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4 Big Shifts That Can Personalize the Learning Journey

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From traditional activities to authentic work: Moving from isolated academic work environments to providing students opportunities to engage with and contribute to relevant local, national, and international interdisciplinary communities.

Learning 164
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Is ChatGPT the New CliffsNotes?  

Faculty Focus

For example, at the beginning of a tutoring session, the tutor could ask students to review the assignment directions and the instructor’s syllabus. The conversation could go like this: “Let’s log on to the LMS and see if your professor said anything about ChatGPT in the syllabus or assignment directions.”

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Is ChatGPT the New CliffsNotes?  

Faculty Focus

For example, at the beginning of a tutoring session, the tutor could ask students to review the assignment directions and the instructor’s syllabus. The conversation could go like this: “Let’s log on to the LMS and see if your professor said anything about ChatGPT in the syllabus or assignment directions.”

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How to Engage Your Students With the 12-Minute Rule and Quizzes They’re Meant to Fail

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PEEK INSIDE COLLEGE CLASSROOMS: Discover interdisciplinary teaching insights from our growing community of college educators. For me, office hours listed on the plaque outside your door or listed on the first page of the syllabus sends the message, “Here are the hours when I want to see you, students.” Why do you not keep office hours?

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Transforming Adult Students into Scholars

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They’re all adults enrolled in the university’s online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program. The syllabus is structured to inspire confidence and courage. It’s designed for students new to the University of Virginia—but not entirely new to higher education. Yet many of the students want more than that, too.

Students 168
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The Censored and the Curious: Using Banned Books to Foster Connections and Critical Thinking in Freshmen

Faculty Focus

Choose an interdisciplinary topic for broader appeal Freshmen often have not yet decided what their major would be, nor should they! I thought this topic was ripe for discussion, had its roots in many different disciplines, and would interest a variety of students.

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How Remote Learning Subverts Power and Privilege in Higher Education

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Decolonize my syllabus , decolonize my curriculum, decolonize my classroom—for some time now, the term “decolonization” has been the buzzword around campus, as students and certain faculty demand inclusion and diversity in education. This is the time to put “interdisciplinary” ideas into practice by experimenting with new methodologies.

Lecturing 217