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The AI Assessment Scale (AIAS): A Framework for Ethical Integration of Generative AI In Educational Assessment

Mike Perkins, et al., in the Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice (Vol 21, no 6, 2024).

The AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) empowers educators to select the appropriate level of GenAI usage in assessments based on the learning outcomes they seek to address. The AIAS offers greater clarity and transparency for students and educators, provides a fair and equitable policy tool for institutions to work with, and offers a nuanced approach which embraces the opportunities of GenAI while recognizing that there are instances where such tools may not be pedagogically appropriate or necessary.

Cultural Agility Teaching Tips: Self-Management-Tolerance for Ambiguity

Kat Ringenbach on H-Teach, "H-Net's network for history instruction in the university"

Part one kicking off a nine-part series on practicing cultural agility in the classroom.

"Cultural agility, as defined by Paula Caligiuri (2021), is the ability to quickly, comfortably, and effectively work with people from diverse backgrounds and become comfortable in situations of cultural novelty. She has developed a framework in learning how to practice cultural agility. The three main competencies include self-management, relationship-management, and task-management. Each of these include three sub-competencies. This teaching tip will discuss tolerance of ambiguity, which is part of self-management."

6 Ideas to Perk Up Your First Day

Kristi Rudenga at the Chronicle of Higher Education online.

"The first day of class may be the most important hour for determining the success of your semester. In that hour, students form a lasting impression of the course, the subject, the classroom, the teacher, and one another.... Here, I offer a set of six ideas for activities to adapt, mix, and match as you design an inviting first day."

Chronicle Advice Guide: How to Teach a Good First Day of Class

James M. Lang in a Chronicle of Higher Education Advice Guide online.

The first day of the semester sets the tone for everything that follows. Make it count.

"As you devise your plan of attack, these four principles can help you decide which activities and approaches will best draw your students into the course and prepare them to learn."

Teaching: When AI is everywhere, what should instructors do next?

Beth McMurtrie in the Chronicle of Higher Education Teaching newsletter.

Takeaways from the University of Central Florida's second conference on AI: "Teaching and Learning with AI," July 22-24, 2024.

Generative AI’s Potential Influence on Teaching and Learning

Episode 123 (July 30, 2024) of The Key podcast from Inside Higher Ed.

Discussions about the impact of generative artificial intelligence in teaching and learning are steadily moving beyond questions about whether and how students will cheat.

At the Crossroads of Innovation: Embracing AI to Foster Deep Learning in the College Classroom

Dan Sarofian-Butin in the EduCause Review online.

AI is here to stay. How can we, as educators, accept this change and use it to help our students learn?

How to Get Your Students to Read

Kerry L. O'Grady at The Chronicle of Higher Education online.

Puzzled by your students’ seeming indifference, you may vacillate between blaming them and wondering what you’re doing wrong. But students’ not completing the course reading isn’t necessarily a personal attack on your teaching or your choice of texts. In fact, many of the reasons that students don’t read have to do with environmental and personal factors, not the instructor.