ED Surge
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
In many of his videos, he acts out scenes from famous Hollywood films, except swapping in terms from the strategic management courses he teaches. the professor says, “Have I analyzed five forces or only four,” referring to a management theory known as Porter’s Five Forces. He’s doing heaps of corny stuff,” Middleton tells EdSurge.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Since the earliest days of colleges experimenting with teaching over the internet, the goal has been to replicate as closely as possible the physical classroom experience. And now that campuses are back from pandemic restrictions, many instructors are trying to incorporate those remote practices into their in-person teaching.
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ED Surge
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
My teaching workweek was practically full-time, but I had two other jobs. And even though the semester was technically over, I was still receiving requests from students for extensions on their assignments: Hey Professor… Most people hear the title “adjunct professor” and are impressed. When I returned to the U.S.,
ED Surge
JANUARY 31, 2023
Teaching is about attention — getting students to pay attention to the material, and to engage with new ideas so they can develop new skills and abilities. A couple months ago I visited a big public university – Texas State University – and observed three large lecture classes, to get a sense of what teaching looks like these days.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
In a piece for Inside Higher Ed , Florida State University professor Michael Furman petitions for the continued hosting of virtual office hours even after campuses have fully returned to in-person classes. This same reality should apply to the dynamics of engagement between students and their professors.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
If parents are confused by what you teach, they will pass that on to their children. Model this philosophy as you teach parents provide skills parents want, i.e., making a flier for the school soccer team show the progression of skills from kindergarten to 5th in one program, say word processing. Be open to parents.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today , and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days.
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