Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

I wrote a book in 2001 called “ Ruling the Waves ,” which was looking at the internet in historical perspective. And my argument was that while the internet was revolutionary and radical, we have had prior revolutions in communications. And I went back among other things and looked at the history of radio, and it’s fascinating.

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Internet Schools Beliefs Art 199

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Instead of Internet searches or museum excursions, students can hold in their hands accurate representations of fossils, tools, and other artifacts from the past. The ability to handle and examine historical objects contributes in many ways to making history lessons more interesting. . Final Word. About the Author.

Education 167

Education History Knowledge Teaching Methods 167

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. Students claim that instructors aren’t actually teaching, and instructors can face negative reactions to a change in their lecturing methods that were already difficult to create and introduce.

Lecturing 122

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 122

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

Faced with administrative concerns that the need for Internet access and Internet-enabled devices would limit student access to digital textbooks, Billings began the daunting project by testing an introductory English course to obtain student feedback. Electronic whiteboards allow for on-screen annotation and remote Internet access.

Textbooks 115

Textbooks Lecturing English Internet 115

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

If you are simply going to lecture at students, they do not need to be in the same physical space as you. In fact, a recent study showed that in a HyFlex class, online students were more engaged and felt it was easier to ask questions during lectures compared to in-person students (University of Copenhagen, 2021). link] Vallée, A.,

Blended Learning 132

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 132

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

Do a quick internet search for “whole-brain teaching” and it will pull up a string of videos of young students repeating words back to a teacher in unison, waving hands or conducting other movements, and turning to their neighbor every few minutes to share. In some ways, these classrooms look like organized chaos.

Teaching 161

Teaching Instructors Attention Teaching Methods 161

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

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. Students claim that instructors aren’t actually teaching, and instructors can face negative reactions to a change in their lecturing methods that were already difficult to create and introduce.

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Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 98

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. At its core, classroom learning provides a structured environment conducive to focused study and exploration.

Learning 130

Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2020

Every teacher I know understands it’s not the 3R’s or science or even history that provides fundamental skills for thriving in life. In the 1990s, the popularization of the internet was similarly revolutionary. If you doubt that, read the quote below from a Harvard professor about the half-life of learned skills.

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Skills Teaching Students English 146

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

But because it’s a classic, ChatGPT and other tools have plenty of information about it, since many of those tools have been trained on recent Internet data. The assignment he revised was from a course he taught in 2012 about the history of mathematics and cryptography that fulfilled a campus writing requirement.

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Assignments Instructors Writing History 148

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

If you are simply going to lecture at students, they do not need to be in the same physical space as you. In fact, a recent study showed that in a HyFlex class, online students were more engaged and felt it was easier to ask questions during lectures compared to in-person students (University of Copenhagen, 2021). link] Vallée, A.,

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Additionally, for some independent schools, the potentially disruptive nature of these devices and online spaces presents perceived threats to institutional history and norms. Teachers who used to lecture with a chalkboard or whiteboard may now lecture with an expensive interactive whiteboard.

Schools 112

Schools Internet Lecturing Mobile Devices 112

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2017

His first class was on internet history, technology and security. His passion for open access courses is rooted in his belief that the internet has an important role to play in education. Mulder says he took the MOOC because he had to learn Python for his career. “[The

Instructors 81

Instructors Lecturing Beliefs Internet 81

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We typically talk about the “last-mile” – the connection between the larger Internet network and neighborhoods and communities. 5G can provide a cost-effective way to deliver fiber-like Internet speeds to schools, through Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). –Lisa Cumming, Science Teacher, Olmsted Falls High School.

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Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 297

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

Welcome to the Hidden Curriculum of the Internet We often imagine learning as something that happens within school walls, books opened, teachers talking, students taking notes. This is the hidden curriculum of the internet, which aids online learning. But in 2025, that idea is rapidly fading. This is informal learning.

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Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

An editorial team researched the materials needed in the lecture hall settings where physics, anatomy, sociology and biology are taught, then recruited professors to write and review relevant textbooks, paying them flat fees upfront rather than royalties based on sales. History textbook, was disappointed with the final product.

Textbooks 119

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Additionally, the tablet has Bluetooth, so I am able to carry on a lecture while walking around the classroom monitoring students as they take notes or work through problems. For the cost of an internet connection and technology such as a VR headset, students of all backgrounds will have access to new learning experiences.

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

When I went to school, it was all about the 3Rs, desks in rows, and a teacher lecturing from the front of the room. Don’t most students learn best with reading and lecturing? Teachers invite students to an internet-based classroom and run the lesson plan from their snow-bound home. Where are the resources?

