Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Even vocal proponents of HyFlex admit it’s not widely popular among college instructors. He says instructors who felt forced to quickly allow for remote options or teach remotely are now eager to get back to what they consider normal. As one instructor wrote in an essay last year , “everyone lost something in HyFlex courses.

Teaching 208

Teaching Instructors Lecturing Blended Courses 208

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” I’d send instructors off into virtual classrooms, practically on their own, with little or no support. Sink or swim. All you need is your imagination.”

Online Learning 153

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Instructors 153

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He argues that the traditional lecture method for teaching physics and other STEM fields has been proven ineffective, and that shifts to more active methods can greatly improve learning outcomes to make sure the next generation of researchers can make the next Nobel-worthy breakthroughs. And this isn't just flippant.

Teaching 203

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Teaching Evaluations 203

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

And as I began to research this issue, I discovered that most of the technology investment in educational institutions really doesn’t impact learning engagement for learning outcomes. Instead of hearing only from the same six students, instructors get feedback from many more. Source: Echo360.

Study 165

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 165

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

The convergence of these challenges is making it much harder for faculty to engage students in traditional lecture-style classes. 2019: Reading Ahead At education conferences, we often hear discussions about new teaching models and faculty who are engaging students in experiential learning, authentic assessment and team-based approaches.

Authentic Assessment 151

Authentic Assessment Instructors Textbooks Lecturing 151

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

It also enhances the teaching experience for the instructor. Think-Pair-Share Students need opportunities to process information during lectures. This not only facilitates comprehension and learning but also makes it easier for reserved students to engage with a large audience, fostering a sense of comfort.

Syllabus 121

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 121

Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Rachel Thelen , The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Noelle Haight , Occupational Therapist and Educator Julia VanderMolen , University of the Pacific Key Statement: Four helpful tips, including backwards design, for the new instructor looking to (re)design their course. Many new instructors face this what now?

Instructors 52

Instructors Curriculum Quizzes Lecturing 52

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In the past, faculty could stand objectively in front of the class and provide didactic information to students via lecture. Students came to the classroom expecting information from a book and verbal lecture covering the content. Help students develop realistic classroom expectations, build a growth mindset, and a desire to learn.

Lecturing 130

Lecturing Instructors Knowledge Failure 130

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

With the growing demand for contemporary online education, it is crucial to analyze instructional design – a systematic process that applies psychological principles of human learning to develop effective instructional solutions. Therefore, it is evident that online learning presents a unique set of challenges.

Student Engagement 102

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 102

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Thus, online learning may have favorably trained students to aggregate and integrate many forms of technology at one time to enrich the learning experience (Law-Penrose, 2021). To achieve effective learning via podcasting, educators should consider “The Six Stages of Educational Podcasts” to create the body of work.

Instructors 111

Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 21, 2023

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are a powerful way for instructors to connect, collaborate, set common learning goals, and upgrade their skills to enhance student learning. Without debate, instructors and their classroom practice are one of the most significant influences on student learning and success.

Instructors 111

Instructors Learning Learning Outcomes Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

It also enhances the teaching experience for the instructor. Think-Pair-Share Students need opportunities to process information during lectures. This not only facilitates comprehension and learning but also makes it easier for reserved students to engage with a large audience, fostering a sense of comfort.

Syllabus 109

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 109

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Laptops and tablets can be powerful learning aids, but many faculty feel uneasy about the role such devices play in their classrooms. they may be a distraction and deter from learning outcomes. How, then, can we be sure that digital tools are integrated into the higher education experience in ways that encourage deeper learning?

Lecturing 156

Lecturing Exams Assignments Textbooks 156

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

As Crisp said, “New degree programs should honor the knowledge and skill students bring to the table by eliminating lectures over content that is repetitive from other courses or life experiences.”. She also tweeted, “Synchronous vs. asynchronous would be based on each learning outcome.” DLNchat-ters had a variety of opinions.

eLearning 149

eLearning Instructors Participation Discussions 149

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2023

The shift to emergency remote teaching in 2020 was a challenging time for students and instructors. To bring students back to the classroom, it can be tempting to scale back some course accommodations, such as not recording lectures or providing material online ( D’Agostino, 2022 ).

Student Engagement 97

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Exams 97

Faculty Focus

MARCH 21, 2023

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are a powerful way for instructors to connect, collaborate, set common learning goals, and upgrade their skills to enhance student learning. Without debate, instructors and their classroom practice are one of the most significant influences on student learning and success.

Instructors 98

Instructors Learning Learning Outcomes Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

For optimal effectiveness, the pre-course purpose should be clearly defined with student learning outcomes that inform, excite, and prepare students for their upcoming course material. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex.

