eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Instead of delivering lectures in class and assigning homework, teachers provide pre-recorded lessons or materials for students to review at home. By incorporating game-like elements such as point systems, leaderboards, and challenges into lesson plans, teachers can motivate students and make learning more interactive.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

First, consider that two of the central gatekeepers of learning are emotion and motivation. Similarly, when motivation levels are high, students engage more deeply in the associated learning task. Ask any educator about the joys of teaching a highly intrinsically motivated student! The contextualized approach.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2024

The result is a more engaged, motivated student body ready to tackle complex challenges confidently. With digital access, learning is no longer confined to textbooks and classroom materials. With digital access, learning is no longer confined to textbooks and classroom materials.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Such an approach will require students to do more than listen to lectures as they develop their own perspectives through inquiry learning and close examination of primary and secondary sources. When you look at the situation in Europe, you look at the motivation for embarking on exploration. History is very complex.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 20, 2020

In a couple of recent posts, I said: One of the biggest challenges of ‘remote learning’ over the past few months has been that most of the motivators been pared away. As we try to figure out what schooling will look like in the months to come, we need to pay attention to the motivators and demotivators that help foster student engagement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2023

AI-driven content is quickly becoming a reliable and robust alternative to traditional textbooks. This is where game-based learning can motivate and engage students while providing them with immediate feedback. No longer do we have to sit through lectures and activities that don’t appeal to our interests or learning styles.

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High School High School Learning Styles Schools 179

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

And as an active member in what advocates define as the “open education movement,” I frequently hear about the growing dissatisfaction of textbook costs and pedagogical concerns among faculty about outdated course materials. I first came into the open education field as an educator frustrated with many traditional textbooks in my discipline.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The days of checking books out of the library, traditional style lecturing, and writing papers with a pen are continuously becoming pastimes. Students can relate to media and technology, whether it be through watching or making videos with mysimpleshow , using apps on smartphones, or logging in to LMS systems to access their online textbook.

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eLearning Teaching Lecturing Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

Rather than rush to catch up, he opted to move through the textbook at his own pace so he could truly understand the concepts. It also sparked his belief that textbooks could evolve from something static into more fluid resources that adapt to students’ readiness levels. Kintali’s answer to the evolution of the textbook is.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2019

Using AI, we can deliver textbooks, lesson summaries, and flashcards that are highly focused, relevant, and applicable. As an authoring tool, AI goes beyond textbooks and traditional studying guides. We’ve long struggled with ways to motivate students and keep them engaged during classroom lectures and online courses.

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Gamification eLearning Learning Textbooks 138

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Too often, math teachers present information through lecturing and worksheets to students, forcing learners to decipher the context and usefulness on their own. That gave them a sense of agency and motivated them to tackle complex problems. For Fisher, its important to mingle math and play.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks. Expanded use of gamification and game-based learning: Gamification elements and game-based learning strategies could grow to be more widely integrated into educational platforms to increase student engagement and motivation.

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Learning Styles Intelligence Blended Learning Gamification 285

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks, as discussions, debates, and collaborations spark deeper understanding. Within this setting, instructors deliver curriculum content through lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and other instructional methods tailored to meet the diverse needs of learners.

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Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

If you only have taught under the traditional model, cut out half of your lecture or more by eliminating all but a handful of examples and whittling down explanations to the bare minimum. 1) Present minimal content If you already flipped your class, you are hereby certified as float-ready. Yes, it is painful. Tell me and I forget.

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Lecturing Feedback Motivation Activities 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 5, 2023

Faculty should provide hands-on activities, videos, podcasts, as well as textbooks, articles, and lectures to cover content. Intrinsic motivation to learn is the final principle of andragogy (Knowles, 1984). Allowing students to select their topic of interest for research or a project increases engagement.

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Universal Design Learning Motivation Authentic Assessment 124

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

They also tend to report greater collaboration skills, greater feelings of belongingness, higher levels of academic engagement, greater motivation to learn, and higher levels of self-efficacy. ‘Rock star’ professor lectures + Lower-cost instructional facilitators = The future of higher education? Related Posts.

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Active Learning Activities Learning Cognitive Development 105

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

If you only have taught under the traditional model, cut out half of your lecture or more by eliminating all but a handful of examples and whittling down explanations to the bare minimum. 1) Present minimal content If you already flipped your class, you are hereby certified as float-ready. Yes, it is painful. Tell me and I forget.

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Lecturing Feedback Motivation Activities 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Thus, posing questions before new lectures will encourage richer connections to the learning experience by fostering self-questioning, which has been seen as strongly associated with enhanced student achievement (Hailikari et al., In the conclusion, it is important to consider ending the episode with inspiration and motivation.

