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Retrieval in Action: Creative Strategies from Real Teachers

Cult of Pedagogy

rapid retrieval: During a lecture, stop every 10 minutes or so to ask a question about a topic you’ve covered. To make the tents more useful, students are then asked to answer a retrieval question on the back of the paper and turn it in at the end of class. “Present students with a multiple choice question.”

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Increase Engagement in Video Conferencing Sessions with Mentimeter

Catlin Tucker

Last night I had the opportunity to be a guest lecturer for students in the credential program at UC Riverside. As I was planning my presentation, I knew I wanted to engage the group attending my lecture. Presenters can choose from the following question types: Word cloud Multiple choice Open-ended Scales Image choice Ranking Q&A.

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5 Strategies to Engage Learners Around Flipped Instruction

Catlin Tucker

” I get this question a lot, so I want to start by highlighting a few of the benefits of flipped instruction and flipped modeling. Engagement Strategy #1 Pair the Video with Questions. You can use Screencastify (a new feature ) or Edpuzzle to insert questions into the video itself.

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Flipped Classroom 101: Challenges, Benefits & Design Tips

Catlin Tucker

Classically, the transfer of information has occurred in class via lecture and practice has been assigned for homework. Begin with a collaborative offline activity designed to pique student interest or get them generating questions about a topic. First, teachers need to create context. Second, flip and engage.

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Digital Devices in the Classroom Can Hinder Long-Term Retention

Edsurge

The question of whether or not to allow students to use smartphones, laptops and other technology in the classroom has been long-debated , and at times, heated. If you ask the a question right then, they’ll get it right,” he says. The students answered 126 multiple-choice questions in class on materials that were just presented.

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The Case for ‘Edtech Minimalism’ in an Age of Distance Learning

Edsurge

Less frequently asked were some more fundamental questions: How might we preserve a sense of belonging and connectedness between students? You know the apps I’m talking about: the ones that send students question after question, incentivizing them through points, badges, and “leveling up.”

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How Intelligent Tutoring Systems Make Deep Learning Possible

Edsurge

We have evidence that when you take a demanding test that requires reasoning, reading a book or listening to a lecture in preparation is no different than doing nothing. Alternatively, if there’s a lecture and only one side of an argument is presented, students don’t think as much. Here, read a book, or listen to a lecture.