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Three Teachers, One Challenge: Improving Student Engagement with Course Readings

Lonna Summers Rocha, Carrie L. La Voy, and Steven H. White February 16, 2026

We often hear faculty complain that students are not reading the course material. Studies consistently report low rates of reading compliance across disciplines, with students citing time pressures, unclear purpose, perceived irrelevance, and weak accountability structures as reasons for skipping assigned materials (Hoeft, 2012; Brost

Using Snorkl AI to Enhance Learning and Engagement

Ann Wheeler and Sarah Cooley February 16, 2026

Every teacher knows the challenge: Students complete homework at 9:00 p.m., get stuck, and have to wait until the next day’s class for help. By then, you’re facing a mountain of assignments that all show the same misconception.

Stop, Slow Down, Go: Challenging the Myth of the Single-Speed Reader

Nichole DeWall February 9, 2026

“I spent hours on the Gulliver’s Travels reading—yes, hours—and I still didn’t get through the Lilliput section!” my student, Sarah, bemoaned after class one morning. I asked her to walk me through her approach.

What You and Your Students Need to Know About AI Prompt Engineering

John Orlando February 9, 2026

Instructors and students waste many hours struggling to get what they want out of an AI chatbot due to a lack of understanding of prompt engineering. With AI playing an increasingly important role in work, prompt engineering is one of the most important skills our

Using Student-Generated Case Studies to Personalize Learning and Boost Engagement

Vincent J. Granito February 2, 2026

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

A Blue Book–Worksheet Sandwich to Increase Attendance and Engagement

Claudia Kale January 26, 2026

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

Easy Ways to Make Your Teaching Interactive

John Orlando January 26, 2026

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

Four Ways to Design a Better Team Assignment

Lauren Vicker and Tim Franz January 20, 2026

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Creating an AI Tutor Is Easier Than You Think

John Orlando January 20, 2026

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

From Compliance to Discernment: Empowering Students’ Agency in AI Use

Illysa Izenberg and Nathan Perlman January 12, 2026

Imagine that all AI applications are surrounded by a high, impenetrable fence. At the gate stands a calm but firm Gatekeeper who unlocks the gate only when a student has an acceptable reason to use AI for a specific task.

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