Even if you can’t tell a pigskin from pigs in a blanket, have no idea where the Seahawks or Patriots are from, or couldn’t care less who is playing in one of the most-watched sports events in the world—the Super Bowl—it’s hard to avoid the
Last year I added an assignment to an online aging and end-of-life transitions course I had taught multiple times. The assignment, which became the first in the course, used one of my favorite research methods, Photovoice. This process, developed by Caroline Wang and Mary Ann
Students often struggle to understand complex or abstract concepts, especially when they cannot see how those ideas connect to their lives. I’ve learned that if students cannot see themselves in a concept, they usually cannot fully grasp it. Case studies can help by placing course
When Kahlil Gibran speaks about pain, he likens it to medicine and connects healing to understanding. The understanding is of the self and its relation to the larger order of things. When I think of his use of the word shell, two things come to
As the Covid-19 pandemic ran its course, you most likely found yourself adapting classroom policies and activities to meet the challenges of remote and hybrid learning. Perhaps you flipped your classroom for the first time, saving precious class time to have students work through activities
Every teacher wants to have energetic classes where students are involved in their learning, a goal that is often elusive as classes turn into “stand and deliver” lectures. But AI now makes it easy to add interactivity to material and classes. Best of all, these
I’m a statistical curmudgeon. When I teach statistics, I allow students to use only handheld calculators. I neither teach nor allow statistical software. I’m pretty sure I’m among the last of my kind. For context, I teach statistics to psychology majors as tools for research
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One of the most powerful uses of AI in education is providing personalized tutoring to students anytime and anywhere. This tutoring helps struggling students learn class material and frees up teacher time. What’s more, setting up an AI tutor requires no programming knowledge and very
When I talk with my students about navigating difficult conversations, I don’t begin with a slide deck or a list of ground rules. I begin with a story.
