So now you’re using generative AI regularly: you have some ideas for assignment designs and you’re incorporating generative AI into your classroom. For example, you would like your students to learn about cavitation. This all started for me when I watched a YouTube video online. In the video, a scientist hits the top of a… Read more »
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Meet Our New Colleague, Ren!
Working at the CITL offers a unique opportunity to engage with instructors who share a passion for teaching and continually inspire me with innovative approaches. It’s even better when these connections evolve into new CITL colleagues! We’re thrilled to welcome Ren Maloney (she/her), our newest hourly Graduate Student Instructional Consultant, to the team. Ren brings… Read more »
Generative AI in the Classroom: In-class Activities (Primer Part 3)
So you’ve started using generative AI, decided to move forward with incorporating generative AI into your classroom, and you have some ideas for assignment designs. But you’re still wondering about how to get started. Try a low stakes in-class activity to get started getting feedback from your students. Again, the research from Stanford on generative… Read more »
Generative AI in the Classroom: Cheating (Primer Part 2)
You’re heard some buzz about generative AI, but you’ve also heard about some of the concerns. Specifically, you’re worried that students in your courses are going to use generative AI to cheat on your assignments. A 2023 survey showed that students using generative AI to cheat is the #1 concern of higher education instructors. Well,… Read more »
Call for Final Applications: Implementing Innovative Grading Practices, Inaugural Cohort Spring 2024
Last semester, Kelley School of Business Communication and Professional Skills lecturers Joe Packowski and Emily Esola elicited responses from faculty to gauge interest in a professional development opportunity to implement specifications grading into their courses. We are excited to announce that we are ready to launch our first “Implementing Specs Grading” faculty learning community, which… Read more »
Implementing the innovative grading practice of Specs Grading into your course
Are you interested in grading methods that take the unnecessary stress out of the process, saving you considerable time and mental energy without sacrificing rigor? If so, you might be interested in innovative or alternative grading, a broader umbrella term for assessment practices which eliminate or greatly reduce the usage of assigned points and letter… Read more »