Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2018

Gone were the days of handwritten flashcards and ten-pound textbooks. A third loaded up a digital textbook filled with circuits, transistors, and other assorted electronics diagrams. A recent visit to my old high school library left me disappointed. But the technology itself was not my concern.

Textbooks 148

Textbooks Evaluation Feedback Language 148

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Flexibility in format and modality such as recorded lectures, alternative assignments, or extended deadlinesmade students feel supported, capable, and seen. Textbook format and cost mattered. Inclusive language, representation, and proactive instructor support all contributed to students sense of belonging and trust.

Disabilities 53

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 53

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

Both edX and Coursera have top courses on teaching Python, one of the most widely-used programming languages. Laurie Santos, a professor of psychology at Yale, recorded lectures for her Science of Well-Being MOOC in her home. Barbara Oakley recorded lectures for her MOOC on Learning How to Learn in her basement.

Teaching 167

Teaching Lecturing Instructors Quizzes 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The same problems that hinder learning when using textbooks occur when using videos. Lack of variety -not related to the content but the format: video, text, website, lecture, and so on. . In textbooks, for instance, elements to facilitate memorization are frequent. Ways to use a movie for language teaching.

Learning 155

Learning Textbooks Lecturing Syllabus 155

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

To history teacher Joe Welch, too many of today’s lessons still call to mind Ben Stein’s classic classroom lecture in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Welch, an 8th-grade teacher at North Hills Middle School in Pittsburgh, is charting his own path—one that doesn’t include a textbook. My advice to young teachers is to go for it.

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History Students Textbooks Testing 167

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

We were reading textbooks in black and white. Is it ADHD if they can’t pay attention to a boring lecture? That’s not ADHD, that’s just a boring lecture. That kind of thing bankrupts our language—we have no way of describing things of that complexity. The question is how do educators meet them halfway. Possibly not.

Lecturing 167

Lecturing Textbooks Science Questions 167

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

And as an active member in what advocates define as the “open education movement,” I frequently hear about the growing dissatisfaction of textbook costs and pedagogical concerns among faculty about outdated course materials. I first came into the open education field as an educator frustrated with many traditional textbooks in my discipline.

Textbooks 131

Textbooks Instructors Education Peer Review 131

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2019

Using AI, we can deliver textbooks, lesson summaries, and flashcards that are highly focused, relevant, and applicable. As an authoring tool, AI goes beyond textbooks and traditional studying guides. We’ve long struggled with ways to motivate students and keep them engaged during classroom lectures and online courses.

Gamification 138

Gamification eLearning Learning Textbooks 138

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Too often, math teachers present information through lecturing and worksheets to students, forcing learners to decipher the context and usefulness on their own. While they still rely on state standards, they no longer regularly perform assessments from NWEA, a widely used assessment company affiliated with the K-12 textbook publisher HMH.

Math 178

Math Students Art Textbooks 178

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks. It draws on research from psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, and education to understand how individuals learn to read, how the brain processes written language, and how best to teach reading effectively.

Learning Styles 284

Learning Styles Intelligence Blended Learning Gamification 284

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Clutch Prep calls themselves “the video version of textbooks” but really, that doesn’t give you the full flavor of what they offer. Their academic how-to videos are textbook-specific so you pick the ones used in your classes, even by your teacher. Videos cover each chapter and can be used as a preview or review.

Textbooks 94

Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 94

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Thus, posing questions before new lectures will encourage richer connections to the learning experience by fostering self-questioning, which has been seen as strongly associated with enhanced student achievement (Hailikari et al., He also lectured in the Biology and Human Health Sciences Department at The College of Lake County.

Instructors 111

Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The educators sat through lectures on pedagogy, the finer points of math and how to apply it to actual biological problems. The week-long training ran from mornings into afternoons, with chummy lunch breaks in the faculty lounge, or the buzzing cafe in the Science Center lobby. That’s a key part of the sales pitch for the course.

Math 218

Math Instructors Science STEM 218

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

What’s different: The campus will have no classrooms and no lectures. The college is moving away from textbooks to free open-source online materials. The goal is to create a major research university from scratch, but one that breaks down traditional disciplinary barriers and focuses more on experiential and project-based learning.

