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Using data to catalyze and sustain cycles of continuous improvement in teacher preparation

Deans for Impact

Data, when interpreted in context and used appropriately, is a powerful tool for surfacing important trends and issues in education. Download our resources: Data Diagnostic Tool. But access to data doesn’t guarantee action based on that data. Improvement Cycle Framework. Faculty at the University of Missouri-St.

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Enhancing Online Student Learning with Academic Library Services

Faculty Focus

At the same time, with Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT making their way onto the higher education landscape, and search engines such as Google, we wondered if online students still use library services provided by their institutions. In fact, I have never worked in a library. If so, what is most popular?

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Linked in Lessons: Internal & External Tools 

Academic Tech Tips

This blog post is about the Sakai Lessons tool, links to other Sakai tools, VoiceThread, Top Hat, and how to maximize the effectiveness of a course using your Sakai site. You can create a Lessons page for each week (Week 1, Week 2, etc.) or module (Module 1, Module 2, etc.) or any other increment that you use in your class.

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QR Codes for Quick Student Engagement

Faculty Focus

Many times, learning a new educational technology tool is time-consuming. QR codes can be used to share materials with students and to engage students in active learning activities. In this case, I am proposing using technology that we already use in our daily lives and applying it to our classrooms.

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U of California abandons progress and preserves convention (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

After discovering a loophole that could enable enterprising students to earn their degrees without ever stepping foot on campus, the UC now requires undergraduates to earn a minimum of six course credits per quarter (or semester) for three quarters (or two semesters) in courses where at least half of the instruction is in-person on-campus.

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Essential Considerations for Addressing the Possibility of AI-Driven Cheating, Part 2

Faculty Focus

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. I came up with the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool for redesigning assignments so that students will be less likely to turn to AI for cheating. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI.

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Essential Considerations for Addressing the Possibility of AI-Driven Cheating, Part 2

Faculty Focus

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. I came up with the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool for redesigning assignments so that students will be less likely to turn to AI for cheating. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI.