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Only 1 in 8 elementary teacher prep programs adequately teach math

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Regent University, for instance, improved from a D grade to an A+ by introducing two new mathematics courses designed to fill gaps in math content preparation. The report also highlights examples of teacher prep programs making positive changes.

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Common Sense Media, OpenAI launch free K-12 AI training course

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Free for all educators and school districts, the one-hour, eight-lesson course provides educators with essential knowledge about AI and approaches for ensuring student safety and privacy. “With this course, we are taking a proactive approach to support and educate teachers on the front lines and prepare for this transformation.”

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What Can College Instructors Offer Their Students in the Age of AI? 

Faculty Focus

Balch & Blanck, 2025; Butulis, 2023; Parks & Oslick, 2024) and to provide their students with instruction and practice in using AI in productive and ethical ways (e.g., The empathetic course design perspective. Schoeder, 2024). Teaching of Psychology, 52 (1), 45-52. Saucier, D. Schiffer, A. A., & Renken, N.

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What Your Students Aren’t Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy 

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Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design. Dr. Tony Zhang from Gies College of Business offered perspective on AI, ChatBot technology, and ethical academic support tools. They are co-creators of it.

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Developing Your Approach to Generative AI

Scholarly Teacher

Concerns about academic dishonesty, the replacement of human labor by generative AI, and the ethics around generative AI use are paramount in discussions around generative AI in higher education (Ibrahim et al., As you explore these ethical issues, consider: What level of technology access is reasonable to assume for your students?

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When Bots Go to Class

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But the experiment points to interesting possibilities — and raises ethical questions — about how the latest AI tech might be used to improve teaching. In fact, the experiment at the Michigan public college could be said to mark a new generation in an area known as “ learning analytics.”

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A Shift Toward Learning Design: What It Isn't, Why It's Needed, and If It's Right for You

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At the university level, course design has traditionally been easy for faculty to manage on their own—until, that is, digital technologies began to play a role and online courses started to take off. Sample Courses from Georgetown's MA in Learning and Design.