Combating the Expert Blind Spot
John Orlando
February 10, 2025
Do you know what keeps a bike upright when you ride it? What is it that a child actually learns when they learn to ride a bike?
Do you know what keeps a bike upright when you ride it? What is it that a child actually learns when they learn to ride a bike?
In a world of deepfakes, it’s not uncommon to see videos of famous celebrities saying or doing things that the real celebrity did not say or do. Stories also abound of individuals turning to AI companions for support, company, and even raunchy love affairs (Hill,
What percentage of numbers contain the digit 3? You might guess 10 percent, but in reality, almost all numbers contain the it. If you want to know why, you’ll need to watch this excellent Numberphile video for an explanation.
An integral part of the college experience is the exploration of possible academic majors and career paths that align with personal interests, passions, and skills. Data concerning how students accomplish this task is rather shocking. Students typically use family members (52 percent), social media like
Many faculty members are focused on keeping AI out of the classroom. However, the real focus should be teaching students how to use it productively. Technology has always relieved humans of menial tasks to free them for higher-level ones. The calculator did not end the
Generative AI allows instructors to create interactive, self-directed review activities for their courses. The beauty of these activities is that unlike a traditional self-test, the instructor does not spend time setting up the questions and answers. The instructor only creates a prompt that tells the
The start of a new semester is an emotional experience. As a former kindergarten teacher, I vividly remember spending much of the first day of school making students feel welcome and comforting them while they cried. Whether you are teaching five-year-olds or 25-year-olds, the need
The allure of the copy-and-paste approach to course design is ever present. Many of us, out of what often feels like sheer necessity, have fully embraced the comfort of teaching from muscle memory, recalling with ease the structure and rhythms of a course and therefore
If you have ever taught (or taken) an online class, you may have fallen into the trap of boring online discussions. You know what I am talking about. These are the kind of discussions where students do the bare minimum. You can tell that they’re
Exit tickets are simple diagnostic assessments given to students at the end of a class. The “ticket” in the name refers to the fact that students originally needed to pass the assessment to get permission to leave, but now they are generally for instructors to
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