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5 ways to be an innovative online instructor

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In a landscape where online instruction has become more commonplace due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some educators face challenges associated with operating as an online instructor in a virtual environment. The following 5 tips can help you to be an innovative online instructor who engages students: 1.

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What Can College Instructors Offer Their Students in the Age of AI? 

Faculty Focus

As the capacity of AI grows to complete increasingly complex tasks, we (as college instructors) may wonder what we can offer our students in the age of AI. Why College Instructors Matter: A Student’s Perspective I had a conversation with one of my students recently about this exact question. Schoeder, 2024).

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Anthology Sets New Standard in EdTech with Latest Blackboard® LMS Release, Emphasizing AI Literacy, Instructor Efficiency, and Student Success

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This iteration focuses on enhancing AI literacy, improving instructor workflows, and supporting student achievement. It’s a unique way to expose students to generative AI in a responsible and pedagogically-sound way while maintaining instructor oversight. Blackboard Mastery Learning.

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How many teachers are effective reading instructors?

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Only 11 states currently verify that all teacher candidates planning to teach either elementary or special education have learned the most effective methods for teaching children how to read–arguably the most important skill these teachers need, according to new data from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ).

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College Students Are Doing Less Homework. Should Instructors Change How They Assign It?

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Johnson, a writing instructor and chair of the writing center at Madison Colleg “It all sort of feels bundled together,” Cohn says. Instead, college instructors need to change how they assign and communicate their homework assignments. I think there's less willingness to just do the thing because somebody told you to do it.” — Sarah Z.

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

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Time-Lapse History Anna Mills, an English instructor at the College of Marin in Oakland, California, has used process tracking in her writing classes. Can process tracking turn out to be the answer to checking student work for authenticity? It can create a time-lapse video of the documents creation as well.

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Traits of a Successful Online Teacher

Catlin Tucker

Last week, I had the good fortune of stumbling onto John Savery’s article titled “BE VOCAL: Characteristics of Successful Online Instructors” in which he talks about the unique challenges facing teachers who are working with students in the online environment. BE VOCAL: Characteristics of successful online instructors.

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