eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Recent studies have shown alarming gaps in Americans’ understanding of our democratic processes and systems. This challenging mathematics course prepares students for further studies in engineering, computer science, data science, and natural sciences, as well as theoretical mathematics. More than one third of U.S.

Math 265

Math Middle School Middle School Essay 265

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

By bridging the gap between physical and online spaces, schools see their students improve academically and engage with their studies on a deeper level. MORE FROM EDTECH: CSee how schools use virtual reality to improve assistive learning programs. Blended Learning Programs Improve the Learning Without the Lecture.

Technology 167

Technology Blended Learning Lecturing Exams 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

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.

Questions 110

Questions Lecturing Teaching Assistants STEM 110

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

When we teach large classes, what approaches can we employ that will have a greater opportunity to engage students and help students learn more? A study was published by IDEA, a non-profit organization that focuses on academic success in a higher education context, which explored whether class size is a factor in perceived learning.

Learning 163

Learning Students Assignments Participation 163

Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2025

I refined my TPS process after attending Jeremy Rentzs workshop Put Your Hammer Down (detailed in the Best of the 2021 Teaching Professor Conference ). I thought about how to get my students to do more work in my large lecture-based classes. His key idea was The person doing the learning is the person doing the work.

Lecturing 95

Lecturing Teaching Assistants Discussions Activities 95

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

While large classes emphasize broad-reaching strategies like lectures and group activities, small classes enable individualized instruction and deeper exploration of topics (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To enhance interaction, instructors can assign mixed-location breakout groups where students collaborate via Zoom on case studies.

Teaching 91

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 91

Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2025

I refined my TPS process after attending Jeremy Rentzs workshop Put Your Hammer Down (detailed in the Best of the 2021 Teaching Professor Conference ). I thought about how to get my students to do more work in my large lecture-based classes. His key idea was The person doing the learning is the person doing the work.

Lecturing 80

Lecturing Teaching Assistants Discussions Activities 80

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

While large classes emphasize broad-reaching strategies like lectures and group activities, small classes enable individualized instruction and deeper exploration of topics (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To enhance interaction, instructors can assign mixed-location breakout groups where students collaborate via Zoom on case studies.

Teaching 87

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 87

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

Then actively pick sometime within their lecture to say, "Here's a summary of the collection of the feedback I've received, here's what I would do based on this feedback." So, what are some examples of college teaching that have really stood out? This conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.

Teaching 118

Teaching Course Evaluations Evaluation Students 118

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

Last year he launched an idea that he hopes will help keep students from falling behind in any subject they study, starting with mathematics. While studying computer science at the. The experience inspired Kintali’s love for complexity theory, which he continued to study while pursuing his PhD. Homepage: shivakintali.org.

Textbooks 102

Textbooks Intelligence Math Beliefs 102

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

This can be a real challenge for procrastinators, multitaskers, responsibility jugglers and anyone tempted to half-listen to a lecture while scrolling through social media—in other words, many people. It just helps to have that additional guidance, support and partnering with a student, to help teach them how to manage their time.”

Student Engagement 194

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 194

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Because much of last year was very unpredictable, the normal content and study skills were not fully taught. During the first few months of this year, I spent a lot of time reviewing ways for the students to study, as well as making up for missing content. This is where my Wacom Intuos has been so very helpful.

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Drawing on key insights from our recent study, our work explores how concepts like “resilience” impact our experience. Considering our study of faculty developers’ reflections on their pandemic experiences, we suggest that “resilience” exists as both an internal and external construct and that this difference is important.

Faculty Development 111

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

We know from studies about online written communication with students, that there is a connection between e-mail tone and student performance in an online class. Acknowledge our interest in meeting and learning from them. Share former students’ feedback about the course.

Culture 122

Culture Communication Writing Languages 122

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Drawing on key insights from our recent study, our work explores how concepts like “resilience” impact our experience. Considering our study of faculty developers’ reflections on their pandemic experiences, we suggest that “resilience” exists as both an internal and external construct and that this difference is important.

Faculty Development 97

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 97

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Because much of last year was very unpredictable, the normal content and study skills were not fully taught. During the first few months of this year, I spent a lot of time reviewing ways for the students to study, as well as making up for missing content. This is where my Wacom Intuos has been so very helpful.

Hybrid Learning 294

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 294

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

We know from studies about online written communication with students, that there is a connection between e-mail tone and student performance in an online class. Acknowledge our interest in meeting and learning from them. Share former students’ feedback about the course.

Culture 98

Culture Communication Writing Languages 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Stanley Stepanic: When I first came to UVA in 2005 to study for my master’s and my PhD, I was a teaching assistant to the course and was mentored by Professor Jan Perkowski. Professor Stanley Stepanic’s Dracula course file , with links to notes, quizzes, and study guides. Ooh, I could use this for this lecture.”

Education 126

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 126

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

Supporting biology courses for non-majors involves addressing the diverse needs of students with little intrinsic motivation to study the subject. A case study of engagement is the studio-style introductory biology classroom at Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS, USA). ” Science Scope 32, no. 2 (2009): 20-27. Brewer, C.

Interdisciplinary 64

Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 64

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

Supporting biology courses for non-majors involves addressing the diverse needs of students with little intrinsic motivation to study the subject. A case study of engagement is the studio-style introductory biology classroom at Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS, USA). ” Science Scope 32, no. 2 (2009): 20-27. Brewer, C.

Interdisciplinary 62

Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 62

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2020

After turning their webcams on, which the program requires, they hit the “join lecture” button to enter a Zoom call with a cheerful instructor who appeared in high-definition, and who said he was calling in from Florida. Additionally, Shorelight hired local, bilingual teaching assistants to staff its student studios.

Instructors 132

Instructors Students Participation Distance Learning 132