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Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 110

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. By establishing specific academic targets, students can maintain focus and motivation in their courses and throughout their college journey. List of ingredients 1.Clear

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Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 98

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

Good learning design also needs to be engaging, motivational and structured in the right way.”. Investors often lecture about the importance of timing to a startup’s success, and how there must already be an existing market ready to adopt a new innovation. Yet Dror Ben-Naim cringes—just a little—every time he hears that comparison.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. By establishing specific academic targets, students can maintain focus and motivation in their courses and throughout their college journey. List of ingredients 1.Clear

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Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 95

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

Experts say that classes that are self-paced, asynchronous or technically possible to tune into from a shared space full of distractions often require students to exhibit more self-control, more intrinsic motivation and better time management. Leaders at institutions that specialize in online higher ed know this.

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Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 201

Faculty Focus

MARCH 5, 2023

Faculty should provide hands-on activities, videos, podcasts, as well as textbooks, articles, and lectures to cover content. Intrinsic motivation to learn is the final principle of andragogy (Knowles, 1984). Allowing students to select their topic of interest for research or a project increases engagement.

Universal Design 98

Universal Design Learning Motivation Authentic Assessment 98

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A professor or educator can spend a lecture or semester teaching the curriculum, but if you ask ChatGPT what the biggest takeaways from the war are, it’s possible and likely a learner is provided with even more context and historical facts via the chatbot than what is possible for an instructor to cover from a set curriculum.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Thus, posing questions before new lectures will encourage richer connections to the learning experience by fostering self-questioning, which has been seen as strongly associated with enhanced student achievement (Hailikari et al., In the conclusion, it is important to consider ending the episode with inspiration and motivation.

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Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 88

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Educational apps and games can make learning more enjoyable, transforming educational content into interactive and game-like experiences that motivate students to explore and master new concepts. Digital textbooks and e-books offer a more interactive and dynamic alternative to traditional printed materials.

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Technology Teaching Learning Quizzes 130

Faculty Focus

MARCH 2, 2023

In-person: When operating in an in-person class, I often have students work individually or in partners to solve a problem based on the material covered in lecture. Then, when we reach that part of the lecture, I separate students into five to seven groups (roughly four to five students per group) using Zoom’s random breakout rooms.

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Feedback Teachers Assignments Lecturing 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

When I went to school, it was all about the 3Rs, desks in rows, and a teacher lecturing from the front of the room. Less about textbooks and more about authentic resources. Textbooks used to be de rigueur in a classroom. No more waiting for the expensive update to a textbook. Did I miss a trend that motivated you in 2017?

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Education Gamification Textbooks Critical Thinking 79

Faculty Focus

MARCH 2, 2023

In-person: When operating in an in-person class, I often have students work individually or in partners to solve a problem based on the material covered in lecture. Then, when we reach that part of the lecture, I separate students into five to seven groups (roughly four to five students per group) using Zoom’s random breakout rooms.

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Feedback Teachers Assignments Lecturing 97

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

The catchy format, music, and visual effects activate episodic memory, helping information stick better than a dry textbook paragraph. In 15 seconds, theyve illustrated a core economics principle better than many lectures. The traditional answer might have been a teacher, a curriculum board, or a textbook publisher.

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Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

k12

MAY 2, 2025

Like their brick-and-mortar peers, their influence goes far beyond textbooks and test scores, leaving a lasting imprint on students lives. Understanding the Role of Teachers in Youth Education Teachers do far more than lecture in front of the class. Teachers impact students as mentors, motivators, role models, and leaders.

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Teachers Education Failure Beliefs 52

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Personal touches like a plant, calendar, or motivational quote can add warmth without making the space feel casual. Goal-setting provides direction and motivation. Start with small daily goals like finishing a video lecture or solving five math problems. Pause during lectures to take notes or reflect on what was just said.

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Study Online Learning Learning Motivation 52

EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Financial barriers are the biggest constraint, and this includes tuition, which the Pell Grant will remedy, but also, this includes things you may not think of like paper and pens and textbooks and other resources, which is another thing to note about institutions being aware of the population they're serving. What more are you talking about?

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EAB

APRIL 11, 2023

Second challenge, I think it addresses is inspiration, so that's making something cool or interesting to students who aren't just in and of themselves inherently intrinsically motivated to memorize math equations. How will I use this. Where do you think this is going?

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Reading Questions Learning Outcomes Internet 52

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Reading back over a textbook or taking lecture notes with a highlighter at the ready is often done by students, for instance, but these practices have proven of limited merit, and in some cases even counterproductive in aiding recall. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.

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Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

He doesn’t get paid, but he helps improve the quality of courses by catching mistakes in quizzes and pointing out befuddling bits of video lectures, which can then be clarified before professors release the course to students. “I Such checking may be more like the way textbook publishers operate than traditional professors.

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Testing Lecturing Quizzes Textbooks 166

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Class importance Students are more likely to be engaged and motivated when they can see the importance of the class and its impact on their lives. This demonstration of the subject’s impact to their future success resonates with students and can be delivered in any class format with a lecture, video, or assigned exercise.

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