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‘Press Play’ Isn’t a Teaching Strategy: Why Educators Need New Methods for Video

Edsurge

Given that YouTube continues to be chocked full of educational videos that are often accessible and custom-captioned, perhaps we don’t have to reinvent the wheel or become DIY videographers to find an approach to video-based learning that matches our teaching philosophy?

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Taking Grades (Stress) Out of Learning 

Faculty Focus

To accompany this teaching philosophy, I adopt ungrading 2 in all my courses. Review all your reading quizzes (or any other small assignments). Instead, I assess my students learning through lesson plans, presentations, and projectsassignments that require logical reasoning, creativity, and critical thinking.

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