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 187

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The main drawback is that this model simultaneously holds all students to the same learning objective , preventing them from getting the proper lesson unless the teacher has built thousands of lessons and allowed students to jump back or forward to different grade levels according to their levels.

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Quizzes Textbooks Testing Essay 239

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

Watkins is a lecturer of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi and director of the university’s AI Summer Institute for Teachers of Writing, an optional program for faculty. “We In open-ended answers, some educators said they see it as a tool akin to a calculator, or like using content from a textbook.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. Today’s students demand more than just traditional lectures and textbooks; they’re looking for an engaging, flexible, and personalized learning experience. Something broke in American education these past years.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 141

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

In fact, he predicted that the changes he’s experimenting with this semester might be jarring to students accustomed to lecture classes. His course expects a “new workflow,” he explains, since it uses adaptive courseware software, as well as a flipped classroom model where lectures are replaced with the interactive material.

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Textbooks Lecturing Beliefs Assignments 129

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Still, he hopes that other students in his classes are not cheating, because that could bring down his grade, since many classes are graded on a curve. per month to get access to Chegg Study, which promises students “step-by-step Textbook Solutions for 9,000 books” and the ability to “search millions of homework answers.”

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Study Exams Quizzes Lecturing 196

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

In this system, students choose from a menu of content delivery options (textbook, downloadable study guides, lectures) and interaction options (in-person or online). Creating modules, one step at a time In 2002, Robertson began to “chunk” his long lectures into short videos, each focusing on a specific topic.

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Curriculum Hybrid Courses Lecturing Gamification 156

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

Homework is often designed to be simple, easily completed, and graded primarily for completion rather than mastery. They were designed to stretch my limits, to force me to engage deeply with the material rather than skim through a textbook for quick answers. It was assumed that students would struggle.

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Failure Assignments Education Secondary Education 174

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

This practice helps to keep students engaged, allows them to test their knowledge without impacting their grades , and provides Dr. Perumal with valuable insights into what material students are struggling with. And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. Source: Echo360.

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Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 165

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

These courses also take advantage of the online medium more fully than courses on other subjects, since many allow students to upload coding projects that are then automatically graded. Laurie Santos, a professor of psychology at Yale, recorded lectures for her Science of Well-Being MOOC in her home.

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Teaching Lecturing Instructors Quizzes 167

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Download it here: [link] In higher education, we often track student success through grades, credit hours, and retention rates. 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.

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Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 53

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

To history teacher Joe Welch, too many of today’s lessons still call to mind Ben Stein’s classic classroom lecture in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Welch, an 8th-grade teacher at North Hills Middle School in Pittsburgh, is charting his own path—one that doesn’t include a textbook. My advice to young teachers is to go for it.

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History Students Textbooks Testing 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

For example, a professor might have to toggle between a learning management system ( LMS) for grading, an e-reader that delivers the textbook, a platform used to present information in class, an app that helps with student participation and a homework solution for out-of-class assignments.

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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.

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Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2019

Using AI, we can deliver textbooks, lesson summaries, and flashcards that are highly focused, relevant, and applicable. As an authoring tool, AI goes beyond textbooks and traditional studying guides. We’ve long struggled with ways to motivate students and keep them engaged during classroom lectures and online courses.

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Gamification eLearning Learning Textbooks 138

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Too often, math teachers present information through lecturing and worksheets to students, forcing learners to decipher the context and usefulness on their own. But for Fisher, theres a reason that students in later grades often question why they are learning math. Its not the conventional way to teach the subject, Fisher says.

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Math Students Art Textbooks 178

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Students now expect the use of this tool by their professors for more than simply providing lecture slides or links to readings. Include a non-graded ‘discussion’ area where students can get to know each other.

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Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

My First Big Risk: Flipping the Script When I became a teacher, I promised myself that I wouldn’t teach from the textbook and bore my students with presentations. My classroom was set up with desks in rows and my lessons included lectures with PowerPoint presentations, worksheets and textbook work.

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Teachers Textbooks Lecturing Social Studies 143

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks. Learning management systems (LMS) and grading software automate routine tasks, saving time and improving efficiency. This fosters independent research skills and encourages a broader understanding of subjects.

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Learning Styles Intelligence Blended Learning Gamification 284

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

I was in my fifth year of teaching at Forest Ridge, an independent all-girls school serving students in grades 5-12 in Bellevue, Wash., With anywhere from 50-150 pieces of work to grade at a time, narrative feedback was taking days for each assignment, and half the students were tossing their feedback in the recycling bin without reading it.

