Looking Back at Lumen’s Participation in SXSW EDU Panel on Reimagined STEM Courseware
By: Daysha Jackson-Sanchez, Vice President of Equity Solutions
Reflecting on the conversations that have profoundly impacted my thinking this year, one in particular has persistently occupied my thoughts: the SXSW EDU panel, “Reimagined STEM Courseware: Equity-Centered Digital Learning.” For the second consecutive year, I had the privilege […]
Lumen’s Chief Academic Officer Discusses AI in Higher Education on Campus Technology Insider Podcast
Last month, Lumen’s Chief Academic Officer David Wiley joined Campus Technology’s Insider podcast to share his thoughts on AI in higher education. David and host Rhea Kelly discussed the relationship between AI and OER, how AI will impact instructional design for educators, and key learnings colleges […]
Enhancing Inclusivity Through Pedagogical Partnerships: Valuing Students’ Diverse Experiences
By: Daysha Jackson-Sanchez, Vice President of Equity Solutions (Lumen Learning)
As an advocate for inclusivity and equity within our educational community, I am excited to discuss a powerful approach to help us achieve this goal: pedagogical partnerships. Originating from the work of Alison Cook-Sather, pedagogical partnerships involve collaborative relationships between […]
Visiting Lumen One’s Faculty Engagement Center Can Result in Higher Quiz Scores
Students whose instructors regularly visit the Faculty Engagement Center achieve statistically significantly higher quiz scores than students whose instructors do not.
Instructors play the primary role in improving student success. You decide how in-class time is used, what kinds of activities and assessments students will engage with, […]
Back to Term: Student Success Tips
Educators are key to ensuring student success. You provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve goals, realize potential, and fulfill dreams. This is a big job! Here are a few tips to support you as you begin this term.
Cultivate a Pedagogy of Welcome
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The Improve It Challenge: A New Grant Program from Lumen
Jamison Miller | Director of Research Communication
Making changes is easy. Making improvements is hard.
Lumen Learning’s Improve It Challenge grant program invites anyone and everyone to engage in the continuous improvement of open educational resources. Our goal is to foster community engagement in the improvement of learning materials for all students. We want to leverage the […]
Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Learning: Making the Most of Your Online Course
In today’s digital world, online learning provides options for teaching coursework to college or university students, including synchronous and asynchronous learning.
Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Learning: The Basics
Both synchronous and asynchronous learning are available methods for online instruction. They differ in the delivery of coursework and student interaction, however.
Synchronous Learning
Synchronous learning involves students being either in-classroom or […]
10 Benefits & Uses for Technology in the Classroom
As the world changes, so do the methods we use to educate students. It’s no secret that technological developments have been coming at a rapid pace in the past few decades, and because of that, educational technology is changing.
Incorporating technology into the classroom can benefit and support learning and teaching practices. But what makes it […]
5 Benefits of Hybrid Learning for Your Classroom
When the COVID-19 pandemic started, many teachers and learners engaged with online technologies for the first time. As a way to continue teaching and learning, online learning was a solution for education to continue during a challenging time
But exactly what is hybrid learning? Are there benefits to a hybrid model that […]