Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. In particular, the age and cognitive development of your students has a profound impact on their ability to succeed in different online learning environments.

Lecturing 218

Lecturing Disabilities Learning Assignments 218

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Over the last 30 years, federal laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) opened the door for more students with disabilities to enroll in college. Surprisingly, only one-third of students with disabilities reported it to their institution (NCES, 2022). Most common accommodations by students with disabilities.

Disabilities 144

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

Students don’t need places to sit, listen and write. The cultivation of the student, the child, the learner is all that matters. Imagine a large room with a ceiling grid for hanging displays and dividers that can be sectioned off into small group exploratory spaces or opened up for large collaboration and presentation.

Learning Spaces 279

Learning Spaces Learning Game-Based Learning Teaching Methods 279

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is an educational environment where students work together in smaller groups to achieve a common goal. Collaborative learning is analogous to the traditional learning model, in which teachers impact knowledge on students. These skills are required for these students to be successful.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Students at the University of Central Florida are busy, and it’s not always with classes. They have sports to play, student organizations to run, even parties to go to. It has always seemed strange to me that students living on campus would choose to take courses online. But these students are also using our rec center.

Lecturing 125

Lecturing Students Faculty Development Collaborative Learning 125

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

As the groans from my students got louder, I knew something wasn’t right. Doe Zantamata Hands immediately went up and my students began to get defensive. Some said the video was never posted, others told me the link didn’t work but I had checked that link multiple times. Many of my students don’t have this mindset.

Teachers 140

Teachers Textbooks Lecturing Social Studies 140

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is an educational environment where students work together in smaller groups to achieve a common goal. Collaborative learning is analogous to the traditional learning model, in which teachers impact knowledge on students. These skills are required for these students to be successful.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Dear Bonni, You have shared often about active learning strategies and the impact they have on student learning. However, I am dubious that the approaches you describe work with large classes. What about when you have 50-60 students in a class? Or even hundreds?

Learning 162

Learning Students Assignments Participation 162

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2023

The shift to emergency remote teaching in 2020 was a challenging time for students and instructors. Many universities embraced the idea of increased flexibility to enable greater autonomy and allow students to pursue their education while managing other challenges in their life. 2020 ); Moores, et al.,

Student Engagement 101

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Exams 101

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. And improved access to devices and high-speed Wi-Fi means that traditional classrooms lectures need not be limited to the physical classroom space. Provide opportunities for students to reflect.

Technology 167

Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2017

Robert Talbert would get the nagging, unsettling sense that the lectures he gave in his Calculus courses just weren’t sinking in. “I I kind of felt like there were these little cracks in the edifice every now and then where I would give just these great lecture courses, [and] I’d have students who were engaged, you could see it in their eyes.

Failure 143

Failure Lecturing Syllabus Instructors 143

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2023

Using podcasts as a medium to deliver lectures can be an engaging and convenient method to connect with students. My own experience using this method to reach my students has been successful and the student response has been welcoming. Why use podcasting to connect with students?

Teaching 121

Teaching Lecturing Discussions Attention 121

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

Should they disclose that to students? It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them. If students are required to make clear when and how they’re using AI tools, should educators be too?

Teaching 217

Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Over the last 30 years, federal laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) opened the door for more students with disabilities to enroll in college. Surprisingly, only one-third of students with disabilities reported it to their institution (NCES, 2022). Most common accommodations by students with disabilities.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most of us have the experience of registering for a workshop only to discover that it is a lecture or (worse) an advertisement for the presenter. Principle 2: A workshop is not a lecture. The word workshop implies that work will be done by the participants. Principle 3: Small group work is ideal.

Lecturing 96

Lecturing Participation Discussions Group work 96

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most of us have the experience of registering for a workshop only to discover that it is a lecture or (worse) an advertisement for the presenter. Principle 2: A workshop is not a lecture. The word workshop implies that work will be done by the participants. Principle 3: Small group work is ideal.

Lecturing 94

Lecturing Participation Discussions Group work 94

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

Motivation 126

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

As educators, it is our responsibility to make space in our classrooms for all students to feel welcomed and encouraged to be a part of our community. This activity helps focus students, spark curiosity, and increase engagement. Personal connections lead to success. What do you wonder (Newbery, 2023)?”

