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Who You Gonna Call? A Harvard Lecturer's Quest for Equitable Class Participation

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

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

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At times, however, that stone may feel like a boulder, especially to research faculty who are used to delivering lectures and to whom the switch to activity-based learning may seem like a daunting and demanding venture into unfamiliar territory. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). Two birds with one stone.

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8 questions every student should ask before choosing a college 

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Some students prefer the energy of large lecture halls, while others thrive in small, discussion-based classes. Its worth investigating the student-to-faculty ratio and whether professors are actively engaged in teaching or if most instruction is left to teaching assistants.

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How This Famed Chinese Venture Capitalist Thinks AI Will Reshape Teaching

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or middle China, you will see one teacher and 50 students, or 20 students, each behind a desk, raising their hands, and the teacher lecturing. But the lecturing should be done by the masters. It should be getting a physics lecturer from the Nobel prize winner, who also is a great teacher. Lectures should be given by masters.

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Big Deals—Khan Academy Boosts National Civics Bee, AI Tackles Campus Safety, and Stanford Offers Online Math

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.” National Civics Bee Teams Up With Khan Academy This year, for the first time, students who advance to the local competitions will receive free tutoring support through Khan Academy’s new AI-powered tutor and teaching assistant, Khanmigo. The submission period is open through January 8, 2024.

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How Students Use Unofficial Online Backchannels for Classes

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As college classes start up this fall, instructors are handing out syllabi and pointing students to official platforms for turning in assignments and participating in class discussions. Building Community Most college courses these days offer official online forums where students in a class can chat, often through learning management systems.

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‘Backchannel’ Tools Let Students Ask Questions Anonymously. And That Brings More Voices.

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For nearly four decades, Perry Samson didn’t see many students’ hands raised in his large lecture courses. “I So the professor developed a backchannel tool that allows students to submit questions online during class and receive real-time answers from a teaching assistant.

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