Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. These default features force online instructors to use a style of teaching that feels more like shouting to the masses than engaging in meaningful conversations.

Online Learning 156

Online Learning MOOC Learning Case Study 156

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Considering sprawling campuses with their impressive but deserted buildings, I find myself reflecting on how the accessibility of blended learning has contested the authority of these spaces, which so often are homogenous places, gatekeepers of class and privilege. Remote learning also improved accessibility for some students.

Education 217

Education Learning Accessibility Libraries 217

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2021

Of the many remarkable things about online learning—its principal benefit—is to give students the freedom to learn almost anywhere. On their own and in their own time, students watch pre-recorded video lectures and demonstrations, enter discussion boards and work together in groups employing collaborative software tools day and night.

Online Learning 198

Online Learning Learning Course Blended Learning 198

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Considering sprawling campuses with their impressive but deserted buildings, I find myself reflecting on how the accessibility of blended learning has contested the authority of these spaces, which so often are homogenous places, gatekeepers of class and privilege. Remote learning also improved accessibility for some students.

Education 197

Education Learning Accessibility Libraries 197

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Students expressed pride in their Brain Dumps such that I’d never seen from a computer-based or teacher-created test, asking to display their work in the classroom or bring it home to show their families. Socratic Seminar. Provide students with an overarching question and ask students to prepare ideas to support a discussion.

Assessment 111

Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 111

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Students expressed pride in their Brain Dumps such that I’d never seen from a computer-based or teacher-created test, asking to display their work in the classroom or bring it home to show their families. Socratic Seminar. Provide students with an overarching question and ask students to prepare ideas to support a discussion.

Assessment 105

Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 105

Educate AI Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

We will move beyond the hype and the headlines to address the concrete challenges and opportunities that AI presents, focusing on the crucial questions of equity, safety, and access. This includes establishing clear guidelines for AI tool selection, conducting regular safety audits, and providing ongoing training for staff and students.

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Policies Data Training Guidelines 66

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2017

You see a lot of audio, video and interactive touch screen experiences, where you can access more stories about the content that you have seen.” National Museum of African American History and Culture Many of the touchscreen experiences immerse students into the era, lives and opinions of Black Americans.

Technology 164

Technology Video Groups Study 164

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2017

It got the students engaged and doing something as opposed to saying, ‘Well I can’t do that because I don’t have an autoclave.’. Marc Pedersen Paulding County High School Students At Paulding County High School in Dallas, Georgia, science classes are messy and alive.

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STEM Personalized Learning Course Assessment 136

Edthena

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Observing the veteran teacher down the hall effectively facilitating Socratic seminars helps new teachers see and hear what success looks like. Access to video and other edtech for teachers that can record instruction help enable seeing others’ instruction asynchronously. Educators benefit greatly from seeing each other in action.

Professional Learning 97

Professional Learning EdTech Learning Video 97

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2021

WhiteBox Learning, which will be used by middle and high school students and Virginia TSA advisors during the virtual competitions and throughout the school year, is a web-based STEM learning system for middle and high school that brings real-world design to the classroom. About Technology Student Association. About Flinn Scientific.

STEM 98

STEM Technology System Training 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Principles of Organic Chemistry and other aptly named “weed-out” courses can raise the blood pressure of first- and second-year STEM students to new highs. These are courses college students must pass to become candidates for a degree in a STEM major.

STEM 19

STEM Course System Report 19

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Students expressed pride in their Brain Dumps such that I’d never seen from a computer-based or teacher-created test, asking to display their work in the classroom or bring it home to show their families. Socratic Seminar. Provide students with an overarching question and ask students to prepare ideas to support a discussion.

Assessment 52

Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 52

Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The main concern while publishing content is the quality of the final output which will be accessed by students. Once published, the etextbooks should be easily accessible by the users. DRM protection ensures that only people with permissions can access the content. Be it an online video or a live seminar.

eBook 64

eBook E-rate Libraries Software 64

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2023

By the lunch break, a seminar-style discussion about SDG 6 — clean water and sanitation — was well underway. Coolidge students and educators participated at a DC + XQ design event. And my question would be to what extent it plays out, and to what extent it is broadly accessible.” Photo courtesy of Kira Rowe.

Policies 176

Policies Data Examples Exercises 176

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

APRIL 2, 2022

Firstly, while you may not want or need to include every single aspect for every discussion, the formatting suggestions Verso provides is excellent scaffolding to ensure students engage in high quality discourse. This will give all students the best chance to receive comments since all the responses are available at once.

EdTech 74

EdTech Google Conference STEM 74

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

“The higher education market is incredibly competitive, so to be a competitive institution, you have to go beyond an amazing education and a great faculty,” said Donna Curry, who took over in March as executive director of alumni and student engagement at Clark University.

Survey 105

Survey Report Exercises Course 105

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Students expressed pride in their Brain Dumps such that I’d never seen from a computer-based or teacher-created test, asking to display their work in the classroom or bring it home to show their families. Socratic Seminar. Provide students with an overarching question and ask students to prepare ideas to support a discussion.

Assessment 40

Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 40

Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Content published via KITABOO is accessible both online and offline and works across platforms & devices (iOS, Android, Windows). Socrative lets teachers create mini-quizzes and assign them to students to check their understanding. Students can access the tests on laptops, desktops, and tablets.

Tools 52

Tools Classroom eBook Future Ready 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Where might they go if somehow they had a step change in improvement with some kind of newfangled technology or new curriculum or better student engagement? Then we’d ask them to imagine not just the probable but the possible. That exercise proved powerful for a lot of people and helped them create a case for change.

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Learning Exercises Personalized Learning Outcomes 119