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. The research on these experimental schools frequently confirmed that students did better when schools had walls, and the model largely fell out of favor. This type of structure is not revolutionary.

Online Learning 158

Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 158

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Greetings before meetings One week before meeting my students, I post a welcome announcement on Blackboard. In this announcement, I introduce myself and ask students to send me a follow-up email. As a little incentive, I offer an extra point on their first quiz for sending the email and many students choose to reply.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

As educators, it is our responsibility to make space in our classrooms for all students to feel welcomed and encouraged to be a part of our community. This activity helps focus students, spark curiosity, and increase engagement. Personal connections lead to success. What do you wonder (Newbery, 2023)?”

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Gaggle Speaks

JUNE 9, 2015

Why are some students not as quick to move from a handy notebook to an app on an iPad or some other mobile device when taking notes? While the beauty of note taking remains in the eye of the beholder, here are some reasons to help students make the switch. Different student learning styles. Simplified sharing.

Technology 110

Technology Mobile Devices Learning Styles Lecturing 110

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2023

Using podcasts as a medium to deliver lectures can be an engaging and convenient method to connect with students. My own experience using this method to reach my students has been successful and the student response has been welcoming. Why use podcasting to connect with students?

Teaching 98

Teaching Lecturing Discussions Attention 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

After 13 years of testing higher-order active learning modalities in the classroom, collecting data, building a database, and analyzing student learning results in bi-annual principles of marketing classes, my colleague and I saw two important results emerge. What are the Necessary Steps to Specifically Help SES Students?

Student Engagement 89

Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 89

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Guidebooks to structure group work. 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. YouTube videos for extra credit. The result?

Active Learning 163

Active Learning Activities Teaching Multidisciplinary 163

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

Motivation 111

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Greetings before meetings One week before meeting my students, I post a welcome announcement on Blackboard. In this announcement, I introduce myself and ask students to send me a follow-up email. As a little incentive, I offer an extra point on their first quiz for sending the email and many students choose to reply.

Syllabus 110

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 110

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2018

This framework allows for students to use knowledge from all areas of study to complete a project or task, a process that prepares them for the challenges that they may have to overcome in a future career. Increasing Scores and Building Excitement Very rarely does a student understand something on the first try.

Grades 146

Grades Lecturing Assignments Study 146

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

Reflecting on my years in academia, I find myself increasingly drawn to the challenge of designing the optimal classone that not only engages students but also maximizes student learning. Why do some classes leave an indelible mark on students, while others quickly fade from memory?

Counselling 89

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 89

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

At the same time, I find it important to pre-engage with students by studying their pictures and names (including practicing pronunciation) and sending a welcome email several days before the first class as a brief introduction along with logistical elements of the first day.

Syllabus 124

Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 124

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? What are the 5 methods of teaching? What are the 5 key instructional strategies?

Teaching 130

Teaching Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

At the same time, I find it important to pre-engage with students by studying their pictures and names (including practicing pronunciation) and sending a welcome email several days before the first class as a brief introduction along with logistical elements of the first day.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 111

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

There will be no traditional classrooms, but the large spaces will be subdivided into distinct areas, some designed for research, others for group work, and others for individual study, says Ortiz. The core is team-based inquiry, where students have access to prototyping lab spaces 24/7,” says Ortiz. “We

Lecturing 121

Lecturing Science Culture Group work 121

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

She wanted to encourage students to embrace human interaction—and build empathy around concepts of social justice—with the passion they seemed to reserve for the digital world. Turning up the volume on empathy Calarco decided to introduce students to her new love of podcasting—not for entertainment, but because it would engage them.

Teaching 167

Teaching Multidisciplinary Culture Feedback 167

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Traditional classroom learning is now modernizing Debates remain about online vs. classroom learning Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time.

Learning 130

Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It has been estimated that college students across the globe devote in excess of a billion hours per year to “disposable” assignments (Wiley, 2016). Students view the work as simply a hurdle to be crossed, and once submitted and assessed, worthy of nothing more than being discarded. What a waste! 2010; Bransford et al.,

Assignments 131

Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2024

When used in the classroom, they can engage your students as well. Breakout sessions allow for students to choose not only a topic they’d like to explore further, but also how they would like to explore it with a small group of their peers. Robust small group discussions in turn strengthen larger group dialogue.

Motivation 105

Motivation Instructors Discussions Lecturing 105