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New AI Tools Are Promoted As Study Aids for Students. Are They Doing More Harm Than Good?

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Once upon a time, educators worried about the dangers of CliffsNotes — study guides that rendered great works of literature as a series of bullet points that many students used as a replacement for actually doing the reading. Today, that sure seems quaint. Has this person used AI when there was a ban in the class?”

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Recovering Student Engagement at Mid-course Time

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Unlike the end-of-semester feedback, when gathering formative feedback on what’s helping or hindering student learning might be too late, mid-term analysis of our teaching and student learning may help motivate students and enhance their learning. as an example, let’s look at teaching with case studies. Sound familiar?

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

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A case study from a California community college illustrates these principles in action. Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. Davidson, 2021; Pritts, 2023) to position AI as a partner in faculty development.

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Taking You Higher: Don’t Miss These 40+ Higher-Ed Events Happening in 2019-2020

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Many college students travel to study and grow. The higher education landscape is dotted with opportunities to connect with and learn from fellow colleagues, faculty, developers and entrepreneurs, all working on new ideas and tools to support teaching and learning. So why shouldn’t you? Yep—about every six months!

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Is It Time to Rethink the Traditional Grading System?

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You would go to a university and you would study for four years, and you'd go to lectures and go to your discussion groups. All human learning that's significant is based on feedback loops, except in school. All human learning that's significant is based on feedback loops, except in school. dissertation defenses we have now.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

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A case study from a California community college illustrates these principles in action. Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. Davidson, 2021; Pritts, 2023) to position AI as a partner in faculty development.

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It Makes a Difference When Teachers Care

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Two recent studies, both asking different research questions and using different methodologies, offer still more evidence that the relationship between teachers and students is an integral part of the learning experience. They valued being able to exchange ideas with professors and the constructive feedback some teachers provided.

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