I was that student. I was an adult learner balancing a full-time job, raising children, managing bills, and pursuing a doctoral degree during a global pandemic. Within one year, I…
Artificial Intelligence has rapidly entered teacher preparation programs. Preservice teachers are increasingly using generative AI tools to brainstorm lesson ideas, differentiate instruction, create assessments, draft parent communication, and generate instructional…
One of the most common requests I receive from nursing students is for a more detailed study guide. At first glance, it may appear that students simply want to know…
What words would you use to describe your back-to-school educator gathering? Kick off? Launch? Retreat? Presentation Parade? All too often, we educators forget to model what we know about how…
Everywhere we turn, it’s there. University wide, we debate new enterprise AI model integrations. In department meetings, we discuss updated syllabi statements. In shared office spaces, we discuss student writing…
While many academics are still locked in debate about whether to allow artificial intelligence in the classroom — fearing academic dishonesty, over-reliance, or loss of rigor — I made a…
Recently, a faculty member took up residence in Amanda's office chair and settled in for a chat. As a regular visitor, he first updated her that after four attempts, his…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) burst into classrooms without knocking. Before educational institutions could respond, AI was shaping lesson plans, assessment tasks, and student learning. It wasn’t long before AI-generated outputs were…
On paper, LiveBinder seemed ideal for my undergraduate literacy methods course: free, accessible, and built for collaborative content creation. Students could upload documents, annotate websites, and learn from peers, all…
When I think of a positive classroom climate, I picture a brightly lit classroom with students sitting around tables, a soft buzz of student discussion, and the teacher facilitating their…