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How to Keep Class Sessions from Running Short (Or Going Too Long)

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Bain writes, “Teachers succeed in grabbing students’ attention by beginning a lecture with a provocative question or problem that raises issues in ways that students had never thought about before, or by using stimulating case studies or goal-based scenarios.” In her case, she did this exercise more on an impromptu basis.

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Digital Literacy Skills for Students

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Together, these three skills form the backbone of digital literacy, empowering individuals to engage responsibly, communicate effectively, and think critically in an increasingly digital and interconnected world. What are examples of digital literacy skills? What are the 5 examples of technology literacy?

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In Teaching, How Much ‘Curation’ is Too Much?

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Here are just three examples of how professors might curate podcast episodes to use in different disciplines. Once you build up different types of content (videos, articles, podcasts, exercises, activities, case studies and so on), you can start bringing them into your classes.

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When His Roster Outgrew His Classroom, This Prof Mastered Modular Online Curriculum

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Over the next few years, he also interviewed dozens of experts in the subject and applied for a technology grant, which he used to redesign his website to support modular learning. For example, one path might be for non-business majors and another would cater to working marketing professionals. “I

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Moving From 5% to 85% Completion Rates for Online Courses

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In Acumen’s programs, we facilitate weekly “Learning Labs” hosted on Zoom, a video conference platform, where students show up for two hours to discuss case studies and receive feedback from peers. Make students feel seen. In many MOOCs, students feel like their assignments end up being submitted into a void.

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Online Learning (And 7 Ways to Repent)

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But if you ask Mark Brown, a professor and director of the National Institute for Digital Learning at Dublin City University in Ireland, problems such as falling for hype around new technology is an absolute moral dilemma. There are too many generalizations—online and blended learning isn't a single entity.