It’s Counterintuitive But Pretesting Consistently Works, Says Research By Erik Ofgang published 8 February 24 Research and tips for implementing pretesting in the classroom from Steven C. Pan, director of the Learning Sciences Laboratory at the National University of Singapore
AI Isn’t Yet a Huge Help to Writing Students, Says Director of Harvard’s Writing Center By Erik Ofgang published 9 November 23 Jane Rosenzweig sees potential for AI in the future but is critical of many of its current classroom applications.
My Student Was Submitting AI Papers. Here's What I Did By Erik Ofgang published 23 October 23 Like many educators across the globe, I was thrust into a brave new world of modern teaching that I had not been trained for and to which an appropriate response was unclear
Holy Sheets! Minds-on Interactive Spreadsheet Adventures By Scott A. Sinex published 26 September 23 Free interactive STEM spreadsheets can get your students started in both simple and complex computations.
Videos Can Be More Effective Than In-Person Learning By Erik Ofgang published 21 September 23 Learning by videos outperformed in-person lectures in an analysis of more than 105 studies looking at college students.
HOTS for Teachers: Best Free Resources For Higher-Order Thinking Skills By Diana Restifo published 23 August 23 Teach higher-order thinking skills with these top free resources.
Best Free Virtual Labs By Diana Restifo published 13 July 23 These best virtual lab sites and apps are all free, highly engaging, and informative—and most don’t require registration.
A Professor Encouraged Students to Use ChatGPT. OpenAI Asked Her What She Learned By Erik Ofgang published 28 June 23 Dr. Francine Berman permitted her students at UMass to use ChatGPT to help them write. Despite limitations, she found there were ways it could help edit student work.
5 Tips for Surviving Until The End of The School Year By Erik Ofgang published 23 March 23 The end of the school year is in sight, so here are some strategies for saving time and maximizing impact to help you across the finish line.
Sal Khan: ChatGPT and Other AI Technology Herald “New Epoch” By Erik Ofgang published 21 February 23 Online learning pioneer Sal Khan believes ChatGPT-style AI technology is going to change the world and educators are already among the first to feel its impact.
What is Labor-Based Grading? Its Pioneer Explains By Erik Ofgang published 30 January 23 Labor-based grading is an approach pioneered by rhetoric and composition professor Asao Inoue to be fairer for all students and separate learning from assessment
What is Coursera and How Can it Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks By Erik Ofgang published 19 January 23 Coursera offers a wealth of learning opportunities more educators could utilize.
Using a Return on Investment Tool to Make Better Grad School Decisions By Erik Ofgang published 28 November 22 The MBA program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s new return on investment tool is designed to help prospective students make better decisions about graduate school spending.
What Is a Metaversity? What You Need to Know By Erik Ofgang published 6 October 22 A metaversity may be part of the next wave of Metaverse-education. Here’s what you need to know.
Flexible Due Dates: How it Works in College & K12 By Erik Ofgang last updated 3 August 22 Strict due dates are ingrained in all levels of education but some educators find when they get rid of them there’s less stress and more learning.
Getting Your College Degree in Prison By Erik Ofgang published 1 August 22 The Second Chance Pell pilot program has permitted more than 28,000 students in prison to access Pell Grants in order to pursue higher education while imprisoned. The program will soon expand to all incarcerated individuals.
The Virtual Office Hours Learning Curve By Jonathan L. Wharton, Ph.D. published 18 July 22 Offering virtual office hours may not be your first choice, but it can be effective for everyone if approached properly
Studying Slavery’s Legacy in Education By Erik Ofgang published 11 July 22 The Universities Studying Slavery consortium has brought together nearly 100 colleges and universities in the U.S. and internationally, along with a handful of private K-12 schools.
Reading Comprehension Can Predict College Success By Erik Ofgang published 28 June 22 For a new study, researchers looked at 26 previous studies and a total of 25,090 students and found that differences in reading comprehension could explain 8.4 percent of the variation seen in college grades.
Creating a College AI Incubator By Erik Ofgang published 12 April 22 Habib Matar, lead instructor of the new AI incubator lab at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Arizona, shares advice for starting an AI lab at a university.