eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

Offering Strategic Hardware Solutions: ClassIn X transforms traditional classrooms into outcome-driven hybrid learning spaces through an IoT hardware package that digitizes the physical classroom.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2016

This week, we’re taking you on a virtual tour of some of the latest developments and trends in K-12 learning, including flipped and blended learning, marketplace updates, and flexible learning spaces and their influence on active learning. This new tool makes the flipped classroom more social.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2024

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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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2019

Fortunately, the online learning space continues to evolve and there are now examples of MOOCs that are embracing different cultures and languages. 18 million- Not-for-profit and open source - High partnering fees - Partnered with Microsoft, IBM - Lecturer-centric - Offers micro-mastersXuetangX (China)Tsinghua University?14

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

An entire graduate course at Stanford University explores the principles for designing spaces that support learning. Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

ICE 2019: Physical Arrangement Sets the Tone for K–12 Modern Learning Environments. The design of any learning space typically sets the stage for the type of experience the students and teachers are going to have, said CDW•G Education Strategist Jennifer Brown at the 2019 Illinois Computing Educators conference in Schaumburg, Ill.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2017

As schools innovate and transform what teaching and learning look like on their campuses, the design of academic buildings is likely to change in dramatic ways as well. Classrooms and lecture halls may, over time, fade away and become relics of our educational past. Kip, you have designed a lot of buildings on college campuses.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

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? We’ve been okay with that up until now. They don’t anymore.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

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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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most of us have the experience of registering for a workshop only to discover that it is a lecture or (worse) an advertisement for the presenter. What follows are some suggested principles we have prepared for workshop facilitators that move beyond a talkfest to genuine learning. Principle 2: A workshop is not a lecture.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most of us have the experience of registering for a workshop only to discover that it is a lecture or (worse) an advertisement for the presenter. What follows are some suggested principles we have prepared for workshop facilitators that move beyond a talkfest to genuine learning. Principle 2: A workshop is not a lecture.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2016

The lecture and the ole’ stand-and-deliver models of traditional practice tend to continue forward, resulting in little to no change in instructional practice. The Great Prairie AEA region now has a total of seven school districts that have or are redesigning learning spaces that range from a learning-hallway to one or more classrooms.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 1, 2015

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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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. So how do we begin to address these concerns?

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2019

As he lectured, he would randomly pick names from the stack to call on students. It is about personalizing the learning space, building relationships with students and gaining their trust, and being there to support them when they need me the most. That class was a nightmare for me.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces. Learning spaces I. Delivery strategies Lecture and discussion Classroom strategies are as important and must provide an inclusive learning environment. If possible, provide a recording of the event for later review. i] [link] [ii] Díez, A.,

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces. Learning spaces I. Delivery strategies Lecture and discussion Classroom strategies are as important and must provide an inclusive learning environment. If possible, provide a recording of the event for later review. i] [link] [ii] Díez, A.,

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. So how do we begin to address these concerns?

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

In the field of engineering, which is my academic background, traditional methods such as lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions are the dominant content delivery vehicles. However, oftentimes, these activities are lecturer-led and time-bound. This thus limits students active knowledge consumption and self-regulated learning.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Let them help you make the learning space one of which you all want to be a part. Dr. Katherine Orlando is a lecturer and the graduate program director for the Department of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development at Towson University.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2019

Smart technology that is connected by the Internet of Things (IoT), however, is beginning to change all of this by making classrooms and campuses around the country more accessible while crafting a better learning environment for every student. Crafting Smart, Accessible Learning Environments. Adapting Physical Learning Spaces.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Aurora Kamimura, lecturer in education and fellow in the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity at Washington University in St. Kamimura: From my perspective, inclusive learning belongs in every classroom and every learning space. Teaching and learning as we know, is a social interaction.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Let them help you make the learning space one of which you all want to be a part. Dr. Katherine Orlando is a lecturer and the graduate program director for the Department of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development at Towson University.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. These brief, personal, and interactive videos provide manageable, connected, and engaging learning opportunities for students. What are microlectures?

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 10, 2023

Before students even step foot in the classroom, professors can send out a “Welcome Survey” to set the tone that the course they are about to enter will be a learning space that is inclusive and understanding of individuals who hold multiple identities. Welcome surveys. Loud neon colors. Rainbow colors of possibility.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. Online learning refers to a specific method of education where instructors deliver content over the internet directly to students.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 10, 2023

Before students even step foot in the classroom, professors can send out a “Welcome Survey” to set the tone that the course they are about to enter will be a learning space that is inclusive and understanding of individuals who hold multiple identities. Welcome surveys. Loud neon colors. Rainbow colors of possibility.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? Laura Howard is a senior lecturer of English and the teaching assistant coordinator for the Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) program at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. These brief, personal, and interactive videos provide manageable, connected, and engaging learning opportunities for students. What are microlectures?

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Instructors Lecturing Faculty Development Activities 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

In the field of engineering, which is my academic background, traditional methods such as lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions are the dominant content delivery vehicles. However, oftentimes, these activities are lecturer-led and time-bound. This thus limits students active knowledge consumption and self-regulated learning.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? Laura Howard is a senior lecturer of English and the teaching assistant coordinator for the Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) program at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA.

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Culture Communication Writing Languages 98

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Design a Dedicated Learning Space Where students study impacts how well they study. Start with small daily goals like finishing a video lecture or solving five math problems. Use Active Learning, Not Passive Consumption Watching lectures or reading textbooks might feel productive, but its passive.

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Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

However, the scholarship of teaching and learning suggests the importance of using learner-centered pedagogical strategies and the powerful results such strategies have on student learning (Campbell et al., Learning-centered teachers create environments that positively impact students through shared governance of the learning space.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Before the pandemic, like many of my peers, I had been a great believer of the lecture hall, with its sense of tradition and history. However, it wasn’t until I started lecturing online, and noticed the flow of real-time comments via chat, that I realized how inclusive it could be. Instead of the static talk-down with “any questions?”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Before the pandemic, like many of my peers, I had been a great believer of the lecture hall, with its sense of tradition and history. However, it wasn’t until I started lecturing online, and noticed the flow of real-time comments via chat, that I realized how inclusive it could be. Instead of the static talk-down with “any questions?”

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

When Neosho Junior High School teachers and students moved into a sleek, new campus last August, they said goodbye to traditional classrooms and hello to modern learning spaces that encourage mobility, collaboration and new ways of learning. features spacious, glass-walled classrooms that open into common learning areas.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

This year, at Lexington High School (LHS) when teachers are absent, an “ELF” now greets students in a collaborative learning space. Our “ELF” is an Electronic Learning Facilitator. What was formerly a lecture hall, the IDLC still features stadium seating but has been reimagined to promote collaborative work.

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