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Baylor University's Academy for Teaching & Learning (ATL) has a two-fold mission: to support and inspire a flourishing community of learning and to promote the integration of teaching, scholarship, collegiality, and service in a Christian environment.

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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.

Enhancing Higher Education with Generative AI: A Responsible Approach

From the MIT SMR Connections, an independent content creation unit within MIT Sloan Management Review (sponsored content). Downloadable "strategy guide."

"This Strategy Guide examines current and future use cases for the responsible use of generative AI in higher education, describing the benefits and best practices as well as potential pitfalls to avoid. It also explains how institutions of higher learning can get started and achieve measurable results now while building strong foundations for future success."

Learning to Analyze and Critically Evaluate Ideas, Arguments, and Points of View

A vintage message from Tomorrow's Professor, a newsletter hosted by Stanford University's Center for Teaching and Learning and produced by Rick Reis from 1988 to 2021. This entry comes from September 2015 and emphasizes helping students develop disciplinary critical thinking.