Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

Every new version of Microsoft PowerPoint allowed instructors to embed more and more media and wow students with visually appealing graphics. Including student voices as active and important features of course design is a key component of a classroom based on dialogue, and this is what it truly means to be an inclusive instructor.

Technology 167

Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Some students prioritize their academic work and decide how much effort to put into a certain course, thus the same student’s motivation in different subjects may range from less motivated to highly motivated. As instructors, we want to motivate and engage the whole class and bring everyone to mastery of the course. How can we do that?

Motivation 126

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

They arrange cozy reading nooks and construct colorful bulletin boards. These default features force online instructors to use a style of teaching that feels more like shouting to the masses than engaging in meaningful conversations. Teachers spend hours designing and setting up their classrooms.

Online Learning 159

Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 159

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Some students prioritize their academic work and decide how much effort to put into a certain course, thus the same student’s motivation in different subjects may range from less motivated to highly motivated. As instructors, we want to motivate and engage the whole class and bring everyone to mastery of the course. How can we do that?

Motivation 111

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 111

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2018

I’ve used this space for flipped classrooms when I have students do group work in class, like this example from a course on Greek archaeology: Each group of students can work simultaneously on one page, adding content which is marked with a vertical colored stripe and the student’s initials so you can see which student added which content.

Education 126

Education Instructors English Language 126

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Regular Group Work: I emphasis a lot of group work throughout the semester, both graded and ungraded. I just love the energy group work brings into the classroom; I witness vibrant discussions coupled with cooperative understanding. Here are a few outcomes: Group Final?!?:

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Regular Group Work: I emphasis a lot of group work throughout the semester, both graded and ungraded. I just love the energy group work brings into the classroom; I witness vibrant discussions coupled with cooperative understanding. Here are a few outcomes: Group Final?!?:

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

I’ve created a resource list that I constantly add to, so if a teacher says, “Hey, I need something for music,” or “I'm a reading specialist, do you have anything?,” As technology integration specialists in our districts, I work with Stefanie and Priscila, but we essentially work on islands most of the time, even more so now than before.

Intelligence 189

Intelligence Education Assignments Middle School 189

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Acrobat) to apply built-in page layouts Tables do not work well with screen readers, so consider alternative organizational elements Use descriptive wording for hyperlink text rather than “click here” Post most instructor-created content within LMS content pages (i.e.,

Disabilities 144

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2017

I read their paper, I tried to set up the class designed around their principles. If you read the book, I describe kind of a large amount of failure with implementing that class in the first place, not because of the structure, but because of the way that I had approached it. I thought well, that’s perfect. What do you mean by that?

Failure 144

Failure Lecturing Syllabus Instructors 144

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

The Delivery Next comes the delivery of new learning, which can be achieved through various methods such as assigned readings, live or pre-recorded lectures, class discussions, flipped classroom activities, or small group work. Summary Statement Finally, an effective class concludes with a strategy to summarize key points.

Counselling 93

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 93

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

To implement the first piece of CAKE, care, we suggest an instructor take some time to implement this strategy. Instructors can provide sheets with an outline of a blank hand/palm or ask students to use the drawing function on their device as an option. Give students time to first read these on their own.

Confidentiality 94

Confidentiality Instructors Motivation Writing 94

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2023

The shift to emergency remote teaching in 2020 was a challenging time for students and instructors. However, we think that it would be a mistake to abandon the accommodating policies many instructors have adopted. The exercises are relatively short (e.g.,

Student Engagement 105

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Exams 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

The Delivery Next comes the delivery of new learning, which can be achieved through various methods such as assigned readings, live or pre-recorded lectures, class discussions, flipped classroom activities, or small group work. Summary Statement Finally, an effective class concludes with a strategy to summarize key points.

Counselling 72

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 72

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Acrobat) to apply built-in page layouts Tables do not work well with screen readers, so consider alternative organizational elements Use descriptive wording for hyperlink text rather than “click here” Post most instructor-created content within LMS content pages (i.e.,

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

Here are some things I have tried: Games : It is no secret that people enjoy playing games and it is no secret that many instructors have already successfully employed games in their classes. This is one of my favorite forms of play, as it incorporates group work, competition, and we have a lot of fun! References Brown, S.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

Here are some things I have tried: Games : It is no secret that people enjoy playing games and it is no secret that many instructors have already successfully employed games in their classes. This is one of my favorite forms of play, as it incorporates group work, competition, and we have a lot of fun! References Brown, S.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2024

In this article’s introduction, you read that maths is a life skill. Instructors can increase student engagement with group work on managing household finances, organising shopping trips and planning menus, for example. The order of operations – BODMAS, in the United Kingdom, lies at the root of Numbers skills.

Math 78

Math Exams Secondary Education Testing 78

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Utilization and modeling of these effective, participatory learning activities among faculty groups are also a way to build community among faculty as they are “trained” to be effective trauma-informed instructors. They often tell me that although they have always hated group work, they really enjoyed teamwork.

Education 52

Education STEM Active Learning Peer Review 52

EAB

MAY 23, 2023

We do it through data, we do it through focus group work, we do it through storytelling through our publications, and we do it through resources and tools and through our presentation, keynotes, workshops, and institutes. Mentioned was focus group work. So we give voice to the data through our focus group work.

Student Engagement 52

Student Engagement Students Questions Syllabus 52

Edsurge

MAY 20, 2020

As this COVID-disrupted semester comes to a close, we wanted to know how well the emergency online teaching experiment went at colleges, and what it felt like from instructors’ point of view. Or read a short recap below. Meanwhile, teaching assistants led the weekly group sessions via Zoom, at the same time each week.

Lecturing 189

Lecturing History Learning Teaching Assistants 189

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2019

Read part 1 , part 2 (about audio) and part 3 (about video). They all felt compelled to direct their attention away from their classmates and towards the front of the room, eyes focused not on their laptops but on the instructor (me) and the main screen I projected. This is part 4. Hierarchy reasserted itself.

Mobile Devices 132

Mobile Devices Learning Essay Internet 132

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Arrive early to make sure the technology is working properly and greet students as they enter the virtual classroom. This also helps with a problem instructors seem to face with online synchronous classes—students being on camera.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Arrive early to make sure the technology is working properly and greet students as they enter the virtual classroom. This also helps with a problem instructors seem to face with online synchronous classes—students being on camera.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98