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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

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As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones?

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Beyond Syllabus Week: Creative Strategies to Engage Students from Day One

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It serves as a contract between instructors and students (Eberly, Newton, & Wiggins, 2001), outlining the entire semesters expectations, assignments, and deadlines. While some involve additional technology, leveraging these tools can enhance the experience and make the syllabus more interactive. References Elberly, M. Newton, S.

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Special Education Professor Taps into Technology, Grant Funding to Engage Students

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In 2001, Evmenova left her home in Saratov, Russia, for East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., She received GMU’s Teaching Excellence Award for Technology-Enhanced Teaching in 2016, the inaugural GMU Online Teaching Excellence Award in 2018, and the John Toups Presidential Medal for Faculty Excellence in Teaching in 2023.

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones?

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The Role of Writing in Communicative Language Teaching: An Investigation of an AI-Integrated Classroom Activity

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Writing also offers a unique space where grammar is applied practically, encouraging students to see grammatical structures not just as abstract rules but as tools for effective communication (Thompson, 2001; Hyland, 2000). 1, 2001, pp. 2009): 112-137. Thompson, G. Interaction in Academic Writing: Learning to Argue with the Reader.”

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Turn it off and on again: digital literacy in college students

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Surely, the kids who have grown up with technology are good at it, right? Those of us who work in universities, whether as faculty, staff, or otherwise, need to remember that students using technology for interaction and leisure doesn’t necessarily translate to familiarity with tools for academic or professional work. link] Prensky, M.

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CU Boulder’s ESG and Sustainability MBA Pathway Prepares Future Business Leaders

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This February, 39 teams addressed the environmental impact of artificial intelligence (AI), a technology whose rapid expansion is raising concerns about energy consumption. Formerly known as the Net Impact Case Competition, it has provided students with real-world business challenges since 2001.