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Beyond formulas: Embracing complexity in writing instruction

eSchool News

High-stakes standardized assessment has led to a focus on compliance, production, and quality control, which has encouraged the use of formulas to simplify and standardize writing instruction, the student writing produced, and the process of evaluation of student work. Beyond the five-paragraph essay. References Campbell, K.

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5 Steps to Update Assignments to Foster Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in an AI Age

Faculty Focus

We can provide the guidance students want, embed analysis and evaluation into our assignments to get at that all-important critical thinking, and nudge students toward integrity. One promising solution to the triple challenge of fostering critical thinking, meaningful learning, and academic integrity is to double down on transparency.

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My Journey in Alternative Grading: From Curiosity to Clarity

Faculty Focus

In my more recent students evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations at the beginning of the semester. In evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations better.

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5 Steps to Update Assignments to Foster Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in an AI Age

Faculty Focus

We can provide the guidance students want, embed analysis and evaluation into our assignments to get at that all-important critical thinking, and nudge students toward integrity. One promising solution to the triple challenge of fostering critical thinking, meaningful learning, and academic integrity is to double down on transparency.

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Catch them Learning: A Pathway to Academic Integrity in the Age of AI

Cult of Pedagogy

Evaluating the detectability of AI-generated texts among student essays. My AI experiment: how many students can beat detection software? Tes Magazine. link] Fleckenstein, J., Keller, S. Kller, O., & Mller, J. Do teachers spot AI? Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence , 6 , 100209. link] Frontier, T.

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Teaching Without a Self

Faculty Focus

It is natural to view students as a means to ends such as low DFW rates , good student evaluations, tenure, or a paycheck. In *Collected Essays* (Ed.). In this mode, the professor’s authority, preferences, expertise, and goals (“learning outcomes”), even body, take center stage. This perspective is not inherently bad. 1932/2022).

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Teaching Without a Self

Faculty Focus

It is natural to view students as a means to ends such as low DFW rates , good student evaluations, tenure, or a paycheck. In *Collected Essays* (Ed.). In this mode, the professor’s authority, preferences, expertise, and goals (“learning outcomes”), even body, take center stage. This perspective is not inherently bad. 1932/2022).