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. MagicSchool.ai, on the other hand, is a more expansive tool, and lesson planning is just one of the features it offers teachers.

Quizzes 297

Quizzes Lecturing Ethics Exams 297

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

We heard from Albat and Stephanie Del Tufo, assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, who studies individual differences in learning, language and literacy. Listen to the conversation below, or read a partial transcript, lightly edited for clarity. For that,] a text-to-speech software saves us.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Washington (2019) studied the face-to-face instructor experience, and we already had anecdotal information, along with some survey data, from our own faculty regarding their use and preferences regarding the LMS. Easy access to lecture materials and study guides added to their convenience. 

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. At this point, I still have not reviewed the syllabus with them and instead begin a community building activity.

Student Engagement 116

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 116

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Remember CliffsNotes, the predecessor of Course Hero and similar web-based study resources? Like many GenXers, I had a few of those study guides with yellow-and-black covers in my L.L. Sometimes I wonder about those long-gone study guides. Did teachers know that students were reading them?

Syllabus 124

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 124

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

The class reads about Common Core and completes a few samples of Common Core assessment questions to understand the student and teacher experience using these materials. Another session examines the business of edtech, first by asking the class to read a seminal paper authored in 2007 (but still relevant to this day) about the industry.

Syllabus 156

Syllabus Education Failure Knowledge 156

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The research, part of a larger study into the programs and practices related to developmental education assessment and instruction, included interviews with 127 people from 42 colleges and 41 higher education systems across the United States. Student support technology supports students’ academic performance.

Technology 155

Technology Education Syllabus Counselling 155

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

In an age where college students can Skype, email and Snapchat with their families faster than it takes to read this sentence, it’s easy for parents to stay involved in the lives of their children who’ve flown the coop. The researchers’ findings will be published in the October 2016 issue of the Journal of Child and Family Studies.

Syllabus 158

Syllabus Exams Instructors Study 158

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Remember CliffsNotes, the predecessor of Course Hero and similar web-based study resources? Like many GenXers, I had a few of those study guides with yellow-and-black covers in my L.L. Sometimes I wonder about those long-gone study guides. Did teachers know that students were reading them?

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Washington (2019) studied the face-to-face instructor experience, and we already had anecdotal information, along with some survey data, from our own faculty regarding their use and preferences regarding the LMS. Easy access to lecture materials and study guides added to their convenience. 

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. Encourage student participation.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Differentiated instruction speaks to equity in learning, such as providing audio books for dyslexic students so that they are able to read and think at their cognitive ability rather than having to fight words on a page. What separates the three, to me, are nuanced practices all based in what each human needs to learn.

Learning 166

Learning Syllabus Social Studies Students 166

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. At this point, I still have not reviewed the syllabus with them and instead begin a community building activity.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus. Now, think about your students.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. Encourage student participation.

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

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. I often embed study and time management strategies into the curriculum. Analyze your course policies (i.e.,

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

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JULY 7, 2022

They’re all adults enrolled in the university’s online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program. They want to read and write and think. The syllabus is structured to inspire confidence and courage. Students will need to craft a research question, read relevant sources and synthesize what they learn in a short paper.

Students 172

Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 172

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

But asynchronous courses, and especially asynchronous independent study courses, present a different scenario with challenges for both instructors and students. Swan (2002) offers examples of two types of responses that might be particularly useful in independent study courses—affective (e.g., acknowledgement, approval).

Instructors 105

Instructors Syllabus Assignments Feedback 105

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Faculty should consider implementing these strategies during the design phase of their curriculum and syllabus. She is studying program development with a research interest in disability services. Hawa Allarakhia has a masters in education from the University of South Florida (USF) and is currently a doctoral candidate at USF.

Disabilities 144

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

Even though current generational students resist group work, I encouraged them to team up with a study partner (for experience) where they can help each other with content, application, and reporting (even though all submissions must be individual and not just copied from their partner).

Student Engagement 89

Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 89

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. When students read their names in a test question they smile, and some even exclaimed, “I made it!” Johnson, R.

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. When students read their names in a test question they smile, and some even exclaimed, “I made it!” Johnson, R.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

Water is a unique discipline, it’s not like math or history or communication studies were major publishers put out multitudes of textbooks on,” she says. Previously, her syllabus relied on a series of pamphlets from the Water Education Foundation, a California-based non-profit. But those materials were not ideal.

Textbooks 121

Textbooks Instructors Syllabus History 121

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2022

I typically don’t describe the idea in the syllabus. What examples would you give from our readings or from pop culture or media sources? Before we take on ethics in the reading for today, let’s go back and take a look at that.”. s note: Two articles in this issue describe recent work on student study habits.

Ethics 97

Ethics Minute Papers Syllabus Course Evaluations 97

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. I often embed study and time management strategies into the curriculum. Analyze your course policies (i.e.,

Syllabus 100

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 100

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Or read a transcript below, lightly edited for clarity. Most students seemed to use their smartphone for things that seemed to have no connection to their studies. “I I had another exam that day that I was trying to finish my study guide for,” she later explained. And I’ll hear that buzz sound and I think I have to look at it.

Lecturing 203

Lecturing Students Attention Syllabus 203

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus. Now, think about your students.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

They provide a quick way to access a webpage that could be the syllabus, a poll, a list of resources, or a shared online space for a brainstorming activity. They are posted on a shared digital board such as Padlet, a Google doc, or Jamboard that everyone can contribute to and read. The entry ticket asks students to answer a question.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Course Hero is an online learning platform where you can access course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators. 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.”

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

2024): W ho is and what languages are overrepresented/underrepresented in readings, guest speakers, collaborations? What does the language in the syllabus/assignment assume about students (e.g., In a review of a health professions course syllabus, student partner Jean Genie wrote: Have you considered [.] link] Young, V.

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Language 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies? Traditional writing studies (whatever that is) has pushed for the dominance of a rote, syntactically vanilla standard (whatever that is) for centuries. Only if we listen with equal parts openness and alarm.

Plagiarism 116

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 116

Lab to Class

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Education, especially formalized education in schools, has long held that in order for students to learn effectively, they must have solid study routines, consistent teachers, and unified textbooks. Have A Consistent Study Schedule One of the most important parts of routine for the brain is repeated practice.

Study 52

Study Lecturing Learning Activities 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

It becomes the faculty’s responsibility to close the proximity and strongly engage students to pay close attention to assignments, read announcements, hold virtual office hours, and positively influence student outcomes of the course. Yes, we would post weekly announcements, but at times, they were not always read by the students.

Learning 111

Learning Syllabus Assignments Communication 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies? Traditional writing studies (whatever that is) has pushed for the dominance of a rote, syntactically vanilla standard (whatever that is) for centuries. Only if we listen with equal parts openness and alarm.

Plagiarism 111

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

I had no problem getting started with Clutch Prep even though I purposefully didn’t read instructions on how to sign up or use the website. pick your teacher and section (if available) and then upload your syllabus. Read Jacqui’s tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. How to get started.

Textbooks 83

Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 83

Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2023

When a history major and a religious studies major read the same homework assignment, they bring different perspectives to the reading, and therefore illuminate the subsequent class discussions that benefit from heterogeneous viewpoints. Will half the country be miseducated?

Critical Thinking 82

Critical Thinking Interdisciplinary Syllabus History 82

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

We built our own syllabus, decided what topics interested us and recruited experts to talk to us about those topics. We read each other's work and talked some more. A year later, after a little more research, I went to the Modernist Studies Association conference in Boston, full of bespectacled profs with their tweed and pretension.

Students 88

Students Syllabus Essay Ethics 88