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Select highlights of a Q&A on Teaching with A.I. with Dr. C. Edward Watson. Dr. Watson is Vice President for Digital Innovation with the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and formerly Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Georgia. Dr. Watson is nationally recognized for expertise in general education best practice and reform, evidence-based teaching and learning practices, as a futurist for higher education. He is also an expert in artificial intelligence in higher education, faculty development, open education resources, ePortfolios, and digital equity. Our NCSC Faculty Book Club has been working through the recently released 2nd Edition of Dr Watson & Jose Antonio Bowen's celebrated Teaching with A.I.: A practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning.
Resources Mentioned:
Teaching with A.I.: A practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning - 2nd Ed."A.I. Syllabi Policies - A Look at the Collection" - Lance EatonWeteachwithai.comEducational Psychology: A Cognitive View - David Paul AusubelSocratic Mind (A.I. Powered Oral Assessment Tool)AACU Conference on A.I. & Higher Ed -
Highlights of Feb 17 Teachers' LunCHAT where Anna Plank & Jordynn Liggett of NCSC Registered Nursing program shared and took peer questions on what has worked for them leveraging Zoom mini recordings to support student success and engagement.
Episode Resources:
Zoom for Mini Chunk Recordings Tips/ How-TosEp 29- Mini Lecture Recording Top Tips -
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In our increasingly artificiality infused world, how can we hack tools for increasing our presence and connection to our students? Shella & Mike discuss a framework and specific tools and techniques for hacking those tools for very human needs and ends to support success & retention!
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Community of Inquiry ModelCanvas Speedgrader Recording Audio commentsStart/ Stop/ Continue Feedback on Instruction techniqueCanvas Quizzes incorrect Answer FeedbackCanvas 'Message Students Who...' Gradebook ToolZoom Whiteboards -
Shella & Mike are back for a new year of teaching tips! We kick off the new year with a powerful cheating buster of adding flexibility in due dates for assignments, with a variety of HOWs to implement this in your classes at 3 different levels of complexity.
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Opposite of Cheating BookOpposite of Cheating Podcast episode on flex Due Dates WHYModel template for one-time SKIP a due date course policyCanvas Assignment group Drop Lowest FeatureBest By Flex Due DatesClemson 'Extension Without Penalty' Case StudyAssignment 'Bundles' Contract Grading -
Shella & Mike are makin a list! Of Teaching resources for reading or listening or watching over break to help enhance your classes!
Resources in this Episode:
"Dead Ideas in Teaching & Learning" PodcastAI 'Potemkin Understanding'Creating Significant Learning Experiences Book"Tea for Teaching" PodcastLearner Centered Teaching BookMicrosoft Accessibility for Beginners (LinkedIn Learning)The Discussion Book -
Very special pre-holiday treat of select highlights of a Q&A on AI v. Academic Integrity with Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant. Dr Bertram Gallant is an internationally recognized expert in academic integrity and ethics in higher education & the Director of the Academic Integrity Office at UC-San Diego. Dr Bertram Gallant was kind enough to join our NCSC Faculty Book Club earlier this month, which has been working through her (& Co-author David Rettinger) latest book, The Opposite of Cheating.
Resources Mentioned:
The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI (2025, Univ. of Oklahoma Press)Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant bioFlipped Classroom Resources & TipsThe Opposite of Cheating Podcast -
In honor of US Thanksgiving, Shella & Mike each share 2 Teaching Tools & 2 Teaching Techniques they are thankful for - with a couple bonus honorable mentions.
Resources Mentioned- Techniques:
Hybrid/ Blended Classes TipsActive/ Experiential Learning How-Tos/ TipsPlace-Based EducationFishbone/ 5 Whys TechniqueEp 18 - Team-Based Learning (featuring 4S technique)Resources Mentioned- Tools:
Zoom Tips/ How tosZoom Persistent WhiteboardsPoll.ly Free Polling toolCanvas New Quizzes -
Shella & Mike delve into the choppy waters of AI detector tools and look at their weak points and offer tips on how to use them as part of a general intentional AI Literacy and Authentic Assessment strategy.
Teaching Resources Mentioned:
The Problems with AI Detectors: False Positives & False Negatives (Univ. San Diego Legal Research Ctr)Ep 21- "Redesigning Assignments for AI Cheating Resistance""Detecting AI may be impossible. That's a big problem for teachers" (Washington Post)Ep 40 -"AI for Good in Teaching"AI Acknowledgement Statement Template (Word doc)PerplexitySpecific AI Detection Tools
TurnitIn AIGPTZeroZeroGPTSpecific AI Detector Beating 'Scrubbing' Tools
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With Shella on vacation this week, Mike flies solo this week to talk about the WHAT/ WHY & HOW of the excellent template for instruction that is the 9 Events of Instruction. In particular, the WHY for the Age of AI to help defang cheating motivations.
Episode Resources:
9 Events of Instruction Tips/ RsrcsVideo Illustration of the 9 Events w/ CatsGagne's Instructional Design PrinciplesEp 25: Activating Prior Learning (Step 3) -
Shella & Mike look at the professor's wunder weapon that is Authentic Assessment - with lessons from Covid about how it can not only address student engagement, success & retention, but also for combating cheating with AI.
