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Bridging the Gap: Active Learning Strategies for Traditional and Online Classrooms

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Meanwhile, in my online section of the same course, students worked through carefully crafted modules at their own pace, their participation in discussion boards ebbing and flowing unpredictably. One of the most powerful techniques in my traditional classroom is the think-pair-share discussion format.

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Reducing AI Anxiety Starts by Talking with Students 

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Like many educators, we’ve spent months processing the media coverage and pondering AI’s potential impact on the future: Is AI “an absolute systems-level threat to education” as some argue ? But as educators, it’s important to remember we aren’t the only ones struggling to find our footing. Will AI save or enslave us?

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Reducing AI Anxiety Starts by Talking with Students 

Faculty Focus

Like many educators, we’ve spent months processing the media coverage and pondering AI’s potential impact on the future: Is AI “an absolute systems-level threat to education” as some argue ? But as educators, it’s important to remember we aren’t the only ones struggling to find our footing. Will AI save or enslave us?

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Make Your Teaching the Cynosure of Attention 

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Lang wrote many articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education on how to sustain the attention of students for a longer time. Discuss practical applications. Many instructors have a tendency to overload students with new information during the final minutes of class. Small Changes in Teaching: The Last 5 Minutes of Class”.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

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In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. As both formative and summative assessments have a distinct purpose, they are used simultaneously in educational settings.

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Make Your Teaching the Cynosure of Attention 

Faculty Focus

Lang wrote many articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education on how to sustain the attention of students for a longer time. Discuss practical applications. Many instructors have a tendency to overload students with new information during the final minutes of class. Small Changes in Teaching: The Last 5 Minutes of Class”.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

Faculty Focus

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. As both formative and summative assessments have a distinct purpose, they are used simultaneously in educational settings.

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