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Evidence Is Mounting That Calculus Should Be Changed. Will Instructors Heed It?

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At least, that’s according to a randomized study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Science. It’s common for students who are used to learning math from lectures to be reluctant to think critically at first, learning assistants from the study say. Students majoring in biology saw the biggest bump.)

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CoderZ Recognized by SIIA as Best Coding and Computational Thinking Solution

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CoderZ also offers a professional development program that introduces instructors to the concepts of teaching computer science and computational thinking using an online tool. About the CODiE Awards The SIIA CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology’s finest products and services.

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How College Faculty Can Beat the Cheat

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She recalled one instructor who told her that 11 students in her class of 35 turned in the exact same assignment using materials from Course Hero, a website where students can share and access course study materials. Incorporating peer review into their courses. Faculty can also shake up how they assess students. One option?

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How an OER Rookie Dove Deep Into a Zero-Cost Textbook Degree Program

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But it wasn’t until her current gig, serving as an instructor for a course on water supply and demand in California, that she got her feet wet with open educational resources. Water is a unique discipline, it’s not like math or history or communication studies were major publishers put out multitudes of textbooks on,” she says.

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To Leverage Tech in Writing Instruction, This Superintendent Channeled Justin Bieber

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As an educator, Jared Cotton has worn nearly as many hats as Dr. Seuss’s Bartholomew Cubbins—elementary math and science teacher, assistant principal, principal, district director of assessment and accountability, assistant superintendent, superintendent. We feel that writing and math really complement each other,” he says.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

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Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. For instructors serving diverse, often underserved populations, AI raises critical questions: How has it evolved into a pedagogical tool? What are its merits and limitations?

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

Faculty Focus

Faculty developers and instructors can use this framework to harness AI’s potential, ensuring it supports rather than supplants their pedagogical roles. For instructors serving diverse, often underserved populations, AI raises critical questions: How has it evolved into a pedagogical tool? What are its merits and limitations?