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Feb. 2, 2023Rethinking Research Papers, and Other Responses to ChatGPT
I share questions, concerns, and ideas on how faculty members are adapting to AI in the classroom. -
Jan. 26, 2023
When the Cat Destroys Your Sweater, Knit Something New
For more than two years, professors have tried to get back to pre-pandemic teaching. Maybe that’s why students and professors are feeling so frustrated. -
Jan. 19, 2023
What Really Helps With Burnout? A New Project Investigates.
A group of experts is creating actionable ideas to help campuses better support staff and faculty members. -
Jan. 12, 2023
How Can STEM Instructors Show Students They Belong?
Pushed by its graduate students to build a more welcoming climate for Black students, a department created a tool kit for inclusive and antiracist instruction. -
Jan. 5, 2023
Will ChatGPT Change the Way You Teach?
Instructors are already testing out these large language models. Students are, too. -
Dec. 15, 2022
Flexibility, Disengagement, and Other Top Topics of 2022
We look back on the themes that resonated most with readers this year. -
Dec. 8, 2022
The Case for Ending the Term With Nothing New, Just Review
Don’t introduce any new material, says one professor. Instead, review and reassess. -
Dec. 1, 2022
How Instructors Are Rethinking Late Work
Pandemic teaching pushed many professors to be more flexible about deadlines. Our colleague reports on how that’s shaking out now. -
Nov. 17, 2022
How Students Can Help Create More Accessible Courses
A project at the University of Texas at Austin showed professors how to make an inclusive classroom for students with disabilities. -
Nov. 10, 2022
Flipping a Class Helps — but Not for the Reason You’d Think
A new meta-analysis complicates the picture on flipping the classroom and proposes an alternative approach.
