eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Key points: Dyslexic students often incur additional stress in the classroom Using different learning tools and regular communication can help students’ comfort levels See related article: The intersection of the science of reading and edtech Reading-based learning differences such as dyslexia can pose unique challenges for students in school.

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Reading Syllabus Learning Intelligence 306

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recently, I attended a conference and was sharing my new visual syllabus with some colleagues. After several interactions, I noticed the most frequent comment was, “What a cool syllabus…but is it accessible?” I was ecstatic to hear this question! Illustration 1 : Page 1 of my Pokémon-themed syllabus.

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Syllabus Accessibility Quizzes Disabilities 116

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

To help cultivate responsible decision-making in classrooms, educators should consider the following questions: How can I help students evaluate situations to identify the potential benefits and consequences of different decisions? They know what makes them feel safe and supported in learning environments. Responsible Decision-Making.

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Learning Syllabus Evaluation Discussions 370

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I wanted to provoke them, to get them to ask questions, and to start using these tools—not to cheat—but to flip their learning on its head. I knew we needed to learn this together. You have questions and you’re looking for answers. You have questions and you’re looking for answers. Now prove me wrong.”

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English Syllabus Intelligence Assignments 337

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Ever wonder why students dont read the syllabus, despite the time and effort we put into creating it? In many classes, professors go over the syllabus during the first week (Richmond, 2016), so frequently that students have dubbed it syllabus week not exactly the most exciting start to a semester!

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Syllabus Students Activities Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recently, I attended a conference and was sharing my new visual syllabus with some colleagues. After several interactions, I noticed the most frequent comment was, “What a cool syllabus…but is it accessible?” I was ecstatic to hear this question! Illustration 1 : Page 1 of my Pokémon-themed syllabus.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Accessibility Quizzes Disabilities 98

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2024

Then, I ask students the following questions: Who writes the stories? We then use these responses to solidify the course syllabus as a living document that prioritizes the voices and narratives absent from their previous experiences in the English department. Who is missing from the stories? Who benefits from the stories?

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Syllabus English Learning Students 187

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2020

So researchers hoping to engineer better teaching and learning systems are working to unlock a new level of education efficiency by creating AI tools that make it easier for almost anyone to build an AI tutor. “We The human user offers positive or negative feedback from which the tool learns. See the tool in action here.

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Teaching Intelligence Syllabus Learning 214

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Taking part in class discussions by consistently asking leading questions, extending student thinking, and contributing relevant, instructive subject matter expertise will build a strong foundation for collaboration and engagement. Check for questions frequently and provide timely feedback on progress. Popp, Ed.D.,

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Education Syllabus Instructors Feedback 279

eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Key points: With the right AI tools, teachers can enhance their classroom instruction Tracking AI in education Enhancing learning through AI and human educators For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Teaching is an uphill battle that grows harder and more exacting as the years roll by.

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Quizzes Lecturing Ethics Exams 297

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. There are multiple pathways to holding students accountable for their evidence of learning; one is to focus on cheating, the other is to focus on integrity.

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Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 88

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This article includes a free, open-access resource for educators: What Your Students Arent Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy. The book, co-authored with students, offers actionable strategies and insights to help create more inclusive and humane learning environments.

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Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 54

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

You can pose a question for a future column here. Any tips on keeping my eye on the teaching/learning objectives while having two major LMS’s in play simultaneously? Any tips on keeping my eye on the teaching/learning objectives while having two major LMS’s in play simultaneously? I would name it something like syllabus-BUSN114.pdf

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Syllabus Mobile Devices Learning Assignments 139

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Embracing change with a hands-on approach to STEAM learning With my usual 20-page final project firmly in the rearview mirror, I instead instructed my pre-service teacher students to play and explore. We will learn a lot from this!” This inspired me to incorporate KIBO into my STEM course for pre-service teachers.

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Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 278

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Here are three alternative ideas for how to ensure students can learn from home when necessary. Using learning material and platforms that are accessible on any device may help more students stay on track with schoolwork while they’re stuck at home. Tapping Cell Signal Remote learning depends not only on tools, but also on signals.

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Distance Learning Syllabus Internet Learning 210

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

You can pose a question for a future column here. Reader Question: Dear Bonni, I know it is important to be able to address the needs of diverse learners. Even the best teachers fail on a regular basis, but good ones learn from those hiccups and adjust. Put another way, both teaching and learning are messy.

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Syllabus Teaching Beliefs Instructors 152

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Much has changed since then, as the world of online learning built for working adults has grown. As an advisor at an online college, I know that adults are attracted to the flexibility of an asynchronous online learning environment and the pace of accelerated semesters. Don’t wait for an assignment notification to get started.

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Online Learning Instructors Coaching Syllabus 178

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Just look at Sesame Street, which was once considered a wild, controversial experiment leveraging television for learning. Yet, by 1979, nine million children were watching the show , and kindergarten teachers had to upgrade their curricula because children were showing up knowing their ABCs and numbers and eager to learn more.

