A Values-Based Approach to Using Gen AI
As a learning designer in a centralized teaching and learning unit, it's my job to explore new technologies, particularly AI. But I’ll admit, I didn’t jump right in. As Generative…
Making a Meaningful Environment for Belonging
Belonging and mattering are crucial for creating educational environments where learners feel connected to their department and classmates (Hale et al., 2019). Student success has become a major outcome measure…
Reviving Engagement in the Spanish Classroom: A Musical Challenge with ChatGPT
Halfway through the semester, it’s not uncommon to notice a shift in your students’ energy levels (Baghurst and Kelley, 2013; Kumari et al., 2021). The initial enthusiasm for learning a…
How Students Use Generative AI Beyond Writing
Over the last two years, I’ve witnessed the rise in students’ use of generative AI as whole. Not surprisingly, more students are using generative AI to assist them in writing. …
My Journey in Alternative Grading: From Curiosity to Clarity
I read Susan Blum’s Ungrading as a first-year graduate student and was immediately smitten. At the same time, COVID-19 forced many seasoned instructors to grapple with assessing their students, making…
How to Significantly Improve Student Engagement and Retained Learning in Higher Education
After 13 years of testing higher-order active learning modalities in the classroom, collecting data, building a database, and analyzing student learning results in bi-annual principles of marketing classes, my colleague…
Job Satisfaction and Retention in Higher Education
Have you ever felt the weight of being overworked and underpaid? Do you find yourself questioning your value in your workplace? Are you contemplating exploring new employment opportunities in the…
Supporting Student Mental Health in the Classroom: A Faculty Guide to Compassionate Engagement
In recent years, higher education has witnessed a surge in conversations around student mental health. National surveys consistently report escalating rates of anxiety, depression, and loneliness among college students (American…
Conversation and Coursework: Strategies to Engage Undergraduate Students with Course Content
Peer-to-peer conversations can help students to make connections with each other and course content. In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their…
Steps Toward Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive College Classroom
Preparing the next generation of graduates in a 21st-century, diverse, and international classroom requires a pedagogical shift to recalibrate one’s practice. A faculty vision of inclusive pedagogy informed by equity…