Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

That question is the topic of a new book out this month by James Lang, called “ Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It. EdSurge: In researching this book, you write that you spent two years looking at distraction in classrooms. Can you talk about some of your research methods?

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Instructors Attention Education Lecturing 218

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2021

Providing the Spark Jenessa Peterson, director of learning engineering at the Learning Agency, touched off the discussion in a Google Group run by her organization with the question: Is A/B testing between two benign conditions without participants' knowledge OK? It carries with it the question of, what’s benign? How Harmless?

Ethics 202

Ethics Knowledge Testing Learning 202

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Drawing on our own positive educational experiences, our goal is to create a space where PSTs feel they can ask questions and seek support (math-related or otherwise) as they begin their journey through teacher education. Cultivate dynamic spaces where PSTs can ask questions and seek help. makes PSTs the expert in the room.

Math 124

Math Teaching Teachers Instructors 124

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2023

Understanding Citizen Science Citizen science or community science entails the collaboration between scientists and public volunteers in carrying out key tasks such as experiments, data collection, and answering real-world questions. Author bio Sophia is an online ESL/EFL instructor and a passionate Science educator.

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Science Participation Laboratory Interdisciplinary 144

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Drawing on our own positive educational experiences, our goal is to create a space where PSTs feel they can ask questions and seek support (math-related or otherwise) as they begin their journey through teacher education. Cultivate dynamic spaces where PSTs can ask questions and seek help. makes PSTs the expert in the room.

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Math Teaching Teachers Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

Those negative attitudes about groups lead to a larger question: Can students still learn even if they don’t like the instructional approach, activity, or assignment? Students—not all, but many—like easy assignments, courses that aren’t all that demanding, and test questions requiring memorized minutiae. is both no and yes” (p.

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Group work Instructors Students Research Methods 64

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

Those negative attitudes about groups lead to a larger question: Can students still learn even if they don’t like the instructional approach, activity, or assignment? Students—not all, but many—like easy assignments, courses that aren’t all that demanding, and test questions requiring memorized minutiae. is both no and yes” (p.

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Group work Instructors Students Research Methods 59