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On Nov. 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a groundbreaking AI chatbot that can understand and generate human-like text. Less than three weeks later, I started teaching writers how to use generative AI tools like ChatGPT to create helpful content. While this may seem hasty, given the uncertainties around this new technology, I have experience adapting to innovative technologies that transform the writing process. In the 1970s, I wrote using typewriters as a reporter and editor. Then in August 1981, I was…

Lessons from Teaching SQL to Non-Technical TeamsFrom scaled approaches to more tailored ones — and why I think coaching from a distance is the futureThroughout my career, I ended up in multiple situations where I ran internal SQL trainings. While those training sessions were never a top priority for me — they are among the projects that gave me the most satisfaction. When you start seeing someone getting comfortable with running their queries, finding the information they need by themselves, building dashboards, and more…

Theoretical model (Watt & Richardson, 2007). Credit: International Journal of Educational Research Open (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100330 As role models and mentors for the youth, teachers play an important role in guiding children into well-rounded adults. However, excessive workloads and high skill expectations have allegedly led to teacher shortages in Japan. …

a, b Relationships between survey questions and overall TA Rating (by gender) for which male overall TA ratings are lower than female overall TA ratings when male TAs are perceived as lacking in these specific skills—a provides clear and comprehensive explanations and intstructions, b provides clear, relevant and understandable responses to my questions. Credit: International Journal of STEM Education (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s40594-023-00460-5…

Percentages of adults, by partisan affiliation, selecting various potential purposes of public education as very important. Credit: USC Center for Applied Research in Education While Americans overwhelmingly agree on the fundamental value of public education, a new study by researchers at USC reveals deep partisan divides on sensitive topics like LGBTQ+ inclusion and racial justice in K-12 curricula.…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Colorado State University are exploring how non-verbal communication could be leveraged by faculty to reach educational goals and support individual learning around abstract math concepts. The work is led by Professor Hortensia Soto and described in a new paper published in Problems, Resources, and…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain How will young men learn to love when many messages seem to be either focused on what is wrong with them—or how they can dominate? Many masculinity critics speak of the dangers of traditional gender ideologies, rape culture or toxic ways of being male. Meanwhile, some men, like Andrew Tate, promote visions of…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Students' knowledge and perceptions of active learning declined significantly during COVID-induced remote teaching and have not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to new research from Chapman University Assistant Professor Jeremy Hsu. The research was published in Active Learning in Higher Education. Hsu says the benefits of active…

Nigerian online teaching platform Klas has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding led by Ingressive Capital, with participation from Techstars, HoaQ Capital, and several angel investors. Founded in 2022 by Nathan Nwachuku and Lekan Adejumo, Klas enables users to create and sell ebooks, courses, and live classes. The platform offers essential class components such as scheduling, payments, community features, analytics, and video conferencing, catering to various subjects from coding and design to finance, art, and…

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