Eight tips for hosting an enterprise hackathon
Want your students to learn outside the lecture block and tackle problems in innovative ways? Kat Mack and Shelini Surendran offer advice on hosting an enterprise hackathon
May 17, 2024
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The (AI) sky isn’t falling
Students using generative AI to write their essays is a problem, but it isn’t a crisis, writes Christopher Hallenbrook. We have the tools to tackle the issue of artificial intelligence
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Improve data literacy among doctoral students
In this resource, Vasudha Devi shows how to use a holistic approach to instil data literacy among doctoral students
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‘You’re my only hope’: embedding holographic learning experiences into teaching
While there are barriers for using virtual reality in the university classroom, holographic experiences could light the way forward. Gary Burnett and Vikki Locke explain how
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Why I invite a creationist to my evolutionary biology class
The encounter gives students a chance to apply newly gained knowledge to a real-world situation and, perhaps more importantly, it models productive discussion among people who disagree with one another, writes Curt Stager
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Follow these tips to get over your fear of public speaking
Anxiety over public speaking often prevents people from taking opportunities that may advance their careers. Here, Siguthani Bryan offers advice on how to move past it
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The pandemic taught me the benefits of flipped homework
In this extract from “Online Education During Covid-19 and Beyond“ by Silvia Puiu and Samuel O. Idowu, Olga Amarie shares what she learned about flipped homework while teaching pandemic-era French lessons
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Using repositories to build resilient open research ecosystems
Efficient and reliable research repositories that can exchange data with different systems will enable institutions to ensure the effective management of institutional research outputs
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Confronting challenges to academic integrity in the age of AI
Institutions must strike a balance between using AI to enhance education and preserving confidence in the value of academic qualifications
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AI did not disturb assessment – it just made our mistakes visible
If educators don’t understand the learning processes, they also miss the reasons why students cheat, writes Margault Sacré. Here, she offers an approach to motivate and benchmark progress
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How to use 3D scanning technology to create virtual tours for your students
Here is how the University of Manchester is using 3D scanning technology to create virtual reality platforms that can be used in educational settings
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Six ways to embed an inclusive feminist pedagogy into business education
To challenge the status quo and entrenched biases of business education, we need to implement a feminist pedagogy. Nora Grasselli offers six ways to do so
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Strategies for effectively assessing students online
Assessments should reflect the demands of the workplace to provide effective learning experiences tailored to students’ unique learning styles and pace
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Leverage large language models to assess soft skills in lifelong learning
Leadership and critical-thinking skills are difficult to measure. Here, Jonna Lee offers case studies that test the idea of integrating large language models into assessment practices as a feedback tool to empower both students and instructors
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Encourage civic participation by championing free speech
Instead of shying away from the challenges it presents, let’s embrace free speech as an opportunity for learning, growth and the continuous evolution of our academic spaces, writes Shubha HS
May 14, 2024