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New AI Tools Are Promoted As Study Aids for Students. Are They Doing More Harm Than Good?

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These days students can have tools like Google’s NotebookLM turn their lecture notes into a podcast , where sunny-sounding AI bots banter and riff on key points. ask the authors, Zach Justus, director of faculty development at California State University, Chico, and Nik Janos, a professor of sociology there.

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Using the LMS Effectively to Reduce Logistical Challenges for Students 

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Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses.

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Recovering Student Engagement at Mid-course Time

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My rationale here is to not make it a mandatory assignment, but an extra credit opportunity to know more about their current learning experiences. I specify how I plan to respond once I collect their feedback; for example, adding more clarifications on assignments or identifying themes and concerns.

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What Homeschooling During COVID-19 Taught Me About My College Teaching

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Additionally, I am responsible for leading our faculty development team and teaching classes of my own. The kids’ teachers did a good job of telling us what assignments or activities were most important, from their perspective. I modified the final assignment to be a manifesto.

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Using the LMS Effectively to Reduce Logistical Challenges for Students 

Faculty Focus

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses.

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Pushback Is Growing Against Automated Proctoring Services. But So Is Their Use

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In a recent staff editorial in the Daily Illini, the student paper at the University of Illinois, students made a forceful case calling for professors to design better assignments and tests instead of turning to surveillance tools. 2) how many faculty or staff have been furloughed or fired? Students on other campuses agree.

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Is It Time to Rethink the Traditional Grading System?

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Her score on that exam was so low, in fact, that she realized she had no chance to get an A in the course, no matter how well she might do on future tests and assignments. You would go to a university and you would study for four years, and you'd go to lectures and go to your discussion groups. dissertation defenses we have now.

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