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Flip Your Back-to-School Night

Catlin Tucker

Quick Introduction – My Teaching Philosophy. I introduce myself to parents and share my teaching philosophy. I explain why I believe it’s important to place students at the center of learning in the classroom and how I use blended learning strategies and technology to create a student-centered learning experience.

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

Faculty Focus

I admit that I did not have the most thoughtful or eloquent answer as I discussed trying to keep up with advances, to recognize the utility of AI, but also to continue to foster critical thinking skills in my students. He told me that he uses ChatGPT all the time (and he is not alone among students in doing so; Kichizo Terry, 2023).

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How to hire technology leaders, not followers

eSchool News

This article discusses sculpting the staffing mix of an organization. In the past, schools were reasonably homogenous in their approach to teaching. The hiring process should reflect this need to have the teaching philosophies of new staff align closely with its vision. How can sculpting occur?

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Feedback as a Dialogue 

Faculty Focus

How have my various experiences influenced my teaching philosophy, and which principles do I rely on to inform my interactions and collaboration with learners? I also wanted to ensure that I discussed personal experiences in relation to course content. online chat, discussion boards). Lastly, I communicated consistently.

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Five Things to Do During the Grumpy Time of the Semester

Faculty Focus

2022 for a discussion of the empathetic course design perspective). We work hard to proactively and intentionally infuse empathy in our courses and to understand and help our students through the challenges they may be facing. We contend there are simple strategies to increase our own engagement in our courses (see Saucier et al.,

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

Faculty Focus

I admit that I did not have the most thoughtful or eloquent answer as I discussed trying to keep up with advances, to recognize the utility of AI, but also to continue to foster critical thinking skills in my students. He told me that he uses ChatGPT all the time (and he is not alone among students in doing so; Kichizo Terry, 2023).

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We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning

Faculty Focus

Experiential learning is on the rise (Roberts & Welton 2022), perhaps because it can be a pathway to increased student engagement. To alleviate some confusion, my goal here is to explain the hallmarks of both applied humanities and experiential learning approaches, as well as what each mode of learning can offer to students.