eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2020

I started off slow, but after a few misstarts and mid-lecture melt downs, using a variety of technology made me more effective and creative. I use Zoom for class check-ins and short “lectures” where I share my screen and break the class into small groups. Related content: 3 practices of teachers who toughed it out during COVID-19.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2022

The traditional sequence of teaching using lectures, discussion, projects, and testing was upended during the pandemic as teachers adapted to digital classrooms and students took on more responsibility for their learning. In many traditional classrooms, the majority of class time is spent in a lecture-and-listen format.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Immersive learning experiences are a new type of educational experience that can be used in place of traditional lectures and classrooms. It’s designed for learners who are interested in hands-on experiences, problem-solving, and discovery over non-traditional methods like reading textbooks and listening to lectures from a professor.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Being Lectured at Doesn’t Work. As many others have, I learned from my own experience teaching in the classroom that lecturing doesn’t work. Unfortunately, the math instruction most students receive is not based in the science of math—but it could be.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2025

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2020

lectures or mini-lessons), I would suggest recording a video and allowing students to self-pace through that video. It is essential to build in time for them to discuss information and ask questions. TeachingVideoConf. If teachers are planning to use video conference to simply transfer information (e.g.,

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2021

Most virtual classrooms utilize some form of asynchronous learning : where students complete most of their work independently and face-to-face video calls are reserved for lectures and instruction.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Even though the flipped classroom encouraged teachers to record lectures and mini-lessons to send home with students for homework, video can be woven into the class period to shift control from teacher to learner. . “But, I don’t want to send videos home with students.” “What if students do not watch the video?

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 2, 2016

I realize this goes far beyond simply shifting away from a lecture model. I cannot do that effectively if I place myself at the center of learning and ask students to focus on me. A class designed to engage learners must place the students at the center of the learning happening. It means really rethinking our entire approach to teaching.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2020

In addition to my work with The Glimpse Group, I am also an adjunct lecturer at Fordham University. This belief caused me to start The Glimpse Group , a diversified VR and AR platform company made up of 9 unique software and services subsidiaries.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Lecture is a common passive learning practice. And while there is some value to lecture and some passive learning strategies, there is a much greater benefit from active learning strategies.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Yet, most classrooms today are still dependent on live lectures and fixed-paced learning. Instead of employing a rigid, lecture-based teaching model, I utilized edtech to unleash my capacity to engage in more one-on-one and small-group interactions with students to effectively address their needs.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2021

You might feel that way about Brilliant –a site that helps users learn not through lecture videos, but through hands-on, interactive learning. Every now and then, a new resource comes along that’s worth a second–or third, or fourth–look.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

We can indeed cover more ground when we present information in a traditional lecture format, but that doesn’t mean students understand the information. I understand the pressure teachers feel to cover the standards and move through their curriculum.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 30, 2016

Too often the default in this scenario is to lecture or verbally present information because it is faster. When teachers plan for a 50 minute period, the scope of their lesson is extremely narrow. They know they have limited time to get through x, y, and z. Allowing students to research, discuss, and share their findings takes time.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2020

I started off slow, but after a few misstarts and mid-lecture melt downs, using a variety of technology made me more effective and creative. I use Zoom for class check-ins and short “lectures” where I share my screen and break the class into small groups. Related content: 3 practices of teachers who toughed it out during COVID-19.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

” Challenges with Traditional Live Instruction Traditionally, educators disseminate information in real-time, relying on lectures or mini-lessons. However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The days when students filed into a classroom, sat at individual desks, and listened to a teacher lecture from behind a podium are a thing of the past. Today, flexible learning environments and classrooms offer more opportunities for students to practice 21st century skills like critical thinking, collaboration, and teamwork.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2020

In Flipped Classroom setups, students learn at home via online coursework and video-recorded lectures, and teachers use class time for teacher-guided practice or projects.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g., Students have 24/7 access to video instruction when teachers record lectures and mini-lessons, making them available online.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 9, 2017

If teachers spend the majority of their class lecturing or transferring information, there isn’t time for consistent, real-time feedback. The main reason most teachers spend hours grading outside of their school day is because of lack of time. I believe this lack of time stems from our approach to teaching.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

While it might seem like a simple transition to post slides or a recorded lecture online, teachers need to be intentional with course design to effectively mirror what students experienced in the classroom and make the transition as smooth and successful as possible.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A lecture or mini-lesson followed by a worksheet or pencil and paper practice does not require much design work. When I facilitate blended learning workshops, teachers will make comments like, “This is great, but it seems like a lot of work.”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Co-director Stephanie Jones added, “There’s palpable excitement in the field of early education right now, and this year’s Innovation Challenge showed us the kind of strategic, entrepreneurial thinking that can transform our understanding of what’s possible.” To watch the recorded livestream, please visit [link].

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

Gone are the days of teachers lecturing in front of students who are taking furious notes. This allowed teachers to complete a module of lecture-based learning, generally a week of class, and imprint the knowledge into long-term memory via these tools. Students can be too easily distracted to hang on most instructors’ every word.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

If traditional teaching methods reliant on textbooks, lecture, and rote memorization have proven anything, it’s that one size definitely does not fit all. We do that by ditching the lectures and embracing experiments, multimedia, discussions, and hands-on activities that resonate with most learners.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

High Science Teacher, Livingston High School, Livingston, NJ Manuela Tripepi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology and Microbiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA Donald Wlodkowic, PhD, Associate Professor in Cell Biology and Toxicology, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Live lecture classes are back at most colleges after COVID-19 disruptions, but student engagement often hasn’t returned to normal. To see what teaching is like on campus these days, I visited Texas State University in October and sat in on three large lecture classes in different subjects.

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eSchool News

MAY 18, 2021

What was interesting in this environment is teachers learned pretty quickly that lecturing to a Zoom screen is really ineffective. Unfortunately, when you walk into a lot of classrooms, you still see very, very traditional instruction—teachers standing in front of the classrooms.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. Then classroom time can be used to fix student misconceptions, with a mix of a short lecture and student activities.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2019

Classically, the transfer of information has occurred in class via lecture and practice has been assigned for homework. The flipped classroom m odel shifts the transfer of information online and moves practice and application into the classroom.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

These tools are a wonderful way to make history come alive for students who may struggle with traditional textbooks or lectures. Running Reality uses innovative technology to create a fully immersive experience, allowing students to feel like they are witnessing the events as they unfold.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Between budgetary constraints, bandwidth crunches, and a constantly changing syllabus, teachers have their hands full when it comes to structuring and building their class’s lessons and lectures. By distilling a lecture’s knowledge into a set of handy flashcards, teachers can ensure their students’ progress and performance.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

After teaching online in the pandemic, many savvy faculty members have recognized that students like the option of being able to watch a video of a lecture if they missed it — or if they just wanted to rewatch sections to review. Each week, I’d assign several lectures I’d recorded earlier on video.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Apple’s iPod had only recently come out, and Duke became one of the first to experiment with putting out free lectures online that people could listen to on these digital music players. EdSurge: Why is there so much old-fashioned lecturing going on at colleges, if research shows that mixing in more active techniques works better?

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s a game-changing shift,” says Marc Watkins, a lecturer of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi and director of the university’s AI Summer Institute for Teachers of Writing. New AI tools can make audio recordings of lectures and automatically create summaries and flashcards of the material.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

Have Online Education Systems Replaced Traditional Lectures? In online classrooms, you might have some interaction with fellow classmates and lecturers, however, it’s all through a screen and no one is there in person to push you to finish your essays or assignments. This will be further outlined below.

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