eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2015

UDL is tough enough in a face-to-face environment, but the real challenge might be how to implement the principles in an online world where students’ abilities and learning styles differ drastically. And in engagement and interaction , an instructor is enabled to tap into students’ interests, challenge and motivate them to learn.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

In fact, many college instructors have been downright grumpy about having been thrown into a new teaching format. Some instructors are so taken by active learning working so effectively that they expect to continue offering courses online, even when the pandemic restrictions completely lift and things are fully back in person.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

Synchronous Works Better For Some Students Than For Others Holding an online class via a live video platform like Zoom or Google Meet can closely resemble an in-person classroom dynamic. The instructor can lecture and students can ask questions, or the instructor can lead a live discussion.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Through the two-and-a-half yearlong effort, nearly 2,000 instructors developed and taught 6,600 OER course sections that served 160,000 students. For some of the courses, Slade used “heavy customization” of existing open access resources, cobbling together pieces of multiple OER texts and writing her own homework problems.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 16, 2022

While Zoom was the “it” word during the pivot to online learning throughout COVID-19, it is high time to consider alternatives to synchronous online classes that benefit student learning. Asynchronous videos can also increase instructor-student interactions and instructor social presence (Collins et al.,

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Newark Public Schools wants to see a districtwide expansion of an artificial intelligence tutoring tool after it was piloted at First Avenue School last year, as the district searches for ways to help students catch up from pandemic learning loss.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Announced this week, the new offering was made possible because Lumen Learning purchased the higher education assets of a coaching company for instructors called Faculty Guild. The idea is that instructors participate in the coaching service while they are trying a new teaching approach in their courses.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

As a new school year begins, a number of district leaders are scrambling to address concerns from parents and staff that their chosen online learning platform features content that is racist, sexist or inappropriate for children. 25, two days before her district’s first day of school. Ooh, it’s a gun,” and removes a silver toy gun.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. A new survey shows that college students’ attitudes correlate with their personal experiences with online learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

When we start masquerading machines as humans, we undermine trust, which is the foundation of student-instructor relationships. AI will have its place in teaching and learning, but transparency will be one of the key attributes of its effective application.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

To effectively conduct high-dose education, teachers need not only to explain and repeat but also to find novel ways to help students understand difficult concepts, including encouraging students to take a central role, solve various examples themselves and explain their understanding to the instructor to be educationally effective.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2017

If you’re looking for help specifically with using technology to add creativity and zing to your writing lessons, take Teach Writing with Tech. Email the instructor at askatechteacher at gmail dot com throughout the week and/or bring up your question at the weekend Google Hangout. I’m not very techie.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2016

If you’re looking for help specifically with using technology to add creativity and zing to your writing lessons, take Teach Writing with Tech. Email the instructor at askatechteacher at gmail dot com throughout the week and/or bring up your question at the weekend Google Hangout or TweetUp. I’m not very techie.

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Questions Online Learning Learning Syllabus 79

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

Steph YoungGonzaga credits online learning with enriching her education and helping establish herself as an IT thought leader. Instructors can focus on teaching–and not on technical issues. EdSurge: Tell us about your experiences earning a degree online? Online was the most beneficial because it fit my lifestyle.

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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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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

As online learning companies compete for the attention and wallets of learners, players like MasterClass , Linked Learning , Cognotion and Harvard are investing in producing videos that are so beautiful they could be National Geographic documentaries or sitcom pilots. They seek to establish instructor presence.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

Read our free, complete guide to securing grants for remote learning. Grant Writing Checklist The first iteration of ESSER was flexible, but the new package is even more so. Explore how Samsung's interactive displays easily enhance student collaboration in the hybrid classroom. Need more help securing funding for your edtech purchase?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Writing Prompts. Blended Learning. Transforming Traditional Classroom Lessons to Online Learning. Effective Writing Prompts for All Students. At completion, students receive a certificate (or grad school credit) and feedback from certified instructors. Topics include but not limited to: Flipped Classrooms.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2025

While many of the students roll their eyes, it may save at least one student a year, says Johnson, who is a writing instructor and head of the writing center at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin. Johnson has her students make her a promise: If they think about dropping the class, they will meet with her first.

