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Beyond Belonging: Do Students Feel They Matter on Campus?

Most students say there is someone on campus who knows them in a meaningful way, but a significant minority feel invisible.

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Opinion

How to Save the Take-Home Essay With Oral Assessments

Rather than attempt to police AI usage, pair the take-home essay with oral assessments in which students are asked to demonstrate genuine understanding of their written work.

Opinion

I (Mostly) Quit the LMS

When I started treating the LMS with intention, its limited utility for my course became increasingly apparent.

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Opinion

Writing Is Proxy v. Writing Is Thinking: What Both Get Wrong About Generative AI

Neither paradigm captures what matters when it comes to questions of cognitive offloading.

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Opinion

Ready to Unplug? Start by Choosing the Right Classroom

Finding and configuring the right classroom space can help you realize the potential of a lower-tech pedagogy.

48% of recent graduates say they follow a budget—while 17% struggle to stick to one and 13% don’t know how to start.
Opinion

Who’s Doing the Teaching at Universities?

Rachel and Gordon discuss the labor problem in academe.

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Half of Texas Tech Faculty Censored Their Courses Due to Race, Gender Rules

Restrictions on race, gender and sexuality instruction introduced late last year at Texas Tech University led faculty to change or...
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Opinion

5 Tips for Assignment Design in the Agentic AI Age

If AI agents can do the homework, what should we grade instead?