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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

Scholarly Teacher

At times, however, that stone may feel like a boulder, especially to research faculty who are used to delivering lectures and to whom the switch to activity-based learning may seem like a daunting and demanding venture into unfamiliar territory. Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash. Why Start With Think-Pair-Share?

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MiEN Company Releases White Paper on How Flexible Furniture Creates Active Learning Environments

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However, research shows that the physical space that supports active learning is quite different from one designed for lecture-focused teaching. The white paper explores the benefits of “flexible furniture,” as opposed to traditional desks and stationary furniture, as a tool in designing active learning spaces.

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The Future of MOOCs Must Be Decolonized

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Knowledge Production The content on MOOCs is typically produced in universities from the U.S. Knowledge Production The content on MOOCs is typically produced in universities from the U.S. This gradually leads to the erasure of local and indigenous knowledges, and does a disservice to humanity as a whole.

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Cecilia Cruse Joins MiEN Company as a Special Needs Consultant

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To meet the rising demand for furniture products and services that create fun and functional learning spaces for students with special needs, MiEN Company has hired Cecilia Cruse, OTR/L, as a special needs consultant. She also lectures nationwide on practical sensory solutions for educators and therapists.

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Flipped Learning Meets Differentiated Instruction

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So differentiated learning may sound very useful, but it can be difficult to imagine how to apply it in real-life situations. Flipped Learning. Lectures and practice activities are done before students come to class. In a flipped classroom , students perform much of their work outside the classroom.

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It’s Time to Remake the Makerspace, But Schools Shouldn’t Go It Alone

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However, there are many economically disadvantaged schools and communities across the country that do not have access to makerspaces, fueling the assumption that these are luxuries rather than invaluable learning spaces.

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Why Students Living on Campus Take Online Courses

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One thing University of Central Florida has become known for is large lecture classes. As I recall, some in-person courses are so big you have overflow rooms where students watch the lectures on TV. How does what you’re learning in online play into those large classes? Can you say a little bit more about how the adaptive works?

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