Laboratory 131

Laboratory Lecturing Art Curriculum 131

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Thus, posing questions before new lectures will encourage richer connections to the learning experience by fostering self-questioning, which has been seen as strongly associated with enhanced student achievement (Hailikari et al., He also lectured in the Biology and Human Health Sciences Department at The College of Lake County.

Instructors 90

Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 90

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks, as discussions, debates, and collaborations spark deeper understanding. Within this setting, instructors deliver curriculum content through lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and other instructional methods tailored to meet the diverse needs of learners.

Learning 130

Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

As the lazy days of summer start to dwindle, it’s time to trade in beach reads for textbooks and flip-flops for sensible shoes. Some faculty expressed that using AI tools has significantly reduced the time spent on creating lecture materials, allowing them more time to focus on creating engaging and exciting student activities.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This interactive approach transforms traditional lectures into collaborative sessions, fostering a more inclusive and participatory classroom atmosphere. Digital textbooks and e-books offer a more interactive and dynamic alternative to traditional printed materials. Tablets offer portability and versatility in the classroom.

Technology 130

Technology Teaching Learning Quizzes 130

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

As the lazy days of summer start to dwindle, it’s time to trade in beach reads for textbooks and flip-flops for sensible shoes. Some faculty expressed that using AI tools has significantly reduced the time spent on creating lecture materials, allowing them more time to focus on creating engaging and exciting student activities.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Similarly, they’re learning about urban renewal and the environmental impacts of human behaviors through the lens of bicycling, applying their English / Language Arts skills as they evaluate resources, write grant proposals, utilize social media, and engage in marketing techniques to advocate for more bicycle-friendly areas in their community.

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Students Essay Textbooks Lecturing 76

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Rather than check out of the world, viewers willingly dig deeply into the topic in a way that can’t happen from a textbook or lecture. Once you accept the reality that learning can take place outside of a textbook, reading, or notetaking, it’s not hard to see the great value of videos.

Multiple Choice Questions 79

Multiple Choice Questions Textbooks Knowledge Discussions 79

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Flexibility in format and modality such as recorded lectures, alternative assignments, or extended deadlinesmade students feel supported, capable, and seen. Textbook format and cost mattered. Inclusive language, representation, and proactive instructor support all contributed to students sense of belonging and trust.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Experiments with MOOCs have shown that the optimal link of video lectures is 5 to 7 minutes, for instance, he pointed out, and he said interactive learning and peer-to-peer learning might be better done in completely different kinds of spaces, with new names. Of course coming up with new language is tough.

Textbooks 154

Textbooks Mental Models Lecturing English 154

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2017

If you’ve ever zoned out during a lecture, or if your students are prone to distraction as you click through your PowerPoint deck, that’s partly because we’re hard-wired not to focus intently for longer than ten or fifteen minutes at a time. The conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. They enhance the classroom.

Education 140

Education Lecturing Textbooks Language 140

Faculty Focus

JULY 9, 2023

For example, a typical college classroom today does not appear much different from one in the last century; they both revolve around a center-staged professor lecturing to a few-rows-deep audience. Occasionally, an electronic slide with bullet-point text appears in the lecture, the digital equivalent of chalk-writing on the blackboard.

Technology 122

Technology Teaching Exams Intelligence 122

Faculty Focus

JULY 9, 2023

For example, a typical college classroom today does not appear much different from one in the last century; they both revolve around a center-staged professor lecturing to a few-rows-deep audience. Occasionally, an electronic slide with bullet-point text appears in the lecture, the digital equivalent of chalk-writing on the blackboard.

Technology 98

Technology Teaching Exams Intelligence 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If a visual syllabus isn’t your thing, simply ensure that your syllabus contains positive, welcoming language. This demonstration of the subject’s impact to their future success resonates with students and can be delivered in any class format with a lecture, video, or assigned exercise.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If a visual syllabus isn’t your thing, simply ensure that your syllabus contains positive, welcoming language. This demonstration of the subject’s impact to their future success resonates with students and can be delivered in any class format with a lecture, video, or assigned exercise.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2022

That was a time of expensive science textbooks and long lectures in big halls. Students use body language to silently direct each other around the room. From outside the building, Jackie points toward the long flight of steps that descends to the rest of campus. Down there is where, at 19, she had studied to become a nurse.

Art 173

Art Exams Textbooks Lecturing 173