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Beyond formulas: Embracing complexity in writing instruction

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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

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Rather than writing traditional essays or book reports, my students were invited to create short video book reviews of their favorite titles–books they genuinely loved, connected with, and wanted others to discover. She communicated them in a way that was both thoughtful and relatable. The assignment?

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How Students Use Generative AI Beyond Writing

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Not surprisingly, more students are using generative AI to assist them in writing. In an undergraduate business communication course that I oversee, the percentage of students who declared their use of generative AI for a writing assessment (i.e. They reported using generative AI to: Create and edit visuals (e.g. 23268-23275.

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How Kai Cenat saved my high school English class

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Realizing the incriminating nature of pasting large chunks of text, they would use multiple browser windows to look at their AI-generated prompts on one half of their computer screen and use the other half to take dictation in lieu of writing out ideas of their own. Happens to the best of us.) I welcomed all of it.

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Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

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PBL and Project-specific Communities , where teachers can communicate with each other and with PBL experts and engage in periodic live events offered by PBLWorks. As a result, these learning experiences have significantly elevated my students’ writing and critical thinking skills.

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How Students Use Generative AI Beyond Writing

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Not surprisingly, more students are using generative AI to assist them in writing. In an undergraduate business communication course that I oversee, the percentage of students who declared their use of generative AI for a writing assessment (i.e. They reported using generative AI to: Create and edit visuals (e.g. 23268-23275.

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Bridging the Gap Between Classroom and Real Life: The Power of Applied Learning

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It can be intentionally designed to help students develop mindsets such as creative problem-solving, flexibility, initiative, empathy, embracing ambiguity, communication, and reflection. This means scaffolding teamwork, building communication skills, and offering different ways to contribute.

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