lectures, and Zoom office hours. Who is my instructor?”

Instructors 105

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2025

Could it also give on-demand feedback based on the clients stated needs? The students submitted their personal assessments and course examples to the SKB, requesting the bots feedback. Using the bot’s feedback, the students reevaluated their recommendations and prepared a revised response.

Feedback 105

Feedback Knowledge Communication Lecturing 105

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2022

He created a tool that allows him to receive more instantaneous feedback from students. Once the pandemic forced most teaching online, Samson used that tool to better understand his students’ attitudes about in-person and remote learning, publishing his findings in Educause Review.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Participation Discussions 161

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Thats why success in online learning doesnt just rely on intelligence or curriculum. In this blog, well explore 17 study tips for online learning. This is perhaps one of the most important study tips for online learning. Real learning happens when the student engages with the material.

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Study Online Learning Learning Motivation 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? Artificial intelligence-based digital assistance drives immediate feedback to students. education system.

Distance Learning 362

Distance Learning Hybrid Learning Accessibility Culture 362

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

In spring 2021, inspired by feedback from students, I redesigned my two undergraduate education courses as blended learning courses. While I was familiar with the benefits of blended learning (e.g., If you are simply going to lecture at students, they do not need to be in the same physical space as you.

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Research has shown that meaningful collaboration and communication are unlikely to occur in an online learning environment without teacher direction (Borup et al. Active & Purposeful Communication There are a variety of ways to communicate with your students within and outside of your school’s Learning Management System (LMS) (i.e.

Activities 105

Activities Learning Lecturing Communication 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 18, 2021

The key features of video-assisted learning are scalability and repetitiveness. Thus, you can record a series of lectures and students can watch them at any time, anywhere. Besides, lecturers can prepare such types of videos as: Classroom-based. Big Data And Learning Analytics. Educational and/or topic-based.

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Gamification Lecturing Distance Learning Knowledge 124

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Course Hero is an online learning platform where you can access course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators. Encourage them to share their feedback—and their work A few students have even been inspired to continue their audio work at their student-run college radio station.

Teaching 167

Teaching Multidisciplinary Culture Feedback 167

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

As online learning companies compete for the attention and wallets of learners, players like MasterClass , Linked Learning , Cognotion and Harvard are investing in producing videos that are so beautiful they could be National Geographic documentaries or sitcom pilots. Educational media is at an inflection point.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

Overall, my top three recommended practices include: self-regulating strategies, video-based learning, and formative assessments. At their core, self-regulating strategies naturally support growth mindsets in the way they encourage independent learning practices. Proceedings of the European Conference on E-Learning , January, 726–30.

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Instructors English Lecturing Motivation 111

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

And she’s done it all while working from home part time as a university lecturer (her husband works remotely full time). The challenges faced by most students and families reeling from the shift to online learning was heightened for children with visual impairments, says Rosenblum, many of whom have additional special needs.

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