Catlin Tucker

MARCH 2, 2016

I realize this goes far beyond simply shifting away from a lecture model. Then groups worked together to write a project proposal explaining how they were going to execute this project. I cannot do that effectively if I place myself at the center of learning and ask students to focus on me.

Learning 420

Learning Students Lecturing Attention 420

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Faculty, however, often struggle with creating approaches that focus on why and how academic writing and the associated documenting guidelines enhance a student’s ability to communicate their thoughts and ideas. Students may also lack confidence in attempting to implement the expected academic guidelines.

Plagiarism 131

Plagiarism Writing Assignments Students 131

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

If we need to transfer information, like science notes, vocabulary, and writing tutorials, we use the flipped classroom model so students can control the time, place, and pace of their own learning. We intentionally don’t use our valuable time together in class to lecture. Marika and I rarely stand at the front of the room and talk.

Learning 354

Learning Lecturing Assignments Participation 354

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Its license-free and intuitive EZ Write annotation and whiteboard software, and built-in InstaShare wireless screen sharing solution, make the RP Series the central hub for collaboration in the classroom. With BenQ Boards in the classroom, educators can be as efficient and effective on the displays as they are on their PCs.

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Schools Lecturing Writing STEM 287

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s a game-changing shift,” says Marc Watkins, a lecturer of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi and director of the university’s AI Summer Institute for Teachers of Writing. New AI tools can make audio recordings of lectures and automatically create summaries and flashcards of the material.

Lecturing 216

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2025

In many classrooms, success still depends on how well a student fits onto a single, familiar bell curve–the one measuring traditional academic achievement in subjects like math, reading, and writing. A student who discovers their voice in a class podcasting project, for example, may start to see writing as a way to share their ideas.

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Failure Math Achievement Beliefs 299

Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2021

As the pandemic has forced more teaching online, plenty of instructors have been trying to figure out the best way to keep students’ attention and interest with lecture videos or Zoom sessions. But it turns out that just having a professor’s face on the screen isn’t always a benefit. It’s a complicated problem,” he says.

Instructors 218

Instructors Lecturing Teachers Attention 218

Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

ELs need ample opportunities to practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing in English. Additionally, providing reading materials at different levels and genres with resources like Newsela and CommonLit , and assigning writing tasks that focus on language development, can strengthen their reading and writing skills.

English 274

English Blended Learning Language Languages 274

eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2018

With a bit of digging, teachers will find ready-to-go quick-writes as well as discussion openers or closers. You can assign activities or group projects to dig deep into important financial topics, or you can lead class discussions or give lectures on info vital to financial success and stability.

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Mobile Devices Lecturing Social Studies Students 277

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

These days students can have tools like Google’s NotebookLM turn their lecture notes into a podcast , where sunny-sounding AI bots banter and riff on key points. Suddenly, new consumer AI tools have hit the market that can take any piece of text, audio or video and provide that same kind of simplified summary.

Study 213

Study Lecturing Instructors Students 213

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

In the pandemic many higher ed faculty, forced onto Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms, have continued teaching online just as they always did face to face, delivering lectures over streaming video as they did in person. I never delivered a lecture in real time on Zoom.

Teaching 186

Teaching Lecturing Instructors Learning 186

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

Option 1: Paper-based teaching Point a camera at a piece of paper, write on it and lecture. And here’s what your student will see: Option 2: Whiteboard or easel teaching Point a camera at yourself while lecturing in front of a whiteboard or easel+paper pad. Schedule lectures at the assigned time slot for the class 3.

Teaching 209

Teaching Lecturing Instructors Disabilities 209

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

Lecture + Digital Formative Assessment I recently attended a local conference and the keynote was delivered by Aaron Polansky , superintendent from Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School in Rochester, Mass. Within his talk he exclaimed, “Lectures are only terrible if you are a terrible lecturer!”

Essay 167

Essay Teaching Lecturing Coaching 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Live lecture classes are back at most colleges after COVID-19 disruptions, but student engagement often hasn’t returned to normal. To see what teaching is like on campus these days, I visited Texas State University in October and sat in on three large lecture classes in different subjects.

Instructors 213

Instructors Lecturing Students Textbooks 213

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Listening to a lecture, writing notes, filling out worksheets, and taking tests will almost surely not be enough.

Intelligence 343

Intelligence Education Ethics Lecturing 343

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

You may have seen Lang’s writings about teaching before. He has been writing for The Chronicle of Higher Education for more than 20 years, most recently as a monthly teaching columnist, and he has bylines in popular publications including the Boston Globe and Time magazine. He was in his home office in Massachusetts.

Instructors 218

Instructors Attention Education Lecturing 218

eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

times more likely to fail a class that was primarily lecture-based as opposed to interactive. When students can touch things and interact, as opposed to watching a teacher write notes on a chalkboard and copying it into their notebooks, test scores improve.

Gamification 316

Gamification Teaching Methods Education Ethics 316

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Explicit instruction, done well, is not a return to traditional teacher lectures. Students do need to be engaged with authentic tasks and real-world problems, such as writing letters to elected officials about current issues of the world. Explicit instruction is not contrary to project-based learning they are complementary.

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Students History Feedback Physical Education 285

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With new tools and added functionality, Optoma’s IFPDs are the perfect cornerstones for educators and professionals to create and connect their way, enhancing learning and remote collaboration in classrooms, lecture halls, boardrooms and other professional environments. .

