The two MOOC AB experiments we report here cover two of the most important topics in MOOC research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM): developing effective pedagogies for teaching expert problem solving and learning from videos.
If you're a tenured professor, and you don't care very much about your teaching, would it make any difference if you didn't get good ratings?" For many education experts, the idea of using a frequent feedback loop to improve teaching seems tailor-made for academia, given that even top scholars, steeped to the gills in their own discipline, may have had zero training in pedagogy.
Pedagogy that promotes expert-like attitudes and beliefs are sought.
Our conclusions presented in this paper are based on the recommendations of experts in pedagogy and didactics, as well as the best practices of e-learning courses design and development.
The empirical evaluation and iteration of technologies involved three design experiments with end users, user interviews, and insights from pedagogy and user experience experts.
She's not an expert in pedagogy or curriculum or school governance.
Moreover, experts in special pedagogy were contacted and consulted to ensure the construction of age-appropriate scales and questions.
We investigate the impact of professional development delivered collaboratively by experts in science and pedagogy on promoting inquiry-based instruction and an investigative classroom culture.
The GrantDoctor, no expert on astronomical pedagogy, has a hunch that if you can put together a package that provides students with a meaningful educational experience with a (presumably portable) $6000 telescope, you will have a marketable product on your hands, one that's worthy of NSF support.
The present paper reflects the second stage, where this variety in elements are presented to experts in psychology and pedagogy by means of semi-structured interviews, in order to define preferred methods for conducting DGBL effectiveness studies.
