eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Putting ChatGPT on trial I first became aware of ChatGPT last February when I began reading mind-blowing comments of several progressive educators. Going from zero to hero Just days before our fall semester started, I learned that I’d been assigned mythology—a subject I’d not taught before and one without a syllabus. We can’t run away.

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English Syllabus Intelligence Assignments 333

eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

With understanding and tailored approaches, educators can create a supportive environment for these learners. When students are uncertain about when they’ll be called upon or what is expected in a reading or writing task, anxiety builds. For writing, dictation software can also be invaluable.

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Reading Syllabus Learning Intelligence 300

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini, DALL-E, and Meta AI has created a pressing new challenge for educators: defining academic integrity in the age of AI. A student used ChatGPT to write their conclusion word-for-word, but they cited ChatGPT as a source. W hen are GenAI tools allowed (or not allowed)?

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Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

Expression : This allows students to demonstrate their understanding in various ways, such as through drawing, writing, and more. E-learning via web-based platforms has become so important in order to give teachers and students flexibility with educational resources and the ability to collaborate anywhere.

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Learning Syllabus Universal Design Quizzes 300

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

To help cultivate responsible decision-making in classrooms, educators should consider the following questions: How can I help students evaluate situations to identify the potential benefits and consequences of different decisions? family, peers, school, community) ( CASEL ). Responsible Decision-Making. Click to copy.

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Learning Syllabus Evaluation Discussions 370

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Someone who wants to live out my values in practice There is a key difference between an educator saying they want to meet the needs of diverse learners and that instructor actually taking the actions that would meet that goal. When you go back and revisit your writing on the subject, how well does it align with your beliefs now?

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Syllabus Teaching Beliefs Instructors 155

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This is a key consideration as I continue refining my courses for future educators. After a semester where I threw out the syllabus, I was left with an inspiring question: How can I make my future courses more practical and still keep the academic writing and the academic requirements intact?

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Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 273

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2019

It’s called the Open Syllabus Project , and this week its leaders released a new version of their tool that analyzes assignment lists from more than six million syllabi. While the collection doesn’t represent a complete picture of higher education (the U.S. A project run out of Columbia University is working to do just that.

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Syllabus Assignments History Knowledge 167

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Key points : Today’s students will undoubtedly encounter generative AI in their careers Two higher-ed instructors have designed a guide for using generative AI in life design and career education See related article: A scholar’s embrace of ChatGPT-4 Innovations that have transformed education have often been met with skepticism.

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Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 335

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2024

In “Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding-Glass Doors,” Rudine Sims Bishop proposes that educators consider the relationship between reader and texts as possible "mirrors" and "windows," highlighting reader identities and experiences through critical discovery. Then, I ask students the following questions: Who writes the stories?

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Syllabus English Learning Students 195

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

(Fellowship of Educators for Equity and Diversity), a nonprofit that aims to attract and retain teachers of color in urban schools across Rhode Island. was one of five new startups launched during Startup Weekend Education in Providence ( SWeduPVD ), an event last week hosted by the Highlander Institute in collaboration with 4.0

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Culture Education Syllabus Attention 167

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2025

As first-year writing professors at community colleges, if we don’t meet this moment with intention, we will leave our most vulnerable students behind. The AI’s clarity helped me understand the syllabus better than just reading it on my own.” This knowledge gap? It’s not just technological. And it’s growing wider by the day.

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English Syllabus Ethics Students 147

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

EdSurge recently spoke with four educators to see what they were most excited about. I think the phenomena of the infographic syllabus has been an effort by many teachers to make that document more accessible, more real,” she explains. “We My colleague turned our syllabus into an infographic using a not-free, not-collaborative tool.

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Syllabus Teachers Course Outline English 167

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini, DALL-E, and Meta AI has created a pressing new challenge for educators: defining academic integrity in the age of AI. A student used ChatGPT to write their conclusion word-for-word, but they cited ChatGPT as a source. W hen are GenAI tools allowed (or not allowed)?

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2020

So researchers hoping to engineer better teaching and learning systems are working to unlock a new level of education efficiency by creating AI tools that make it easier for almost anyone to build an AI tutor. “We Online education tends to be widely accessible, but online course completion rates are low.

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Teaching Intelligence Syllabus Learning 215

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2021

Since I write about education and tech, I wondered if there were applications in the world that EdSurge covers. My first step, naturally, was to reach out to an educator who knows the NFT space. And that includes in education. That fun factor has been embraced by other education groups as well.

