EDvice Exchange | Center for the Advancement of Teaching

EDvice Exchange is the Center for the Advancement of Teaching‘s blog. It serves instructors in the Temple community and other institutions of higher education. This resource provides effective, research-based teaching practices for your consideration.

Survival Guide to A.I. and Teaching pt.1: What is Generative A.I.?

5/31/23

Welcome to our summer 2023 weekly blog series A Survival Guide to AI and Teaching! In today's rapidly evolving world of technology, one innovation that is altering higher education is generative AI (such as ChatGPT, Dall-E, Bard, Bing, or visit SourceForge for their 2023 Best of listing). The impact of advanced generative AI on higher education assignments and assessments is complex.

A Brief Introduction to Ungrading

5/24/23

In recent years the term ungrading has been circulating in various educational circles. But what does it mean? Is there an opposite to grading and, if so, how can ungrading be used in the classroom? Does ungrading mean students don't receive a final grade? In this blog post we’ll break down what ungrading is and offer some suggestions as to how you might practice it in your classroom.

The Problem with Grades

How Do We Appreciate You? Let Us Count the Ways…

5/4/23

It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 8-May 12) and while you may be thinking about the ways you can show appreciation for the work of K-12 teachers in your life, we here at the CAT are thinking about ways we can recognize you for the unique and wonderful ways you contribute to the educational mission of Temple University. In that spirit, I would like to dedicate this end-of-year blog post to reflecting on the many ways our CAT team appreciates the work you do:

Using P.I. To Manage A.I.: Series Wrap-Up

5/1/23

Using PI to Manage AI

Over the course of this series, we have presented what we’re calling pedagogical intelligence as an approach to addressing the impact of technologies such as ChatGPT in our classrooms. It is more important than ever that we apply time- (and research-) tested practices shown to engage students in authentic learning. We have recommended:

Using P.I To Manage A.I. pt. 6: Tech Tools to Make Invisible Learning Visible Through Formative Assessments

4/24/23

Using PI to Manage AI

How do we know our students are learning, and how do students themselves gain insight into their own learning progress? One way is to use formative assessments throughout the course. Formative assessment both helps faculty understand what students are learning and helps students see their own progress and also their gaps in learning. Formative assessment prioritizes the learning process, providing immediate feedback to both instructors and students during a learning activity.

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