On the third Monday of January, schools and other businesses close down in observance of the historic work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. He has significantly transformed education through his activism and works of social justice. Dr. King’s adoption of nonviolent resistance to achieve equal rights for Black Americans increased his popularity as… Read more »
It’s an exciting time here at the CITL, as we have three new colleagues who have joined us this semester! We’ll do a special blog post introducing each of our awesome new colleagues. To start, please meet Da’Ja’ Askew (she/her), our new Equity and Inclusion Specialist! I asked Da’Ja’ some questions, so we could get… Read more »
Since mid-December, news about ChatGPT, the newest AI text-generating tool, has captured the attention of those of us in higher education, both causing worry about the implications for academic integrity and intriguing us with new options for engaging students in discussions of the impacts of AI in their academic and professional careers. This post is… Read more »
What is the hidden curriculum? The “hidden curriculum” or “invisible curriculum” refers to the unstated norms, policies, and expectations that students need to know to succeed in higher education but are often not taught explicitly. Your students might not know how to do things that seem quite rote and standard to someone more experienced, like… Read more »
With end-of-term deadlines, grading turnarounds, and rapid student emails, it is easy to get overwhelmed in December. Then, when your inbox quiets and holiday chaos has begun, online course questionnaires (OCQs)—IUB’s version of student ratings of instruction—suddenly appear. If you’re like me, you stare at the email announcing their availability for a few days before… Read more »
It is almost time to submit your final grades. Here are a few steps you can take to get ready and to make sure your students are seeing accurate grades. Options for handling missing grades Excuse an assignment by typing EX in the gradebook cell. Enter a zero for a missing grade. Apart from manually… Read more »
