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?The Power of Choice: Why Online Classes Matter to Students

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Group activities, audio-video discussions, and multiple methods of communicating with the instructor created opportunities to interact with their instructor and peers, students said, and increased their sense of belonging.

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California colleges spend millions to catch plagiarism and AI. Is the faulty tech worth it?

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Why would students write anything themselves, instructors wondered, if a chatbot could do it for them? But the technology offers only a shadow of accurate detection: It highlights any matching text, whether properly cited or not; it flags everything that mirrors AI’s writing style, whether a student used AI inappropriately or not.

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Dual Enrollment Numbers Are Rising. Colleges Want Them to Keep Growing.

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The pure confidence-building of doing well and succeeding in a college course, having a college instructor tell you that you can do this, that youre a college student that boost of confidence is one of the first things people will say is the power of these courses, Fink says.

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Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete?

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Moreover, virtual classrooms often utilize a variety of technological tools that enhance interactivity and collaboration. Without face-to-face communication, building relationships with peers and instructors becomes challenging, hindering collaboration and support. Another concern is the varying levels of access to technology.

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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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States Hope Fired Federal Workers Will Flock to Fill Teacher Vacancies

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Despite the doubled-down efforts, by mid-summer, state officials were unable to say whether or not it has yet made a difference in finding new instructors for schools. “I Department of Labor reported that the federal government slashed 69,000 jobs since January, not including employees on paid leave or receiving severance.

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Turnitin charged some California colleges 3 times more for the same plagiarism detector

Cal Matters

This investigation chronicles the dominance of Turnitin, which continues to collect millions of dollars every year from California colleges and universities despite its unsophisticated technology and its demand for a perpetual license to the student work it scans. per pupil for the same technology. That year, UC Berkeley paid $2.11