eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Thus, we encourage all life design practitioners, K-12 educators, and career educators to consider how this emergent technology can support your students in dreaming about and exploring their future. If you are a classroom educator, you might consider adding a note in your syllabus about the appropriate use of AI tools (example here ).

Ethics 331

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 331

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

For Rachel Davenport, a senior lecturer at Texas State University, one key area where she has thrown out old assumptions has been testing. As we get close to the end of the year, have any lessons emerged? Are there things that are working that they might continue doing after the health crisis ends? Why have I not done open-book exams?

Exams 177

Exams Syllabus Lecturing Testing 177

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

What’s it like going from one course that simply posts a syllabus in the LMS to another that makes more robust use of the tools and features? Clear labels and categories make navigation easy, and having everything accessible, especially the syllabus, lecture materials, and study guides, was a recurring preference. 

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

The only way to overcome the seating limitation was to turn to technology. When forced to redesign his course, Robertson saw an opportunity to move toward a curriculum that offered more flexibility than his linear syllabus ever could. It is vital, he says, to find people who understand the technology and visual presentation.

Curriculum 154

Curriculum Hybrid Courses Lecturing Gamification 154

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), consider how it might be used as a tool for enhancing student learning and engagement. across the course.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

But because she is legally blind, she had an added challenge of not being able to see the diagrams and notes projected in the lecture hall or assigned for homework. That’s especially concerning to her, given assistive technologies alone won’t always help. Tools like screen readers could ease this issue for Kwong, who is now a Ph.D.

Accessibility 158

Accessibility Disabilities Instructors Syllabus 158

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

David Peña-Guzman starts off his Friday class at San Francisco State University like any other professor might: students file in and pull out their note-taking materials, and he opens his laptop to begin lecture. For most of the course, there’s no lecture happening at all. Students put away their technology and read for four hours.

Reading 162

Reading Teaching Lecturing Syllabus 162

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

They've been really receptive to learning new technologies and being very patient with us as we're trying to assist all of them. They may not have access to technology or even a webcam, for that matter, to do synchronous sessions or to be monitored during exams. Jennifer Albat: I feel our institution has done a really great job.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Although technological advancements have provided faculty tools for helping accommodate students with disabilities, there are a few strategies faculty could find useful when designing their courses. Faculty should consider implementing these strategies during the design phase of their curriculum and syllabus. Small groups.

Disabilities 144

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

What’s it like going from one course that simply posts a syllabus in the LMS to another that makes more robust use of the tools and features? Clear labels and categories make navigation easy, and having everything accessible, especially the syllabus, lecture materials, and study guides, was a recurring preference. 

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), consider how it might be used as a tool for enhancing student learning and engagement. across the course.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

Turner —one of his more abstract ones—onto the screen, and asking students whether it’s a celebration of technology or a reaction against it—and how do you know? We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Josemaria and I share the belief that “…[technology] must be transparent, like a lens; otherwise, it hinders learning.” Consequently, the syllabus can be enlarged when classes take advantage of multimedia means -as it happened. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Website: [link] .

Learning 147

Learning Textbooks Lecturing Syllabus 147

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

have signed petitions calling on their colleges to stop using automated proctoring tools, meaning that the technology has become arguably the most controversial tool of the pandemic at colleges. There are plenty of things students complain about, but no other educational technology has drawn as much organized protest in recent months.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2024

Websites like Khan Academy or Quizlet provide access to lectures, practice tests, and flashcards among other things. For example, with Quizlet, you can create digital flashcards and practice tests tailored to your syllabus. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

Exams 157

Exams Study Syllabus Testing 157

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

Turner —one of his more abstract ones—onto the screen, and asking students whether it’s a celebration of technology or a reaction against it—and how do you know? We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

It turns out that colleges with giant online enrollments, some topping 100,000 students, run remote classrooms very differently from the way my virtual classes operated at Stevens Institute of Technology and NYU. Example 1: Western Governors University The biggest higher ed institution in the U.S.

Teaching 173

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 173

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2017

Robert Talbert would get the nagging, unsettling sense that the lectures he gave in his Calculus courses just weren’t sinking in. “I EdSurge: Like most professors, you’ve spent most of your career lecturing. You mention that in the traditional lecture model, students get addicted to professors teaching, and not in a good way.

Failure 143

Failure Lecturing Syllabus Instructors 143

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

These adult learners thrive in multimodal contexts which can look like traditional lecture-based settings, hands-on experiential learning, or online coursework. In essence, an instructional designer leverages technology by marrying pedagogy and practice with selective and useful innovations. The word selective is important.