Exams 114

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 114

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Thus, online learning may have favorably trained students to aggregate and integrate many forms of technology at one time to enrich the learning experience (Law-Penrose, 2021). To achieve effective learning via podcasting, educators should consider “The Six Stages of Educational Podcasts” to create the body of work.

Instructors 90

Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 90

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

With the growing demand for contemporary online education, it is crucial to analyze instructional design – a systematic process that applies psychological principles of human learning to develop effective instructional solutions. Therefore, it is evident that online learning presents a unique set of challenges.

Student Engagement 78

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 78

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In the past, faculty could stand objectively in front of the class and provide didactic information to students via lecture. Students came to the classroom expecting information from a book and verbal lecture covering the content. Help students develop realistic classroom expectations, build a growth mindset, and a desire to learn.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Knowledge Failure 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

That study concluded that there isn’t a significant relationship between the size of the class and how well the students did in demonstrating learning outcomes. Extending the learning from ANTH 101 out to other institutions. He offers a free set of resources for instructors who wish to use the ANTH 101 materials.

Learning 163

Learning Students Assignments Participation 163

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives.

Fairness 110

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 110

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

And she’s done it all while working from home part time as a university lecturer (her husband works remotely full time). When school was fully virtual, Wheeler says students with parents who worked remotely had better learning outcomes than those whose parents worked outside the home. He still takes piano lessons.

Disabilities 194

Disabilities Students Assistive Technology Hybrid Learning 194

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

I taught a business ethics course this semester in which I had honed the learning outcomes down into the most essential ones. The learning management system (LMS) I use allows the instructor to see the course from a student’s view. This less-is-more approach has been cascading into my teaching more in recent years.

Teaching 199

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 199

Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

In the field of engineering, which is my academic background, traditional methods such as lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions are the dominant content delivery vehicles. However, oftentimes, these activities are lecturer-led and time-bound. This thus limits students active knowledge consumption and self-regulated learning.

Feedback 83

Feedback Lecturing Laboratory Students 83

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 16, 2025

In the service of my job responsibilities and course learning outcomes, do I really become someone else? I spent weeks getting ready, thinking about what I was going to do, writing out lectures, and planning assignments. In the classroom, to put it as The Fixx did in 1984, Are we ourselves?

Instructors 89

Instructors Lecturing Essay Art 89

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

And as I began to research this issue, I discovered that most of the technology investment in educational institutions really doesn’t impact learning engagement for learning outcomes. Instead of hearing only from the same six students, instructors get feedback from many more. Source: Echo360.

Study 100

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 100

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

The best and most digestible books I’ve found are “ The ABCS of How We Learn ,” a 2016 book by Daniel Schwartz and “ How People Learn ,” the 1999 foundational text edited by John Bransford, Ann Brown, and Rodney Cocking. Udemy has also created a great toolkit to help online course instructors market their learning experience.

Feedback 164

Feedback Failure Lecturing Reading 164

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 86

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 86

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2016

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supported the development of the Courseware in Context Framework , a resource for helping instructors and institutions identify courseware products that meet their needs and the needs of their students. An evaluation of adaptive learning products by. To facilitate the decision making, the.

Evaluation 82

Evaluation Instructors Study Learning Outcomes 82

Faculty Focus

MARCH 5, 2023

Understanding the goals of learning and how they benefit one’s life are critical. A faculty member should make learning outcomes clear, but also provide a broader context for how those outcomes relate to the world outside of the classroom. In pedagogy, students are dependent on the instructor to teach them.

Universal Design 124

Universal Design Learning Motivation Authentic Assessment 124

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Through the use of humor, storytelling, or stimulating questions, instructors can create a space where students build up confidence and are equal and active participants in the learning process. By predefining the intended learning outcomes, I aim to give our (adult) students a sense of shared ownership over how the class will unfold.

Activities 110

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 110

Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

With internal and external pressure mounting, many faculty members and administrators are looking for ways to improve the quality of teaching and learning. But how do instructors find those solutions without feeling like they’re just kissing a bunch of frogs? It has to be the answer to questions like ‘how do we get better?’

Learning 84

Learning Evaluation Learning Outcomes Lecturing 84

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

That’s when we really started getting calls from frustrated instructors at community colleges who said, ‘I have a big problem. Commercial texts and tools make it too easy for some faculty to outsource their teaching and course design, Smith says, although he’s empathetic to part-time instructors whose workloads outweigh their resources.

Textbooks 119

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Through the use of humor, storytelling, or stimulating questions, instructors can create a space where students build up confidence and are equal and active participants in the learning process. By predefining the intended learning outcomes, I aim to give our (adult) students a sense of shared ownership over how the class will unfold.

Activities 98

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

For optimal effectiveness, the pre-course purpose should be clearly defined with student learning outcomes that inform, excite, and prepare students for their upcoming course material. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex.

Exams 70

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 70