Mental Health on Campus I met my first suicidal student while serving as a 23-year-old instructor at a local community college. The student was calm and matter-of-fact. She saw no alternatives other than taking her...
Elevating Student Research with AI: Introducing the BloomAI Framework In a world where Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping many areas of education, a groundbreaking concept called BloomAI is emerging at the crossroads of AI and literature research. My journey...
Helping Business Statistics Students Thrive With WebAssign Reading Time: < 1 minute For Dr. Raymond Papp, who teaches classes that rely heavily on Statistics and Algebra, making course material engaging was a challenge. His students weren’t meeting the objectives of his course,...
Maximizing Student Affordability and Course Material Access at SIUE Reading Time: < 1 minute Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (SIUE) is dedicated to making education affordable and accessible for their nearly 12,000 students. Despite having an Open Education Resource (OER) initiative in place, they found...
In the Blink of an AI: Shifting Assessments in a ChatGPT World The world is entering a golden age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) underpinned by recent breakthroughs such as OpenAI models. ChatGPT could be the powerful impetus needed to shift from understanding...
Celebrating the All-USA Academic Team Scholarship Winners Reading Time: < 1 minute Congratulations to the 2024 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) All-USA Academic Team scholarship winners. These high-achieving community college students have demonstrated academic integrity, combined with leadership and service excellence beyond the...
How Learn Its in WebAssign Guide Students in My Developmental Math Classroom Helping students help themselves is key in the Developmental Math classroom, whether your course is in-person, online or hybrid. I help students fill their knowledge gaps in a way that’s timely,...
Try These Strategies for Building Critical-Thinking Skills We hear all too often that critical-thinking skills are essential for students. But what, specifically, are critical-thinking skills, and how can instructors better help students build them? We’re breaking down what...