eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

In this enlightening conversation, Terry explains that Story Maker is a project-based learning program where students work in teams to create animated stories, fostering diversity and collaboration. The tool emphasizes intentionality, connectivity, and other elements to promote happiness and mental health among students.

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Peer Review Fairness Instructors History 279

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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Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2021

As the pandemic has forced more teaching online, plenty of instructors have been trying to figure out the best way to keep students’ attention and interest with lecture videos or Zoom sessions. It’s almost like this symphony that the instructor is the heart of.” That’s not to say that the transparent whiteboard is ineffective.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2021

CoderZ is a powerful, self-paced virtual learning platform for grades 4-12 that teaches computer science integration by gamifying NGSS and CSTA-aligned curriculum. CoderZ also offers a professional development program that introduces instructors to the concepts of teaching computer science and computational thinking using an online tool.

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Interdisciplinary Peer Review Science STEM 246

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I implemented writing reflections to help students recall their feedback from prior assignments and collaborated with a colleague to develop a teacher guided peer review system, which eventually yielded an app called Floop that made the peer review data visible and simpler to manage. She also found the work of U.K.-based

Feedback 218

Feedback Peer Review Teaching Writing 218

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In my experience working with face-to-face faculty, I have observed a wide range of usage patterns regarding the Learning Management System (LMS). Faculty were eager to learn out of necessity, and we were thrilled to witness double-digit participation in online trainings that would typically draw only a handful of attendees.

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Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

This year’s Brightspace Excellence Awards , announced at FUSION 2016 by global learning technology provider D2L, recognized the promise of online learning and its ability to connect more and more people to high-quality educational programs.

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Online Learning Quizzes eLearning Learning 133

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2016

As online course offerings increase, institutions have an obligation to ensure faculty are empowered to teach with tools that enable students to learn out loud. The case for learning out loud extends beyond the development of effective communication skills. The human voice is a powerful medium for conveying emotion and context.

Accessibility 131

Accessibility Disabilities Instructors Learning 131

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2023

They serve as a bridge between theory and practice, promote active learning and the development of practical skills that improve their teaching methods. For educators in pursuit of enhancing their teaching methods, numerous high-quality, open-source, peer-reviewed resources are available online. Where to Find Case Studies?

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In my experience working with face-to-face faculty, I have observed a wide range of usage patterns regarding the Learning Management System (LMS). Faculty were eager to learn out of necessity, and we were thrilled to witness double-digit participation in online trainings that would typically draw only a handful of attendees.

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Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2021

It’s solution: Create a new marketplace where instructors can find them. One of the ongoing challenges in the adaptive courseware space is we haven’t been able to find a functioning marketplace,” says Norman Bier, director of the Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon. A key premise of the Lexington, Mass.-based

Textbooks 176

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 176

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Educational podcasting may symbolize a thorough learning possibility to stimulate students’ imaginations throughout the post-pandemic educational continuum. 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).

Instructors 111

Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

April Millet, a learning designer at Penn State University, gave educators tips on how to do so last week at the 2018 OLC Accelerate conference in Orlando. Students learn what academic violations are, and what will happen to them if they’re caught. Faculty can also encourage students to learn for the sake of learning, Millet said.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2021

LONDON, UK (June 28, 2021) – D2L Brightspace has been named the Best Solution for Students with Special Needs, Best Customer Experience in EdTech, and Best Remote Learning Experience Partner K-12/Higher Education of 2021 as part of the annual SIIA CODiE Awards. To learn more, visit D2L for K-12 or Higher Education.

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Mobile Devices Peer Review Instructors History 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

As one writing instructor posted to an e-mail list in 2005: “Am I being a stick-in-the-mud for for being horrified by students’ use of this source?”. There’s even a new peer-reviewed academic journal about using Wikipedia in higher education. A decade ago professors complained of a growing “epidemic” in education: Wikipedia.

Peer Review 145

Peer Review Textbooks Education Writing 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2022

Irritation and stress from such tasks are like poison that makes instructors lose energy and harms their nerves. . Since the COVID-19 pandemic has made the workload even heavier, many instructors have felt how awful it is to use an unreliable plagiarism checker. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

Plagiarism 158

Plagiarism Essay Instructors Peer Review 158

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Educational podcasting may symbolize a thorough learning possibility to stimulate students’ imaginations throughout the post-pandemic educational continuum. 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).

