Artificial intelligence is an intimidating technology that can make us second guess whether or not a student is completing their work without the aid of AI. Updating assignments and reconsidering how we build our online course can help insure academic integrity while keeping high standards and supporting our students.
Category: Faculty Newsletter
Backward Design: A Roadmap to Excellence in Teaching
Author: Christi Jones Seven years ago, as a newly hired faculty member, my thoughts were a mixture of equal parts excitement and anxiousness as course preparation for the fall of 2017 began. Using the skills gleaned in a single pedagogy…
Navigating Copyright in Digital Media
As online components to our courses become more and more prevalent, we are able to access a wealth of information that we may want to share with our students, but how do we ensure that everything that we want to use in our class is okay to use? Copyright law has some vague aspects, but if you stick to these basic rules, you can avoid some headaches and keep everything above board.
Incorporating Inclusion in Presentations
Incorporating inclusion in presentations has a variety of benefits for both the presenter and the viewer. Taking time to ensure accessibility and inclusion are woven throughout a presentation helps create a welcoming environment and decreases the chance of unintentional viewer…
Effective Feedback That Feeds “Forward”
Effective feedback between professors and students is necessary to facilitate learning. It improves understanding, while also encouraging growth through clear guidance. Utilizing effective feedback strategies ensures student academic needs are met on an individual basis and encourages more active student…
Unlocking the Power of Culturally Responsive Teaching: A Guide for College Professors
As college professors, our responsibility extends beyond delivering content; we must create inclusive learning environments that honor and celebrate our students’ unique backgrounds and experiences. Culturally responsive teaching offers a framework to achieve this goal, fostering engagement, empowerment, and academic…
Cognitive Effects of Educational AI
While Artificial Intelligence (AI) as we know it has been around for decades, it only became an international phenomenon in November of 2022 with the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI, making generative AI widely accessible to the general public. Now,…
Presentation Design Basics
Have you ever created a presentation and wondered how you could improve it? When looking at an engaging slideshow, have you tried to pinpoint what made the PowerPoint grab your attention? PowerPoint presentations are a key component of education. They…
Spiritual Formation in the Classroom
As a Christian university, we do not only aim to provide quality education to our students, but we also strive to help them grow closer to the Lord. For many of our students, our classes are their first introduction to…
Rubrics in a Nutshell
New to the profession? I am sure you have quickly discovered that assessment is a fundamental aspect of the educational process. You may not be new, but you find that good assessment is still time-consuming and a critical part of…