eSchool News

MAY 10, 2023

To facilitate effective teaching and learning, modern schools must equip every classroom with interactive touchscreens and utilize gamification techniques. Understanding the Basics of Gamification in Education Gamification means adding interactive gaming elements to processes such as learning. Finally, gamification is more fun.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

AI tutoring systems spearhead this learning revolution by reimagining the tutoring concept, offering interactive and adaptive learning experiences customized to each individual’s learning capabilities. A significant advantage of AI tutoring systems is the personalized learning experiences they can offer students.

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Learning Styles Learning Students Gamification 311

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Some experts believe this new technology can have a positive impact on teaching and learning, while others fret it may weaken the teaching of critical thinking and increase bias by spreading misinformation about different groups and cultures. Motivate students to act by incorporating action planning into assignments.

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Teaching Critical Thinking Assignments Learning 344

eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2021

Hybrid-remote learning provides the flexibility and freedom schools, parents, and students need in the current pandemic. In the study, the school employed a classroom setup with the focus on offering all students — whether they were in the classroom or joining online — comparable learning experiences. Enter the multiscreen classroom.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

For 60 years, SkillsUSA has provided these types of hands-on learning opportunities for students in the form of regional, state, and national competitions–and participants in these contests have gained valuable career experience. It helped me to have a feeling of worth.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2020

But, instead of kicking back and joining their friends for marathon Fortnite sessions while occasionally completing a long-distance school assignment, the pair of highly motivated problem solvers have chosen to work 12- to 16-hour days designing, building, programming, and tweaking a low-cost Ambu Bag Ventilator System.

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Instructors Motivation Assignments Science 324

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Mind, brain and education science combines knowledge in the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and education to inform methods of teaching and explore the impact of those strategies on learning, helping to transform the field of education.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As an instructor, I have always considered myself to be friendly and approachable. However, I have learned that many students tend to be reluctant to reach out for a variety of reasons. Student perceptions of their instructors’ attitude toward them has been shown to be a predictor of student motivation (Wilson J.

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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.

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2024

Let’s take a look at some of the latest online learning trends: Is online learning really effective? Flexible, hybrid learning is key to student success. Schools should reimagine the learning processes and leverage in-person and hybrid learning to help students achieve the best possible results.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

But pulling off these “assignment makeovers,” as some instructors are calling them, turns out to be challenging, and what works differs significantly depending on the subject matter and type of assignment. Some of those instructors are using tools that attempt to detect text written by bots, such as GPTZero and a new tool by Turnitin.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Whatever their motivation, it’s clear they felt their local school system wasn’t aptly meeting their needs. Partnering with an experienced provider to offer high-quality online learning is one way traditional schools can give students more options—and it’s an important strategy for attracting and retaining families.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

As the capacity of AI grows to complete increasingly complex tasks, we (as college instructors) may wonder what we can offer our students in the age of AI. Why College Instructors Matter: A Student’s Perspective I had a conversation with one of my students recently about this exact question. Schoeder, 2024).

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 109

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Many instructors have observed variability in students’ motivation to learn and grow. In other words, can we foster greater motivation? Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, is excited to introduce Savvas PathMaker, a brand-new, all-in-one solution for college and career readiness that gives students a head start on post-high school success.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2025

The pure confidence-building of doing well and succeeding in a college course, having a college instructor tell you that you can do this, that youre a college student that boost of confidence is one of the first things people will say is the power of these courses, Fink says.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Every teacher knows it’s essential, and every teacher tries to motivate students. But it’s just as true that all teachers have experienced those days when they don’t feel particularly motivated, when the content seems old and tired, and when students (sometimes the whole class) are clearly anything but motivated by what’s happening in class.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

As colleges ask faculty to prepare for a possible online, hybrid or altered in-person fall semester—or all three simultaneously—many instructors are wondering how to best measure student learning. Since then, I have written more and learned more about what students are doing in higher education [broadly, and about] what the purpose is.

