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Zoom often serves as a virtual classroom in higher education. Building a warm and inviting class culture may seem challenging when separated into boxes on a computer screen, but it’s possible—even fun! I have grown to love teaching online using a few simple strategies: Opening “Do Now” Question: Before students sign into your Zoom room, begin screensharing a slide with an opening question related to class session content. Invite students to share their responses in the chat (

At NYU SPS, group projects (NYU login required) set up students for professional success by learning to work in teams, applying knowledge and skills, and benefiting from peer-to-peer feedback. Asking students to work together and provide each other feedback can be sensitive. Set clear expectations for group assignments, and plan for how students will reflect on the process and on their peers’ contributions. Check with your NYU SPS Academic Leadership to learn about department

In this sample Publishing, Writing and Media assignment, students practice creating a cover brief for a book. Through this process, students generate various styles of images with AI, explore editorial feel and tone, draft a brief, and justify their choices and processes. AI Tool Google Gemini - Nanobanana Summary Students use AI to draft potential cover art for a book, then submit a brief with their best images and an analysis of the quality and fit of the images and the us

In this sample Publishing, Writing and Media assignment, students practice creating and delivering a pitch for comparison titles (also known as comp titles) for a book. Through this process, students source existing titles with AI, then create and deliver a pitch to a classmate. AI Tool Google Gemini - Deep Research Summary: Students take on the role of an author and create a “Comp Title Pitch” for an existing book. The pitch is designed to help their publishing company und

In this sample Human Capital assignment, students practice creating a total compensation and benefits package for a specific role. Through this process, students practice researching and analyzing market trends, building and delivering a competitive package and assessing the usefulness of AI for this task. AI Tool Google Gemini / Gems Summary Students will use AI to analyze information about compensation packages for a specific role and industry. Using these insights, plus p

The Kaggle 5-Day Gen AI Intensive Course with Google is a free, self-paced deep dive into AI fundamentals. The curriculum comprises five units covering concepts and techniques for prompt engineering, databases, AI agents, domain-specific LLMs, and machine learning operations. The course could be great for students or professors with prior experience in coding and machine learning who want to get deeper into working with AI tools. For casual learners with more general topic-le