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Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 94

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Cavazos , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Ryan McBride , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Key Statement: Student-faculty partnerships can foster asset-based approaches in teaching and learning that challenge implicit linguistic bias and enhance students’ linguistically diverse resources. 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020).

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Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

When I attend professional gatherings on open education, however, instructors like myself are often the minority. Yet open educational materials impact faculty and students alike, and many instructors are using these resources today. So why are there so few practitioners actively involved in increasing open education?

Textbooks 127

Textbooks Instructors Education Peer Review 127

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

Students who opt for e-learning likely prefer it for the flexibility it affords, but that doesnt mean they want to miss out on engaging with their classmates or instructor in a meaningful way. It was clear that while there were many differences in the presentation techniques, seminars were considered of great value to all.

Student Engagement 94

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 94

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

MAY 7, 2024

QM’s robust framework, encapsulated in the QM Rubric, evaluates various facets of online course design through eight categories, including learning objectives, alignment, assessment strategies, instructional materials, learner interaction, course technology, learner support, accessibility, and usability.

Feedback 121

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 121

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

But it wasn’t until her current gig, serving as an instructor for a course on water supply and demand in California, that she got her feet wet with open educational resources. The campus is home to several longtime advocates of open and free learning materials. For years, Stephanie Anagnoson worked in academic publishing.

Textbooks 119

Textbooks Instructors Syllabus History 119

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

The University of Michigan’s M-Write program is built on the idea that students learn best when they write about what they’re studying, rather than taking multiple-choice tests. After a writing fellow quickly reviews it, the score gets delivered to the student via the eCoach system.

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Essay Feedback Writing Assignments 139

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

Students can do a self-reflection upon finishing the draft, and also engage in anonymous peer-reviews of each other’s work. The system guides pupils through how to offer constructive feedback to their peers. Other companies like Turnitin and WriteLab have turned to machine-learning technology to automate writing feedback.

Writing 112

Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 112

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

Today, many of my colleagues who remain wedded to the traditional face-to-face teaching modality share some of the same fears I experienced as a beginning online asynchronous instructor. Asynchronous learning doesn’t allow me to meet the diverse needs of my students.” “I’m Do you require special learning accommodations?

Instructors 110

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 110

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 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

QM’s robust framework, encapsulated in the QM Rubric, evaluates various facets of online course design through eight categories, including learning objectives, alignment, assessment strategies, instructional materials, learner interaction, course technology, learner support, accessibility, and usability.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

Today, many of my colleagues who remain wedded to the traditional face-to-face teaching modality share some of the same fears I experienced as a beginning online asynchronous instructor. Asynchronous learning doesn’t allow me to meet the diverse needs of my students.” “I’m Do you require special learning accommodations?

Instructors 105

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 105

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

We also believe in making reasonable accommodations to support their learning and their success. having a more inclusive, safe environment for learning) but also ourselves (e.g., Ultimately, we acknowledge that we can continue to support students’ learning and success in our classes by recommitting to being empathetic.

Course Design 142

Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 142

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

I selected OpenStax because of the many resources they provided, such as PowerPoint lecture slides, instructor solution files, and even LMS cartridges for online classes. Many OER providers trust in a peer review system to help eliminate publishing costs. This gives us the opportunity for open dialogue and learning.

Textbooks 115

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 115

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While many colleges and universities make use of an embedded instructor model—in which a qualified high school faculty member uses a rigorous college curriculum to teach students—other models send faculty to high schools or enroll dual credit students directly on-campus in non-dual credit courses. link] NACEP.

Instructors 122

Instructors Peer Review High School High School 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education. Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 90

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The National Center for Education Statistics reports that enrollment in distance learning courses was steadily rising even before the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to do so (Digest of Education Statistics, 2021). It involves designing courses that accommodate diverse learning needs and preferences.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Guest blogger, Emily Cleary, has some great ideas on some of her favorite must-have resources for today’s blended learning. There are so many videos online, but those videos just might be lacking the exact, focused, content you need to learn or want to teach someone. Video creation tools like mysimpleshow or Storyboard That!

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Blended Learning eLearning Learning Peer Review 75

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

Teaching 88

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 88

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Instead, we foster an environment of learning, growth, and empowerment. Teaching example: In one of my recent courses, I included a “workshop day” for students to peer review each other’s drafts of case conceptualizations. 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122