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3 ways to keep your online classroom engaged

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My teaching philosophy is that the content is no longer the commodity. When I was in school, I had to go to school every day because my teachers had all the information and I had to get it from them somehow. Kids these days have access to all the information they could ever ask for at their fingertips, on the internet. .

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

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently stated in an interview that advances in AI will mean the humans will no longer be needed for most things, and stated that doctors and teachers in particular could be replaced by AI (CNBC, 2025). Applied Economics Teaching Resources, 4 (4), 101-111. References Balch, D. 2023, August 25 th ).

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How to hire technology leaders, not followers

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Graph 1: A typical school population before technology is added to enhance learning and teaching. The percentages of teachers in each category will vary, but each group is likely to be represented. The hiring process should reflect this need to have the teaching philosophies of new staff align closely with its vision.

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Five Things to Do During the Grumpy Time of the Semester

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Because we acknowledge that the grumpy time will likely be a time in which energy is lower and engagement wanes, we introduce content that is especially likely to engage our students (and us) during the grumpy time. We contend there are simple strategies to increase our own engagement in our courses (see Saucier et al.,

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

Faculty Focus

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently stated in an interview that advances in AI will mean the humans will no longer be needed for most things, and stated that doctors and teachers in particular could be replaced by AI (CNBC, 2025). Applied Economics Teaching Resources, 4 (4), 101-111. References Balch, D. 2023, August 25 th ).

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We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning

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Experiential learning is on the rise (Roberts & Welton 2022), perhaps because it can be a pathway to increased student engagement. To alleviate some confusion, my goal here is to explain the hallmarks of both applied humanities and experiential learning approaches, as well as what each mode of learning can offer to students.

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Feedback as a Dialogue 

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How have my various experiences influenced my teaching philosophy, and which principles do I rely on to inform my interactions and collaboration with learners? I also engaged in student-teacher conferencing and solicited feedback through stop/start/continue surveys, and I met individually with groups or one-on-one with students.

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