Faculty Adventures in the AI Learning Frontier: One Professor’s Take

by Jeff Rients, Ph.D. /*! elementor – v3.22.0 – 26-06-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} This week we’re happy to share a video featuring Michael L. Schirmer, who teaches the course Integrative Business Practices in the Fox School of Business. Michael shares his experiences with generative AI both with his students and as part … Continue reading Faculty Adventures in the AI Learning Frontier: One Professor’s Take

Faculty Adventures in the AI Learning Frontier: Assignments and Activities that Address Ethical Considerations of Generative AI Use

by Benjamin Brock, Ph.D and Dana Dawson, Ph.D /*! elementor – v3.20.0 – 11-03-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} In response to our fall 2023 survey on the use of generative AI (GenAI) in the classroom, we received a number of assignments and activities faculty members have designed to tackle the ethical issues raised … Continue reading Faculty Adventures in the AI Learning Frontier: Assignments and Activities that Address Ethical Considerations of Generative AI Use

Faculty Adventures in the AI Learning Frontier: Teaching with Generative AI in Health Sciences Education 

by Jonah Chambers, MA and Cliff Rouder, EdD  /*! elementor – v3.20.0 – 11-03-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} As part of our fall 2023 survey on generative AI (GenAI) in the classroom, we heard back from a wide variety of Temple faculty who teach a broad range of courses. In this installment, we’re … Continue reading Faculty Adventures in the AI Learning Frontier: Teaching with Generative AI in Health Sciences Education 

Faculty Adventures in the AI Learning Frontier: AI and (First Year) Writing

by Jeff Rients /*! elementor – v3.19.0 – 07-02-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} As part of our fall 2023 survey on AI in the classroom, we heard back from a wide variety of Temple faculty who teach a broad range of courses. In this installment, we’re going to take a look at what … Continue reading Faculty Adventures in the AI Learning Frontier: AI and (First Year) Writing

Faculty Adventures in the AI Learning Frontier: Introduction

by Dana Dawson, Ph. D /*! elementor – v3.19.0 – 07-02-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Associate Director’s log, stardate 4616.2. Temple University. While minding our own business over here, someone invented generative AI and made it readily accessible to the people of Earth, which includes our students. We find ourselves in a strange … Continue reading Faculty Adventures in the AI Learning Frontier: Introduction

From OER to Open Pedagogy: Next Frontier in Learning

Steven Bell, Associate University Librarian, Temple University Imagine a jet plane cruising down a road. It’s possible, though a clear case of underutilization of the technology. Now take that imagery and apply it to Open Educational Resources (OER). While they are available for adoption by faculty as learning content, the full potential of OER goes underutilized. … Continue reading From OER to Open Pedagogy: Next Frontier in Learning

Navigating AI: Essential EDvice Exchange Reads for Fall

by Dana Dawson, Ph. D. /*! elementor – v3.22.0 – 26-06-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} With the beginning of the fall semester steadily approaching, you may be pondering how you will address the use of generative AI in your courses. To help with your decision making, AI student guideline drafting as well as … Continue reading Navigating AI: Essential EDvice Exchange Reads for Fall

Another Look at Active Learning: A Blog Series, Part I

Stephanie Laggini Fiore If I had a quarter for every time someone says something to me like “I had 4 years of French in high school and I don’t remember a word of it”, I could pay for a trip to Hawaii right now. As a world language instructor, I hate hearing that. I want … Continue reading Another Look at Active Learning: A Blog Series, Part I

Full Disclosure of the Terms of Success: Nine Things to Tell Your Students

Dana Dawson, Ph.D. In a 1997 essay entitled “For Openers… an Inclusive Course Syllabus,” Terence Collins argues for the importance of what he calls “full disclosure of the terms of success” – making explicit the “befuddling mores, assumptions, work habits, background knowledge, key terms, or other markers of the academic subculture too often left implicit, … Continue reading Full Disclosure of the Terms of Success: Nine Things to Tell Your Students

Using P.I. To Manage A.I. pt. 3: Learning Assessment Techniques That Help Build Students’ Self-efficacy

Cliff Rouder, Ed.D. “I think I can, I think I can,” goes a well-known line from the classic children’s fairytale, The Little Engine that Could. In this blog post we’re going to answer the question, “How can we, as instructors, help our students to “think they can”? In other words, how can we help develop … Continue reading Using P.I. To Manage A.I. pt. 3: Learning Assessment Techniques That Help Build Students’ Self-efficacy