Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2024

But his book, and that demo, are also attracting some pushback from teaching experts who think AI may have lots of uses in education, but that tutoring should be reserved for humans who can motivate and understand the students they work with. I got in line to take a course with Marvin Minsky and got in. So the AIs are going to get better.

Intelligence 201

Intelligence Teaching Assistants Laboratory Assignments 201

Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2018

Science classes were lecture-based with occasional labs, and each course culminated in a statewide Regents Exam. each morning a group of the most motivated students I have ever worked with would come together to work on their research. By 1996 I had already been teaching earth science for 20 years.

Science 129

Science Laboratory Counselling Students 129

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more? References Bradbury, N. Advances in Physiology Education , 40 (4), 509–513.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop connected to the Lightboard CPU module. Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more? References Bradbury, N. Advances in Physiology Education , 40 (4), 509–513.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

Student engagement and motivation : Students are reluctant to engage with formative assessment tasks if they perceive them as low-stakes with no incentive that aids their grades. However, oftentimes, these activities are lecturer-led and time-bound. This thus limits students active knowledge consumption and self-regulated learning.

Feedback 83

Feedback Lecturing Laboratory Students 83

Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

Student engagement and motivation : Students are reluctant to engage with formative assessment tasks if they perceive them as low-stakes with no incentive that aids their grades. However, oftentimes, these activities are lecturer-led and time-bound. This thus limits students active knowledge consumption and self-regulated learning.

Feedback 53

Feedback Lecturing Laboratory Students 53

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

When COVID-19 forced college courses online, Stuart Middleton, a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland in Australia, was having trouble connecting with his remote students. Many of the posts Light has made have focused more on motivating students rather than delivering instruction. fribing FRI Spring 2023 here we come!

Lecturing 178

Lecturing Teaching Laboratory Science 178