Technology 243

Technology Hybrid Learning Teachers Quizzes 243

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

A growing number of companies now let students outsource their homework to a bot—or, more specifically, an algorithm that writes term papers for them based on chosen keywords. A student was supposed to write about ‘big data,’ and the [essay generator] called it ‘enormous information.’ They can just have the essay generator do it.”

Academic Integrity 201

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Essay Lecturing 201

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Faculty, however, often struggle with creating approaches that focus on why and how academic writing and the associated documenting guidelines enhance a student’s ability to communicate their thoughts and ideas. Students may also lack confidence in attempting to implement the expected academic guidelines.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Writing Assignments Students 98

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

Gladwell describes one central study in particular, about which he writes: “their research suggests that once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works.

Teaching 207

Teaching Lecturing Study Assignments 207

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2018

Through lectures, readings, discussions, graphic representations, videos, and hands-on artistic models, teachers have ways to share information. Some students may find that their best outlet and means of expression comes through writing while others excel in giving an oral presentation, acting out a play or creating a piece of art.

Universal Design 236

Universal Design Students Lecturing Social Studies 236

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Video-making accesses multiple learning styles, providing speaking, writing, storyboarding/sequencing, music and auditory learning opportunities, and physical movement when seeking the correct background or setting, managing sound and lighting, and finally, editing and production.

Quizzes 311

Quizzes Learning Styles Lecturing High School 311

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Building skills and confidence As I had hoped, the class learned more efficiently and enthusiastically about STEAM topics through this hands-on learning approach than they would have from my standard PowerPoint presentations and lectures. This is a key consideration as I continue refining my courses for future educators.

Teaching 277

Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 277

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them. Watkins is a lecturer of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi and director of the university’s AI Summer Institute for Teachers of Writing, an optional program for faculty. “We

Teaching 217

Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

In turn, we can immediately utilize new information to further our faculty assessment reports, professional development, academic writings, and research publication. Write them down and have it with you as you start the lecture. During the lecture, focus on reflection-during-action. what we actually do).

Lecturing 54

Lecturing Faculty Development Laboratory Knowledge 54

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Funding for the time the professors put into the research and writing of the paper over the past year or so was provided by Bruce Rauner, a businessman and philanthropist and a former Republican governor of Illinois. In 2016, then-MIT dean Christine Ortiz left the university to start a new type of university without lectures or classrooms.

Lecturing 218

Lecturing Art Ethics Internet 218

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This includes germ-resistant screens with up to 40 touch points, license-free EZ Write interactive whiteboard and annotation software, InstaShare wireless screencasting, speakers, X-Sign Broadcast PA capabilities, and Cloud Classroom Management featuring single sign-on to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, and more. Because it matters.

Art 256

Art Education Classroom Management Lecturing 256

Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

After all, not everyone learns by listening to a lecture; some may learn better through a video or a podcast, while others prefer interactive technology or simulations. Both of these tools help to make reading and writing more accessible for all learners. What does the menu analogy look like in the classroom?

Universal Design 212

Universal Design Disabilities Mobile Devices Students 212

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It can handle a variety of language tasks, including answering questions, writing essays, generating creative content, offering explanations, giving advice, and engaging in natural-sounding conversations” (as explained by ChatGPT itself).

Ethics 337

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 337

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Through lectures, readings, discussions, graphic representations, videos, and hands-on artistic models, teachers have ways to share information. Some students may find that their best outlet and means of expression comes through writing while others excel in giving an oral presentation, acting out a play or creating a piece of art.

Universal Design 208

Universal Design Students Lecturing Social Studies 208

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Stuart Blythe teaches writing courses at Michigan State University that are officially listed as in-person only. Stuart Blythe, an associate professor of writing, rhetoric and American cultures at Michigan State University “The question that usually comes up is, ‘I don’t have enough time and I don’t have enough money.’

Teaching 208

Teaching Instructors Lecturing Blended Courses 208

eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

Students don’t need places to sit, listen and write. In this space, educators are not positioned as lecturers, at the front of a class. It’s not reflective.We We evolve behind desks. Think of that! Instead, they need places to connect, explore, discover and relate. They need places of support.

Learning Spaces 279

Learning Spaces Learning Game-Based Learning Teaching Methods 279

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2018

“Like at Oxford or Cambridge, the typical undergraduate coursework at Ambrose consists of writing two essays per week for three years,” says the plan. As the plan continues: “Ambrose will encourage its faculty to produce lectures to complement each of their weekly tutorial sessions. Terms conclude with a summative assessment.”

Lecturing 164

Lecturing Essay Study Writing 164

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

The study , published in the journal Educational Psychology, found that when students divide attention between electronic devices and a classroom lecture, they still followed the lecture in the moment, but that long-term retention was reduced, resulting in lower grades on unit and final exams.

Multiple Choice Questions 140

Multiple Choice Questions Exams Lecturing Attention 140

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Many were enrolled in leadership-focused sections of FSHN 101 and 120 and took on active roles in the analysis, writing, and design of the final open-access book: What Your Students Arent Telling You. Sheza Shaikh centered mental health and belonging in her writing. Their contributions werent theoretical. They asked to be heard.

Disabilities 53

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 53