5 ways Glean is helping faculty to enhance their classroom
Technology is here to enhance the classroom experience for learners and faculty alike. Here we explore how Glean can help faculty empower their students whilst reducing their administrative burden, freeing up time to focus on their specialism.
2 min read Published: 15 Nov 2024
As a faculty member dedicated to providing engaging learning experiences, you’re constantly seeking innovative ways to empower and educate your students.
We understand that you spend countless hours carefully curating your course content, focussing on how best to share the knowledge you’ve built over a career dedicated to your subject.
And yet there can often be a lack of understanding when it comes to knowing what students are fully comprehending and what needs further explanation.
Augmenting your expertise
This is where Glean comes in, to support you in sharing your expertise.
It's not about replacing your insights; it's about giving you an extra set of hands in the classroom, making you more efficient in creating class materials and providing insight on areas students are struggling with.
Glean is here to help empower your students to become independent learners, acting as a digital teaching assistant that enhances both your instruction and your students’ learning experience.
Assistance in practice
Content ownership and privacy
We understand that incorporating new technology into your classroom can bring up questions and concerns, particularly around ownership and privacy.
Rest assured, we value and protect your intellectual property. Glean is simply a tool to help you share your knowledge in an efficient and accessible way.
We take data privacy seriously. Your content is stored securely and is not used for any other purpose beyond delivering the Glean service.
Sensitive material
We recognize the importance of maintaining control over your classroom environment. If a discussion involves sensitive material, you can easily ask students to pause their recordings in the usual “pencils down” approach.
Glean compared to traditional recording methods
Unlike traditional recording methods, which can be passive and cumbersome, Glean is designed to actively improve student learning. It promotes engagement and provides tools that encourage effective study habits.
Our data indicates that 84% of students using Glean reported that the technology helped them achieve better grades whilst 85% said that they felt more confident and 81% less stressed.
How Glean helps to enhance classrooms
Glean seamlessly integrates into your teaching workflow, with features, such as transcription and Quiz Me, designed to empower your students to learn from, not replace, your expertise.
Here are 5 key ways in which Glean can support your efforts and enhance your classroom:
- Reducing your burden: With Glean, you'll spend less time on administrative tasks, generating quizzes and meeting accessibility criteria and more time teaching or providing personalized support.
- Early intervention for at-risk students: Glean offers a proactive solution to giving students the support they may need academically, improving retention and success rates.
- Inclusivity: Glean fosters an inclusive learning environment by providing accessible features such as closed captioning, transcripts, and variable playback speed. These features ensure that all students, regardless of their learning styles or abilities, have equal access to educational content.
- Data-driven insights into student learning: Glean provides detailed analytics on engagement trends across the student population, performance, and learning behaviours, allowing you to identify areas for improvement and collaborate with faculty on data-informed decisions.
- Personalized learning experiences: Glean helps you tailor learning experiences to student needs, promoting deeper engagement, increased accessibility and better outcomes.
We believe Glean can be a valuable asset to your teaching and make your life easier.
To learn more, explore our Faculty FAQs or find out how Glean is providing support to students Site Wide.
Click the button below to learn more about how you could introduce Glean to your classroom.
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