Education 79

Education Gamification Textbooks Critical Thinking 79

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

For community college faculty, this history contextualizes AI’s rapid ascent, highlighting its capacity to augment teachingyet it also underscores the need for critical oversight, a theme explored next. Access disparitiesunreliable internet or devicesthreaten equitable implementation (Means et al., Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 88

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2017

Marie Cini is provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Maryland University College, which has a high number of nontraditional college students and has a long history of serving that population. It's the highest of any nation in history. The conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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Gamification Art Beliefs Achievement 116

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 21, 2025

Some simply broadcast lectures over video calls. They dont merely transplant classroom lectures to a screen. Whether its a virtual lab that lets you mix chemicals safely or a history reenactment using 3D environments, students actively explore ideas instead of passively consuming information. Electives extend even further.

Schools 52

Schools Lecturing Coaching Art 52

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

For community college faculty, this history contextualizes AI’s rapid ascent, highlighting its capacity to augment teachingyet it also underscores the need for critical oversight, a theme explored next. Access disparitiesunreliable internet or devicesthreaten equitable implementation (Means et al., Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 75

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 75

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In that brief interim, the institution made Zoom available to everyone—possibly the fastest rollout of any tech in the university’s history, says Ravi Pendse, vice president for information technology and chief information officer. It also enabled them to record lectures or class discussions for students to watch and rewatch anytime.

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Lecturing Instructors Disabilities Blended Learning 213

EAB

JULY 11, 2023

In addition to running the center, I also lecture on campus I teach a couple of different classes. But what is that value for students to continue to have a safe space or a space in which they are welcomed, to feel safe about who they are and their history or their identities? And this is a part of just modern history.

Culture 40

Culture History Questions Essay 40

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

This is one of the visual sources that former high school world history teacher Amy Ernenwein used in a “gallery walk” to introduce a unit on industrialization. Sources become an illustration of history rather than a tool for uncovering it. How does this problem look in practice?

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History Teaching Social Studies Textbooks 129

Edsurge

MAY 20, 2020

We were particularly interested in how well large lecture classes translated into a remote format. The first professor I talked to was Brian Balogh, a longtime history professor at the University of Virginia who has won awards for his teaching. Or read a short recap below. Let us know here. And students were doing a lot of group work.”

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Lecturing History Teaching Assistants Learning 189

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2023

Instead, I decided to try something new and share a story about one of my first experiences with deeper learning during a history course I took in college: My stomach twisted when I saw the 9 inch by 12 inch, black-and-white picture my professor was holding. No internet.

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Teachers History Education Learning 198

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Institutions saw students struggle for a broad spectrum of reasons, from internet access to income loss. Institutions also reportedly looked back further at students’ academic history and grades than they typically would. It could mean more technology in their curriculums or more training for lecturers on online teaching.

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Lecturing Testing Participation Study 184

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2024

‘Gen Z Teaches History’ Is a Viral TikTok Series That Mixes Learning and Humor By Nadia Tamez-Robledo Amid stressful and — should I just say it? depressing news about the teaching profession, Lauren Cella has carved out a delightful corner of the internet where she puts her own humorous twist on history lectures.

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Essay Lecturing History Group work 161

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

With fewer and fewer undergraduates studying English, history and philosophy in college, the site for such conversations may be shifting away from campus. Prior to the pandemic, Andrews had considered opening a bar with a classroom in it, and she already owned the internet domain nightschoolbar.com. People asked for more.

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Art Instructors Study Reading 218

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2020

That was the case for Kathleen Arnold, assistant professor of psychology at Radford University, who started taping her lectures when the Virginia campus closed and didn’t get much virtual facetime with her students after spring break. Even when she did host live office hours and exam reviews, not many students participated.

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Counselling Fairness Students Exams 182

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Here are a few of the definitions I found: “ the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create content using information technologies and the Internet. Digital literacy implies the same reading-writing skills, but without paper, pencils, books, or lectures. Not that simple. “ –Cornell University.

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Internet Evaluation Knowledge Communication 104

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.

Teachers 121

Teachers Blended Learning Lecturing History 121

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

EdSurge: Can you give us a little background on the history of the Dracula course? Basically, I track the development of human experience and human history, using the vampire as the frame to make it fun. So now I’ll use Google maps, archive.org, YouTube, the Internet and other sources students use. We talk about anthropology.

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Education Lecturing History Quizzes 133

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2017

We have several MOOCs that are among the most watched or enrolled in, on the internet -- through several different platforms. I was always a person that learned great sitting in a lecture. They barely go to lecture at all, and they absorb tremendous amounts of material from reading a book or from a media presentation.

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Teaching Lecturing Teaching Portfolio Peer Review 131