Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2021

Since I write about education and tech, I wondered if there were applications in the world that EdSurge covers. That’s pretty much the opposite of the way the internet and social media have traditionally treated information, which is to make it easy to make exact copies of something to spread to as many people as possible. “If

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Textbooks Education Syllabus Writing 198

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

They provide a quick way to access a webpage that could be the syllabus, a poll, a list of resources, or a shared online space for a brainstorming activity. Then, the instructor proceeds to conduct a short lecture where course materials such as the syllabus, slides, or videos might be shared with everyone through a QR code (see Figure 1).

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Gaggle Speaks

JANUARY 18, 2016

Even though a majority of kids now have unlimited access to social media and the Internet in their hands, it doesn’t mean that they have the necessary tools needed to handle everything responsibly. Have we talked about the permanence of the Internet and the potential impact on the futures? Preparing Students For Smartphone Ownership.

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Syllabus Internet Writing Activities 66

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2022

I typically don’t describe the idea in the syllabus. If they choose to bring it directly into class, I urge them to write it down so that they’ll remember it. I’d like to share one way to encourage more learning between class meetings. Instead, in the second or third week of class, I introduce and explain the concept.

Ethics 95

Ethics Minute Papers Syllabus Course Evaluations 95

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

Then write a press release or design a news report video to inform others about what they learned. They could annotate the class syllabus in a Google Doc or use Hypothes.is Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (8), e16504. to annotate a recent news article related to the class content (e.g., link] Vallée, A., Blacher, J.,

Blended Learning 132

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 132

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

Teach Writing with Tech. It was run like a flipped classroom where class members read, tested and experimented from resources available in the weekly syllabus. Internet availability at home is still an issue. The Tech-infused Classroom. The Differentiated Teacher. 20 Webtools in 20 Days. They failed and tried again.

Gamification 74

Gamification Syllabus Failure Internet 74

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

Then write a press release or design a news report video to inform others about what they learned. They could annotate the class syllabus in a Google Doc or use Hypothes.is Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (8), e16504. to annotate a recent news article related to the class content (e.g., link] Vallée, A., Blacher, J.,

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

An editorial team researched the materials needed in the lecture hall settings where physics, anatomy, sociology and biology are taught, then recruited professors to write and review relevant textbooks, paying them flat fees upfront rather than royalties based on sales. “In There’s flexibility,” he adds. “I

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Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

Blogs 7 missteps university leaders must avoid in their AI approach Every historic innovation that has shaped the way people access and use knowledge, from the printing press to the internet, has brought transformative changes to universities.

Plagiarism 52

Plagiarism Instructors Evaluation Academic Integrity 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

Welcome to the Hidden Curriculum of the Internet We often imagine learning as something that happens within school walls, books opened, teachers talking, students taking notes. This is the hidden curriculum of the internet, which aids online learning. But in 2025, that idea is rapidly fading. This is informal learning.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Attach your class syllabus (if ready) Encourage students to reach out to you if they have any questions and identify the best method for them to do this—email, phone, Learning Management System, etc. The syllabus is great way to show your positive and encouraging bedside manner to the class.

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Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Attach your class syllabus (if ready) Encourage students to reach out to you if they have any questions and identify the best method for them to do this—email, phone, Learning Management System, etc. The syllabus is great way to show your positive and encouraging bedside manner to the class.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Coursera to Charge Fees for Previously Free Courses Once hailed as a portal for free learning materials, accessible to anyone with an internet connection, Coursera announced this year plans to charge if learners want to submit assignments to be graded for certain courses.

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Syllabus Lecturing Assignments Course Design 130

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, Andrews had considered opening a bar with a classroom in it, and she already owned the internet domain nightschoolbar.com. So Wellmon threw out his syllabus. I get to write about it,” he says. “It was the most meaningful teaching experience I’ve ever had,” Andrews says. People asked for more.

Art 218

Art Instructors Study Reading 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Today we’re going to talk to three different writing professors with something to say about satire. And the third has a suggestion for the academic satire that he wishes someone out there would write. And I said, being kind of facetious, "I would start with a letter of recommendation because I write so many of them."

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English Writing Culture Syllabus 123