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Exams Motivation Learning Instructors 200

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.

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Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 110

eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

We started The Steam Foundation to give more students the chance to learn about 3D printing,” said Prabu. Over the course of 10 weeks, students learned about different 3D printing technologies, materials like PLA, ABS, and TPU, design and CAD software, and how to print using the MakerBot Replicator+.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 28, 2023

In my Art of Blended Learning Online Course this week, we continued our work on the playlist model. The number of learning activities and complexity of the playlist will also affect the time needed to complete it. I began our synchronous session by addressing frequently asked questions about this model. the online station).

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As an instructor, I have always considered myself to be friendly and approachable. However, I have learned that many students tend to be reluctant to reach out for a variety of reasons. Student perceptions of their instructors’ attitude toward them has been shown to be a predictor of student motivation (Wilson J.

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Instructors Syllabus Attention Teaching Assistants 97

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Many instructors have observed variability in students’ motivation to learn and grow. In other words, can we foster greater motivation? Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students.

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Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. The researchers do think that flipped learning has merit — if it is done carefully.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

As students increasingly seek flexible and interactive learning experiences, the conventional approach may not meet their needs any longer. What innovations might redefine the learning environment? Data indicates that online learning offers flexibility that traditional classrooms often can’t match. A study from the U.S.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 141

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. What new words or expressions did you learn?

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Languages Language Instructors Culture 89

Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2021

Studies have shown that students learn better from instructors displaying positive emotions—in other words, an upbeat lecturer is more effective than someone delivering in monotone. But when video lessons are led by computer animations instead of live instructors, how much do their simulated emotions matter?

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Teaching Instructors Lecturing Motivation 186

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Every teacher knows it’s essential, and every teacher tries to motivate students. But it’s just as true that all teachers have experienced those days when they don’t feel particularly motivated, when the content seems old and tired, and when students (sometimes the whole class) are clearly anything but motivated by what’s happening in class.

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Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Subsequently, instructor facilitated classroom conversations intended to enhance understanding of course content may stagnate and falter. The frame of content engagement can look different based on course, instructor and level of student. Stalnaker, J., Hubbard, A., H., & Bailey, E. Briggs, W. Sullivan, N., & Towler, 2005).

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Instructors Assignments Participation Students 85

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 25, 2025

” –Albert Einstein Peer-to-peer learning–acquiring knowledge from a peer group–has become a popular strategy as teachers move from a teacher-lecturer education model to teacher-guide. How is it implemented The Roman philosopher Seneca declared: docendo discimus (by teaching, we learn). So how is it done?

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Feedback Instructors Critical Thinking Learning 157

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

For a new generation of educators, these pursuits have something in common: They’re all appropriate learning exercises that can take place in the school library. At the intersection of analog and digital learning opportunities, the value of school libraries has increased at all levels of education.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The flexible, individualized and 100% online learning experience is open to learners aged 18 or older who have completed 9th grade. It helps instructors deliver cohesive learning experiences through structured content and interactivity. McGraw Hill Connect® is a complete course platform.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

Key points: Gamification can help engage students when they might otherwise lose motivation Engaged students are 2.5 Students can be too easily distracted to hang on most instructors’ every word. The more you treat education as a game, the more likely students are to pay attention and be engaged in class.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

But that advice also applies to online instructors. The momentum you gain from completing your checklist will help you to stay motivated, focused, and on track. With this in mind, let’s borrow a few strategies from entrepreneurs (Gaille, 2015) to help maximize the impact of our online teaching time: Make a list. 2015, January 29).

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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.

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Learning Instructors eLearning Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Personalized learning is an educational approach that tailors the learning experience to the specific needs and preferences of each student. It recognizes and strives to accommodate differences in students' backgrounds, learning styles and abilities. What does it mean to personalize learning?

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

At the same time, COVID-19 forced many seasoned instructors to grapple with assessing their students, making alternative assessment more mainstream. In my more recent students evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations at the beginning of the semester.

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