eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Between budgetary constraints, bandwidth crunches, and a constantly changing syllabus, teachers have their hands full when it comes to structuring and building their class’s lessons and lectures. Fortunately, AI has the capability to absorb vast bodies of text and come up with meaningful questions as long as it is steered correctly.

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Quizzes Lecturing Ethics Exams 297

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

For me, office hours listed on the plaque outside your door or listed on the first page of the syllabus sends the message, “Here are the hours when I want to see you, students.” After about five times I just ring the bell, I don’t even say ‘Going to market,’ and they all repeat, ‘Going to market!’ Why do you not keep office hours?

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Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 11, 2024

TeacherMade Game Quizzes Gimkit Kahoot Quizizz Quizlet Live Puzzles Minecraft Resources Resources on Gamification Duolingo –gamifying language learning Gamification how-to –90 videos How to Gamify your Classroom–Paul Anderson Quest to Learn –a gamified classroom Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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Gamification Syllabus Education History 184

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

AI tools can create content quickly, such as quizzes and worksheets and complete administrative tasks, such as grading assignments and generating progress reports , freeing up more time for instructional activities.

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Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 339

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

Is that a real A, or an A based on turning in the syllabus? It’s a student response system that allows teachers to make quizzes that students can take on their device. And even when we do poorly on our Socrative quizzes, we can take solace in knowing, as does Socrates, that “true knowledge exists in knowing that we know nothing.”.

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Quizzes Textbooks Syllabus Students 138

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The pandemic is changing the way tests and quizzes are conducted at colleges across the country, with the rapid adoption of new tools that proponents say catch cheating, but in ways that many students say amount to an unacceptable invasion of their privacy. Is a ‘desk scan’ necessary for a syllabus quiz? That’s ridiculous,” he says.

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Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This is not the kind of refresh that comes from revising a syllabus, choosing a new textbook, or working out the details of a group project. I think colleagues can refresh each other but not with complaint-filled conversations or exchanges focused on ways to quickly grade quizzes or enrich online discussions.

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Quizzes Textbooks Motivation 126

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

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. Bruce Robertson Technology makes it easy to send out reminders, administer quizzes and offer immediate feedback. His choice: modular learning.

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Curriculum Hybrid Courses Lecturing Gamification 152

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Five strategies to foster sense of belonging Be caring and authentic: Syllabus policies and language, as well as introductory comments on the first day of class, set the tone for an entire term. The good news is that research points us to several aspects of inclusive and supportive classroom environments that positively impact belongingness.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. A co-created syllabus session fosters accountability and trust, as students feel ownership of the course structure (Cook-Sather et al., 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

Depending upon the level of service subscribed to, students can view videos, take practice quizzes and exams, and get credit for classes passed through a proctored exam. Take quizzes and proctored exams available in your subscription. All they need is an internet connection and a webcam (for proctored exams). Great stuff.

Exams 83

Exams Quizzes Textbooks Syllabus 83

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This is not the kind of refresh that comes from revising a syllabus, choosing a new textbook, or working out the details of a group project. I think colleagues can refresh each other but not with complaint-filled conversations or exchanges focused on ways to quickly grade quizzes or enrich online discussions.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Quizzes Textbooks Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Five strategies to foster sense of belonging Be caring and authentic: Syllabus policies and language, as well as introductory comments on the first day of class, set the tone for an entire term. The good news is that research points us to several aspects of inclusive and supportive classroom environments that positively impact belongingness.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 103

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These questions draw from information on the syllabus (which they are provided with the week before we meet) as well as general trivia like what’s Netflix’s most watched series, what is the most desired corporate stock, etc. It is a nice balance of learning and pop-culture.

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These questions draw from information on the syllabus (which they are provided with the week before we meet) as well as general trivia like what’s Netflix’s most watched series, what is the most desired corporate stock, etc. It is a nice balance of learning and pop-culture.

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Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

Previously, her syllabus relied on a series of pamphlets from the Water Education Foundation, a California-based non-profit. And the program is especially topical at the college, which is situated south of the previously drought-stricken Central Valley and just north of Los Angeles, a hotbed of water rights history and challenges.

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Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 120

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

However, it might feel like a heavy lift to rewrite your syllabus to incorporate foundational lessons on dialogue skills when you already have so much content to cover. When you list the benefits of dialogue, emphasizing it as a learning method seems like a no-brainer.

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Instructors Lecturing Syllabus Knowledge 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2023

However, it might feel like a heavy lift to rewrite your syllabus to incorporate foundational lessons on dialogue skills when you already have so much content to cover. When you list the benefits of dialogue, emphasizing it as a learning method seems like a no-brainer.

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Instructors Lecturing Syllabus Knowledge 98

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Where there’s an alternative there must be a standard, so we started our chat creating a list of what those standard assignment are: exams, quizzes, essays, reports, lab manuals and the like. On Tuesday, April 24 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Can Alternative Assignments Effectively Assess Student Learning?

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Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 97

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Tips Tip 1: Define and describe in your syllabus. Be clear and concise with your syllabus language to communicate the definition of ungrading and how it will be used in your course. For example, you could use engagement, assignments, and tests/quizzes. Provide students with a tool (e.g.,

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Syllabus Instructors Feedback Assignments 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Tutor pushes beyond simple multiple-choice quizzes. And for some faculty, the biggest question is: What about the extras the publishers give us (like those homework systems that automatically grade work students turn in)?

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Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 117

Lab to Class

OCTOBER 1, 2023

While a logical syllabus is important, it should not be so rigid that it prevents reviewing old topics simply because they don’t connect with the current topic directly. After the lecture, are they now ready to perform the operation on a person? Absolutely not.

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Study Lecturing Learning Activities 52

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

He doesn’t get paid, but he helps improve the quality of courses by catching mistakes in quizzes and pointing out befuddling bits of video lectures, which can then be clarified before professors release the course to students. “I Wesley Engers has an unusual hobby: beta testing online courses from well-known colleges and universities.

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Testing Lecturing Quizzes Textbooks 166

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The students are informed of this option at the beginning of the semester, and a policy limiting abuse is posted on the syllabus and in the learning management system. I review the transcripts to help determine assessment questions on quizzes and exams.

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Disabilities Exams Instructors Syllabus 52

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Boyer uses a “flipped syllabus” in which students' final grades are based on the points they've earned—not lost—throughout the semester. Boyer uses a “flipped syllabus” in which students' final grades are based on the points they've earned—not lost—throughout the semester. He loved the scope and implications of his subject.

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Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 140