Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2020

So researchers hoping to engineer better teaching and learning systems are working to unlock a new level of education efficiency by creating AI tools that make it easier for almost anyone to build an AI tutor. “We The teacher teaches one ‘student,’ and the computer teaches all the rest,” Koedinger says.

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Teaching Intelligence Syllabus Learning 214

eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

When students are uncertain about when they’ll be called upon or what is expected in a reading or writing task, anxiety builds. Introduce different modalities and tools: Tailor your teaching techniques. For writing, dictation software can also be invaluable. To avoid this, always lay out a clear agenda.

Reading 306

Reading Syllabus Learning Intelligence 306

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Impressively, the librarians also fielded questions, addressing ethical considerations of AI, detailing the importance of vocabulary when it comes to writing powerful prompts, and reminding students that they need to be thinkers themselves and not just settle for what ChatGPT generates. Now create a syllabus, complete with readings.”

English 337

English Syllabus Intelligence Assignments 337

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

Expression : This allows students to demonstrate their understanding in various ways, such as through drawing, writing, and more. Representation : This ensures that learners have the appropriate environment to learn, regardless of their background or abilities.

Learning 306

Learning Syllabus Universal Design Quizzes 306

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. A student used ChatGPT to write their conclusion word-for-word, but they cited ChatGPT as a source.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2015

With that in mind, certain strategies, tips, and guidelines have been proven to help instructors begin what can seem like an overwhelming task—teaching a course without ever even needing to physically see her students. Prepare syllabus and assignment due dates carefully and well in advance so that students know what to expect and when.

Education 279

Education Syllabus Instructors Feedback 279

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Here’s an inconvenient truth about inclusive teaching: there are no quick fixes. Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. It’s inconvenient because faculty are stressed. A quick-guide on how to respond to microaggressions.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2019

It’s called the Open Syllabus Project , and this week its leaders released a new version of their tool that analyzes assignment lists from more than six million syllabi. We can now let faculty take credit for the work they’ve produced that has teaching applications,” he added. But version 2.0, million authors assigned in the syllabi.

Syllabus 166

Syllabus Assignments History Knowledge 166

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2024

Then, I ask students the following questions: Who writes the stories? We then use these responses to solidify the course syllabus as a living document that prioritizes the voices and narratives absent from their previous experiences in the English department. Who is missing from the stories? Who benefits from the stories?

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Syllabus English Learning Students 187

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It can handle a variety of language tasks, including answering questions, writing essays, generating creative content, offering explanations, giving advice, and engaging in natural-sounding conversations” (as explained by ChatGPT itself). What is ChatGPT? See our ChatGPT Prompting Guide for Life Design + Career Education.

Ethics 339

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 339

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

And he wanted to shake things up in his teaching after noticing how hard it was for him to not reach for his phone while reading—a habit that his students said they also struggled with. His answer is simply class participation, plus in-class and take-home writing assignments. It’s pervasive. This is also a [socioeconomic] class issue.

Reading 161

Reading Teaching Lecturing Syllabus 161

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall. The tools are coming fast, though.

Lecturing 215

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 215

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

When I started as an adjunct faculty member, I had no teaching experience. I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. These are three essential things that adjunct faculty (and all faculty) need to know about teaching when getting started.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Here’s an inconvenient truth about inclusive teaching: there are no quick fixes. Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. It’s inconvenient because faculty are stressed. A quick-guide on how to respond to microaggressions.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. A student used ChatGPT to write their conclusion word-for-word, but they cited ChatGPT as a source.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

When I started as an adjunct faculty member, I had no teaching experience. I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. These are three essential things that adjunct faculty (and all faculty) need to know about teaching when getting started.

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2020

For some educators that sudden shift led to some soul searching about what college teaching was all about. That was the case with Stephanie Bailey, an assistant professor at Chapman University who was teaching an introductory physics course in the spring covering concepts like electricity and magnetism.

Exams 171

Exams Essay Syllabus Writing 171

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Cavazos , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Ryan McBride , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Key Statement: Student-faculty partnerships can foster asset-based approaches in teaching and learning that challenge implicit linguistic bias and enhance students’ linguistically diverse resources. 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020).

