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

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In our experiences, institutions that have a history of serving local students through face-to-face classes may be more likely to miss why offering online classes enables an important part of their mission. At CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI), we serve a diverse student population of local residents.

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Teaching Without a Self

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Earlier in my teaching career, my first-day-of-class deck included a slide about my professional and personal history to build trust and transparency. Without the constant need to defend or assert one’s ego (our preferences and aversions), the instructor’s attention can open to what is happening in the room or on the screen.

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75 8th Grade Writing Prompts Students Can’t Resist Responding to

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10 Informative 8th Grade Writing Prompts When you assign informative writing prompts to your 8th grade class, you’re letting them be the instructors! Practice writing skills based on the CCSS for history and social studies and your 8th grade history curriculum with tailored prompts. Does AI count as a school tutor?

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Teaching Without a Self

Faculty Focus

Earlier in my teaching career, my first-day-of-class deck included a slide about my professional and personal history to build trust and transparency. Without the constant need to defend or assert one’s ego (our preferences and aversions), the instructor’s attention can open to what is happening in the room or on the screen.

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Will Online Ever Conquer Higher Ed?

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Much of that poor history comes from for-profit providers, since they were among the first to go online in a big way, attracting wads of Wall Street cash that let them quickly expand to enroll millions of students. “Online education has a troubled past,” recalled Phil Hill, edtech consultant at MindWires. “In

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Should Instructors Ask Students to Show Document Histories to Guard Against AI Cheating?

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As teachers and professors look for ways to guard against the use of AI to cheat on homework, many have started asking students to share the history of their online documents to check for signs that a bot did the writing. Can process tracking turn out to be the answer to checking student work for authenticity?

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Interactive Field Trips Offered to Educators for Black History Month, President’s Day, Women’s History Month and Earth Day

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In preparation for several upcoming significant historical, cultural and societal events, the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) has curated a list of live, interactive virtual field trips that educators can access to enrich discussions surrounding Black History Month, President’s Day, Women’s History Month and Earth Day.

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