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Robots Won’t Replace Instructors, 2 Penn State Educators Argue. Instead, They’ll Help Them Be ‘More Human.’

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It’s a question that some higher education instructors have asked before, and one that two Penn State University educators sought to answer on Wednesday at this year’s EDUCAUSE conference in Denver. An instructor can type in a concept or idea, such as “industrial design,” into the tool his team built, called Eureka!,

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If you can Google it, why teach it?

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Are any of us better than Google as an instructor? Or, is there high-quality feedback that deepens and furthers learning – something arguably Google still does not do? One can wonder how professors justify their classroom design in light of knowing how much teaching and learning is available any time and free of charge on the internet.

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Course-Correcting Mid-Semester: A Three Question Feedback Survey

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When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002).

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It’s Easy to Fake It on the Internet. So Let’s Focus on Authenticity in 2019.

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With the ubiquitousness of the internet, outsourcing everyday tasks—grocery shopping, assembling furniture—requires just the click of a few buttons. The process of producing original work and properly attributing ideas to their sources takes time, and that’s not something instructors and students have a lot of to spare.

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How AI tutoring personalizes learning for students

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Targeted assistance and adaptive feedback AI tutoring systems do an excellent job of delivering customizable support and feedback that align with student patterns in need. AI tutoring systems give students immediate feedback and guidance, addressing these problem areas before they become more severe.

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Course-Correcting Mid-Semester: A Three Question Feedback Survey

Faculty Focus

When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002).

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OpenAI releases ChatGPT teaching guide

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Teaching students about critical thinking: Geetha Venugopal, a high school computer science teacher at the American International School in Chennai, India, likens teaching students about AI tools to teaching students how to use the internet responsibly. How can ChatGPT be used for assessment and feedback?

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