Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change.

Research Methods 201

Research Methods Critical Thinking Assignments Learning 201

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

EdSurge: In researching this book, you write that you spent two years looking at distraction in classrooms. Can you talk about some of your research methods? Lang: There were two strains of research I conducted for the book. Also, people will say students lose their attention if you lecture at them for a long time.

Instructors 218

Instructors Attention Education Lecturing 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If you don’t believe me, check out some of his recorded lectures. I became a “Du Boisian scholar” during my first year of graduate school, where I learned that much of his work underpins sociological theory and research methods, despite contemporary sociology largely erasing his pioneering contributions. Du Bois, Ph.D.

History 156

History Teaching Learning Writing 156

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

I think this platform has allowed our faculty to experiment and do less lecturing and more digitizing of their content,” says Lynn’s CIO, Chris Boniforti. “As We know from research that sitting in a lecture and typing everything is actually counterproductive and causes your brain to process less.

Mobile Devices 110

Mobile Devices Textbooks Teaching Lecturing 110

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

I also explain that using ChatGPT is part of their research method and I ask them to include a paragraph explaining how they prompted ChatGPT and how they used the results to modify their original research questions.

Ethics 128

Ethics Intelligence Feedback Language 128

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

I also explain that using ChatGPT is part of their research method and I ask them to include a paragraph explaining how they prompted ChatGPT and how they used the results to modify their original research questions.

Ethics 110

Ethics Intelligence Feedback Language 110

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

My informal research methods included collecting self-perception data from students on what they found most helpful for staying engaged. The overarching result that emerged from my personal experimentation and research was determining a framework of six categories to cultivate a student’s attention.

Attention 122

Attention Students Quizzes Interdisciplinary 122