eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

” I recognized that their intimidation did not come from the technology itself, but rather from a lack of confidence. After a semester where I threw out the syllabus, I was left with an inspiring question: How can I make my future courses more practical and still keep the academic writing and the academic requirements intact?

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Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 278

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). See our ChatGPT Prompting Guide for Life Design + Career Education.

Ethics 339

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 339

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

From facial-recognition cameras to web and social media filtering software, surveillance technologies are finding their foothold in schools across America. EdSurge CEO Betsy Corcoran will explore these questions and search for actionable tips with three executives from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative—K. Monday, March 4 12:00 p.m.

Syllabus 115

Syllabus Science Learning Styles Testing 115

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2024

Then, I ask students the following questions: Who writes the stories? We then use these responses to solidify the course syllabus as a living document that prioritizes the voices and narratives absent from their previous experiences in the English department. Who is missing from the stories? Who benefits from the stories?

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Syllabus English Learning Students 187

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

You can pose a question for a future column here. Make it Easy for Students to Interact It can be a delicate balance to try to not overwhelm students by the quantity of educational technology we use in a class, while still keeping things interesting through the element of surprise.

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Instructors Syllabus Peer Review Students 165

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Speedier Solutions to Answering Student Questions Creating the kind of AI tutoring tool that complements or even replaces the work of a human tutor can take skilled computer programmers hundreds or thousands of hours. A teacher writes the questions, writes one or two answers. Doing so takes only about 10 hours of work from a human.

Teaching 214

Teaching Intelligence Syllabus Learning 214

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

They also addressed audience questions about how to get faculty motivated to adjust their courses to improve accessibility. They've been really receptive to learning new technologies and being very patient with us as we're trying to assist all of them. Audience question]: So I had a question about students with ADHD.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

You can pose a question for a future column here. I grew tired of uploading the syllabus as a file within our LMS, only to need to upload a new version every single semester. I then found myself needing to send out a revised syllabus to her and once again having to upload a revision to the LMS. syllabus-BUSN114.pdf)

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Syllabus Mobile Devices Learning Assignments 139

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

But the experiment points to interesting possibilities — and raises ethical questions — about how the latest AI tech might be used to improve teaching. He suggested that leaders at Ferris State could create a tool that would nudge students at various times in their learning process and ask them to fill out quick survey questions.

Intelligence 211

Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 211

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Plenty of colleagues on other campuses were wrestling with the same question, she saw in the portfolios, and they were finding ways that tried new approaches without throwing out the old completely—call it turning the class on its side rather than making a full flip.

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Teaching Portfolio Teaching Syllabus Peer Review 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2015

What I want to do today is go over the most common questions I’ve gotten regarding sign ups: Q: What is the cost to register? Email the instructor at askatechteacher at gmail dot com throughout the week and/or bring up your question at the weekend Google Hangout or TweetUp. You can read more here and here. Click Summer Tech PD.

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Questions Syllabus Instructors Curriculum 76

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

One big barrier to sustaining education via remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic has been students’ unequal access to advanced technology tools. Any Device Will Do Americans have lots of consumer technology tools to choose from, and they haven’t all made the same selections. LA schools did indeed close.

Distance Learning 210

Distance Learning Syllabus Internet Learning 210

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2017

To help you make your decision, I want to share the most common questions I’ve gotten regarding sign ups: Q: What is the cost to register? Here’s a quick checklist: If you want a broad overview of integrating technology into your classroom, start with The Tech-infused Teacher. 3-4 weeks, lots of resources and hands-on help.

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Questions Online Learning Learning Syllabus 79

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2016

What I want to do today is go over the most common questions I’ve gotten regarding sign ups: Q: What is the cost to register? Here’s a quick checklist: If you want a broad overview of integrating technology into your classroom, start with The Tech-infused Teacher. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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Questions Online Learning Learning Syllabus 79

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. Inquiry about integrity begins with the question Does this work accurately represent the students skills and understandings?”

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 88

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2020

In her syllabus written before the pandemic, she had planned a final exam with a series of physics problems for students to work out. Some in her department had tough questions about the approach as well. And it raises deep questions about what is supposed to happen in classrooms—whether in person or virtual. Learn more.

Exams 171

Exams Essay Syllabus Writing 171

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Later in my career, as I moved districts and technology became more accessible, I had to contend with the sly texting in their laps, though they’d pretend to be on task. My syllabus had a no-technology policy and it wasn’t perfect, but it helped. I performed then too. I feel like a comedian whose joke just fell flat.

