Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. To address this dismal response to education, we must promote inclusive and respectful learning environments that foster engagement, motivation, and active discourse.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

I grew up in Vietnam at a time when education was often delivered through rigid lectures and rote learning. This kind of structured choice fosters agency and motivation. I have seen powerful learning emerge when students explore a topic like “community resilience” through the lenses of science, social studies, and civic action.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

In the 10 years since I chose a book called Make it Stick for a book study in the summer of 2015, I’ve been encouraging teachers to add more retrieval practice to their teaching. A big and growing body of research tells us that when we study with retrieval, we learn and remember things much better than we do by other review methods.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

And they entered college with gaps in study skills and anxiety about social interactions. A professor lectures students during class at Sacramento State University on Oct. One of her few in-person classes was a math course, but it was held in a large lecture hall and required students to wear masks. “I Her mom kept her grounded.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

I offered students a chance to ask about my education, experience in finance, the time I lived and studied in Paris, or how I ended up teaching at a community college. It can be constructive, motivating, and well-meaning in certain contexts. But a few years ago, I removed the slide. This perspective is not inherently bad.

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Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 70

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

I offered students a chance to ask about my education, experience in finance, the time I lived and studied in Paris, or how I ended up teaching at a community college. It can be constructive, motivating, and well-meaning in certain contexts. But a few years ago, I removed the slide. This perspective is not inherently bad.

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Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 70

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

This is a critical shift if we want to cultivate expert learners who are resourceful, strategic, and motivated. Over time, the lack of autonomy and agency also negatively impacts a learner’s motivation. What might make it hard for a student to process information presented verbally in a lecture or mini-lesson?

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Blended Learning Learning Lecturing Motivation 518

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2022

SAN MARCOS, Texas — As a digital media course got underway on a recent Wednesday at Texas State University, a trickle of students took their seats in one of the largest lecture theaters on campus. My goal in flying down to Texas State was to find out, what do college classes look and feel like now—especially in large lectures like this one?

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Lecturing Students Attention Syllabus 204

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. With increasing coursework and extracurricular activities, a structured approach to studying helps manage time effectively, reduces stress, and boosts learning outcomes. For example, you could find a selection of study material at Studocu that you can utilize.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2019

So in 2014, the senior lecturer in public policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government decided to test that assumption. Dan Levy had long considered himself an equitable instructor in terms of calling on students to participate in class discussions. The difference may be more pronounced in science classes.

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Lecturing Participation Instructors Beliefs 161

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Consequently, the use of discovery—a loaded term if there ever was one—in older history texts is one of the most common examples of how bias can creep into social studies classrooms and can inform (or warp) our worldview. We’ve seen a real shift in terms of state standards for history and social studies. Perhaps not.

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Social Studies Study History Evaluation 218

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Despite debate and disagreement about how to define and measure attention spans, numerous studies have put student attention spans in approximately the 10-minute range (Bradbury, 2016). So then, why do so many educators lecture and click through PowerPoints for 30-,40-, or even 60-minutes at a time with no breaks or learning activities?

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Lecturing Attention Students Discussions 104

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2024

When my friend, Emma, was preparing for finals, she used Trello to organize her study schedule, Quizlet for flashcards, and weekly Google Meet sessions with classmates to discuss tough topics, transforming her test stress into an effective study routine. Because studying for exams can feel overwhelming.

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Exams Study Syllabus Testing 157

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Despite debate and disagreement about how to define and measure attention spans, numerous studies have put student attention spans in approximately the 10-minute range (Bradbury, 2016). So then, why do so many educators lecture and click through PowerPoints for 30-,40-, or even 60-minutes at a time with no breaks or learning activities?

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Lecturing Attention Students Discussions 96

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. The study considered 173 studies of flipped learning, as well as 46 previous meta-analyses of the approach.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2021

Studies have shown that students learn better from instructors displaying positive emotions—in other words, an upbeat lecturer is more effective than someone delivering in monotone. That connection then gives the learner more motivation to put in the effort to learn from the instructor, and that leads to more effective learning.

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Teaching Instructors Lecturing Motivation 193

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. Fully asynchronous online learning is probably best suited to adult learners who are motivated to apply what they learn to their work.

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Lecturing Disabilities Learning Assignments 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

Record lectures so students can review them at their convenience. Another great way to use technology for exam prep is to record your lectures so that students can review them at their convenience. Additionally, you can provide supplemental resources, such as links to online study guides or practice tests.

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Exams Technology Quizzes Lecturing 155

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

My motivation was simple: I wanted to help the class build confidence in teaching STEAM concepts. Building skills and confidence As I had hoped, the class learned more efficiently and enthusiastically about STEAM topics through this hands-on learning approach than they would have from my standard PowerPoint presentations and lectures.

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Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 275

Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2020

That’s the view of Jesse Stommel, a digital learning fellow and senior lecturer at the University of Mary Washington. “I Studies suggest, for example, that grades can frustrate students’ intrinsic motivation and make them more focused on how they’ll be measured than on the material they should be studying.

