Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Learning Management Systems shouldn’t be seen as simply a catchall for handouts or a place to enter grades; when used effectively, the LMS can be a powerful tool for engaging learners and helping them connect with their professors, peers, and the content they’re learning. So how do we begin to address these concerns?

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2025

Their middle school benefits from stable funding, high-quality teachers, and a strong IT department, all leading to discussions about AI in their sixth grade classrooms. Rather than leaving me to play Sherlock Holmes, scrutinizing student prose for malfeasance, Pangram’s findings offer transparency to both student and instructor.

English 147

English Syllabus Ethics Students 147

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Learning Management Systems shouldn’t be seen as simply a catchall for handouts or a place to enter grades; when used effectively, the LMS can be a powerful tool for engaging learners and helping them connect with their professors, peers, and the content they’re learning. So how do we begin to address these concerns?

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In a 2021 survey from the College Innovation Network, 20 percent of students at four-year colleges said they struggled learning new edtech tools. So some colleges and instructors have started to think about how to help students get up to speed on their digital and technical skills.

Teaching 202

Teaching Culture Internet Students 202

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Right now I teach grades 1 through 9 at Lake Travis STEM Academy, just outside Austin, Texas. It’s thrilling to see students with virtually no music background venture into this learning space. Students learn best and employ a higher level of thinking when they create things to share with other people.

Mobile Devices 167

Mobile Devices STEM Disabilities Motivation 167

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

It's made for a much more natural and fluid learning space. Stop by Booth 547 to learn how Vivi turns wireless screen mirroring into a powerful educational tool for the 21st-century classroom. Have you seen your instructors' practices change? Heading to ISTE? A couple of students came up and asked the same question.

Attention 152

Attention Instructors Student Engagement Feedback 152

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In this specific context, education plays a significant role in shaping the minds of future generations and an instructor’s role is crucial in this development. Such a mindset transcends mere learning and memorization; it encourages students to view the world through the lens of positivity, gratitude, and open-mindedness.

Students 119

Students Instructors Motivation Intelligence 119

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 27, 2017

Community projects, internships, digital simulations, and other problem- and project-based learning experiences that foster students’ ability to engage in authentic, real-world work. Competency-based education and standards-based grading efforts that shift the focus of assessment from seat time to learning mastery.

Schools 98

Schools Instructors Internet Learning Spaces 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In this specific context, education plays a significant role in shaping the minds of future generations and an instructor’s role is crucial in this development. Such a mindset transcends mere learning and memorization; it encourages students to view the world through the lens of positivity, gratitude, and open-mindedness.

Students 113

Students Instructors Motivation Intelligence 113

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

These factors converge to understandably discourage teachers with established routines from shifting away from lecturing and into flipped learning, a change that many scholars of pedagogy and education sciences strongly advocate for. Discussion Questions: Reflect on your challenges in teaching a large STEM class.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The open plan area in the center is a flexible learning space where kids can work independently or socialize at a school that can otherwise be pretty isolating. The network uses a mastery-based learning model, and students must earn 80 percent or higher on independent work before teachers can move on in class.

Teachers 160

Teachers Schools Students Study 160

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. Learning management systems (LMS) and grading software automate routine tasks, saving time and improving efficiency.

Learning Styles 280

Learning Styles Intelligence Blended Learning Gamification 280

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

Thus, it’s pressing for instructors to collaborate on concrete ways to create a welcoming tone and build rapport in digital spaces. But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? Since the pandemic, our student audiences are distant, both literally and figuratively.

Culture 122

Culture Communication Languages Language 122

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Holzweiss , a high school educational technology enrichment specialist librarian, shared her tips to help school librarians engage with students, support teachers , and make their school libraries dynamic and welcoming learning spaces. What are the emerging technologies in a library?

Schools 246

Schools Languages Language Reading 246

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

Thus, it’s pressing for instructors to collaborate on concrete ways to create a welcoming tone and build rapport in digital spaces. But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? Since the pandemic, our student audiences are distant, both literally and figuratively.

Culture 95

Culture Communication Languages Language 95

Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

Student engagement and motivation : Students are reluctant to engage with formative assessment tasks if they perceive them as low-stakes with no incentive that aids their grades. Overcoming these impediments is crucial to accelerating progress with assessment for learning.

Feedback 83

Feedback Lecturing Laboratory Students 83

Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

Student engagement and motivation : Students are reluctant to engage with formative assessment tasks if they perceive them as low-stakes with no incentive that aids their grades. Overcoming these impediments is crucial to accelerating progress with assessment for learning.

Feedback 53

Feedback Lecturing Laboratory Students 53

k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

In that sense, online learning has the potential to be a global cultural exchange. Instead of imposing a single cultural framework, digital classrooms can encourage students to bring their own backgrounds into the learning space. Not all families have equal access to technology, stable internet, or a quiet learning space.

Culture 52

Culture Schools Languages Language 52