Episode Resources:
Authentic Assessment Tips & How TosCombating Academic Dishonesty, Part 7: Authentic Assessments & the Challenge of AIEp 7 - Local Teaching Excellence w/ Jason Tucker: Simulated Lab AuditsOER Virtual Labs/Simulations RepositoriesEp 37 - Student Voice & ChoiceProblem-Based LearningEp 18 - Team-Based LearningReflection TechniquesRubistar Rubrics Repository -
Shella & Mike talk about keys to the start of class for both first day and week to set the table for success, engagement & retention: Curiosity, Community, Expectations & Getting Comfortable with Required Tools.
Teaching Resources Mentioned:
Ep 30 - Hacking Quality Matters: Standard 1 Course Intro OnlineEssential Questions TechniqueBackground Knowledge ProbeK-W-L ChartThink-Pair-ShareUsing Discussion Forums to Set ClimatePerusall Social Annotation Tool -
Shella & Mike talk about the oldie but a goodie of the 'Flipped' Classroom for live session classes (Hybrid or traditional). What, Why & How & its relevance to the AI age.
Teaching Resources Mentioned:
Flipped Classroom Tips & Rsrcs.Zoom Lecture Chunk RecordingLearning Glass StudioBest Practice Active Learning TechniquesTeam-Based Learning -
Shella & Mike talk about one of the indispensable teaching tools to any college teacher- Grading Rubrics. They discuss different kinds, how to get started and top tips for getting biggest learning and success bang for the buck with them.
Teaching Resources Mentioned:
Grading Rubrics Rsrcs & TipsSingle-Point Grading RubricRubistar Rubric Repository/ BuilderCanvas Rubric Tools How Tos
Canvas Rubrics ToolCanvas Rubric Grading in SpeedGraderCanvas Peer Review (w/Rubric) Tool -
Shella & Mike looks at some of the silver linings AI offers professors that can make good things happen in our teaching, as well as current crop of helpful AI teaching tools and general tips for maximizing AI.
Teaching Resources Mentioned:
Episode 21 - Redesigning Assignments for AI ProofingAssignment Stress Testing/ Enhancement Prompt (Pritts- Univ AZ)AI Prompts for Instructors Repository (More Useful Things)Effective Prompts for AI (MIT)AI Tools Mentioned:
ChatGPT (uses DALL-E for images)CoPilotClaude Gamma (slidedeck generation)GeminiGoogle Notebook LM (Research summary)Grammerly (Writing Assistant)Hemingway App (Readability Assistant)Napkin (Chart/ graph generator)OpenArt (Image generation)Perplexity (tutoring assistant) -
Shella & Mike talk tips for how to have online 'office hours' that Students will utilize, as well emerging trends for re imagining office hours to defuse student anxiety & build connections with students to help them persist.
Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources:
Zoom for Virtual Office Hours Tips & Rsrcs"With Card Games, Coloring Sessions & 'Hang Out Times', Professors Rethink Office Hours" (EdSurge)"Academic Success Tip: Rebrand Office Hours" (Inside Higher Ed) -
Shella & Mike delve into the WHAT/ WHY & HOWs for adding different levels of interaction to your live Zoom online classes to engage students for enhancing success.
Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources:
Active LearningFishbowl DiscussionBackchannel Chat TechniqueChat WaterfallZoom Raise Hand ToolZoom ReactionsZoom Breakout RoomsThink-Pair-Share -
Shella & Mike talk about the What, why & how to tap into the great power of giving your students voice & choice. As well as best practice safety guardrails to get the full bang for the buck.
Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources:
Pedagogy of Students Creating OER for the courseStudent Voice/ Choice Rsrcs/ TipsMidterm Soft Course EvalsBackground Knowledge ProbePassion Based LearningProblem-Based LearningTeaching with AI Tools/ Prompts -
Interview with North Central State College English Adjunct Kristina Butke (MFA -, Seton Hill University, BA - English Literature, Capital University) on distilling teaching tips & lessons learned about teaching from her Adjunct Teaching Journey.
Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources:
Activating Prior LearningBlooket Interactive Quizzes (Kahoot Alternative)Grading RubricsRespecting Diverse Talents/ Ways of Learning -
Shella & Mike's chat about tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #5 : ACTIVITIES. Three specific levels of building the key parts of this standard into your courses are discussed - Beginner (quick & dirty), Intermediate (little bit more time/ tinkering) & Advanced (digging into it).
Episode Resources:
Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI) StandardsCanvas 'Message Student Who...' Gradebook ToolCanvas Record Personalized Audio/ video Feedback w/ GradeActive Learning CycleActive Learning FrameworksTeam-Based Learning (TBL): Ep 18-TBL at NCSC | Ep 19-TBL Online Project Zero's Thinking Routines Toolbox -
Excerpt of Shella & Mike's Live workshop on tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #3 : Assessment. Three specific levels of building the key parts of this standard into your courses are discussed - Beginner (quick & dirty), Intermediate (little bit more time/ tinkering) & Advanced (digging into it).
Episode Resources:
Developing Fair, Consistent & Transparent Grading Practices (NIU)Derek Bruff's 6 Questions for Assignment Makeovers for AI Age (Agile Learning)Grading Rubrics Tips & ResourcesStudent Self Assessment with RubricsPeer Review with RubricsAssessment ResourcesAuthentic AssessmentCourse Sequencing of Assessment & Feedback - Visa fler
