Edsurge

MAY 17, 2021

To set foot into untrodden territory can be exciting, and we must not let our unfounded fears of learning loss or misguided motivations for learning acceleration trick us into going back to what we were doing before the pandemic. This includes outdated and misguided thinking on personalized learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

And the related place-based learning sees students explore the history and culture of their own region. Taking Action All the different flairs of “-based” learning may have a long history in education. Inquiry-based learning, for example, teaches students how to ask better questions, and then go about figuring out the answers.

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Learning Problem-Based Learning History Lecturing 167

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Instructors that simply lecture through content are not adding anything to information that students can get themselves. Start with Significance One outcome of this principle of significance is that instructors should open their lessons by “motivating” the topic for students. What, then, do students need a teacher for?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Students at a community college could supplement their math class with lectures from MIT. People can now work through a series of lectures while they commute or complete coursework on a mobile phone between shifts. The risk is that we leave out students who can’t pay in the equivalent of the large lecture hall.

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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. One pair of kids from his class ended up comparing the person with the most toes in history to the person with the fewest toes. Another compared the length of videos.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Instructors that simply lecture through content are not adding anything to information that students can get themselves. Start with Significance One outcome of this principle of significance is that instructors should open their lessons by “motivating” the topic for students. What, then, do students need a teacher for?

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Teaching Students Instructors History 97

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

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more? Example could be applied to a composition assignment. link] 0.1152/advan.00109.2016

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Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

It was a podcast version of the BBC radio show In Our Time, where a panel of academics discussed the history of ideas. To research the volume, he interviewed 101 podcasters in education, asking them about their motivations and views on the craft. Other people do sort of mini-lectures as podcasts and give them to their students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

AI Is Changing the World: A Conversation on Education’s Future Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 3:15 PM – 4:45 PM US EDT In true grand finale fashion, #CoSN2024 will wrap up #CoSN2024 with a pair of industry heavyweights talking through what might be the most momentous point in edtech history. 00:06:26 Speaker 2 Yeah. 00:10:46 Speaker 2 Yeah.

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Ethics History Coaching Science 193

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Drawing on my own history as a struggling reader and my studies in graduate school, I knew that my students needed a mindset change and more consistent, successful experiences to make reading useful, relevant and enjoyable. Motivating Readers To build trust and create a supportive environment, I began with independent reading assignments.

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Exams English Students Assignments 135

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

Adding Authenticity Some teaching experts see AI as a spark to motivate instructors to make assignments more interesting and more “authentic,” as Bonni Stachowiak, dean of teaching and learning at Vanguard University of Southern California, argued on a recent EdSurge Podcast.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more? Example could be applied to a composition assignment. link] 0.1152/advan.00109.2016

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Students have fun guessing and are usually surprised by the company – in the past I have used FTX (the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange), WeWork (the now bankrupt co-working space company), and Apple (one of the most highly valued companies in history).

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Learning About, For, and Through Enterprise Pittaway and Edwards (2012) provide classifications in forms of enterprise and entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship education is presented as an academic discipline, much like history or sociology, with teaching, learning, and assessment methods aligned accordingly, such as lectures and essays.

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Education Beliefs Study Essay 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, in a history course, students can form groups to research and present on different historical events or periods. Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, in a history course, students can form groups to research and present on different historical events or periods. Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 96

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Students have fun guessing and are usually surprised by the company – in the past I have used FTX (the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange), WeWork (the now bankrupt co-working space company), and Apple (one of the most highly valued companies in history).

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Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 110

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Educational apps and games can make learning more enjoyable, transforming educational content into interactive and game-like experiences that motivate students to explore and master new concepts. This fosters a more connected and collaborative learning environment, even beyond the physical classroom.

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Technology Teaching Learning Quizzes 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Whichever route taken to move religion and interfaith from voluntary to required subjects, instructors should go beyond traditional group interactions and collaborative work to design more invitational pedagogies, such as assigning students to share virtual meals or swap life histories. Through and post-COVID, such spaces must still exist.

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Students Instructors Study Exams 137

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

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. This can also provide them with motivation for practicing the skills they’ve acquired in their Spanish, French or other foreign language classes.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

We all are motivating each other to vote and care about voting, whether we're political people or not,” he adds. That's definitely been the experience for Jeremi Surrey, a professor of public affairs and history at the University of Texas at Austin. “It says Josh Freson, a freshman at Syracuse University.

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Lecturing Discussions History Motivation 88

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Learning About, For, and Through Enterprise Pittaway and Edwards (2012) provide classifications in forms of enterprise and entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship education is presented as an academic discipline, much like history or sociology, with teaching, learning, and assessment methods aligned accordingly, such as lectures and essays.

Education 104

Education Beliefs Study Essay 104

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.

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Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

Faculty Focus

JUNE 27, 2023

The research has found the Proactive (Intrusive) Advising Model enhances student motivation and increases class attendance, retention, and the number of credit hours completed per semester. The Conceptual component provides the context for the delivery of academic advising. Yes, my academic advisor is really guiding me.” Dr. Dimple J.

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Questions Confidentiality History Culture 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 27, 2023

The research has found the Proactive (Intrusive) Advising Model enhances student motivation and increases class attendance, retention, and the number of credit hours completed per semester. The Conceptual component provides the context for the delivery of academic advising. Yes, my academic advisor is really guiding me.” Dr. Dimple J.

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Questions Confidentiality History Culture 98

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

Teacher Influencers: Educators breaking down topics like history, algebra, or grammar with humor and creativity through an informal learning setup. In 15 seconds, theyve illustrated a core economics principle better than many lectures. Watch one TED Talk about motivation? Search for a single chemistry experiment?

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Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

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

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? Developers stepped up to meet the education interest in teaching history, math, literature, and more. Did I miss a trend that motivated you in 2017?

Education 79

Education Gamification Textbooks Critical Thinking 79

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 15, 2018

It has a lot of definitions by People Who Should Know but here’s one from the Department of Education that’s succinct and pithy: Lifelong learning is the ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge. That’s about graphs and charts, history and people. Connect to them whenever possible.

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Knowledge Assignments Achievement Lecturing 94

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 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. The biggest advantage of game-based learning is that it keeps students motivated and absorbed, but most importantly, makes learning fun.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

My recommendation would be to continue to support these fledgling communities, celebrate them and encourage their growth recognizing that there exists serious barriers and lack of motivation to implement such change, particularly among the tenure-track faculty. We can no longer go back to pre-pandemic practices. They simply won’t work.

Education 52

Education STEM Active Learning Peer Review 52

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2024

With his monotone voice and lack of enthusiasm, he could convince anyone that history is incredibly boring. As a high school history teacher, whenever I meet new adults and we talk about our professions, I often find myself being met with a familiar reaction: "I disliked the subject in school, but now I find it interesting."

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History Students Lecturing Social Studies 208

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Reading back over a textbook or taking lecture notes with a highlighter at the ready is often done by students, for instance, but these practices have proven of limited merit, and in some cases even counterproductive in aiding recall. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology. That’s known as the metacognitive realm.

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Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Students are more “socially reluctant” since the pandemic, especially in working to build relationships with professors, says Cate Denial, a history professor at Knox College. Giving them a fun, nontraditional way to learn the content motivated students to engage with the material, Sloane says.

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Instructors Failure Questions Communication 194

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Studying at a project-based school, Thomas developed a discipline for inquiry, fact-checking and reflection which he tells me: “stopped [him] from being so angry” about the headlines he saw in the movement and motivated him to investigate the facts.

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Beliefs Learning Students Interdisciplinary 148