Thinking Beyond AI in College: How English Major Students Can Explore Literature through Geography

English literature classrooms in universities across the globe are grappling with an unprecedented technological force, which is, artificial intelligence. We are currently navigating contested ideas of what are the implications…

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The Dopamine Dilemma: How Instant AI Gratification Fuels Over-Reliance and Undermines Critical Thinking

Have you ever found yourself reaching for an artificial intelligence (AI) tool like ChatGPT or Gemini before even attempting to solve a problem on your own? If so, you’re not alone. This impulse is…

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Peer-Generated Application Retrieval: A Simple Activity to Increase Student Interest and Engagement

As a professor teaching a variety of undergraduate psychology courses, my teaching philosophy centers on building meaningful connections between course material and students’ real-life experiences. When course content is relevant to…

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Embedding the SDGs in Your Course in Three Moves: A Competency-Based Approach for Busy Faculty

Faculty across higher education increasingly recognize the value of integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their courses. What stops many is the belief that SDG integration requires major…

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The Missing Link Between Reading, Thinking, and Writing: Why Critical Thinking Often Disappears in Student Writing

The purpose of this article is to discuss our observations and insights into the challenges many doctoral learners face in writing their dissertations. In more than 30 combined years of mentoring doctoral…

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