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Textbooks Education Syllabus Writing 197

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Even the term “general education,” as the curriculum is called at that point, feels generic—and almost like a commodity. Schubert speaks the language of both higher education and business. I think that education—and no one seems to want to admit this—education just takes time, and that just takes people and labor.

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Education Syllabus Faculty Development Communication 158

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2020

For some educators that sudden shift led to some soul searching about what college teaching was all about. In her syllabus written before the pandemic, she had planned a final exam with a series of physics problems for students to work out. The students weren’t the only ones with some anxiety about this idea.

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Exams Essay Syllabus Questions 180

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

One big barrier to sustaining education via remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic has been students’ unequal access to advanced technology tools. But educators who want to make sure they reach every student don’t have to resort to mailing printed worksheets. Of course, these programs may take significant time to develop.

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Distance Learning Syllabus Internet Learning 212

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2019

I am a former high-tech executive with an MBA, turned severe special needs elementary educator, mother of 7 (4 in college, 3 in high school) who is looking at that next step in my career. I have created what I’m calling my “prep syllabus” and hope to set a solid foundation for myself. Thanks so much!

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Syllabus Writing Schools Research Methods 135

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. At this point, I still have not reviewed the syllabus with them and instead begin a community building activity.

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Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 115

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

But this year, with the arrival of the World Cup, I came prepared, and my students knew it when they saw our sports journalism unit built into the syllabus on the first day. So when educators returned to teach in the fall, what did those conversations and units look like? Are these days blocked off for the World Cup?!” they exclaimed.

English 200

English Culture Syllabus Writing 200

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

In other words, rather than just watching how students click, generative AI tools like ChatGPT make it possible for educators to create simulations of students that embody different profiles — say, a first-generation student or a student struggling in a certain subject — and see what happens when they encounter material in college courses.

Intelligence 211

Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 211

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

In spring 2021, inspired by feedback from students, I redesigned my two undergraduate education courses as blended learning courses. As we look to the future of higher education, blended learning might be the model students need as they navigate an ever-changing and ever-challenging world. Nurse education today, 82 , 51-57.

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Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 132

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

We may not have a storefront window to attract attention, but we do have something that students see before the start of the semester that can grab their attention, set the tone, and get them excited about entering the class…your syllabus! Exhibit 2: Thompson’s Barbie themed class syllabus (Spring 2024). Let Them Play! Stay Playful!

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Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

We may not have a storefront window to attract attention, but we do have something that students see before the start of the semester that can grab their attention, set the tone, and get them excited about entering the class…your syllabus! Exhibit 2: Thompson’s Barbie themed class syllabus (Spring 2024). Let Them Play! Stay Playful!

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Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Let’s examine the characteristics of online education and how they both enable and constrain learning, plus consider tips for how advisors can help students resolve these tensions. While “on the fly” logging in can work well for some course responsibilities, many assignments require focused blocks of time to think and write.

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Online Learning Instructors Coaching Mobile Devices 187

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. Introductions and low-stake interactions in the syllabus, in your communications, and in class can reduce intimidation and help students get ready to learn. How do they feel in your class?

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Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

For many educators, the term “virtual reality” may seem like an oxymoron—a tantalizing idea with promise and potential that has yet to materialize in the classroom. Educators must break down their motivation for using virtual or augmented reality,” he said. I am gathering information together before I create a syllabus.

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Schools Syllabus Writing Discussions 163

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The industrial model of education is failing. Another student, Warren, had a passion and needed substantial time to work on a project on integrated service learning aimed at educating peers and younger students on issues of diversity and inclusiveness, specifically aimed at LGBTQ+ anti-bullying. And nearly every day he writes.

Learning 166

Learning Syllabus Social Studies Students 166

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work. But we have a legal obligation to cover the syllabus. Cover the syllabus later. I am happy to discuss in more detail—email me!—but

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Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 110

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into higher education is increasingly common, presenting new opportunities and challenges for educators and institutions. These insights highlight the diverse experiences and perspectives on AI in higher education.

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Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. At this point, I still have not reviewed the syllabus with them and instead begin a community building activity.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work. But we have a legal obligation to cover the syllabus. Cover the syllabus later. I am happy to discuss in more detail—email me!—but

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Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

I'm thinking about education in particular. They weren't writing checks, funds were underwater, so Lean was designed for a time when you needed to optimize your cash and make sure that everything had some evidence and probability of success. Back to your question about how does it apply to education. Well, it certainly depends.

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Education Failure Syllabus Motivation 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Trusting students does not mean ignoring accountability; it means designing courses, policies, and practices that build their confidence and skills while treating them as equal partners in their education. Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 116