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Author: Tom Pantazes

  • Teaching with AI: Assessment of Learning Webinar Recap

    Teaching with AI: Assessment of Learning Webinar Recap

    Held on Monday, November 13 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. Here is the recording: We used the Zoom Meeting Summary AI to run a summary of the session which we then briefly edited for clarity. Google Bard Demonstration   Madison Steinbrenner led a demonstration of Google Bard, an AI tool similar to ChatGPT. She highlighted…

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  • Building a Community Engagement Experience with Professor Gordon, Dr. Lightner, and Dr. Solic podcast

    Building a Community Engagement Experience with Professor Gordon, Dr. Lightner, and Dr. Solic podcast

    Three professors of literacy explain how they run a community engagement experience using collaboration, choice, and curiosity to develop their students’ teaching skills and support community partners in literacy skill development. Hosted by: Dr. Tom Pantazes Transcript Theory Connection: Jeanne M. McGlinn (2003). The Impact of Experiential Learning on Student Teachers, The Clearing House: A…

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  • Practices in Well-Being with Dr. Rachel Daltry & Muddy Puddles Podcast

    Practices in Well-Being with Dr. Rachel Daltry & Muddy Puddles Podcast

    Dr. Rachel Daltry, chair of WCU’s Department of Counseling and Psychological Services, discusses her work on well-being and bringing therapy dogs to campus. Hosted By: Madison Steinbrenner, Jessica Drass. Transcript Connection to Theory: Rachel M. Daltry (2018): Embedded Therapy Dog: Bringing a Therapy Dog into Your Counseling Center, Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/87568225.2018.1544841 Daltry,…

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  • Teaching with AI: Creating Learning Activities Webinar Recap

    Teaching with AI: Creating Learning Activities Webinar Recap

    Held on Friday, October 13 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. Here is the recording: We used the new ZOOM AI Meeting Summary tool to generate the following recap of the webinar: AI: Curiosity, Optimism, Concern  The attendees were asked to share their top three feelings about AI, with the results showing that most participants…

    Tom Pantazes

  • Ram Poll: Gauging Student Opinion Across the State with Professor Laura Pyott Podcast

    Ram Poll: Gauging Student Opinion Across the State with Professor Laura Pyott Podcast

    Statistics professor Laura Pyott discusses her work on the Ram Poll, a survey of PASSHE students which delivers results on current elections, policy views, and political opinions.  Theory Connection: Foster, J., & Yaoyuneyong, G. (2016). Teaching innovation: Equipping students to overcome real-world challenges. Higher Education Pedagogies, 1(1), 42-56.  Rinfret, S. R., Angle, J., Scott, S.,…

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  • Bringing Empathy to Nursing Education using 360 Video with Dr. Nancy Barker & Dr. Danielle Yocom Podcast

    Bringing Empathy to Nursing Education using 360 Video with Dr. Nancy Barker & Dr. Danielle Yocom Podcast

    Nursing educators Nancy Barker and Danielle Yocom discuss the creation of a 360 video simulation used to teach nursing students how to empathetically handle end of life care. Hosted by: Dr. Tom Pantazes and Jessica Drass Closed Captions Theory Connection: Barker, N., Yocom, D., & Pantazes, T. (2023). Improving nursing student attitudes to end of…

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  • Teaching Strides

    Teaching Strides

    Join us this Fall for a new professional development opportunity that combines physical activity with meaningful conversation! Each Tuesday, meet at the Ram Statue in front of Old Library at 11:30 am to join us for a discussion on a teaching related topic or theme as we walk around campus. Walks will be no more…

    Tom Pantazes

  • Teaching with AI: Conversations with Students Webinar Recap

    Teaching with AI: Conversations with Students Webinar Recap

    Held on Wednesday, September 13 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. Here is the recording: We used Claude AI to run a summary of the session based on the transcript, which we then edited slightly to the following:

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  • Podcasting in Higher Education with Dr. Jeremy C. McCool

    Podcasting in Higher Education with Dr. Jeremy C. McCool

    Author, media professor, and former radio host Dr. Jeremy C. McCool discusses the uses of podcasting in higher education. Hosted by Dr. Tom Pantazes and Jessica Drass Research / Theory Connection: Singer, J. B. (2019). Podcasting as social scholarship: A tool to increase the public impact of scholarship and research. Journal of the Society for…

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