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LATEST TEACHING TIPS
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Mitigate AI problems with alternate assessments to the essay
Generative AI is disrupting normal practices in education, including one of the most often used forms of assessment, the essay. Approaches offered here include using other forms of assessment or embracing AI by modeling good behavior for your students. This tip builds on other ideas published in July.
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Support student motivation with Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that aims to bridge barriers to learning. This Teaching Tip demonstrates how the layered UDL framework can be applied to address student motivation and self-regulation.
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Use ChatGPT to Generate Question Banks in Canvas
Generating question pools that can be used for effective assessment or practice can be laborious. This teaching tip demonstrates a sequence of steps you can follow that will allow you to direct ChatGPT to create a large number of questions. These questions can then be placed in your Canvas course.
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Adapting the Essay to Maintain Authenticity in the Era of AI
Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence technology like ChatGPT is disrupting traditional methods of assessment, especially as it relates to grading via the essay. This teaching tip offers possible solutions, including the incorporation of a revision cycle with reflection.
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Sharpening Critical Thought with ChatGPT
In this teaching tip, we explore the possibility of using ChatGPT to develop rich question pools with correct and incorrect responses and having students examine each response in a low-stakes manner. The teaching practice is borrowed from a published article from the Journal of Chemical Education.
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Dealing with AI generated academic dishonesty from a policy and teaching perspective
Claiming the work of others, even that which is generated by an AI, as your own, is academic dishonesty. This Teaching Tip will help you face this problem head on and provide solid strategies for helping you and your students navigate an increasingly difficult environment.