Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not new. Instructors can use AI for editing as well. Students and instructors were learning to ask new questions in new ways. A fellow instructor suggested I try audio or video presentation assignments instead. My initial encounters with this rising AI were biased.

Intelligence 111

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 111

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Newark Public Schools wants to see a districtwide expansion of an artificial intelligence tutoring tool after it was piloted at First Avenue School last year, as the district searches for ways to help students catch up from pandemic learning loss. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2024

Some writing instructors worry, though, that the new tools may tempt colleges to rely too heavily on the technology or even eliminate writing centers entirely. At Middlebury, tutors are also trained to navigate AI policies, which can differ among instructors, Giaimo says. So where does AI leave the writing center?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Chelsey McClelland, a third-year social studies teacher at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis who recently completed the ISTE U course Artificial Intelligence Explorations for Educators. The instructor was really supportive. EdSurge: Why did you decide to take the ISTE U AI course?

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Teachers Intelligence Essay Social Studies 207

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Similar concerns have prompted community colleges to reconsider their own versions of entrance assessments: the placement tests they’ve traditionally used to determine whether students are “ready” for college-level learning or should instead start their pursuit of higher education in remedial math or English classes. The algorithm worked.

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Exams English Math Instructors 174

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many. AI can considerably improve engagement in the classroom (A. Huang et al.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2021

Created to bridge the gap between introductory game-based curriculum and advanced computer science, Blackbird was built to enable students and teachers to learn real-world coding skills in an intelligent and encouraging educational environment. It can be administered by either non-technical or technically-trained instructors and parents.

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Instructors Education Science Feedback 148

Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2023

He points to research that shows that some students learn better from male instructors, while others learn better from female ones. He says initial results show that students responded more positively to computer-generated instructors that read as female.

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Lecturing Instructors English Textbooks 191

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Most of those teachers taught English or social studies, where the applications of chatbots are more obvious. Artificial intelligence will supply every student on the planet a talented personal tutor and every teacher an amazing teaching assistant, Khan has said. At the moment, though, precisely what that looks like differs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Improved Writing Quality For many students, especially those learning English as a second language, AI technologies are essential for language and writing improvement. This technique guarantees that while AI supports and streamlines writing, instructors guide and analyze student growth.

Essay 187

Essay Writing Plagiarism Ethics 187

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many. AI can considerably improve engagement in the classroom (A. Huang et al.

Instructors 98

Instructors Disabilities Ethics English 98

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2019

Around 6 o’clock on a fall morning in 2018, Jordan sat down at her desk, donned her headset, and logged in to her account with VIPKid , a Beijing-based company that connects native English-speaking teachers like her with children in China for live, online video lessons. Then the marathon began. billion industry by 2022.

Teaching 167

Teaching English Instructors Culture 167

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era for community college education, presenting both exciting possibilities and complex challenges. While AI-powered tools offer potential to enhance teaching and learning, concerns about AI replacing human instructors have sparked a complex debate.

Ethics 111

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era for community college education, presenting both exciting possibilities and complex challenges. While AI-powered tools offer potential to enhance teaching and learning, concerns about AI replacing human instructors have sparked a complex debate.

Ethics 111

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As the chief technology officer and assistant dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Education, Paul Kim spends more time than most pondering how artificial intelligence (AI) can impact education. EdSurge: How Much Artificial Intelligence Should There Be in the Classroom? Forbes: Now, AI Makes Online Courses Even Smarter.

Teachers 167

Teachers Intelligence Coaching Failure 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2025

How should teaching change for a group of students whose studies and social lives were disrupted by COVID-19 (and instructors who had a crash-course in online teaching)? Two English professors have outlined a vision of restrained generative AI, and theyve built a software tool to test their idea for using technology to turn notes into prose.

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Disabilities Instructors Teaching Methods Writing 184

Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

A person with a growth mindset views one’s position, intelligence, talents, and abilities as being controllable and learnable; a person with a fixed mindset views such traits as being unchangeable (Dweck 2008). Amy Winger is an online instructor for the University of Phoenix. Prior to that, she taught English at the secondary level.

Instructors 111

Instructors English Lecturing Motivation 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. In a comparison of student English essays by NS and NNS of French origin, Granger and Tyson (1996) found that NNS were far less likely to use a term such as “instead” in their writing. Kuswoyo et al.

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Essay English Lecturing Writing 126

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles.

