Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In the evolving landscape of online education, post pandemic, it has become increasingly essential to use technology to foster student engagement. Among the many digital tools available, e-portfolios have emerged as a powerful means for enhancing student involvement, motivation, and learning outcomes.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

The Board wanted to help teachers better engage students; to do this effectively, it needed clearer insight into teacher needs. Leveraging its technology investments, OCSB got that insight—as well as a brand new geography curriculum that increased student engagement and collaboration. .

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. As students and educators adapt to digital platforms, student engagement has emerged as a key concern in online learning.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In the evolving landscape of online education, post pandemic, it has become increasingly essential to use technology to foster student engagement. Among the many digital tools available, e-portfolios have emerged as a powerful means for enhancing student involvement, motivation, and learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2024

Students will be expected to use generative AI technologies in the workforce, and it’s important they have an opportunity to experience it and understand its strengths and weaknesses. AI Conversations is a new activity type in Blackboard to drive AI literacy and deepen student engagement.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Understanding your goals helps in prioritizing features that are essential for achieving desired outcomes, such as improving student engagement or accommodating diverse learning needs. Reading levels: Tailor courses to accommodate varying reading levels to ensure all students can understand and benefit from the content.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

Just as the “doll test” exposed the insidious effects of Jim Crow, we need a new metaphorical “doll test” to uncover the hidden biases that may lurk within AI systems and shape the minds of our students. At first glance, AI chatbots offer a world of promise.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2024

These tools add something special to learning, and the impact they have on student engagement is unparalleled. Here’s a handful of fun and engaging AR and VR tools to get started. What is meant by AR and VR? AR and VR examples can be found everywhere–not just the classroom. What is an example of augmented reality?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Research from Macquarie University in Australia demonstrates how, with proper training and professional development, teachers can harness makerspaces and improve teaching and learning outcomes. Struggling students in particular seemed to to benefit from maker activities.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

GoGuardian, a K-12 EdTech company dedicated to maximizing each student’s learning potential by providing solutions that enable more productive and safer digital learning, today announced a merger with Pear Deck, an award-winning and market-leading student engagement platform. www.goguardian.com. About Pear Deck.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

GoGuardian’s research team recently conducted a survey of educators from 40 countries to gather insights about the instructional practices that drive student engagement. Responses revealed that, when it comes to engagement, teachers value learning experiences that address the whole child—creatively, cognitively and emotionally.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2024

. “Imagine Learning is dedicated to solving real problems for educators by integrating AI to reduce teachers’ workloads, which will enable them to focus more on direct student engagement,” said Sari Factor , Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer of Imagine Learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

LEGO Education’s State of Classroom Engagement Report: Science Edition surveyed more than 6,000 global teachers, parents, students, and U.S. administrators to gather data that can offer insight to support educators as they strive to engage their students in science learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

However, studies suggest that a significant percentage of students feel disengaged in their learning, posing a challenge for educators. As teachers strive to adapt their instructional methods to nurture student curiosity and drive deeper student engagement, the principles outlined in Teach Like A Pirate offer valuable insights.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Teachers are constantly challenged with improving student engagement, something they know directly impacts student learning outcomes. For 2022, the most common response was building relationships with students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

. “Our community has benefited greatly from the Global Cities model, and we’re eager to give more students the opportunity to connect with a diverse set of peers, he said. Our own country is based in difference, in the recognition that so much of our achievement as a nation depends on what we learn from each other.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Project-based learning experiences put students in charge of their own learning and provide opportunities to elevate their own student voice. Integrating resources like these into your teaching can make a significant difference in student engagement and learning outcomes.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. As students and educators adapt to digital platforms, student engagement has emerged as a key concern in online learning.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2023

Traditionally, the one-size-fits-all approach to assessment has been dominant, with all students completing the same activities throughout the course. This method, however, often leads to a lack of student engagement and, consequently, less effective learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Voice technology allows for screen-free interactions and gives students much-needed life-skills practice in the areas of forming questions and focused listening. Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) enables students to learn by doing, which increases student engagement, helps with retention, and enhances learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

