Author: Teaching & Learning Center
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2025 Faculty Fusion: Hot Topics with the TLC
Need help transitioning out of holiday mode before the Spring semester? Looking for ways to keep Winter class momentum rolling? Plan to attend Faculty Fusion! Each session will include 30 minutes of presentation from a panel of WCU faculty experts, followed by 20 minutes of Q&A and table conversations with your peers. Coffee and lunch…
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Dear Rookie Me: Wisdom from the Teaching Trenches
The Teaching & Learning Center collaborates with faculty members who serve as ambassadors in the Teaching Excellence Network. The network supports the TLC in advancing teaching excellence at WCU. Recently, we asked the ambassadors to reflect on their journeys as educators by responding to this prompt: If you could send a message back in time…
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Motivating Students to Read using Active Learning with Dr. Julie Wiest Podcast
Encouraging students to read is a challenge. Dr. Julie Wiest describes how her active learning project overcomes this challenge and draws out student perspectives and experiences related to the reading. Closed Captions Research Connection: Monson, R. A. (2019). Do they have to like it to learn from it? Students’ experiences, group dynamics, and learning outcomes…
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Improving Student Attendance
Student attendance is a critical factor in academic success. However, many students face barriers that prevent them from attending classes regularly. In this post, we will explore various strategies to improve student attendance by addressing these barriers, building a sense of belonging, creating connections, and correcting misconceptions about attendance. Understanding the Factors Influencing Attendance Just…
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Teaching Triangles Initiative with Dr. Patterson, Dr. Walz, & Dr. DiDomenico Podcast
What is reciprocal peer coaching and how can it benefit faculty? Dawn Patterson, Sandi Walz, and Stephen DiDomenico share those answers and more as they describe their experience participating in the TLC Teaching Triangles program. Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions Research Connection: Huston, T., & Weaver, C. L. (2008). Peer coaching: Professional development for…
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Preparing for Challenging Discussions in the Classroom with Community Agreements
Welcome to Fall 2024! With the upcoming elections and the ongoing conflicts in Gaza, we anticipate that students may bring heightened emotions and diverse perspectives into the classroom. We know that facilitating and navigating conversations around these topics can be challenging, especially when these conversations happen unexpectedly. Creating a classroom environment that prepares the class…
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How can I detect AI use in my class?
The short answer, you cannot. There is no reliable way to detect AI use. The technology doesn’t work. A recent study explored the detection rates of six major detectors (including Turnitin) and found that they were only able to identify 39% of the AI created content and that percentage fell to 17% when simple evasion…
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Syllabus Considerations
Given the large array of generative artificial intelligence tools currently available, it is important for instructors to clarify their own expectations about if, how, and when these tools can be used in a course. A syllabus statement is one component of a comprehensive approach to establishing clear expectations with students. “Almost every assignment, at every…
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Who TLC Follows to Learn About Teaching with AI
Since November 2022 when ChatGPT 3 made its debut, we in the Teaching and Learning Center have been reading, watching, and listening to a multitude of sources to stay current and to bring you the best information we can on a rapidly changing topic. Here are some of the folks whose work has influenced us…
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What is Generative AI?
Generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools use machine learning models to create new, human-realistic content in response to a prompt. The tools are readily available to everyone, including students, and just as previous educational technologies have done, AI tools are changing educational, learning, and knowledge practices. Given a carefully worded prompt, these tools can compare texts,…
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