A Bigger, Badder Clippy: Enhancing Student Learning with AI Writing Tools
On December 15th, educator and futurist Bryan Alexander hosted an edition of his Future Trends Forum focused on ChatGPT and other AI …
Three Things to Know about AI Tools and Teaching
Everywhere I look online these days, I see educators talking about the challenges that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to teaching and learning. …
Strategies for First-Year Course Selections
This morning, I was listening to the new Tea for Teaching podcast about The Secret Syllabus, a new book by Jay Phelan and …
Starting an Academic Podcast / Notes from PODFest 2022
Yesterday the Digital Resources and Innovation committee of the POD Network hosted the first ever POD Fest, a two-hour online event aimed …
Best Season Yet of VandyVox?
Back in 2018, I talked with half a dozen faculty at Vanderbilt who were adding podcast or other audio assignments to their …
A Few #POD22 Takeaways
I couldn’t make it to Seattle this year for the POD Network conference, but I was grateful for all the hard work …
Getting students to do the reading… and to talk about it!
Last month I launched a weekly newsletter called Intentional Teaching. It’s full of practical ideas and strategies for developing foundational teaching skills …
Intentional Teaching, Now in Stereo
I am happy to share the news that starting November 1st, Intentional Teaching won’t just be a newsletter, but also a podcast! …
Active Learning Classrooms and Equity
A new study on active learning classrooms (ALCs) was recently covered in both Inside Higher Ed and the Chronicle of Higher Education. …
A Philosophy of Faculty Development
As I reflect over my years in faculty development and think through the next steps in my career, I’ve realized it might …