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JUNE 19, 2018

In some ways a key question for MOOCs, even after all these years, is: Can other subjects be delivered online as well as computer science? Laurie Santos, a professor of psychology at Yale, recorded lectures for her Science of Well-Being MOOC in her home. Self-help courses might be one viable competitor.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

In fact, he predicted that the changes he’s experimenting with this semester might be jarring to students accustomed to lecture classes. His course expects a “new workflow,” he explains, since it uses adaptive courseware software, as well as a flipped classroom model where lectures are replaced with the interactive material.

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JULY 10, 2016

It’s a question that’s existed since humans first turned their gaze toward the night sky. These solutions promise to broaden access to quality education, engaging learners who might not make it through impersonal introductory lectures. Is there life out there? I get more insight into students.”. Promises and Pitfalls.

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MAY 8, 2019

The software list includes more than a dozen packages, including the university’s pioneering adaptive-learning project, the Open Learning Initiative , as well as a learning analytics platform LearnSphere. Learning by doing appears to have a 6x better [outcome] than learning by watching or reading,” Koedinger said. “A

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

Keywords: Teaching Methods, Pedagogy, Student Learning Introduction Staring out to the sea of questioning faces, I paused and asked the question again still no response from the 22 students staring back at me. My students seemed to either not understand my question or have difficulty with the content. Hannafin, M.,

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JUNE 9, 2020

There are widespread beliefs about the best way to teach and learn that have been proven wrong by science, yet they persist. For instance, an online biology textbook might include a short section about protein synthesis, followed by a question. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.

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