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Grades Questions Instructors Motivation 217

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2020

We’re focusing on who is disappearing from higher education due to the pandemic and what professors are doing to try to keep students motivated in these challenging times. The group is working to help other community college students stay on track with their studies. “I And that, mind you, is based on the beginning of the term.

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Lecturing Students Motivation Assignments 210

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

We definitely know that we have to make these courses shorter,” agrees Rene Kizilcec, director of the Future of Learning Lab at Cornell University, who’s studied online student behavior closely. I’ve done courses before where there wasn’t much of a structure, and I wasn’t motivated to finish them,” says Garg. It creates a cadence.

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Coaching Lecturing Motivation Assignments 193

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Around the semester midpoint you may be noticing that some of your students are becoming overwhelmed, may lack motivation, or feel disconnected from the class. We know that it’s important to incorporate small changes in our teaching, such as periodically adding a learning activity in place of a brief lecture. Sound familiar?

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Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

The days of standing in front of the classroom and “lecturing” are long gone. Indeed, studies have shown that video learning has positive outcomes on multiple levels, including increased motivation and deeper learning, and can specifically impact students’ ability to facilitate discussions and identify problems.

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Teaching Teaching Methods Lecturing Special Education 160

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2019

All of these features stand in stark contrast to traditional courses, where students are expected to attend local lectures, complete all assignments, and attain a passing grade. Mazariegos had several advantages on her side that kept her motivated, including the fact she took the MOOC with friends. These findings echoed our 2014 study.

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Lecturing Assignments Motivation Participation 166

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

That passion carried through to his university studies, where he majored in Communications with a sharp focus on media. Today, Bonner is a lecturer and researcher for the Language, Media and Learning Research Center at Kanda University of International Studies in Japan. They’re embodying this avatar in a 3D space.

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Language Languages English Motivation 209

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 25, 2025

” –Albert Einstein Peer-to-peer learning–acquiring knowledge from a peer group–has become a popular strategy as teachers move from a teacher-lecturer education model to teacher-guide. Increased Engagement : Learning feels more interactive and less hierarchical, boosting motivation and participation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Gives Kids a Break from Their Academic Studies As mentioned, kids don’t learn only by listening to lectures and reading books. That said, young and growing children need a break from academic studies. Recent studies found that students who actively participate in other activities outside class improve academically.

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Participation Activities Lecturing Critical Thinking 169

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

But as Eyler warns readers at the outset, he’s not a scientist himself, but a humanist with a PhD in medieval studies. Some of it is not necessarily breaking a code or unlocking a secret, as it is there’s information and studies that have occurred in widely disparate disciplines that very rarely talk to each other. Do I need this?

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Art Science Teaching Failure 167

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Recent studies have shown alarming gaps in Americans’ understanding of our democratic processes and systems. This challenging mathematics course prepares students for further studies in engineering, computer science, data science, and natural sciences, as well as theoretical mathematics. More than one third of U.S.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Interestingly, before this point, Jeslyn and her peers had always needed my guidance on these kinds of projects; all of a sudden, they were working bell-to-bell, motivated by their passion for the issue. Lecturing and quizzing on content is more efficient than coaching and mentoring groups of students through real-world problems.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2017

They motivate and guide their students to accomplish their goals. Since we’ve discovered that teaching is mostly about motivation, that matters because for faculty, motivation was usually not the primary problem. This fitness coach knows about equipment, knows about your body but mostly they get paid because they’re motivators.

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Coaching Lecturing Teachers Motivation 140

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2021

To set foot into untrodden territory can be exciting, and we must not let our unfounded fears of learning loss or misguided motivations for learning acceleration trick us into going back to what we were doing before the pandemic. This includes outdated and misguided thinking on personalized learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In higher education today, learning activities focus on challenging students throughout their studies—enabling them to acquire the knowledge, skills and attributes that will equip them for a rapidly changing and complex world and ensure they have the confidence to thrive as global citizens in the 21st century. Marcel Proust.

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Lecturing Motivation Learning Assignments 113

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2024

For instance, in a self-contained special education classroom, the robotics sponsor for a school’s unified coding and robotics team uses content creation to emphasize the importance of blending creativity with real-life relevance to motivate students and cultivate an environment of inclusivity and collaboration.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Problem-Based Learning (PBL): PBL tasks students with solving real-world problems or case studies, requiring them to apply knowledge and critical thinking skills to develop solutions. What are some active study strategies? This strategy promotes active participation, collaboration, and peer learning.

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Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Quizzes 140

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

A classroom where healthy competition motivates students to study and collaborate. Quizlet: Personalization for Effective Learning Widely recognized as a popular platform, Quizlet offers a diverse range of tools for creating and sharing quizzes, flashcards, and study materials.

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Quizzes Gamification Teaching Methods Feedback 148