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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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Supporting Students and Faculty in the Online Classroom: Slow Down and Simplify at the End

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Faced with the challenge of having too much to do, faculty are impoverished as they rush to create course content and respond to emails. While we may not have control over class sizes or course loads, we can manage our workspace, habits, and course procedures. References Bailey, E. The sound of a wild snail eating.

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Supporting Students and Faculty in the Online Classroom: Slow Down and Simplify at the End

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Faced with the challenge of having too much to do, faculty are impoverished as they rush to create course content and respond to emails. While we may not have control over class sizes or course loads, we can manage our workspace, habits, and course procedures. References Bailey, E. The sound of a wild snail eating.

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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

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Her research focuses on educational technology, leadership development, and teaching innovation. She has taught and coordinated undergraduate and graduate courses in Education and interdisciplinary education while maintaining a ten-year commitment to teacher mentoring with the Al Jalila Foundation.

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

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The empathetic course design perspective. Cueing engagement: Applying the trickle-down engagement model to instructors in-class behaviors. Teaching of Psychology, 52 (1), 45-52. Saucier, D. Schiffer, A. A., & Renken, N. Applied Economics Teaching Resources, 4 (4), 101-111. Saucier, D. Miller, S. Martens, A. L., & Jones, T.

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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

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Her research focuses on educational technology, leadership development, and teaching innovation. She has taught and coordinated undergraduate and graduate courses in Education and interdisciplinary education while maintaining a ten-year commitment to teacher mentoring with the Al Jalila Foundation.

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?How Apple, Salesforce and Other “Platform” Companies Can Help Close the Skills Gap

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For learners to qualify for work that pays well and for companies to source the talent they need, the market around skills-based education needs to evolve quickly to train students in the technology platforms now required for the jobs they seek. We are only just starting to see these partnerships form in meaningful ways.

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