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Faculty receive training about how AI tools fit into teaching and learning. Students, however, have varying levels of experience and little structure or guidance for how to use AI to support their learning. Faculty at SPS share that students tend to arrive with uneven experience and little structure for using AI to support their learning. Some students rely on generative AI without clear judgment, while others avoid it because expectations are unclear. What Students Are Missi

Over the past year, I’ve facilitated more workshops and faculty consultations on AI than I can count. In almost every session, I hear the same two questions: Will this actually save me time? How can I realistically incorporate this into my teaching? Beyond the impressive demos of Generative AI (GenAI) tools, faculty are looking for practical, workable solutions that can meaningfully support some aspect of their teaching. What I’ve come to see through my conversations with fa

Introduction A few of our core tools (Peerceptiv, VoiceThread, and Respondus) have introduced updates focused on two common challenges: verifying authentic student work and reducing grading effort in larger courses. Below is a quick overview to help you plan for these new changes. Peerceptiv: New Integrity Center Peerceptiv is introducing a set of Integrity Safeguards designed to give more visibility into how students are writing, not just what they submit. You can now limit

Have you ever asked your students a question, only to be met with a long awkward silence? Fostering deep discussions can be a real challenge in an online class! Luckily, you can structure your discussions to draw out more student engagement and deeper social learning connections in class. Why are students quiet? Low willingness to communicate can come from general shyness, lack of confidence in ideas or opinions, lack of confidence in language skills or the general dislocat

Teaching in a new modality (e.g., online asynchronous, HyFlex) requires rethinking how to plan and deliver your class. But there’s good news! Online in Zoom or live in-person, the fundamentals of student-centered teaching are the same. We still want to center learner voices, draw on their experiences and opinions, and facilitate interaction and connection among learners. The challenge online is figuring how to leverage technologies to best support students’ education. Best

Image: Aviavlad, Pixabay, 2026 I remember my favorite project from third grade. We were asked to demonstrate a 'how-to' procedural writing piece as a presentation. "Think of what you like to make," was our teacher's guidance. Growing up in hot Florida, I chose to model the steps to make fresh, ice-cold lemonade. I poured my heart and soul into my project. And I still remember one of my classmates, Alexandria, presenting how to make food sculptures with found objects at home: