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How This Company Gives Voice — and Value — to Virtual Collaboration

Edsurge

In comparison to the “red checkmark” experience, students get this feeling that, “Okay, I did that wrong, but here's a teacher who cares about me, cares about me succeeding.” They just misunderstood the instructions. For me, that's it in a nutshell.

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Student and Teacher Motivational Needs in the School Setting

User Generated Education

These are your classic extroverts who love the company of others. It includes a comparison to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Experiencing as state of flow and student-centered learning are important aspects of motivation and increase as one goes up the ladder of needs. and Flow – A Measure of Student Engagement.

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How Digital Calendar Management Empowers Professors and Students

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UNC’s Learning Center states the case plainly for its students : “Attending office hours, whether in person or online, can give you [the student] valuable time to better understand your class content and your professor’s expectations and can have a big impact on your academic success.” I literally use it every day.

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Flip Grid: 6 Fun Ideas to Engage Learners in Conversation with Teryl Magee

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ve included a comparison matrix with features to help you figure out what system is best for you. It’s really for student engagement and other ideas that you can use in the classroom where students are able to answer questions and engage in class conversations via video. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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Are You Ready To Teach Online From Home Across Cultures?

EdNews Daily

I have been with the company since November 2016. There are days when I meet new students, and there are days when I teach my regular students, and there is always something new to learn about each student. I was quite rusty, nervous and unsure if I was able to keep my student engaged.

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Pear Deck Raises $4M to Jazz Up Digital Presentations in the Classroom

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Pear Deck files are also easily shared across teachers’ and students’ Drive folders. The impetus behind the company can be traced to the frustrations that two of Pear Deck’s co-founders—all former classroom teachers—encountered while trying to keep their students engaged.

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After the Pandemic, Higher Education Can’t Afford to Go Back to ‘Normal’

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According to United States Census Bureau projections , by the year 2034, there will be 77 million people ages 65 and older in comparison to 76.5 Many discussions have highlighted uncertainty about how colleges will support the academic pathways of students beyond their initial enrollment to ensure degree persistence.

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