Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Sanchez leads the Mobile Experiences and Emerging Technology team at Coursera, the online learning platform where students anywhere can take courses, master a career skill, get professional certificates, and earn degrees from 200 top universities and companies, including Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, Google and IBM.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

In the pandemic many higher ed faculty, forced onto Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms, have continued teaching online just as they always did face to face, delivering lectures over streaming video as they did in person. I took a very similar approach when I taught online at The New School in Manhattan a few years ago.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

I remember scrambling to learn all I could about the features of Blackboard and reviewing all of my textbook’s eLearning-related ancillaries, assigning self-paced modules and online quizzes to my students. How will your instruction differ when students are not in your direct line of sight in a lecture hall or classroom?

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

His choice: modular learning. In this system, students choose from a menu of content delivery options (textbook, downloadable study guides, lectures) and interaction options (in-person or online). But nowadays, [student learning] is very graphic and video-oriented—which is a different skill set.” What is Course Hero?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Jennifer Sparrow, the university’s senior director of teaching and learning with technology, thinks the fears that some faculty have about artificial intelligence taking their jobs echos the concern some had 20 years ago when higher education was first “branching out into online learning.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

At its core, classroom learning provides a structured environment conducive to focused study and exploration. 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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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Thats why success in online learning doesnt just rely on intelligence or curriculum. In this blog, well explore 17 study tips for online learning. This is perhaps one of the most important study tips for online learning. Real learning happens when the student engages with the material.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. However, delivering online education is crucial in this circumstance as it is really challenging to effectively engage students in the learning process.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

The effectiveness of online learning heavily depends on the level of interaction between instructors and students within virtual classrooms. 1 As universities continue to transition towards online education, educators commonly use asynchronous videos and synchronous video conferences as the primary modes of instruction.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. There are many interactive tools available that can be used to create quizzes, games, and simulations. Educational games provide an interactive and immersive learning experience.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. There are many interactive tools available that can be used to create quizzes, games, and simulations. Educational games provide an interactive and immersive learning experience.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2019

In one presentation, Ken Koedinger, director of CMU’s LearnLab, described a course in which the professor set out to answer the question, Which student choices of what to do within the course materials resulted in the most learning? Learning by doing appears to have a 6x better [outcome] than learning by watching or reading,” Koedinger said.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

The effectiveness of online learning heavily depends on the level of interaction between instructors and students within virtual classrooms. 1 As universities continue to transition towards online education, educators commonly use asynchronous videos and synchronous video conferences as the primary modes of instruction.

Instructors 98

Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 98

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 6, 2016

‘Highly linear,’ self-paced, one-size-fits-all courses; videos made by experts; and an online platform to ‘deliver’ them, including quizzes. Moreover, lectures inspire students less than other methods, and lead to less study afterwards. And there we have it. Khan Academy? K12 and Connections Academy?

High School 69

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. However, delivering online education is crucial in this circumstance as it is really challenging to effectively engage students in the learning process.

Student Engagement 82

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Bi-modal flexible learning offers students control over how they attend classes and allows them to select a course mode of delivery that works best for them. A case for bi-modal flexible learning The hybrid flexible, or HyFlex, course format is an instructional approach that combines face-to-face (F2F) and online learning.

Learning 105

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

While observing a faculty member’s teaching, I identified at least three instances during the lecture where opportunities existed to break up the monotony and introduce collaborative learning. Preregistration adult nursing students’ experiences of online learning: a qualitative study. References Bramer C.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Bi-modal flexible learning offers students control over how they attend classes and allows them to select a course mode of delivery that works best for them. A case for bi-modal flexible learning The hybrid flexible, or HyFlex, course format is an instructional approach that combines face-to-face (F2F) and online learning.

Learning 98

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

While observing a faculty member’s teaching, I identified at least three instances during the lecture where opportunities existed to break up the monotony and introduce collaborative learning. Preregistration adult nursing students’ experiences of online learning: a qualitative study. References Bramer C.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 21, 2025

Top virtual schools have transformed howand wherewe learn. Yet, not all online schools deliver the same quality of K12 Online Learning. Some simply broadcast lectures over video calls. Others build entirely new learning ecosystems designed specifically for the digital age. The reality?

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k12 Online Schools

JULY 5, 2024

Whether its weekend study sessions or afternoon classes, online learning for K12 students is designed to accommodate varying time preferences. Leverage the Best Online Resources Maximizing your homeschooling experience involves using a variety of online resources. Why K12 Schools Are an Excellent Choice?

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k12

JUNE 19, 2025

Online Summer School Both in-person and online summer school exist with unique pros and cons. Here are some upsides of online summer school: Flexibility. Many online summer school programs consist of prerecorded materials and lectures, allowing students to learn at their own pace. Accessibility.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

Why was the fitness app so “sticky” as opposed to the online learning platforms? How could we apply the same practices to learning? I’ve come to believe that one of the biggest misunderstandings about online learning is that it has to be limited to things that can be done in front of a computer screen.

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