Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. This means giving people small chambers of engagement where they can interact with a smaller, more manageable and yet still diverse groups.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

After all, the original promise of teaching on the internet was to reach remote students who couldn’t easily get to a campus. One thing University of Central Florida has become known for is large lecture classes. As I recall, some in-person courses are so big you have overflow rooms where students watch the lectures on TV.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Within this setting, instructors deliver curriculum content through lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and other instructional methods tailored to meet the diverse needs of learners. Additionally, collaborative tools like Google Docs or Padlet can facilitate group work and encourage peer collaboration.

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2020

We were particularly interested in how well large lecture classes translated into a remote format. The large lecture course he was teaching—to about 100 students—was called Viewing America: 1940-1980. It was something of an experimental lecture class, one that used “ active learning ” techniques. Or read a short recap below.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2024

A Student and a Teacher Try to Untangle Why Group Work Is, Well, Terrible By Nadia Tamez-Robledo This one hits close to home, and it’s thrilling to see that the topic of group work resonated with so many readers. It’s the relationships they cultivate with the aforementioned groups that make the education ecosystem work.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Even with limited resources, school districts can harness the growth of online tools and internet-enabled devices to find more creative solutions to address the substitute-teacher problem. What was formerly a lecture hall, the IDLC still features stadium seating but has been reimagined to promote collaborative work.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Or, if you emphasize group work in your class, you may want to structure the student introductions to emphasize the importance of groups from the first day. You can use your LMS to set up groups within the class, use a shared document for each group, and then create your own introductory questions.

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