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Feedback Culture Science Teaching 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Since the 1950s, the setup of your average second, sixth or tenth grade classroom hasn’t changed all that much. Desks lined up, students facing forward, teacher up at the front giving a lecture. Check out the latest episode of the EdSurge On Air podcast here. The classroom. What gives? That is not making the classroom modern.

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Education Textbooks Lecturing Testing 167

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

If you only have taught under the traditional model, cut out half of your lecture or more by eliminating all but a handful of examples and whittling down explanations to the bare minimum. 1) Present minimal content If you already flipped your class, you are hereby certified as float-ready. Yes, it is painful. Tell me and I forget.

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Lecturing Feedback Motivation Activities 105

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Students now expect the use of this tool by their professors for more than simply providing lecture slides or links to readings. Include a non-graded ‘discussion’ area where students can get to know each other.

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Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2019

While MasterClass offers taped lectures on cooking by chef Gordon Ramsay, guitar shredding by musician Carlos Santana and creative writing by youth fiction author Judy Blume, the first Outlier courses teach calculus I and introductory psychology. Student assessments, Rasmussen says, are graded by “robots.”

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Lecturing Textbooks Course Design Instructors 118

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Clutch Prep calls themselves “the video version of textbooks” but really, that doesn’t give you the full flavor of what they offer. Their academic how-to videos are textbook-specific so you pick the ones used in your classes, even by your teacher. Videos cover each chapter and can be used as a preview or review.

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Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 94

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

If you only have taught under the traditional model, cut out half of your lecture or more by eliminating all but a handful of examples and whittling down explanations to the bare minimum. 1) Present minimal content If you already flipped your class, you are hereby certified as float-ready. Yes, it is painful. Tell me and I forget.

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Lecturing Feedback Motivation Activities 98

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

They also are more likely to graduate high school on time, are more likely to enroll in 4-year colleges and universities (particularly true for 9th grade low achievers), and persist and graduate from college at higher rates. ‘Rock star’ professor lectures + Lower-cost instructional facilitators = The future of higher education?

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Active Learning Activities Learning Cognitive Development 105

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Clearly, a much simpler approach is needed to avoid frustration, disengagement, or the inevitable forfeiture of the points associated with proper formatting on grading rubrics. Then, start to introduce citing articles, textbooks, associations, or credible website sources. Discuss what the experts think about these topics.

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Plagiarism Writing Assignments Students 131

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A professor or educator can spend a lecture or semester teaching the curriculum, but if you ask ChatGPT what the biggest takeaways from the war are, it’s possible and likely a learner is provided with even more context and historical facts via the chatbot than what is possible for an instructor to cover from a set curriculum.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

This practice helps to keep students engaged, allows them to test their knowledge without impacting their grades , and provides Dr. Perumal with valuable insights into what material students are struggling with. And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. Source: Echo360.

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Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 100

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The educators sat through lectures on pedagogy, the finer points of math and how to apply it to actual biological problems. The week-long training ran from mornings into afternoons, with chummy lunch breaks in the faculty lounge, or the buzzing cafe in the Science Center lobby. Critics have alleged the framework rejected rigor for “wokeism.”

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Math Instructors Science STEM 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

For years, my teaching revolved around textbooks as my resources. But blended learning is more than simply replacing lectures and books with web-based technology. They are suitable for students as young as third grade and as old as adults by adapting platforms used and expectations. But that has changed. CK-12 Flexbooks.

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Blended Learning Textbooks Internet Learning 98

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning approaches like lectures and textbooks to innovative methodologies such as active learning and technology integration, these methods aim to promote effective and dynamic learning experiences. What are the 5 methods of teaching?

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Teaching Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks, as discussions, debates, and collaborations spark deeper understanding. Within this setting, instructors deliver curriculum content through lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and other instructional methods tailored to meet the diverse needs of learners.

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Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

This can be a real challenge for procrastinators, multitaskers, responsibility jugglers and anyone tempted to half-listen to a lecture while scrolling through social media—in other words, many people. Leaders at institutions that specialize in online higher ed know this. The results of the trial are promising, Meyer says.

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Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 201

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Actively reviewing and summarizing lecture notes, textbooks, and supplementary materials will deepen understanding and retention.

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Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2018

A stand-out webtool among standards-based grading platforms is a free online program called Kiddom ( click for my review ). While it offers many appealing pieces (homework assignment and grading, easy communication, and built-in metrics), one unique to Kiddom is their robust K-12 content library. More about Kiddom.

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Quizzes Mobile Devices Assignments Internet 79