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Research points to AI’s growing influence
If you are sitting on the fence, wondering whether to jump into the land of generative AI, take a look at some recent news – and then jump.
Three recently released studies say that workers who used generative AI were substantially more productive than those who didn’t. In two of the studies, the quality of work also improved.
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From summit poll, a list of ways to create community in classes
Peter Felten’s keynote message about building relationships through teaching found a receptive audience at this year’s Teaching Summit.
Felten, a professor of history and assistant provost for teaching and learning at Elon University, shared the stories of students who had made important…
As the academic year begins, think community and connection
In a focus group before the pandemic, I heard some heart-wrenching stories from students.
One was from a young, Black woman who felt isolated and lonely. She mostly blamed herself, but the problems went far beyond her. At one point, she said: “There’s some small classes that I’m in and like, some…
KU Teaching Summit Focuses on Building Classroom Relationships
Peter Felten issued a clear call to action at this year’s Teaching Summit: Connect with students and help them connect with one another.
Felten, executive director of the Center for Engaged Learning and assistant provost for Teaching and Learning at Elon University, delivered the keynote address…
Research points to AI’s growing influence
If you are sitting on the fence, wondering whether to jump into the land of generative AI, take a look at some recent news – and then jump.
Why generative AI is now a must for graduate classes
Instructors have raised widespread concern about the impact of generative artificial intelligence on undergraduate education. As we focus on undergraduate classes, though, we must not lose sight of the profound effect that generative AI is likely to have on graduate education.
We can’t detect our way out of the AI challenge
Not surprisingly, tools for detecting material written by artificial intelligence have created as much confusion as clarity.
Students at several universities say they have been falsely accused of cheating, with accusations delaying graduation for some. Faculty members, chairs, and administrators…
Resources for energy-challenged faculty
The pandemic has taken a heavy mental and emotional toll on faculty members and graduate teaching assistants.
How should we use AI detectors with student writing?
Turnitin walks a fine line between reliability and reality. On the one hand, it says its tool was “verified in a controlled lab environment” and renders scores with 98% confidence. On the other hand, it appears to have a margin of error of plus or minus 15 percentage points.
Shifting grading strategies to improve equity
Martha Oakley couldn’t ignore the data. The statistics about student success in her discipline were damning, and the success rates elsewhere were just as troubling.
Oakley spoke to about 40 faculty and staff members last week at a CTE-sponsored session on using mastery-based grading to make STEM…
Experiential learning helps Linguistics students preserve Native American language
In the world of linguistics, language is a treasure to be preserved and studied. And that's exactly what Phil Duncan and Allard Jongman set out to do with their independent studies class LING 496 in the Spring of 2022.