Teachers 211

Teachers Syllabus Schools Students 211

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

He says that when many educators experimented with the previous free version of ChatGPT, many came away unimpressed, but the new version will be a “huge wake-up call” for how powerful the technology is, he adds. The software will automatically use your recording to make notes, flashcards and quiz questions,” she says in the promotional video.

Lecturing 215

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 215

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? These spaces contain questions that we wish to answer—no, actually, that we feel compelled to answer. But we have a legal obligation to cover the syllabus.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This project started with a deceptively simple question: What arent our students telling us? I wanted to change thatnot just by asking better questions, but by building an open-access platform that would amplify student voices and inform actionable change. Not because they lacked courage, but because they didnt feel invited to speak.

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Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 54

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? These spaces contain questions that we wish to answer—no, actually, that we feel compelled to answer. But we have a legal obligation to cover the syllabus.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), It can also lead to a slew of similar questions being sent to the professor, who then must spend time addressing those questions either individually or with the class the next time they meet. across the course.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The practice is a common retrospective technique known as Start/Stop/Continue, and it poses three questions: • What are we not doing, that we should start doing? If I said what the things were that I cut from my syllabus or my department chair duties, I would probably get in trouble. This is a real question.

Education 178

Education Syllabus Instructors Intelligence 178

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

The journalism instructor at the University of Minnesota keeps the process simple, with brief questions similar to these: What should keep happening in this class? For example, near the beginning of the semester, Sedoc asks students what they hope to get out of his classes, trying to see how well their expectations match the syllabus.

Feedback 187

Feedback Instructors Students Syllabus 187

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2024

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. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Exams Study Syllabus Essay 158

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

All too often, they would wind up needing to ask their instructor a question about the assignment but had no time to receive an answer before the deadline passed. But simply saying so doesn’t make it easy for students to express themselves; for instance, asking questions is a learned skill.

Online Learning 178

Online Learning Instructors Coaching Syllabus 178

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. How do they feel in your class?

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

Over the past seven years, we’ve continually developed and tweaked a seminar-style onboarding course to help all new employees, regardless of their background, catch up to speed on key issues in education and technology. One of the sessions is dedicated to examining education standards. Not a bad idea, right?)

Syllabus 153

Syllabus Education Failure Knowledge 153

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

He is the Founding Director of the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), the only university center in the U.S. dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators, and is the co-creator of the popular video series, Did You Know? Shift Happens). So how does this work in practice?

Learning 166

Learning Interdisciplinary Syllabus Blended Learning 166

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered. Need a YouTube video summarized or some awesome questions? Looking to add some flair or whip up Depth of Knowledge questions? MIT Technology Review. Look no further. 2023, March).

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Like some educators, I spend way too much time thinking about ChatGPT and other language model-based chatbots, trying to figure out what they mean for students, faculty, and instructional technology geeks like me. There are many, many potential uses for this language-based technology, but they are beyond the scope of this article.

Syllabus 124

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 124

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. Our students are current K-12 educators who have a passion for technology.

Teaching 161

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 161

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Like some educators, I spend way too much time thinking about ChatGPT and other language model-based chatbots, trying to figure out what they mean for students, faculty, and instructional technology geeks like me. There are many, many potential uses for this language-based technology, but they are beyond the scope of this article.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 119

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2019

You can pose a question for a future column here. Dear Bonni, My question is how to prepare yourself for a doctorate in leadership in higher ed, even when you are over 50! I have created what I’m calling my “prep syllabus” and hope to set a solid foundation for myself. Thanks so much!

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Syllabus Writing Schools Research Methods 134

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), It can also lead to a slew of similar questions being sent to the professor, who then must spend time addressing those questions either individually or with the class the next time they meet. across the course.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered. Need a YouTube video summarized or some awesome questions? Looking to add some flair or whip up Depth of Knowledge questions? MIT Technology Review. Look no further. 2023, March).

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

Students put away their technology and read for four hours. Technology is allowed from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m., David Peña-Guzman Peña-Guzman researches the philosophy of science, technology and other subjects. Photo: Sydney Johnson) One question he often gets is: How do you assess such a course? It’s pervasive.

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Reading Teaching Lecturing Syllabus 161