Schools 122

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation 122

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

As a long-time music teacher and instructional technology coach, modeling has been key to my work for over a decade. I am a faculty member at Loyola University Maryland in the Educational Technology Program for the School of Education. My official title is “lecturer,” but that is a far cry from how I teach.

Teaching 162

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 162

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

If you are simply going to lecture at students, they do not need to be in the same physical space as you. In fact, a recent study showed that in a HyFlex class, online students were more engaged and felt it was easier to ask questions during lectures compared to in-person students (University of Copenhagen, 2021). link] Vallée, A.,

Blended Learning 132

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 132

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Some faculty expressed that using AI tools has significantly reduced the time spent on creating lecture materials, allowing them more time to focus on creating engaging and exciting student activities. Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

To offset students’ feelings of being “the only one” and to help develop feelings of connection, instructors in online courses may make use of strategies such as personal online introductions by faculty and students, discussion assignments, group projects, occasional video lectures, and Zoom office hours. Who is my instructor?” Swan, Karen.

Instructors 105

Instructors Syllabus Assignments Feedback 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Some faculty expressed that using AI tools has significantly reduced the time spent on creating lecture materials, allowing them more time to focus on creating engaging and exciting student activities. Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

These adult learners thrive in multimodal contexts which can look like traditional lecture-based settings, hands-on experiential learning, or online coursework. In essence, an instructional designer leverages technology by marrying pedagogy and practice with selective and useful innovations. The word selective is important.

Schools 105

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation 105

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

Many times, learning a new educational technology tool is time-consuming. In this case, I am proposing using technology that we already use in our daily lives and applying it to our classrooms. Students could make a copy of the slides or worksheets and take notes as they follow the lecture.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Your model is small, not some project that hopes for mass scale through technology. I would get rid of all lecture halls that are beyond 40 people. I was literally handed a syllabus the week before I taught, and no one in five years ever saw me teach a class. They’ll know how to step into a situation and figure out how to learn.

Education 161

Education Syllabus Faculty Development Communication 161

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Although technological advancements have provided faculty tools for helping accommodate students with disabilities, there are a few strategies faculty could find useful when designing their courses. Faculty should consider implementing these strategies during the design phase of their curriculum and syllabus. Small groups.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

He has also been named a Master Educator by Course Hero , an education technology company that produced a short film about him. On the contrary, I like to take new technologies and new ideas and apply them to my vehicles. What are the new technologies, ideas, or learning theories that I could apply to this course?

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

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. From a Pokémon-themed syllabus to a ‘Squid Games’ escape room, she loves integrating pop culture into her assignments to make learning fun and memorable.

Textbooks 115

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 115

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

To do so, he claimed, faculty need to move away from the usual mindset of taking a textbook, identifying modules and organizing lectures designed around a cookie cutter curriculum. Heath also called upon college and university instructors to think about ways their lessons can leave a lasting memory on students. Or they still find value in __.

Instructors 102

Instructors Syllabus Textbooks Lecturing 102

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

At some point, most instructors were once students, so it’s easy to relate to sitting in a classroom, listening to a lecture, and perhaps feeling your mind wander. Retention: Recalling the content In our fast-paced, technology-driven world, we often treat our devices like extensions of our minds.

Instructors 98

Instructors Syllabus Lecturing Knowledge 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

At some point, most instructors were once students, so it’s easy to relate to sitting in a classroom, listening to a lecture, and perhaps feeling your mind wander. Retention: Recalling the content In our fast-paced, technology-driven world, we often treat our devices like extensions of our minds.

Instructors 98

Instructors Syllabus Lecturing Knowledge 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

If you are simply going to lecture at students, they do not need to be in the same physical space as you. In fact, a recent study showed that in a HyFlex class, online students were more engaged and felt it was easier to ask questions during lectures compared to in-person students (University of Copenhagen, 2021). link] Vallée, A.,

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Rachel Davenport, a senior lecturer at Texas State University, has taught so many large classes that she jokes she has trouble readjusting to a small seminar room. EdSurge sat down with Davenport last week during the WCET conference in Denver to talk about her approach to teaching, and what technologies she’s tried—and ones she avoids.

Teaching 107

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Syllabus 107

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. From a Pokémon-themed syllabus to a ‘Squid Games’ escape room, she loves integrating pop culture into her assignments to make learning fun and memorable.

Textbooks 99

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 99

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

pick your teacher and section (if available) and then upload your syllabus. Here’s a quick video: If you simply must pass a class, if what you hear in lectures and see in the textbook just doesn’t make sense, try this innovative blend of video, text, and kinesthetics to plug you into understanding: Clutch Prep.

Textbooks 83

Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 83