Author: Cub Kahn
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PedAIgogy Post #3 – Can ChatGPT Be a Good Thing for Higher Education? Prospects and Limitations
By Eboni Gill, M.Ed., Spring 2023 CTL blended learning intern > ChatGPT, an advanced language model developed by OpenAI, has generated controversy within the higher education community. One key concern is the potential impact on academic integrity. As ChatGPT can generate human-like responses, there are worries that it could be used by students to cheat…
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PedAIgogy Post #2 – Exploring ChatGPT with Undergraduate Students: Misinformation and Fabricated References
By Laurie Bridges and Diana Park (this blog post was written entirely by humans, despite Laurie’s urge to do otherwise) > Educators everywhere are grappling with the disruptive technology of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Librarians, who are at the center of information literacy instruction in many schools and universities, are juggling the task of learning…
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PedAIgogy Post #1 – Summer Steps for Teaching with AI
By Cub Kahn and Nadia Jaramillo Cherrez > As Oregon State University celebrates more than 7,000 graduates in the class of 2023 and heads into summer break, what can faculty do to stay abreast with the evolution of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools that are rapidly becoming a significant part of teaching and learning…
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Nominations Open for Blended Learning Faculty Fellow
Are you excited about blended/hybrid learning? Do you intentionally integrate your classroom learning activities with asynchronous learning activities on Canvas or elsewhere? Do you like to share your teaching strategies and experiences with teaching colleagues? If so, you may be interested in this opportunity! The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Academic Technologies, Ecampus, and…
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Curious about ChatGPT in Teaching and Learning?
Do yourself a favor. Explore. Immerse yourself in it. We’ve landed on a new planet. Yes, we face dangers, some of which are unknown. Still. A new planet. And we’re on it. –Michael Feldstein, https://eliterate.us/chatgpt-post-asugsv-reflections-on-generative-ai/ Are you already using generative AI in your teaching? Or just curious about these new tools, but haven’t had time…
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ChatGPT = Giant Pedagogical Transformer? Join the Conversation about AI Tools
Wow! The late 2022 buzz about ChatGPT and other generative AI tools has quickly become a crescendo that is ubiquitous in conversations about teaching and learning in higher ed this spring. Questions abound: How do AI tools work? In what aspects is their output biased? Should their use be discouraged or celebrated in the college…
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Spring into Resilient Teaching
Searching for a supportive community of faculty focused on resilience and improvement of teaching? Looking for an enjoyable way to energize your Corvallis or Cascades campus teaching this spring? Join the Spring ’23 Resilient Teaching Faculty Learning Community sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Academic Technologies. A small cohort of faculty…
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Canvas Hack: Using Outcomes to Generate Assurance of Learning Reports
About the Author: John Morris is Senior Instructor I in the College of Business. Prior to joining OSU in 2009, he worked at Hewlett-Packard Company in software and technology training. He was part of the OSU Blackboard to Canvas LMS (Learning Management System) transition in 2013 and 2014 and was a College of Business Peer…
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Enhance Your Teaching While Building Resilience
Looking for an enjoyable way to energize your Corvallis or Cascades campus teaching this winter? Searching for a supportive community of faculty focused on resilience and improvement of teaching? Join the Fall ’22 Resilient Teaching Faculty Learning Community sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Academic Technologies. A small cohort of faculty…
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CTL Welcomes New Blended Learning Faculty Fellow
The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that Meg Mobley, Senior Instructor of Crop and Soil Sciences (CSS), has been named the 2022-23 Blended Faculty Fellow. Dr. Mobley has a Ph.D. in Ecology from Duke University and completed a postdoctoral research and teaching appointment at the University of Wyoming prior to coming…