Author: Sarah S. Learman, Ph.D. – Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support “I see a brown envelope with a printed label in my mailbox. My heart drops. It’s at least six weeks since I finished teaching…. Read moreEnd of Course Feedback: Identifying Actionable Strategies from Student Comments
Author: Gabrielle Likavec – Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support We all put a lot of thought into how we start our classes: developing a syllabus that lays out policies, designing assignments, and preparing lectures… Read moreEnding the Semester on a Positive Note
Authors: By Marnie Roestel and Sarah S. Learman, Ph.D. – Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support In our first article, AI: A New Opportunity for Academic Dishonesty, we learned that the newest Artificial Intelligence tools… Read moreAI in Academia: Exposing Technology-Created Work
By Sarah S. Learman, PhD Overcoming AI Intimidation Artificial Intelligence (AI) text-generating technologies continue to spark concern among higher education faculty and staff nationwide, including those at CMU (Marche, 2023; Nguyen, 2023a; Nguyen, 2022b; Rogers,… Read moreAI in Teaching and Learning: Overcoming Artificial Intelligence Instructional Intimidation.
Jeff Hoyle, Department of Marketing and Hospitality Services Administration I designed ENT 221: Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs for the online format, which includes weekly Webex sessions. I have struggled to increase engagement and participation online,… Read moreFaculty Voices: Increasing Student Engagement using the Lightboard Maker Space
Doug Lapp, Professor of Mathematics & Mathematics Education Since 2010, I have been creating videos to supplement instruction for my classes. Initially, this took the form of air-playing my iPad to my computer and recording… Read moreFaculty Voices: Office Hours LIVE, using the Lightboard Maker Space
Author: Dr. Sarah Learman, Teaching and Learning Consultant, Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Academia? AI text-generating technologies, a “new” method for students to dishonestly complete coursework, has raised concern among higher education faculty… Read moreAI: A New Opportunity for Academic Dishonesty?
Author: Dr. Sarah Learman, Teaching and Learning Consultant, Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support Differentiating between CMU’s now official modality types (as approved by the Academic Senate1) has proven confusing for students and faculty alike. Here, we’d like… Read moreWhat’s your modality? Demystifying HyFlex Courses