Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

Every new version of Microsoft PowerPoint allowed instructors to embed more and more media and wow students with visually appealing graphics. These advancements are worth celebrating, but it leaves me wondering: Why should students still show up to a physical classroom? Provide opportunities for students to reflect.

Technology 167

Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

I am an edtech consultant and student of experience design at the University of the Arts, London. We have to take care of the staff if we want to take care of our students John Bosselman The rhythm and rituals of learning depend on people, not tech. Needless to say, the trips didn’t take place. Culture, structure, time and technology.

Schools 216

Schools Learning Intellectual Development Coaching 216

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

The most recent results of the Collegiate Learning Assessment Plus (CLA+) test—a standardized testing initiative designed to measure college students’ critical thinking skills—are not encouraging. Without critical thinking skills, students can fall into, or reinforce, bad intellectual habits.

Critical Thinking 148

Critical Thinking Skills Intellectual Development Testing 148

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

We would not be in this room, I would not be able to speak with you today, if there wasn’t perseverance, courage, creativity, intellectual development—all of these things that people of African descent have been and continue to be in this country, and the power of the spirit of African Americans is being celebrated today. Washington.

History 137

History Teaching Intellectual Development Culture 137

Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

A read aloud is something a teacher does while students listen. If instead she had asked Tim to repeat what he had said, or simply repeated it herself, her students would get the message that they didn’t need to listen to each other, just wait until the teacher arranged for them to hear the important stuff.

Languages 111

Languages Language Teachers Discussions 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. Through conversation, I discovered that the writer was a student nurse in a hospital in the Philippines.

Teaching 110

Teaching Writing Assignments Intellectual Development 110

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The landscape of higher education has witnessed a significant shift in recent years, with an increasing number of students opting for nontraditional avenues to pursue their academic goals. While distance learning offers students unparalleled flexibility, concerns regarding classroom engagement persist among online educators.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105