Dartmouth Applications Fall Following Return to Testing Liam Knox Mon, 03/31/2025 – 03:00 AM Byline(s) Liam Knox Dartmouth Applications Fall Following Return to Testing Liam Knox Mon, 03/31/2025 – 03:00 AM Byline(s) Liam Knox Inside Higher Ed
Data: Community College Pell Grant Recipients Less Likely to Transfer, Persist Ashley Mowreader Mon, 03/31/2025 – 03:00 AM Recent data from the Richmond Federal Reserve finds, across five states, low-income students are less likely to earn a degree or certificate compared to their peers. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader Data: Community College Pell Grant Recipients Less Likely…
If you’re looking for a way to get your students to make meaningful connections and have deep, thoughtful discussions, then hexagonal thinking might just be your new favorite activity.What is Hexagonal Thinking?Hexagonal thinking is all about creating connections. Imagine each idea, concept, or term as a hexagon on a board. As students arrange these hexagons,…
A few nights ago I spent 90 minutes online with the staff of an elite public school in Shenzhen, China. I gave an hour-long talk about generative AI and its uses in education then engaged my audience in a 30-minute Q&A. Near the end of our chat, one of the teachers made a passing comment…
(I’m republishing my best posts from the second half of 2024. You can see the entire list of them here) OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Though I don’t think AI is going to “revolutionize” education, I do think it has the potential of providing some superior…
geralt / Pixabay At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM. Here are the latest: Sassy is an AI career exploration tool for students. It’s based in Oregon,…
The Trump Administration Is Bullying Educators. We Can Fight Back is the headline of a recent post I wrote for my Education Week column. As just about every K-12 teacher or administrator knows, going along with a bully only encourages them. The Trump Administration Is Bullying Educators. We Can Fight Back is the headline of…
“Disengaged,” “unmotivated,” “fragile,” “behind.” These are just a few of the negative labels applied to young people today. We read stories about how they’re suffering from pandemic learning loss and an adolescent mental health crisis. “Kids are addicted to their phones” is a common complaint. It all adds up to an even less helpful label:…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. This article explores AI’s historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively. Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues…
Listen to the interview with Matthew Johnson: Sponsored by Zearn and EVERFI One afternoon in the spring of my fourth year of teaching, I sat at my kitchen table, head in hands, having a breakdown. Its genesis was that I became a teacher to help students discover their voices as writers. In that pursuit, I’d…