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Students Math Writing Skills 178

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

EdSurge reporters, researchers and other staff members often frequent these events, where we write about the latest news and emerging trends in education technology. EdSurge HigherEd regularly hosts meetups and Twitter chats on online learning and higher education technology. Can’t make any of these events?

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2020

Called Study Hall , the new series will feature new episodes every Tuesday, starting with a course on writing composition. Instead, he hopes viewers will see learning as “a way to understand ourselves and our place in the universe—and that’s fun and that’s exciting.” Now, one of the largest colleges in the U.S.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

He has ChatGPT on his phone and his iPad, and our 45-minute conversation is peppered with references to Coursera’s newest personal learning assistant, “Coach.” It’s going to be a thinking and writing partner in multiple languages,” he says, typing questions into the chatbot on his iPad. Stueve’s been an online learner throughout.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

But Rima Al Tawil (2019) demonstrates that there is a variety of ways in which nonverbal cues make their way into online learning, and it is important for instructors to understand these communication influences to monitor and manage the tone of their courses. By contrast, online students have far more control over time.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

Let’s unpack this a bit by looking at the two main components: in-person instruction and online instruction. In-person instruction In-person instruction is the teaching and learning that happens when the students and instructor are together in a physical space.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

based developer of software that uses artificial intelligence to scan students’ writing and code assignments to check for plagiarism, will be acquired by Advance Publications, a media conglomerate that also owns Condé Nast. million in 2018), and has also invested in online learning company Everfi. Turnitin, an Oakland, Calif.-based

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Edsurge

JULY 15, 2016

However, verbally presenting one's ideas and listening to contributions made by student peers are not typical experiences for online students, as most activities in online classes consist of reading and writing. In short, voice and video conversations can take online learning from mundane to memorable.

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Accessibility Disabilities Instructors Learning 133

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many. AI can considerably improve engagement in the classroom (A. Huang et al.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2022

The spread of hybrid and online learning was named one of the top social trends. The report says that institutions will need to focus on developing strong teaching practices for these modes of instruction and do more to support students learning online or in hybrid courses.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

To add ineffective notetaking to lower content knowledge, fewer opportunities to practice skills in writing and speaking, and, for some, a return to in-person learning after lengthy time spent in online classrooms, presents an even greater hindrance to student learning and success. This, too, is a matter of debate (e.g.

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Instructors Lecturing Writing Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

To add ineffective notetaking to lower content knowledge, fewer opportunities to practice skills in writing and speaking, and, for some, a return to in-person learning after lengthy time spent in online classrooms, presents an even greater hindrance to student learning and success. This, too, is a matter of debate (e.g.

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Instructors Lecturing Writing Critical Thinking 111

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A free online course from Rice University uses attention-grabbing videos, interactive lab activities, dramatic physics demonstrations, engaging instructors and a free online textbook to help high school students prepare for the Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1 Exam. “This isn’t a typical MOOC. .”

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2022

The quarantine period occurred mostly during the academic year of 2019/2020 and forced many institutions to halt in-person classes and move a considerable amount of instruction online. This shift meant students who did not already engage in online learning were constrained to learn by an online learning modality.

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Students Skills Instructors Online Learning 130

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

during lessons, and offer students a variety of ways to complete assignments rather than requiring everyone to write a paper or take a timed exam. Institutional offices of disability services, academic accommodations, and equality and diversity should be contacting instructors with reminders and information, Del Tufo says.

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Schools Disabilities Exams Distance Learning 176

Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2018

In a survey conducted not long ago by John Vivolo, who was my colleague at New York University when I headed the engineering school’s online unit, more than half of the faculty believed that virtual instructors have no personal relationship with their students. And the more professors know about online, the less they reject it.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2020

The more I saw people struggle with online learning, it convinced me this work is more important now than it ever was." But the more I saw people struggle with online learning, it convinced me this work is more important now than it ever was.” What might my instructor have done in that moment to make me feel more engaged?

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Teaching English Math Discussions 192

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Online student struggles When you think of “student support,” you probably think about an academic-based intervention; perhaps on-campus or Zoom-based tutoring, a writing center that can provide feedback and services related to class writing assignments, or services for students with accommodations. Mental i llness.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many. AI can considerably improve engagement in the classroom (A. Huang et al.

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Instructors Disabilities Ethics English 93