JULY 9, 2021

From educators, IT teams, and school administrators to parents and students, nearly everyone with a stake in the education industry is aware of the promise new digital technologies hold to improve learning outcomes, increase student engagement, and add variety and depth to instruction and assessment.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2023

In what follows, we offer strategies on how to balance competing pedagogical concerns to maintain flexibility, while still encouraging student engagement. One approach for incentivizing in-person attendance is to make the classroom environment interactive with various learning activities for student engagement.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2025

As schools closed their doors, remote learning became the primary mode of instruction, accelerating edtech’s role in classrooms. Digital tools, once mainly supplementary for many schools, became essential for delivering lessons, facilitating communication, and maintaining student engagement.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2020

From educators, IT teams, and school administrators to parents and students, nearly everyone with a stake in the education industry is aware of the promise new digital technologies hold to improve learning outcomes, increase student engagement, and add variety and depth to instruction and assessment.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2024

Moreover, the interactive nature of these platforms, with features like live Q&A, collaborative tools, and instant feedback, can enhance student engagement and improve learning outcomes. By leveraging advanced technology, schools can tap into a broader pool of skilled teachers.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The value of teachers became more evident as they played a crucial role in connecting with students on a personal level, addressing their social-emotional needs, and maintaining a human element in education. Pre-existing Education Issues: The challenges of learning loss and student engagement existed before the pandemic.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2015

This white paper will help district administrators, school leaders and classroom teachers to better understand the role that 3D printing can play in improving student engagement and learning outcomes within the context of some of the most important academic movements in education today.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

The new Esports solution is designed to enhance student engagement and build a sense of community, effectively tapping into the growing interest in gaming. This innovative strategy not only boosts enrollment figures but also fosters a dynamic learning environment, aligning education with evolving trends and student interests.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2023

Having a philosophical basis for grading helps instructors explain grades, their meaning, and their value to students, who may then see the grade as less arbitrary.Two common approaches to further mitigate this arbitrary nature include normative-based grading and criterion- or standards-based grading.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Let’s teach our students to steer through the online ocean of data to be both effective researchers and responsible digital citizens.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

. • With 2019 here and 2020 in arm’s reach, there’s an ever-growing expectation that next-generation tech tools should do a better job of informing educators on which resources improve learning outcomes. Jacob Bruno, vice president of professional learning, NWEA.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Blooket: Create variety with interactive game modes Blooket serves as a game hub where teachers can create or find question sets that students play in formats like tower defense, a cafe simulation, or a classic quiz battle. The variety keeps students engaged because each game offers a different experience.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

But it’s not all bad–educators found success as they dedicated their efforts to improving student engagement and achievement, creating community-based approaches to learning, and inspiring students to become lifelong learners. Students are not just passively learning math; they’re actively participating.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2025

Lumio by SMART Technologies, a cloud-based learning platform that enhances engagement on student devices, recently announced a new feature for its Spark plan. The addition of AI Assist in Lumio exemplifies SMART’s commitment to empowering educators and enhancing learning outcomes through innovative technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Research indicates that active participation leads to higher retention rates, which can be upwards of 60% for students engaged in interactive learning. You’re expected to cultivate skills that prepare students for real-world challenges. Cost-effectiveness is another critical advantage.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

This interaction helps students connect the dots, understanding that the products they use have origins in distant places, such as the Amazon rainforest. Despite it being thousands of miles away, I challenge students to consider why they should care. According to Moser et. Strategies for implementation 1.Start

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

We can nurture our students intrinsic motivation to learn the content through demonstrations of our own engagement, activating the process of trickle-down engagement by which our own engagement as instructors promotes our students engagement and their subsequent learning (Saucier, Miller, Martens, & Jones, 2022).

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