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Professors Try ‘Restrained AI’ Approach to Help Teach Writing

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When ChatGPT emerged a year and half ago, many professors immediately worried that their students would use it as a substitute for doing their own written assignments — that they’d click a button on a chatbot instead of doing the thinking involved in responding to an essay prompt themselves. And it’s still a concern.

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College ‘Deserts’ Disproportionately Deter Black and Hispanic Students from Higher Ed

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The results are particularly important at a time when more colleges are struggling to remain open , says Riley Acton, an assistant professor of economics at Miami University in Ohio and one of the researchers who worked on the new study. “If

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Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus

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But since the COVID-19 pandemic forced instructors around the world to try online education, something unexpected has happened: Professors have found that there are some online teaching methods that work better than what can be done in the limits of a physical classroom. None of our class time was given to me delivering lectures.

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11 Online Resources About Physics

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She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice , CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days.

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Want to Find Highly-Engaged Students at 4-year Colleges? Look at Transfer Students.

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And that might be more pronounced coming out of the pandemic, when professors around the country say students are more likely to skip classes or be watching TikTok or be preoccupied by other distractions during class. Sign up for our newsletters. Listen to the episode on Spotify , Apple Podcasts or on the player below.

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Digital Citizenship Resources–Lots of Them

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She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, Amazon Vine Voice, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today , and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days.

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New AI Tools Are Promoted As Study Aids for Students. Are They Doing More Harm Than Good?

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Even professors and colleges that have adopted AI policies may need to rethink them in light of these new types of capabilities. As two professors put it in a recent op-ed , “Your AI Policy Is Already Obsolete.” “A

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