Ethics 339

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 339

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Josemaria and I share the belief that “…[technology] must be transparent, like a lens; otherwise, it hinders learning.” ” Here’s his take on the use of videos in education: Multimedia content as a way to learning process personalization. It can be called the multimedia learning hypothesis (Mayer, 2005).

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Learning Textbooks Lecturing Syllabus 156

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

What needs to happen to move your school or district toward an effective implementation of personalized learning? According to EdSurge Fusion conference speaker, Dr. Scott McLeod, there are Four Big Shifts that propel “deeper learning schools” along their personalized learning journey. These include: Deeper learning.

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Learning Syllabus Interdisciplinary Blended Learning 166

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

EdSurge’s managing editor, Tony Wan, will pose these questions to Bill Fitzgerald (New Knowledge), Doug Levin (EdTech Strategies), Courtney Goodsell (Impero Software) and Stephanie Cerda (administrator at Austin Independent School District). It’s not hard to get behind and support social-emotional learning.

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Syllabus Science Learning Styles Testing 115

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2017

In response to extensive interest from readers, Ask a Tech Teacher will be offering four Summer Learning Certificate classes with 18-24 CEUs: June 19th through August 6th. To help you make your decision, I want to share the most common questions I’ve gotten regarding sign ups: Q: What is the cost to register? Is that available?

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Questions Online Learning Learning Syllabus 79

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2016

In response to extensive interest from readers, Ask a Tech Teacher will be offering four Summer Learning classes: 1 of 4 Certificate classes. What I want to do today is go over the most common questions I’ve gotten regarding sign ups: Q: What is the cost to register? Click Summer Learning. 1 of 4 Certificate classes.

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Questions Online Learning Learning Syllabus 79

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

You can pose a question for a future column here. Dear Bonni: How can we make student-to-student interaction more personable and engaging in online learning? Andrea Fuentes, Director of Online Learning, Doral College Cultivating an engaging environment can be a challenge when teaching online.

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Instructors Syllabus Peer Review Students 165

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. This poses the question: How can we best serve our online students? Does everything work together to achieve the stated learning objectives of the course? My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster.

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Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 131

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Our communities are being deprived of engaged citizens equipped with the skills required to be productive and compassionate, and who have ownership of their learning journey. What Is Individualized Learning? We just have to answer, “What is individualized learning?” Personalized learning emphasizes student voice and choice.

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Learning Syllabus Social Studies Students 165

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

Why is it so hard to teach K-12 educators how to promote student agency and to provide choices around content and pacing—why is it so hard to teach educators how to personalize learning? It’s easier to provide a syllabus with structured projects and assignments that have assigned due dates and clear grading parameters.

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Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 161

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. They also addressed audience questions about how to get faculty motivated to adjust their courses to improve accessibility. Is it going pretty smoothly?

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Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

But the experiment points to interesting possibilities — and raises ethical questions — about how the latest AI tech might be used to improve teaching. In fact, the experiment at the Michigan public college could be said to mark a new generation in an area known as “ learning analytics.”

Intelligence 211

Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 211

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2020

In her syllabus written before the pandemic, she had planned a final exam with a series of physics problems for students to work out. The students were supposed to explain some of the concepts they had learned in class. Learn more. Some in her department had tough questions about the approach as well.

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Exams Essay Syllabus Writing 171

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

It means cultivating an inclusive and participatory environment where students feel seen, valued, and empowered to learn. Though deceptively simple in execution, this approach has consistently proven to be a meaningful and effective method for shaping collaborative and inclusive learning environments. How might we improve it together?

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Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. Here, they were free to ask me any questions. I put the document on a screen and reviewed it with them.

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Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 116

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

These spaces contain questions that we wish to answer—no, actually, that we feel compelled to answer. She encourages us to allow our students to dwell in this liminality, to embrace it, learning to explore the robust and playful opportunity it presents to ask questions and engage in problem solving.

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Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Plenty of colleagues on other campuses were wrestling with the same question, she saw in the portfolios, and they were finding ways that tried new approaches without throwing out the old completely—call it turning the class on its side rather than making a full flip. As scholars, we probably should do something like that.

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Teaching Portfolio Teaching Syllabus Peer Review 167

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. This poses the question: How can we best serve our online students? Does everything work together to achieve the stated learning objectives of the course? My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster.

Syllabus 110

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 110

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2015

What I want to do today is go over the most common questions I’ve gotten regarding sign ups: Q: What is the cost to register? Email the instructor at askatechteacher at gmail dot com throughout the week and/or bring up your question at the weekend Google Hangout or TweetUp. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Questions Syllabus Instructors Curriculum 76

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

It means cultivating an inclusive and participatory environment where students feel seen, valued, and empowered to learn. Though deceptively simple in execution, this approach has consistently proven to be a meaningful and effective method for shaping collaborative and inclusive learning environments. How might we improve it together?

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 98