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A gradient background with a text overlay: "I found that ChatGPT assisted most students with explaining these challenging concepts and applications for their non-expert readers... I hoped that students would use my feedback to make changes to how they demonstrate evidence of their learning when ChatGPT is available for their use."
August 1, 2024

Applying Lessons Learned about Student Use of Generative AI in Academics

by Aaron Trocki

In previous blog posts, I shared the results of a focus group interview about students’ perceptions of using generative AI in their academics. The focus group interview took place at the end of fall semester 2023 after my students completed an…

Gradient background with text overlay, "Multiple models suggest that students gain the most from experiences like internship when they can connect hands-on learning to their prior knowledge and then use reflection practices to integrate their new experiences."
Gradient background with text overlay, "Multiple models suggest that students gain the most from experiences like internship when they can connect hands-on learning to their prior knowledge and then use reflection practices to integrate their new experiences."
July 30, 2024

Lining It All Up: Creating Alignment Between Learning Objectives and Assignments in Internship Coursework

by CJ Eubanks Fleming

I have been partnering recently with Elon’s Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) as well as the Student Professional Development Center (SPDC) to focus on the pedagogy of internships, and specifically best practices for writing and assessing learning…

Students and a professor are pictured having a discussion at a table in a library. A quote by Aaron Trocki says the following at the top of the page: "Discussing generative AI with your students will promote consensus building on how this technology tool should be used in the courses you teach."
Students and a professor are pictured having a discussion at a table in a library. A quote by Aaron Trocki says the following at the top of the page: "Discussing generative AI with your students will promote consensus building on how this technology tool should be used in the courses you teach."
May 14, 2024

Student-Reported Benefits and Tensions about Generative AI in Academics: Part 2

by Aaron Trocki

In part one of this two-part blog post, I shared some findings from a focus group interview conducted at the end of last semester. In the first part of the focus group interview, students provided their reactions to the Artificial…

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Image of a person's hand holding up a phone displaying OpenAI's website home page, which reads: "Introducing ChatGPT. We've trained a model called ChatGPT which interacts in a conversational way. The dialogue format makes it possible for ChatGPT to answer followup questions, admit its mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests." An accompanying quote from the blog post says the following: "I found these students to be aware of how AI works and knowledgeable of potential benefits to their lives and potential pitfalls to overreliance."
April 23, 2024

Student-Reported Benefits and Tensions about Generative AI in Academics: Part 1

by Aaron Trocki

My ongoing exploration of how generative AI might be used in assessment practices has revealed some benefits to teaching and learning, some drawbacks, and some tensions. Sharing this exploration through these blog posts and having numerous discussions about higher education…

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Two women look at computer screen while another is on her own computer. "Students are ready to step up to the challenges of using generative AI if they are provided appropriate guidance”
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Utilizing a Framework for Artificial Intelligence-Supported Assessments: Part 2

by Aaron Trocki

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An image featuring a photo of the cover of Grading for Growth by David Clark and Robert Talbert. The image is labeled as Center for Engaged Learning Book Review. A pull quote from reviewers Eric Hall and Kristina Meinking says the following: Grading for Growth offers a refreshing blend of theory and practice with its process-based, user-oriented, and realistic framing for change and experimentation.
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Keep It Simple: Strategies for Adopting Alternative Grading Practices to Enhance Student Learning

by Eric Hall and Kristina Meinking

Clark, David and Robert Talbert. 2023. Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices That Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education. New York: Routledge. Grades and grading have long plagued students and instructors alike. Faculty frequently…

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A photo containing a visual of a robot arm with the following quotation: The preliminary data analyzed about using this framework shows some promise for its effectiveness to encourage faculty and students to use generative AI in productive and educative ways.
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Utilizing a Framework for Artificial Intelligence-Supported Assessments: Part 1

by Aaron Trocki

In my previous blog post, I introduced a framework developed to assist faculty with incorporating generative AI, such as ChatGPT, in their assessments. I also shared an artificial intelligence-supported assessment (AI-SA) and some of my thinking underlying its structure and…

A time-lapse photo shows thousands of wavy lines of yellow and white light on a black background. Text overlay reads “How might faculty use AI to make connections among concepts and applications and to unbundle their assessments to promote student growth?”
A time-lapse photo shows thousands of wavy lines of yellow and white light on a black background. Text overlay reads “How might faculty use AI to make connections among concepts and applications and to unbundle their assessments to promote student growth?”
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A Preliminary Framework for Artificial Intelligence–Supported Assessments: Models of Assessment and Feedback

by Aaron Trocki

Since interviewing Rachel Forsyth a couple months ago, I have been writing and piloting assessments that incorporate artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT. My work was in response to her consideration of how AI could be used to help students and…

a professor passing a student a paper. "Considering assessment from a practice perspective invites faculty and students to shift their views from assessment of learning towards assessment for learning”
a professor passing a student a paper. "Considering assessment from a practice perspective invites faculty and students to shift their views from assessment of learning towards assessment for learning”
November 14, 2023

Traditional and Alternative Approaches to Grading: Models of Assessment and Feedback 

by Aaron Trocki

Recently, a colleague and I reconnected at a professional conference and discussed my efforts in writing this blog series. We have known each other for about seven years and have always enjoyed talking shop and joking around. In an effort…

A group of students sit at desks around a seated man wearing a suit. Text overlay reads, "Traditional grading lacks feedback loops that are essential to authentic learning and better align to ways of assessing performance outside of academia."
A group of students sit at desks around a seated man wearing a suit. Text overlay reads, "Traditional grading lacks feedback loops that are essential to authentic learning and better align to ways of assessing performance outside of academia."
October 24, 2023

Inevitable Tensions and Some Good News: Models of Assessment and Feedback

by Aaron Trocki

About two years ago, my wife and I had numerous conversations about her job satisfaction. At that time, she had worked for the same company for over ten years and had taken on a variety of roles during her tenure….

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