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The official corrected the mistake by writing down the time Ruiz had told him. Use strategies that support integrity, maximize learning, and minimize cheating As I argue in my book AI with Intention , if we want students to use AI tools with integrity, we must teach them how. Writing and reasoning get better with feedback and effort.

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 88

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

But this year, with the arrival of the World Cup, I came prepared, and my students knew it when they saw our sports journalism unit built into the syllabus on the first day. So when educators returned to teach in the fall, what did those conversations and units look like? Are these days blocked off for the World Cup?!” they exclaimed.

English 194

English Culture Syllabus Writing 194

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

After years of teaching, I noticed how often students carried academic, emotional, and personal burdens without sharing them. From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition.

Disabilities 54

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 54

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2019

The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. I have created what I’m calling my “prep syllabus” and hope to set a solid foundation for myself. I would love to get your feedback on what should be in my "prep syllabus” and how to make that transition. Thanks so much!

Syllabus 134

Syllabus Writing Schools Research Methods 134

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

But the experiment points to interesting possibilities — and raises ethical questions — about how the latest AI tech might be used to improve teaching. While Arizona State hasn’t created virtual students, it recently announced a big commitment to experimenting with AI to improve its teaching.

Intelligence 211

Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 211

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. At this point, I still have not reviewed the syllabus with them and instead begin a community building activity.

Student Engagement 116

Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 116

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

We may not have a storefront window to attract attention, but we do have something that students see before the start of the semester that can grab their attention, set the tone, and get them excited about entering the class…your syllabus! Exhibit 2: Thompson’s Barbie themed class syllabus (Spring 2024). Let Them Play!

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

We may not have a storefront window to attract attention, but we do have something that students see before the start of the semester that can grab their attention, set the tone, and get them excited about entering the class…your syllabus! Exhibit 2: Thompson’s Barbie themed class syllabus (Spring 2024). Let Them Play!

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on August 8, 2022 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! I probably shouldn’t admit this, but when I was just beginning my teaching career, I had one clear goal on the first day of class: scare the living crap out of my students.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2023

As a faculty member in a graduate program in educational leadership, I underestimated how the pandemic would impact my teaching—and change the way I approached pedagogy and implemented learner-centered practices. This lighthearted, quirky comedy became the basis for the four critical lessons I learned while teaching through the pandemic.

Teaching 119

Teaching Assignments Syllabus Counselling 119

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018 Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. Teaching Within the Rhythms of the Semester. All rights reserved. Wiggins, G. &

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 111

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

The tests will be device-agnostic, meaning students will be able to complete them at home using computers, tablets or mobile phones , or even write their responses by hand and take a photo of them to submit. That’s the approach the College Board is taking this spring with its adapted AP exams.

Distance Learning 210

Distance Learning Syllabus Internet Learning 210

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

When we approach teaching from this perspective, we move away from punitive measures, fear-based management, and skepticism about students honesty. Collaborative syllabus design: During the first class, engage students in setting community and classroom norms and goals. 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on August 8, 2022 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! I probably shouldn’t admit this, but when I was just beginning my teaching career, I had one clear goal on the first day of class: scare the living crap out of my students.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Discussions Beliefs Questions 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. The class was a required course in my field that I would go on to be responsible for teaching as a graduate student and, later, as a professor. Faculty may be overloaded with other teaching, research, and service requirements.

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 131

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

As generative AI evolves rapidly, it is essential to explore and discuss its impact on teaching and learning for both faculty and students. We also asked faculty who were using AI to share how it impacted their teaching and learning. It’s like having a teaching assistant that never sleeps!

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

We broke down the core conversations at the symposium into five ways educators could begin conceptualizing, teaching and using new reality in the classrooms—possibly making you the new ‘expert’ on virtual and augmented reality in your school. How do you teach something you don’t know,” asks Kelly. “We

Schools 165

Schools Syllabus Writing Discussions 165

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Within the Providence Public School District, nearly 92 percent of students are people of color while the teaching force is almost 80 percent white. Christopher Emdin’s book, “ For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood. Our cities are growing in diversity at an exponential rate, but our teacher workforce is not.

Culture 167

Culture Education Syllabus Attention 167

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018 Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. Teaching Within the Rhythms of the Semester. All rights reserved. Wiggins, G. &

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Syllabus Exams Course Outline Attention 100