Faculty Development 91

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 91

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

The sudden-seeming pervasiveness of AI has even led to faculty workshop “safe spaces” this summer, where instructors can figure out how to use algorithms. But while that may sound like typical Silicon Valley hype, the education system is taking it seriously. And so far, AI is shaking things up. At the moment, more research is needed.

Education 194

Education Disabilities Instructors English 194

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Higher-order thinking skills are essential for success, so we should use edtech to drive that thinking Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the education landscape. Here are their thoughts, and ours: Three Rules of the New Digital Classroom 1. We also recognize the value of reaching teachers where they are in their workflow.

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Skills Students Assignments Essay 212

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles.

Faculty Development 87

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 87

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2018

Eight education startups are among them, and all but one are focused on helping learners develop chops in programming and artificial intelligence technology. Edwin Edwin is an AI-powered English tutor. Brady has now overseen 11 cohorts of education technology startups over the past seven years.

Educational Technologies 150

Educational Technologies Technology Education Instructors 150

Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

A person with a growth mindset views one’s position, intelligence, talents, and abilities as being controllable and learnable; a person with a fixed mindset views such traits as being unchangeable (Dweck 2008). Amy Winger is an online instructor for the University of Phoenix. Prior to that, she taught English at the secondary level.

Instructors 98

Instructors English Lecturing Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. In a comparison of student English essays by NS and NNS of French origin, Granger and Tyson (1996) found that NNS were far less likely to use a term such as “instead” in their writing. Kuswoyo et al.

Essay 111

Essay English Lecturing Writing 111

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. Often, there are suggestions on what AI can do, but instructors might struggle with figuring out how to use it effectively.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

The consideration that one lacks the necessary intelligence for proceeding with initiative is usually the beginning of a downward trajectory. The common factor of crucial importance in the above theories of learning is that cognition and intelligence were malleable as affected by emotional states. I solved everyone’s problems.

Teaching 116

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 116

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

As much as Writable aims to make the feedback process more efficient, learning to become a strong writer ultimately involves dialogue and debate with peers, says Troy Hicks, an English professor at Central Michigan University who advises the company. Writable is also available for standalone purchase for $5 to $7 per student per year.

Writing 112

Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 112

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

Children, often known to trust and befriend innate objects, can find themselves even confiding in social robots, risking situations where the robot could lack the emotional intelligence to provide adequate responses. In addition, robots can store data and information about children.

Ethics 84

Ethics Intelligence English Attention 84

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While many colleges and universities make use of an embedded instructor model—in which a qualified high school faculty member uses a rigorous college curriculum to teach students—other models send faculty to high schools or enroll dual credit students directly on-campus in non-dual credit courses.

Instructors 122

Instructors Peer Review High School High School 122

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. Often, there are suggestions on what AI can do, but instructors might struggle with figuring out how to use it effectively.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2024

In the first part, I introduced you to the translation process, the instructor-translator relationship, and the before, during, and after elements of the process. Group discussions are a good use of time, especially if the visiting instructor eavesdrops with the help of the translator. In most cases this is not the case.

Teaching 110

Teaching Lecturing Language Languages 110

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While many colleges and universities make use of an embedded instructor model—in which a qualified high school faculty member uses a rigorous college curriculum to teach students—other models send faculty to high schools or enroll dual credit students directly on-campus in non-dual credit courses.

Instructors 111

Instructors Peer Review High School High School 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2024

In the first part, I introduced you to the translation process, the instructor-translator relationship, and the before, during, and after elements of the process. Group discussions are a good use of time, especially if the visiting instructor eavesdrops with the help of the translator. In most cases this is not the case.

Teaching 110

Teaching Lecturing Language Languages 110

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

The consideration that one lacks the necessary intelligence for proceeding with initiative is usually the beginning of a downward trajectory. The common factor of crucial importance in the above theories of learning is that cognition and intelligence were malleable as affected by emotional states. I solved everyone’s problems.

Teaching 98

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 98

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

Even the English language is changing and evolving faster than it ever has in its history.There are at least three important consequence of this new reality for education:We find ourselves needing to retool and upskill throughout our careers and lives in order to stay productive and relevant.

Education 133

Education Knowledge History Science 133

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In my mind, it is an ethical obligation to prepare every instructor and student to write and learn critically with AI. Leslie Bruce earned her PhD in English from USC and her BS in Zoology from CSU Long Beach. She’s taught composition and literature in California State University, Fullerton’s Department of English since 2007.

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Learning Ethics Writing Critical Thinking 116