Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

So the question becomes: What kinds of spaces naturally lend themselves to drawing out, rather than pushing in? These are the questions of an educational space designer. In this space, educators are not positioned as lecturers, at the front of a class. The cultivation of the student, the child, the learner is all that matters.

Learning Spaces 279

Learning Spaces Learning Game-Based Learning Teaching Methods 279

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

AI-powered quiz builders are revolutionizing modern classrooms, transforming traditional teaching methods into captivating, gamified learning adventures. The tool tracks students’ progress and adapts the difficulty of questions based on their performance. But what sets QuizGecko apart is its innovative use of AI.

Quizzes 148

Quizzes Gamification Teaching Methods Feedback 148

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

What are some examples of teaching techniques? From traditional methods like lectures to innovative approaches such as active classroom learning and technology integration, these techniques play a vital role in shaping educational outcomes. What are some examples of teaching techniques?

Teaching 130

Teaching Teaching Methods Learning Styles Critical Thinking 130

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

What are the 5 methods of teaching? From traditional classroom learning approaches like lectures and textbooks to innovative methodologies such as active learning and technology integration, these methods aim to promote effective and dynamic learning experiences. What are the 5 methods of teaching?

Teaching 130

Teaching Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Jess Mitchell, senior manager of research and design at the Inclusive Design Research Centre , posed the question on Wednesday to a group of around 850 educators, librarians and other open-access enthusiasts at Lumen Learning’s OpenEd conference in Niagara Falls, NY. What is your tolerance for failure in education?

Teaching 127

Teaching Failure Teaching Methods Lecturing 127

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. What are some examples of teaching techniques?

Teaching 130

Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

The institution was built with online in mind, and focuses on a so-called competency-based teaching method, where students work at their own pace and get credit when they show they know the material. Example 1: Western Governors University The biggest higher ed institution in the U.S.

Teaching 176

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 176

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

This may seem like an obvious question, but why do games engage kids more than traditional teaching methods that emphasize content? There are a lot of people, myself included, who believe games can be used both to teach and measure those skills. Neither has much lasting engagement value.

Game-Based Learning 168

Game-Based Learning Teaching Learning Testing 168

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

Teaching 94

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 94

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

To answer this question, I have to examine my own experience with OER and its advocates. But staying on top of innovative teaching methods and adopting new course materials is not at the center of every faculty member’s work. Then we get into the political questions such as ‘well, are you open enough?’

Textbooks 134

Textbooks Instructors Education Peer Review 134

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

Teaching 89

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 89

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Partner Introductions: I begin our first class with introductions where I will introduce myself and then have students partner up and ask each other a series of questions that I have placed on the overhead. These questions range from their majors to the current shows they are watching.

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Partner Introductions: I begin our first class with introductions where I will introduce myself and then have students partner up and ask each other a series of questions that I have placed on the overhead. These questions range from their majors to the current shows they are watching.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

I selected OpenStax because of the many resources they provided, such as PowerPoint lecture slides, instructor solution files, and even LMS cartridges for online classes. Students leave our discussion with a greater understanding of the concepts and now are more comfortable approaching me in the future with any question.

Textbooks 116

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 116

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

Images of pints and silly quiz questions abound, but this is the classroom! At my local pub, we do trivia where the Quiz Master calls out questions, and the teams write their answers on a small dry-erase board. Thompson always knew she wanted to return to the community college level to teach full-time.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

Images of pints and silly quiz questions abound, but this is the classroom! At my local pub, we do trivia where the Quiz Master calls out questions, and the teams write their answers on a small dry-erase board. Thompson always knew she wanted to return to the community college level to teach full-time.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Classrooms using effective teaching methods that create engaging activities and promote active learning and critical thinking are more likely to result in deeper learning (Fink, 2013). Marie McQuade is a lecturer at the University of Glasgow, and program lead for the BA Childhood Practice.

Activities 111

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

I selected OpenStax because of the many resources they provided, such as PowerPoint lecture slides, instructor solution files, and even LMS cartridges for online classes. Students leave our discussion with a greater understanding of the concepts and now are more comfortable approaching me in the future with any question.

Textbooks 104

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 104

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Classrooms using effective teaching methods that create engaging activities and promote active learning and critical thinking are more likely to result in deeper learning (Fink, 2013). Marie McQuade is a lecturer at the University of Glasgow, and program lead for the BA Childhood Practice.

Activities 98

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Use a variety of teaching methods to accommodate different learning styles and keep students engaged. In his book, Lang describes a “modular” approach to thinking about teaching that helped me understand how purposeful changes in a class session can really help the class move along and keep students engaged.

Attention 122

Attention Students Quizzes Interdisciplinary 122

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

But blended learning is more than simply replacing lectures and books with web-based technology. It can mean a class backchannel (such as Today’s Meet and Twitter) where students ask clarifying questions and teachers assess understanding.

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Textbooks Internet Learning 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Enhanced communication through assistive technologies can make it easier for students with disabilities to ask questions, participate in discussions, and seek assistance when needed. They can also clearly present their thoughts, arguments, and understanding of the lectures because they express themselves better.

Assistive Technology 97

Assistive Technology Disabilities Technology Education 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

They then may move on to reading a poem and answering questions. I can use the color codes to categorize the recorded information by subject, lecture, or information priority. I call on teachers to recognize that these traditional teaching methods form barriers for pupils who are challenged to start writing.

Technology 104

Technology Universal Design Learning Writing 104

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Use a variety of teaching methods to accommodate different learning styles and keep students engaged. In his book, Lang describes a “modular” approach to thinking about teaching that helped me understand how purposeful changes in a class session can really help the class move along and keep students engaged.

Attention 111

Attention Students Quizzes Interdisciplinary 111

Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This may involve lectures, active learning activities, or group work to disseminate information and student learning. It offers students a richer perspective when two complementary instructors teach together and allows the new instructor to learn effective teaching methods from a more experienced colleague (Hellier & Davidson, 2018).

Instructors 52

Instructors Curriculum Quizzes Lecturing 52

Scholarly Teacher

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.

Teaching 52

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Problem-Based Learning 52

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

As a result, teaching is, to use another building metaphor, not up to code. 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.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2017

Chances are, you entered a classroom using a discussion method known as Socratic Debate , aka Socratic Method, Socratic Circle, or Socratic Inquiry. Many teachers try this approach when they realize lecturing doesn’t engage students anymore. It’s not always clear where questions will end up. What is it.

Beliefs 139

Beliefs Critical Thinking Lecturing Discussions 139

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Bear all this in mind as you consider the following question: What if there were a job-skills machine? Even if everyone could agree on the answers to those questions, would we be able to create a shared language for describing all these skills, so that workers, bosses and educators really understood each other? Like the steam engine.

Skills 190

Skills Intelligence Syllabus Languages 190