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Maximizing Student Engagement During Live Online Seminars

Faculty Focus

One way to incorporate human engagement is through a synchronous seminarnothing beats live interaction, where learners and educators can convene for a meaningful exchange. It was clear that while there were many differences in the presentation techniques, seminars were considered of great value to all. This is not a lecture.

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Why experiential learning should inform curriculum design in the humanities

Wonkhe

Getting out of the seminar room and into the community can be a vehicle for thinking and problem-solving. Katherine Kruger makes the case The post Why experiential learning should inform curriculum design in the humanities appeared first on Wonkhe.

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TU Dortmund partners with IIT Bombay for exchange, research

The PIE News

A key initiative this November was bringing students from TU Dortmunds Dlab programan interdisciplinary entrepreneurial program to participate in a seminar at IIT Bombays Desai Sethi School of Entrepreneurship.

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Maximizing Student Engagement During Live Online Seminars

Faculty Focus

One way to incorporate human engagement is through a synchronous seminarnothing beats live interaction, where learners and educators can convene for a meaningful exchange. It was clear that while there were many differences in the presentation techniques, seminars were considered of great value to all. This is not a lecture.

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The University Business Podcast: Why STEM needs the humanities—and vice versa

University Business

Deliberately integrating the humanities into Georgia Tech University’s armada of world-class STEM-based programs is the future of pedagogy at the R1 Atlanta university—and perhaps for all of higher education, says Richard Utz, interim dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, in this installment of the “University Business Podcast.”

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Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Age of AI

Faculty Focus

Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT can now produce polished, technically competent texts in seconds, challenging our traditional understanding of writing as a uniquely human process of creation, reflection, and learning. What gives us reason for hope comes down to how we define writing. JT Torres is the Director of the Houston H.

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Five ways my Humanities degree from a modern university has stood me in good stead

The PIE News

Attending seminars has prepared me for work meetings. My performance in seminars was best when I had prepared. I’m grateful to have been building this skill set since I started my undergraduate Humanities degree. Here are a few snippets of them! Do the reading, have an idea of how you want to contribute.