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Teaching in the Era of Bots: Students Need Humans Now More Than Ever

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Meanwhile, research is also being conducted today to understand how chatbots can be used as teaching assistants. In one study , students were not told which of their teaching assistants were humans and which were robots—and findings suggested students struggled to differentiate the two. (I

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Professors Take Out Ads Protesting Their University’s Online Degree Programs

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One document they obtained outlines a set of possible services Academic Partnerships provides that includes “utilize virtual teaching assistance,” and also talks about details including course lengths and caps on enrollment. AP does not provide any teaching assistance nor oversight of it,” she added.

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As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’

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That means asking struggling students what they need and responding with compassion, says Molly Ansari, an assistant professor in Bradley University’s online master’s of counseling program. Meanwhile, a human teaching assistant monitored any replies that students sent back to the chatbot.

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Integrating Guest Speakers and Panelists in Online Courses 

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Depending upon the situation, the guest, the professor, a teaching assistant, or an appointed student in the class can all be good options for moderating the interactions. When adapting a course—or designing a new one—to be offered online, consider classroom guests as course content that is as essential as the assigned readings.

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Integrating Guest Speakers and Panelists in Online Courses 

Faculty Focus

Depending upon the situation, the guest, the professor, a teaching assistant, or an appointed student in the class can all be good options for moderating the interactions. When adapting a course—or designing a new one—to be offered online, consider classroom guests as course content that is as essential as the assigned readings.

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