ChatGPT: A Must-See Before the Semester Begins
I have seen friends on Facebook create decent songs and stunning artistic creations with little knowledge of music or art, all after spending a bit
Cynthia Alby
January 9, 2023
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Involving Students in Rubric Creation Using Google Docs
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on September 26, 2016. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Editor’s note: There are two articles in this
Razmus Kerwin
January 6, 2023
What are We Doing About AI Essays?
The November newsfeed heralded the arrival of AI essay writing. AI (or Artificial Intelligence) essay writing recruits online software that sifts through information and generates
Miriam Bowers-Abbott
January 4, 2023
What You May Have Missed 0n Faculty Focus: A Year in Review
Take a look at the five most viewed articles, the three most downloaded podcast episodes, and the two most downloaded free reports of 2022. From
Faculty Focus
December 31, 2022
Embracing the Silence
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on December 17, 2018. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. First snowflakes of the season today. Winter is settling
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
December 21, 2022
Flipping Faculty from Guide on the Side to Mentor in the Center
The challenges for faculty working with students in the 21st century are rising. How can faculty meet the many challenges facing higher education? In the
Erica Blumenstock
December 19, 2022
Taking Time to Refresh, Recharge, and Recommit
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on May 17, 2017. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. I continue to worry that we devalue the affective
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
December 16, 2022
Switching the Spotlight: An Approach to Teaching Critical Analysis in Conceptual and Applied Learning
Here, a relatively simple approach to teaching and checking for student criticality is explained, where conceptual, alongside applied learning, is pervasive. It revolves around a
Russ Woodward and Tim Veal
December 14, 2022
Inspiring Your Students to Write, Cite, and Avoid Plagiarism
There may be no more serious issue for a student than facing an academic conduct hearing because of plagiarism. This certainly is not part of
Matthew J. Samel, PhD
December 12, 2022
The Last Class Session: How to Make It Count
This article first appeared in Maryellen Weimer’s blog in April 13, 2016. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. “First and last class sessions are the bookends
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
December 9, 2022
