Computers have made it easier for instructors to use simulations in their teaching. These are usually self-paced and fully automated, allowing the instructor to step back and watch students work. But this automation tends to illuminate the randomness and sudden changes that happen in a
Faculty lament that students often use Google searches rather than academic sources for research. But now there are AI tools that both restrict their searches to academic publications and manage the results to greatly speed up the writing process. Perhaps the most powerful of these
This essay covers student learning, misconceptions, search engines, and AI, but first a story to set the context. Most every academic discipline has an organization dedicated to teaching, and I’m active in mine, the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP). STP hosts a Facebook
AI systems provide a great way to produce study aids for your students. They can generate questions on a topic and even interact with students to tutor them through a topic. But general AI systems like ChatGPT draw from a huge range of information, well
While many academics are still focused on keeping students away from artificial intelligence, others are preparing students to use AI in their current and future work. This means thinking about how IA is and will be used by our students, and crafting assignments that teach
One of the biggest problems with homework is that students who make a mistake or get stuck have no resources to correct their misimpressions or help them through the obstacle. That is why my collaborators and I created Personify. Personify provides tutoring that helps students
Rubrics have been indispensable in education for providing clarity on performance expectations, consistency in grading, and detailed feedback to students. Generative AI has revolutionized rubric development, offering higher education instructors new opportunities to enhance their teaching and assessment practices. As AI continues to evolve, it
Many of us would like to have a textbook tailored to our specific course, but since publishers cannot produce individualized textbooks, we often settle for the best available choice. Sometimes, we need more than one text to meet all the learning objectives we want our
Picture this: Days before your semester begins, your students are messaging each other about how excited they are to begin your class. Then, during the semester, they show up to every lesson curious about what they’re going to learn that day, even enthusiastic about doing
Have you activated your own AI companion yet? Not sure how to explain a certain concept in class? Having trouble coming up with a new assignment? Feeling burnt out, exhausted, creatively dry, or a loss of excitement for your job? Maybe a short spell with
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