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Opinion

AI-Generated Essays Are Nothing to Worry About

And coming to terms with “robot writing” might just improve writing instruction, S. Scott Graham writes.

How COVID Spurred Digital Innovation and Empathy

In the early pandemic, educators rallied to provide academic continuity in unprecedented ways. That spurred online teaching innovations, many of which are worth preserving and enhancing, a Stanford self-study says.

‘Did I Insult Them?’

A chemistry instructor at the University of California, San Diego, interrupted class last week to malign “Mexican” campus workers. He’s now suspended for the term, but this hasn’t satisfied everyone—if anyone.
Opinion

Should Professors Need a License to Teach?

Susan N. Kahn calls for higher standards for entry into college and university teaching.
Opinion

Critical Reading Skills: An Urgent Challenge

A focus on improving students’ critical reading skills, while essential, is missing from many conversations about student success, Alice S. Horning writes.

With Online Social Annotation, Students Read Together

Students who use collaborative annotation tools learn and build community, according to a new study. Many faculty members are enthusiastic proponents of the tools, even while acknowledging their limitations.
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Teaching From the Source

Stephanie Y. Evans helps her students learn firsthand how it’s “real bad news” to write research papers without seeking out a variety of sources.
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‘Rigorous’ and ‘Weed-Out’ Are Not Synonymous

The controversial firing of an organic chemistry professor at New York University speaks to broader issues about student success in “weed-out” courses, Jonathan Zimmerman writes.