Most people have their own idea about what distance education is. Usually, people understand it to be a way of teaching that is characterized by using technology and the separation of the…
Colleges and universities across the country are moving quickly to embrace artificial intelligence. According to an analysis of sixty-five R1 institutions, 63 percent of them actively encourage the use of generative AI,…
Saying “I don’t know” feels like a flaw. It’s one of the smartest moves a person can make. In education, there is an unwritten expectation that to be in the profession is…
A 2025 survey by the Higher Education Policy Institute found that 92% of university students now use AI tools in their studies, up from 66% the previous year (Freeman 2025). For online educators, the…
Let’s consider how much time you dedicate to information gathering each day. We scroll through items we consider necessary or important – the perception of “not knowing” is a powerful motivator. It sparks…
Have you recently been asked to review a resume? Do you coach learners on resume writing? When did you last update your own resume? The word "résumé" originates from the French word résumer, meaning "to summarize" (Burdick, 2023). It is a single document that could be the…
Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are one of the most widely used tools for assessing teaching effectiveness and play a significant role in decisions related to promotion, tenure, contract renewal, and merit-based pay. Despite their widespread use, a growing body of…
Some students hesitate before they put their thoughts into words. Not because they have nothing to say, but because they’re afraid what they think won’t be “right.” In my introductory music course, students write…
Student evaluations of teaching remain one of the most widely used tools for assessing instructional effectiveness in higher education. In many institutions, standardized student evaluation forms are administered at the…
When ChatGPT first arrived, many faculty reacted with horror. If an algorithm could write a plausible essay in seconds, what would become of higher education and philosophy, those disciplines that, at their…